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             The works of that late most excellent philosopher and astronomer, Sir George Wharton, bar. collected into one volume / by John Gadbvry ...
             Wharton, George, Sir, 1617-1681.
             Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.
             Rothmann, Johann. Chiromancia. English.
          
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             1683.
          
           
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           THE
           WORKS
           OF
           That
           Late
           Most
           Excellent
           PHILOSOPHER
           AND
           ASTRONOMER
           .
           Sir
           GEORGE
           WHARTON
           ,
           Bar.
           Collected
           into
           one
           Entire
           VOLUME
           .
        
         
           By
           
             JOHN
             GADBVRY
          
           Student
           in
           Physick
           and
           Astrology
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             M.
             H
          
           for
           
             John
             Leigh
          
           ,
           at
           
             Stationers
             Hall
          
           ,
           and
           
             A●●●sham
             Churchill
          
           ,
           at
           the
           
             Black
             Swan
          
           ,
           near
           Amen-Corner
           .
           1683.
           
        
      
       
         
         
           To
           all
           the
           Learned
           and
           Loyal
           SONS
           OF
           THE
           MUSES
           ,
           But
           chiefly
           such
           as
           are
           related
           either
           by
           Blood
           or
           Friendship
           ,
           to
           the
           late
           Learned
           Sir
           
             GEO.
             WHARTON
          
           ,
           Baronet
           .
           IS
           THIS
           COLLECTION
           Of
           his
           Excellent
           LABOURS
           DEDICATED
           ,
           By
           
             J.
             GADBVRY
          
           ,
           The
           Unworthy
           Collector
           of
           them
           .
        
      
       
         
         
           To
           the
           Impartial
           and
           Ingenious
           Readers
           of
           these
           Learned
           and
           Loyal
           Collections
           of
           the
           Works
           of
           Sir
           
             George
             Wharton
          
           ,
           Baronet
           .
        
         
           
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
        
         
           THE
           Worthy
           Author
           of
           the
           ensuing
           Discourses
           ,
           was
           a
           Person
           of
           Exemplary
           
             Learning
             ,
             Loyalty
             ,
             Honour
          
           ,
           and
           Generosity
           ;
           and
           his
           
             Courage
             ,
             Adventures
          
           ,
           and
           Sufferings
           ,
           were
           so
           eminent
           and
           remarkable
           in
           the
           late
           times
           of
           Rebellion
           and
           Anarchy
           ,
           that
           to
           express
           them
           truly
           ,
           and
           equal
           to
           his
           Merit
           ,
           would
           require
           the
           Pen
           of
           a
           Plutarch
           or
           Suetonius
           ,
           or
           ,
           at
           least
           ,
           that
           of
           One
           of
           his
           more
           Learned
           Friends
           and
           Admirers
           ,
           whereby
           his
           happy
           Memory
           might
           be
           the
           more
           justly
           and
           punctually
           preserved
           from
           the
           consuming
           Rust
           of
           Time
           ,
           [
           which
           by
           degrees
           devours
           all
           things
           ]
           whereas
           it
           may
           suffer
           much
           by
           reason
           of
           my
           
           Inability
           in
           Art
           ,
           and
           want
           of
           Materials
           for
           such
           a
           Performance
           ;
           though
           (
           I
           must
           tell
           you
           )
           it
           cannot
           for
           want
           of
           Candor
           and
           Respect
           .
        
         
           The
           loss
           of
           his
           Person
           I
           esteemed
           very
           great
           ,
           as
           well
           to
           his
           King
           and
           Countrey
           ,
           as
           Relations
           ,
           and
           not
           easie
           to
           be
           repaired
           .
           But
           that
           the
           Muses
           ,
           or
           Republick
           of
           Learning
           might
           not
           be
           deprived
           of
           so
           great
           a
           Son
           of
           Science
           ,
           without
           some
           Pillar
           or
           Monument
           remaining
           ,
           whereby
           he
           might
           in
           after
           Ages
           be
           remembred
           ;
           I
           have
           thought
           fit
           (
           for
           Reasons
           hereafter
           mentioned
           )
           to
           make
           this
           Collection
           of
           the
           most
           useful
           of
           his
           
             Learned
             Labours
          
           ,
           and
           do
           here
           transmit
           them
           to
           Posterity
           for
           their
           Advantage
           and
           Service
           .
        
         
           Learning
           and
           Loyalty
           were
           the
           Twins
           of
           his
           Noble
           mind
           ,
           which
           though
           they
           were
           Vertues
           united
           in
           him
           ,
           I
           shall
           here
           speak
           alittle
           of
           them
           separately
           ,
           and
           as
           succinctly
           as
           I
           can
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           For
           his
           Loyalty
           —
           in
           our
           late
           never-to-be-forgotten
           
             Intestine
             Divisions
          
           ;
           this
           our
           Author
           being
           then
           in
           the
           prime
           of
           his
           Years
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           
             full
             Possession
             of
             a
             good
             Estate
             ,
          
           descended
           upon
           him
           from
           his
           Ancestors
           ;
           but
           with
           other
           Loyal
           Persons
           ,
           discontented
           at
           the
           then
           growing
           Rebellion
           ,
           which
           like
           an
           
             Envious
             Cloud
          
           ,
           began
           to
           overspread
           and
           darken
           the
           Splendor
           of
           the
           Monarchy
           ;
           He
           (
           as
           I
           heard
           himself
           to
           express
           it
           )
           turns
           all
           his
           said
           
             Inheritance
             into
             Money
          
           ;
           and
           (
           being
           a
           Son
           of
           Mars
           as
           well
           as
           of
           Hermes
           )
           as
           his
           Allegiance
           
           and
           Honour
           bound
           him
           ,
           
             he
             espouses
             his
             Majesties
             Cause
             and
             Interest
             ,
             and
             raises
             a
             Gallant
             Troop
             of
             Horse
             therewith
             :
          
           And
           as
           far
           as
           he
           was
           able
           ,
           opposed
           the
           Kings
           and
           Kingdoms
           Enemies
           ,
           endeavouring
           to
           settle
           his
           Soveraign
           in
           his
           Throne
           ,
           and
           restore
           Peace
           to
           his
           bleeding
           Country
           .
        
         
           But
           God
           Almighty
           (
           sure
           as
           a
           Punishment
           for
           our
           Sins
           ,
           both
           then
           ,
           and
           yet
           of
           too
           deep
           a
           Scarlet-dye
           ,
           to
           be
           quickly
           purged
           ,
           and
           rendred
           white
           as
           Wool
           ,
           was
           pleased
           to
           permit
           the
           Rebellious
           Party
           to
           prevail
           against
           his
           (
           then
           )
           most
           
             Sacred
             Majesty
          
           ,
           and
           his
           Arms
           :
           And
           this
           worthy
           Man
           (
           with
           many
           others
           )
           became
           so
           much
           a
           Sharer
           in
           that
           dismal
           Calamity
           ,
           that
           ,
           after
           many
           Noble
           and
           
             Generous
             Hazards
             of
             his
             Person
             in
             Battel
             ,
          
           he
           was
           at
           the
           last
           (
           the
           Rebel-Party
           being
           too
           powerful
           )
           
             totally
             routed
             near
             Stow
          
           in
           Gloucester-shire
           ,
           where
           the
           Noble
           and
           Valiant
           Sir
           
             Jacob
             Ashley
          
           was
           unfortunately
           victor'd
           ,
           and
           taken
           Prisoner
           .
           In
           which
           Battel
           his
           whole
           Troop
           was
           cut
           off
           ,
           and
           himself
           at
           the
           same
           time
           
             received
             several
             Scars
             of
             Honour
          
           ,
           which
           he
           carried
           to
           his
           Grave
           with
           him
           .
        
         
           That
           good
           ,
           but
           unfortunate
           Prince
           ,
           
             King
             Charles
             the
             First
          
           ,
           of
           ever
           Blessed
           Memory
           ,
           (
           in
           whose
           Cause
           our
           Author
           thus
           engaged
           )
           being
           not
           alittle
           troubled
           ,
           as
           with
           the
           unhappy
           Loss
           in
           General
           ,
           so
           with
           this
           Loyal
           Persons
           Misfortunes
           in
           particular
           ,
           thus
           sustained
           in
           his
           Service
           ,
           was
           most
           graciously
           pleased
           in
           
           some
           little
           time
           after
           ,
           to
           confer
           upon
           him
           (
           in
           Consideration
           of
           his
           just
           and
           
             faithful
             Services
          
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           his
           
             great
             Losses
          
           )
           an
           Honourable
           
             Place
             in
             his
             Train
             of
             Artillery
             ,
          
           which
           he
           held
           during
           the
           Remainder
           of
           the
           Wars
           .
           
             He
             served
             his
             Soveraign
             faithfully
             ,
             the
             King
             as
             bountifully
             requites
             his
             Services
             :
             Few
             lose
             by
             just
             and
             Loyal
             Services
             perform'd
             for
             Pious
             and
             Royal
             Princes
             .
          
        
         
           By
           this
           alone
           Example
           ,
           methinks
           ,
           the
           restless
           
             Plotting
             Non-conformist
          
           should
           learn
           to
           be
           obedient
           ,
           and
           know
           Allegiance
           to
           be
           ,
           non
           only
           
             his
             Duty
          
           ,
           but
           Advantage
           ;
           since
           of
           all
           Gratitude
           ,
           that
           which
           proceeds
           from
           Princes
           ,
           is
           the
           
             Greatest
             ,
             the
             most
             God-like
             ,
             and
             obliging
             .
          
        
         
           But
           if
           our
           Dissenters
           (
           a
           Title-Rebellious
           People
           pride
           themselves
           in
           ,
           and
           love
           to
           be
           distinguished
           by
           ,
           if
           they
           ,
           I
           say
           )
           shall
           in
           stead
           of
           thus
           
             signalizing
             their
             Loyalty
          
           ,
           make
           it
           their
           main
           work
           to
           approve
           themselves
           such
           a
           Race
           of
           
             true
             Protestant-Christians
          
           ,
           as
           a
           late
           
             execrable
             Book
          
           (
           call'd
           the
           
             Life
             of
             Julian
          
           )
           most
           boldly
           ,
           but
           falsely
           affirms
           the
           
             Primitive
             Christians
          
           to
           have
           been
           ,
           I
           shall
           for
           ever
           cease
           to
           wonder
           at
           their
           constant
           and
           
             causeless
             Murmurings
          
           ,
           or
           their
           
             mutinous
             Tenets
          
           or
           Actions
           ,
           since
           their
           
             lost
             ,
             or
             Planet-struck
             Passive
             Obedience
             ,
          
           is
           always
           swelling
           them
           into
           a
           
             Malicious
             Hatred
          
           ,
           and
           Provocation
           against
           the
           Government
           ;
           and
           by
           degrees
           (
           if
           let
           alone
           )
           into
           an
           
             Active
             Rebellion
          
           .
           And
           this
           their
           
             Hypocritical
             Zeal
          
           ,
           
           and
           
             pretended
             Piety
          
           we
           sadly
           remember
           ,
           was
           written
           by
           them
           in
           
             Horrid
             Dismal
             Characters
          
           ,
           (
           and
           at
           large
           too
           )
           in
           
             our
             late
             unnatural
             Wars
          
           ,
           and
           testified
           to
           be
           true
           with
           the
           
             Blood
             of
             many
             Thousands
          
           ,
           the
           
             Ruine
             of
             Multitudes
          
           of
           Families
           ,
           the
           most
           
             horrid
             and
             barbarous
             Murder
             of
             the
             best
             of
             Kings
             ,
          
           and
           sundry
           of
           the
           
             Nobility
             ,
             Gentry
          
           ,
           and
           Clergy
           ,
           the
           sad
           and
           lamentable
           
             Banishment
             of
             his
             present
             Gracious
             Majesty
             ,
          
           and
           together
           with
           him
           ,
           all
           the
           
             Royal
             Line
          
           .
        
         
           These
           were
           (
           but
           some
           of
           )
           the
           Effects
           of
           the
           
             Dissenters
             Zeal
          
           in
           Anno
           1641.
           began
           ;
           of
           which
           Year
           (
           to
           do
           them
           right
           )
           they
           do
           not
           delight
           ,
           yea
           ,
           may
           be
           ashamed
           to
           hear
           .
           The
           
             wretched
             Consequences
          
           therefore
           of
           such
           a
           Piety
           all
           good
           People
           have
           reason
           to
           dread
           ;
           and
           also
           to
           be
           very
           watchful
           that
           they
           do
           not
           permit
           or
           encourage
           the
           like
           
             damnable
             Premisses
          
           to
           grow
           up
           among
           them
           For
           certainly
           ,
           even
           Turks
           themselves
           are
           more
           tolerable
           than
           
             such
             Christians
          
           .
           But
           this
           Obitèr
           .
        
         
           It
           having
           pleased
           God
           ,
           in
           his
           Anger
           ,
           (
           who
           alone
           is
           the
           Setter
           up
           of
           Kings
           ,
           and
           the
           Disposer
           of
           Crowns
           and
           Scepters
           )
           to
           suffer
           his
           
             late
             Majesty
          
           (
           I
           say
           )
           to
           be
           overcome
           by
           his
           own
           
             perjur'd
             Subjects
          
           (
           for
           they
           had
           all
           sworn
           Allegiance
           to
           him
           )
           in
           that
           most
           
             Bloody
             Rebellion
          
           ;
           this
           
             Loyal
             Gentleman
          
           is
           thereby
           depriv'd
           of
           that
           his
           Majesties
           said
           Bounty
           to
           
           him
           ,
           and
           (
           with
           the
           King
           himself
           and
           all
           the
           
             Loyal
             Party
             )
             put
             once
             more
             )
          
           to
           his
           Shifts
           .
        
         
           And
           what
           doth
           he
           now
           ?
           Turn
           to
           the
           strongest
           side
           ,
           like
           the
           Dog
           in
           the
           Apologue
           ,
           who
           had
           defended
           his
           
             Masters
             Goods
             and
             Interest
          
           as
           long
           as
           he
           could
           ,
           but
           when
           
             overcome
             ,
             comply
          
           and
           
             share
             in
             the
             Booty
          
           ?
           No!
           He
           had
           a
           Soul
           too
           Noble
           and
           Loyal
           for
           such
           base
           and
           degenerous
           Purposes
           :
           But
           rather
           ,
           like
           the
           great
           Scripture-Philosopher
           ,
           would
           still
           retain
           his
           Loyalty
           and
           Integrity
           ;
           and
           he
           did
           so
           to
           the
           last
           .
           For
           being
           now
           (
           as
           we
           have
           said
           )
           with
           all
           the
           
             Loyal
             Party
          
           left
           naked
           ,
           and
           devested
           of
           every
           thing
           ,
           nay
           ,
           almost
           of
           his
           Hope
           too
           ;
           and
           his
           Arms
           of
           no
           longer
           use
           to
           him
           (
           unless
           he
           would
           joyn
           with
           the
           Rebels
           ,
           a
           thing
           he
           totally
           abhor'd
           !
           )
           He
           patiently
           and
           chearfully
           betakes
           himself
           to
           his
           Arts
           ;
           of
           which
           he
           had
           (
           formerly
           )
           worthily
           proceeded
           Master
           at
           
             Queens
             Colledge
             ,
             Oxon.
          
           And
           rather
           than
           not
           serve
           the
           King
           ,
           his
           
             Soveraign
             Lord
          
           at
           all
           ,
           he
           condescended
           to
           write
           ,
           among
           other
           things
           ,
           even
           Almanacks
           ,
           and
           thereby
           took
           occasion
           to
           assert
           his
           
             Majesties
             Honour
          
           and
           Interest
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           contemptible
           way
           ,
           to
           make
           known
           and
           enlarge
           his
           Authority
           as
           much
           as
           in
           him
           lay
           to
           do
           ,
           when
           he
           could
           perform
           it
           no
           longer
           by
           
             his
             Sword.
          
           
        
         
           And
           for
           his
           several
           Loyal
           Endeavours
           by
           his
           Pen
           ,
           he
           had
           soon
           made
           way
           for
           
             New
             Troubles
          
           to
           attend
           him
           ,
           being
           for
           that
           Cause
           looked
           
           upon
           as
           a
           great
           Eye-sore
           to
           the
           
             Men
             in
             Power
          
           of
           those
           
             Tyrannous
             Times
          
           ,
           and
           had
           provoked
           them
           so
           far
           (
           as
           you
           'l
           find
           in
           several
           Parts
           of
           these
           his
           Works
           )
           that
           they
           thought
           fit
           frequently
           to
           seize
           his
           Person
           ,
           and
           restrain
           his
           Liberty
           ,
           hoping
           thereby
           to
           restrain
           his
           Pen
           ;
           and
           accordingly
           clap'd
           him
           up
           
             close
             Prisoner
          
           in
           the
           Gate-house
           ,
           and
           Newgate
           sometimes
           ,
           and
           other
           whiles
           in
           Windsor-Castle
           ;
           in
           which
           several
           (
           to
           him
           )
           doleful
           Places
           ,
           he
           constantly
           (
           though
           like
           a
           
             Bird
             in
             a
             Cage
          
           )
           continued
           singing
           forth
           his
           
             Ditties
             of
             Loyalty
          
           ,
           thereby
           remembring
           the
           then
           
             Ruling
             Rebels
          
           ,
           that
           there
           was
           a
           
             Lawful
             King
          
           still
           in
           Being
           (
           though
           God
           had
           suffer'd
           him
           to
           partake
           of
           a
           large
           and
           dolorous
           Exile
           )
           unto
           whom
           they
           all
           ought
           to
           pay
           their
           Duty
           &
           Allegiance
           ,
           as
           he
           himself
           truly
           did
           .
        
         
           Thus
           we
           see
           that
           even
           Prisons
           (
           the
           most
           hated
           and
           loathed
           of
           Places
           )
           and
           a
           Reduction
           to
           the
           very
           
             lowest
             Ebb
             of
             Fortune
          
           cannot
           permute
           a
           truly
           well-grounded
           and
           inbred
           Loyalty
           ,
           nor
           yet
           the
           greatest
           Temptations
           of
           
             Gold
             and
             Glory
          
           in
           such
           a
           despised
           Condition
           ,
           prove
           an
           Annulet
           of
           Power
           sufficient
           to
           warp
           or
           bend
           a
           worthy
           Mind
           from
           his
           Allegiance
           .
        
         
           In
           this
           suffering
           Condition
           he
           continued
           from
           the
           Surrender
           of
           Oxford
           ,
           which
           was
           on
           
             June
             24.
             1646.
          
           sharing
           in
           the
           common
           Fate
           or
           Misfortunes
           of
           all
           the
           Kings
           Friends
           ,
           feeding
           upon
           the
           
             Garlick
             and
             Onions
          
           of
           the
           
             Usurpers
             Tyranny
          
           ,
           
           rather
           than
           to
           eat
           Quails
           at
           the
           
             Tables
             of
             Rebels
          
           ;
           keeping
           a
           more
           than
           
             Twelve
             years
             Lent
          
           ,
           being
           little
           better
           than
           a
           
             Hewer
             of
             Wood
             ,
             and
             Drawer
             of
             Water
             ,
          
           at
           the
           Command
           of
           those
           ,
           who
           (
           in
           Right
           and
           Justice
           )
           were
           but
           his
           
             Fellow
             Subjects
          
           :
           I
           say
           ,
           in
           this
           Condition
           he
           continued
           until
           the
           most
           happy
           and
           
             Glorious
             Restauration
             of
             his
             present
             most
             Sacred
             Majesty
             ,
          
           which
           was
           on
           
             May
             29.
             1660.
          
           
           And
           when
           the
           
             true
             Son
             of
             Great
             Britains
             Hopes
             appear'd
             ,
          
           the
           Clouds
           that
           had
           most
           enviously
           so
           long
           benighted
           all
           
             Loyal
             ,
             Honest
             Men
          
           ,
           began
           to
           scatter
           apace
           :
           And
           then
           our
           
             worthy
             Author
          
           (
           among
           the
           rest
           )
           crept
           out
           of
           his
           Obscurity
           ,
           and
           received
           Warmth
           by
           those
           
             powerful
             Solar
             Rays
          
           his
           Majesties
           most
           happy
           appearing
           had
           so
           seasonably
           scatter'd
           over
           the
           Nation
           ,
           to
           the
           acquitting
           of
           it
           from
           its
           many
           years
           bewilder'd
           Condition
           ,
           and
           had
           a
           
             Re-admission
             into
             his
             former
             Place
             and
             Office
             .
          
           And
           not
           only
           so
           ,
           but
           in
           a
           short
           time
           after
           ,
           He
           received
           also
           an
           
             Additional
             Preferment
          
           of
           good
           Consequence
           ;
           which
           Places
           of
           Trust
           ,
           he
           discharged
           so
           well
           and
           so
           faithfully
           ,
           that
           his
           Majesty
           thought
           sit
           ,
           in
           Consideration
           of
           his
           
             former
             Sufferings
             under
          
           ,
           and
           for
           his
           
             Royal
             Father
          
           ,
           and
           particular
           Services
           to
           himself
           ,
           to
           confer
           the
           
             Honour
             of
             Baronet
          
           by
           Patent
           ,
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           his
           Heirs
           for
           ever
           ;
           which
           Honour
           his
           Son
           ,
           Sir
           
             Polycarpus
             Wharton
          
           now
           most
           deservedly
           enjoys
           .
        
         
         
           Thus
           this
           truly
           
             Loyal
             Person
          
           lived
           in
           the
           Favour
           of
           two
           of
           the
           
             Best
             of
             Kings
          
           ,
           and
           was
           thought
           worthy
           to
           be
           
             rewarded
             by
             them
             both
          
           ;
           and
           died
           in
           the
           Favour
           of
           his
           
             present
             Majesty
          
           possessed
           of
           that
           Honour
           and
           Office
           the
           King
           had
           so
           freely
           bestowed
           upon
           him
           ,
           and
           thought
           he
           so
           well
           deserved
           .
        
         
           This
           is
           a
           true
           ,
           though
           
             short
             Description
          
           of
           his
           Loyalty
           ,
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           and
           Rewards
           .
           And
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           some
           others
           that
           knew
           him
           better
           ,
           and
           are
           better
           furnished
           for
           such
           an
           Vndertaking
           ,
           will
           present
           the
           World
           with
           a
           
             larger
             Account
          
           of
           this
           
             worthy
             Persons
             Original
             ,
             Life
          
           ,
           and
           Actions
           ;
           and
           thereby
           make
           amends
           for
           my
           Defects
           whatever
           they
           shall
           appear
           to
           be
           ;
           which
           would
           be
           (
           I
           confess
           )
           an
           extraordinary
           Delight
           and
           Satisfaction
           to
           me
           ,
           that
           have
           thus
           meanly
           endeavour'd
           to
           
             preserve
             his
             Memory
          
           .
           For
           I
           would
           have
           a
           Worthy
           
             Good
             Man
          
           no
           more
           forgotten
           ,
           though
           dead
           ,
           then
           I
           would
           have
           the
           Sun
           forget
           to
           shine
           again
           ,
           after
           it
           hath
           left
           our
           Horizon
           in
           an
           Evening
           .
           And
           when
           such
           Persons
           are
           suffered
           to
           slide
           to
           the
           Shades
           of
           
             black
             Oblivion
          
           ,
           unremembred
           ,
           it
           is
           no
           small
           sign
           of
           a
           
             wicked
             ,
             vitious
          
           ,
           and
           
             profligate
             Age.
          
           
        
         
           Secondly
           ,
           as
           to
           his
           Learning
           .
           This
           our
           Author
           was
           not
           only
           Naturally
           Loyal
           ,
           but
           was
           blessed
           with
           a
           great
           acquisition
           of
           Learning
           too
           .
           He
           was
           both
           an
           
             Excellent
             Schollar
          
           ,
           and
           
             singular
             
             Artist
          
           ,
           understanding
           both
           Languages
           and
           Sciences
           ,
           as
           sufficiently
           appears
           by
           this
           
             Miscellaneous
             Treatise
          
           here
           published
           ,
           which
           is
           of
           excellent
           Service
           to
           all
           men
           that
           are
           inclined
           to
           a
           Courtship
           of
           the
           Muses
           .
           So
           that
           we
           may
           most
           justly
           say
           of
           this
           Collection
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           reported
           ,
           once
           a
           learned
           Critick
           said
           of
           
             Virgils
             Works
          
           ,
           viz.
           
             That
             if
             all
             the
             Books
             in
             the
             World
             were
             burnt
             ,
             and
             that
             only
             remaining
             ,
             some
          
           Vestigia
           
             of
             all
             kind
             of
             Learning
             might
             be
             found
             therein
             .
          
        
         
           And
           that
           you
           may
           know
           that
           this
           is
           no
           
             Romantick
             Story
          
           ,
           but
           more
           than
           Fancy
           or
           Opinion
           ,
           even
           a
           very
           real
           and
           demonstrative
           Truth
           be
           pleased
           a
           little
           to
           observe
           with
           me
           ,
           how
           many
           
             several
             sorts
          
           of
           Persons
           and
           Sciences
           we
           shall
           find
           obliged
           by
           these
           his
           
             Learned
             Labours
          
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           If
           this
           Excellent
           Treatise
           fall
           into
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           Venerable
           Theologue
           ,
           (
           to
           say
           nothing
           of
           the
           near
           Relation
           Astrology
           hath
           to
           Divinity
           ,
           as
           the
           Learned
           Dr.
           Gell
           ,
           Dr.
           Swadlin
           ,
           and
           others
           have
           most
           learnedly
           proved
           )
           here
           he
           will
           meet
           with
           the
           Original
           of
           all
           the
           Fasts
           and
           Feasts
           of
           the
           Jewish
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           
             Christian
             Church
          
           ,
           so
           excellently
           and
           elegantly
           set
           forth
           ,
           and
           with
           such
           aweful
           Respect
           to
           the
           Preservation
           of
           the
           
             Honour
             of
             God
          
           ,
           and
           the
           Continuance
           of
           
             Sacred
             things
          
           in
           Vse
           among
           us
           ,
           that
           had
           he
           been
           bred
           to
           that
           
             Holy
             Function
          
           ,
           
           more
           could
           not
           have
           been
           said
           in
           so
           short
           a
           room
           upon
           that
           Weighty
           ,
           Grave
           ,
           and
           Tremendous
           Subject
           .
           —
           Sure
           hereafter
           such
           mistaken
           Clergy-men
           ,
           who
           have
           drank
           too
           liberally
           at
           
             John
             Calvins
             Fountain
          
           ,
           and
           thereby
           imbib'd
           his
           Poyson
           breath'd
           forth
           against
           the
           Stars
           ,
           and
           the
           Magnifiers
           of
           
             God
             in
             his
             Works
          
           ,
           without
           either
           serious
           Examination
           or
           Consideration
           ,
           will
           cease
           to
           
             Calumniate
             Astrologers
          
           ,
           and
           the
           laudable
           Science
           of
           the
           Stars
           ,
           and
           be
           brought
           to
           confess
           upon
           their
           reading
           this
           Treatise
           ,
           that
           some
           of
           them
           (
           at
           least
           )
           believe
           they
           have
           Souls
           as
           well
           as
           Bodies
           ,
           and
           do
           (
           as
           the
           
             Holy
             Church
          
           it self
           )
           assert
           their
           Immortality
           ,
           and
           hope
           for
           Salvation
           by
           the
           Blood
           of
           the
           
             blessed
             Jesus
          
           ;
           abandoning
           all
           sorts
           of
           
             Atheism
             ,
             Blasphemy
          
           ,
           and
           Imposture
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           Should
           the
           Reader
           hereof
           be
           a
           Learned
           Physician
           ,
           whose
           business
           it
           is
           to
           correct
           the
           Corporal
           Infirmities
           ,
           which
           the
           Stars
           (
           by
           Gods
           Permission
           )
           inflict
           upon
           Mankind
           ,
           he
           will
           meet
           in
           this
           Collection
           a
           most
           Learned
           Account
           of
           the
           Crises
           in
           Diseases
           ,
           Illustrated
           by
           a
           Famous
           Example
           ,
           and
           also
           how
           the
           Crisis
           it self
           is
           really
           made
           by
           the
           
             Motion
             of
             the
             Moon
          
           ,
           and
           is
           either
           Safe
           or
           Dangerous
           ,
           as
           she
           applies
           to
           Stars
           therein
           ,
           either
           Benevolent
           or
           Hurtful
           ,
           by
           good
           or
           
             bad
             Aspect
          
           .
           Nor
           is
           it
           a
           trivial
           ,
           but
           
             formidable
             Truth
          
           ,
           That
           Astrology
           conduceth
           to
           the
           Knowledge
           both
           of
           the
           Theory
           
           and
           Practice
           of
           Physick
           .
           And
           that
           it
           is
           the
           very
           Eye
           thereof
           ,
           no
           
             Learned
             Physician
          
           will
           disdain
           to
           own
           ,
           that
           hath
           but
           seriously
           read
           and
           consider'd
           the
           
             Second
             Aphorism
          
           of
           the
           first
           Section
           of
           the
           ever
           Famed
           Hippocrates
           ,
           Prince
           of
           Physicians
           .
           Nay
           ,
           Galen
           himself
           wrote
           a
           Book
           which
           he
           entituled
           
             de
             Diebus
             Criticis
             .
             Hasfurtus
          
           wrote
           an
           Excellent
           Treatise
           of
           Physick
           by
           Astrology
           ,
           under
           this
           Title
           ,
           
             de
             Medendis
             Morbis
             ex
             Corporum
             Coelestium
             positione
             :
             Goclenius
             ,
             Cardan
             ,
             Camerarius
             ,
             Argal
             ,
             cum
             multis
             aliis
             ,
          
           &c.
           have
           affirmed
           the
           
             Excellent
             Use
          
           that
           is
           to
           be
           made
           of
           Astrology
           in
           Physick
           .
           Nay
           ,
           sundry
           
             Learned
             Physicians
          
           ,
           to
           my
           knowledge
           ,
           do
           ,
           at
           this
           day
           
             study
             the
             Stars
          
           ,
           although
           ,
           for
           the
           avoiding
           
             vulgar
             Censure
          
           ,
           they
           seem
           not
           publickly
           to
           own
           it
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           Doth
           the
           Curious
           Astronomer
           fortune
           to
           be
           the
           Reader
           hereof
           ?
           How
           many
           several
           sorts
           of
           Subjects
           will
           he
           meet
           herein
           to
           divert
           himself
           by
           way
           of
           Exercise
           ,
           in
           that
           most
           Sublime
           ,
           but
           difficult
           Study
           .
           Viz.
           An
           Excellent
           Demonstration
           of
           the
           Aequation
           of
           the
           
             Celestial
             Aspects
          
           ,
           &c.
           An
           Account
           of
           
             Years
             ,
             Months
             ,
             Days
          
           ,
           and
           also
           of
           the
           divers
           Epoches
           and
           Aera's
           in
           use
           in
           any
           Nation
           or
           Countrey
           of
           the
           whole
           World.
           A
           most
           Learned
           Discourse
           about
           the
           
             Holy
             Feast
             of
             Easter
             .
             Apotelesma
             ,
          
           or
           the
           
             Nativity
             of
             the
             World
          
           ,
           and
           Revolution
           thereof
           .
           An
           admirable
           Account
           of
           the
           Nature
           and
           
           Effects
           of
           
             Eclipses
             .
             Multiplicatio
             effectus
             Syderum
             secreta
             .
          
           —
           Variety
           sufficient
           to
           employ
           a
           mans
           whole
           Life
           in
           the
           Study
           thereof
           ,
           and
           attended
           both
           with
           Profit
           and
           Delight
           .
        
         
           4.
           
           Should
           this
           
             Choice
             Collection
          
           (
           as
           who
           knows
           what
           may
           happen
           ?
           )
           fall
           into
           the
           Hands
           of
           the
           thinking
           Polititian
           ,
           he
           may
           find
           work
           enough
           therewith
           to
           busie
           his
           
             Curious
             Genius
          
           ,
           arm'd
           with
           the
           
             deepest
             Cogitations
          
           ,
           that
           even
           Saturn
           it self
           
             (
             in
             Horoscopo
          
           )
           can
           confer
           ;
           if
           he
           please
           but
           to
           contemplate
           our
           Learned
           Authors
           Discourse
           of
           the
           divers
           Causes
           of
           the
           
             Mutations
             ,
             Inclinations
          
           ,
           and
           Eversions
           of
           
             Empires
             ,
             Kingdoms
          
           ,
           and
           Countries
           ,
           &c.
           
           A
           Province
           of
           Study
           very
           large
           of
           it self
           ,
           though
           here
           curiously
           contracted
           ,
           yet
           most
           aptly
           and
           usefully
           distinguished
           into
           
             Causes
             Remote
          
           ,
           and
           Propinquate
           ;
           and
           those
           again
           subdivided
           ,
           and
           pursu'd
           with
           such
           strength
           of
           Reason
           and
           Argument
           ,
           that
           he
           must
           be
           forced
           to
           allow
           the
           Author
           ,
           not
           a
           
             Stranger
             to
          
           ,
           but
           an
           Excellent
           
             Master
             in
             Politicks
          
           .
        
         
           5.
           
           Let
           the
           
             Natural
             Philosopher
          
           be
           the
           Reader
           hereof
           ,
           and
           then
           his
           most
           Elaborate
           and
           Learned
           Discourses
           of
           Comets
           and
           Eclipses
           ,
           the
           
             Caballa
             of
             the
             Twelve
             Houses
          
           ,
           &c.
           will
           ,
           not
           only
           most
           usefully
           and
           seriously
           ,
           but
           delightfully
           entertain
           him
           .
           They
           being
           all
           of
           them
           Subjects
           so
           weighty
           and
           worthy
           in
           themselves
           ,
           and
           so
           rationally
           handled
           by
           our
           Author
           ,
           that
           
           they
           will
           not
           only
           satisfie
           his
           curious
           Enquiry
           with
           a
           Demonstration
           of
           the
           Truths
           to
           which
           they
           pretended
           ,
           but
           even
           draw
           out
           his
           Soul
           into
           Admiration
           ,
           when
           he
           shall
           find
           so
           much
           of
           
             Apodictical
             Reason
          
           urged
           in
           the
           defence
           of
           these
           Curious
           and
           
             Critical
             Subjects
          
           ,
           for
           which
           formerly
           ,
           even
           the
           
             greatest
             Clerks
          
           ,
           and
           wisest
           of
           men
           were
           of
           Opinion
           ,
           there
           was
           
             no
             Reason
          
           to
           be
           given
           .
        
         
           6.
           
           Nay
           ,
           let
           the
           Peruser
           of
           this
           
             Learned
             Collection
          
           be
           either
           Historian
           or
           Chronologer
           ,
           he
           will
           not
           fail
           to
           find
           herein
           somewhat
           
             worthy
             of
             his
             Pains
          
           and
           Reading
           .
           The
           Account
           of
           
             Years
             ,
             Months
             ,
             Days
          
           ;
           the
           divers
           Epoches
           and
           Aera's
           ;
           the
           
             Worlds
             Nativity
          
           ,
           &c.
           
           
             Gesta
             Britannorum
          
           ,
           being
           a
           succinct
           Chronology
           for
           almost
           
             Seventy
             Years
          
           .
           All
           these
           (
           I
           say
           )
           are
           of
           singular
           use
           and
           Advantage
           unto
           such
           Readers
           ,
           and
           will
           worthily
           compensate
           their
           time
           .
        
         
           7.
           
           The
           sober
           and
           diligent
           Astrologer
           ,
           who
           makes
           it
           his
           Business
           or
           Study
           to
           find
           out
           the
           
             occult
             Influences
             of
             the
             Stars
          
           ,
           and
           how
           ,
           and
           by
           what
           Mediums
           they
           
             affect
             the
             lower
             World
          
           ,
           may
           hereby
           learn
           how
           the
           
             Sun
             ,
             Moon
          
           ,
           and
           
             Stars
             praise
             their
             Creator
          
           .
           The
           very
           best
           ,
           and
           most
           learned
           among
           them
           may
           be
           taught
           afresh
           ,
           the
           Reasons
           of
           their
           
             own
             Principles
          
           ,
           which
           before
           they
           took
           (
           in
           many
           things
           )
           upon
           Trust.
           And
           the
           Ignorant
           and
           Illiterate
           among
           them
           may
           
           also
           learn
           to
           be
           ashamed
           of
           their
           Foolish-Figure-casting
           ,
           when
           by
           
             this
             Book
          
           they
           shall
           be
           shewed
           the
           Vanity
           and
           Falshood
           of
           their
           Practices
           ,
           and
           be
           convinced
           of
           their
           
             want
             of
             Reason
          
           for
           what
           they
           do
           .
           The
           Truth
           to
           
             Science
             predictive
          
           is
           here
           truly
           taught
           ,
           and
           the
           Impostures
           of
           Knaves
           and
           Cheats
           are
           learnedly
           and
           truly
           discovered
           .
           The
           Ingenious
           and
           Intelligent
           Artist
           will
           easily
           find
           what
           part
           of
           this
           Book
           directs
           to
           the
           Knowledge
           of
           these
           Matters
           ,
           without
           any
           particular
           Pointing
           .
        
         
           8.
           
           The
           watchful
           and
           industrious
           Meteorologer
           ,
           who
           makes
           it
           his
           Work
           to
           attend
           the
           Motions
           of
           
             Winds
             ,
             Rains
             ,
             Thunders
          
           ,
           and
           
             Tempests
             ,
             Frosts
             ,
             Fogs
          
           ,
           and
           also
           Fair-Weather
           ,
           may
           out
           of
           this
           Store-house
           be
           furnished
           with
           apt
           and
           
             certain
             Rules
          
           whereby
           certainly
           to
           presage
           the
           various
           Alteration
           of
           the
           Air.
           A
           Speculation
           so
           greatly
           useful
           ,
           but
           so
           little
           understood
           ,
           even
           by
           our
           common
           Calendariographers
           ,
           that
           the
           most
           of
           them
           may
           ,
           at
           some
           times
           (
           if
           at
           least
           they
           have
           but
           Modesty
           and
           Honesty
           enough
           )
           be
           well
           and
           heartily
           ashamed
           to
           look
           upon
           their
           own
           
             foolish
             Almanacks
          
           .
           So
           regardless
           and
           nescious
           are
           they
           of
           the
           very
           Principles
           that
           lead
           to
           a
           Just
           Discovery
           of
           this
           most
           Noble
           and
           Vseful
           Knowledge
           .
           The
           neglect
           whereof
           hath
           made
           the
           
             Vulgar
             Country-man
          
           ,
           from
           his
           common
           and
           daily
           Vision
           of
           the
           Clouds
           ,
           to
           pass
           for
           a
           Zoroaster
           in
           Chief
           ,
           in
           
           Comparison
           of
           most
           of
           our
           
             Annual
             Writers
          
           ,
           whose
           exposed
           skill
           he
           yet
           most
           justly
           (
           though
           Satyrically
           )
           taxes
           ,
           and
           parallels
           with
           his
           Comical
           Observations
           made
           upon
           the
           Frisking
           and
           Winding
           of
           his
           
             Brended
             Cows-tail
          
           ,
           which
           yet
           is
           a
           Favour
           afforded
           them
           however
           ,
           equal
           to
           what
           Gassendus
           Indulges
           .
           Howbeit
           ,
           let
           these
           Rules
           of
           our
           worthy
           Author
           be
           heeded
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           grave
           Gassendus
           that
           sets
           the
           Artists
           Knowledge
           in
           this
           matter
           below
           the
           Beasts
           that
           Perish
           ,
           shall
           rather
           be
           laughed
           at
           ,
           than
           believed
           ;
           and
           a
           constant
           verity
           be
           herein
           discovered
           to
           every
           reasonable
           mans
           admired
           daily
           Satisfaction
           ,
           which
           before
           has
           been
           as
           constantly
           doubted
           .
        
         
           9.
           
           And
           that
           no
           useful
           or
           delightful
           pleasant
           knowledge
           might
           be
           wanting
           in
           this
           Collection
           ,
           the
           witty
           Chyromancer
           ,
           whose
           more
           than
           common
           Happiness
           it
           is
           to
           look
           into
           the
           delicate
           
             Palms
             of
             Ladies
          
           ,
           may
           ,
           by
           our
           Learned
           Authors
           Excellent
           Translation
           of
           the
           Ingenious
           Rothman
           upon
           that
           Subject
           ,
           be
           instructed
           how
           to
           please
           his
           soft
           and
           
             amorous
             Clients
          
           ,
           by
           discovering
           to
           them
           their
           various
           and
           
             mutable
             Minds
          
           and
           Fortunes
           from
           the
           divers
           and
           sundry
           
             Crosses
             ,
             Lines
          
           ,
           and
           Incisures
           engraven
           in
           their
           
             fairer
             Hands
          
           .
           And
           it
           must
           needs
           be
           a
           more
           than
           ordinary
           Satisfaction
           to
           an
           enquiring
           mind
           to
           observe
           the
           orderly
           and
           exact
           Harmony
           that
           is
           truly
           found
           between
           our
           Hands
           and
           
           the
           Heavens
           .
           For
           there
           cannot
           be
           at
           the
           Birth
           of
           any
           Person
           ,
           Man
           or
           Woman
           ,
           of
           what
           Condition
           soever
           ,
           a
           
             Planet
             weak
          
           or
           strong
           in
           the
           Heavens
           ,
           but
           the
           Mount
           or
           Hill
           of
           such
           Planet
           in
           their
           Hand
           will
           answer
           it
           punctually
           ,
           and
           prove
           it
           to
           be
           so
           :
           The
           Seven
           most
           remarkable
           places
           in
           the
           Hand
           agreeing
           to
           the
           number
           of
           the
           Planets
           that
           are
           constantly
           moving
           in
           the
           Heavens
           .
        
         
           10.
           
           Lastly
           ,
           if
           the
           Prince
           or
           Emperour
           of
           the
           Muses
           ,
           the
           Poet
           I
           mean
           ,
           happen
           to
           wander
           in
           this
           
             Field
             of
             Learning
          
           ,
           he
           also
           will
           be
           certain
           to
           find
           great
           Relief
           and
           Refreshment
           .
           There
           being
           to
           be
           found
           in
           our
           Authors
           
             choicest
             Poems
          
           such
           High
           ,
           Rare
           ,
           and
           Plentiful
           
             Flights
             of
             Fancy
          
           ,
           such
           clear
           and
           curious
           Strains
           of
           Wit
           ,
           such
           smoothness
           of
           Expression
           ,
           &c.
           that
           for
           the
           Subjects
           therein
           treated
           of
           ,
           he
           will
           scarce
           furnish
           himself
           any
           where
           so
           well
           and
           so
           happily
           .
           Nay
           ,
           his
           Poems
           do
           abound
           not
           only
           with
           great
           Judgment
           ,
           but
           with
           such
           apt
           and
           excellent
           Characters
           as
           well
           of
           Loyalty
           as
           Rebellion
           ,
           that
           the
           nimble
           
             Drammatick
             Poet
          
           whose
           business
           ▪
           it
           is
           to
           furnish
           the
           
             pregnant
             Stage
          
           in
           these
           our
           fertile
           days
           ,
           may
           borrow
           hence
           with
           Advantage
           .
        
         
           It
           is
           indeed
           little
           less
           than
           a
           compleat
           Encyclopedia
           ,
           or
           Summary
           of
           all
           Sciences
           .
           And
           had
           it
           not
           been
           great
           pitty
           that
           so
           much
           exquisite
           Learning
           should
           have
           been
           lost
           ,
           by
           lying
           
           scatter'd
           among
           Twenty
           a●d
           more
           several
           little
           Pamphlets
           and
           Almanacks
           ;
           wherein
           both
           the
           Memory
           of
           this
           
             Learned
             Author
          
           ,
           and
           his
           
             excellent
             Works
          
           had
           not
           only
           been
           buryed
           :
           without
           the
           hopes
           of
           any
           probable
           Resurrection
           ,
           but
           (
           you
           see
           )
           the
           Learned
           in
           all
           Faculties
           ,
           
             viz.
             The
             Divine
             ,
             Physician
             ,
             Philosopher
             ,
             Chronologer
             ,
             Polititian
             ,
             Astronomer
             ,
             Astrologer
             ,
             Meteorologer
             ,
             Chiromancer
             ,
          
           and
           
             Poet
             ,
             cum
             multis
             aliis
          
           ,
           &c.
           had
           been
           deprived
           of
           the
           benefit
           of
           so
           Rich
           and
           choice
           a
           Treasure
           .
        
         
           It
           it
           now
           time
           to
           tell
           you
           how
           I
           came
           to
           concern
           my self
           in
           this
           laborious
           undertaking
           ,
           (
           for
           I
           'le
           assure
           you
           so
           it
           hath
           proved
           much
           beyond
           my
           thoughts
           of
           it
           at
           the
           first
           )
           and
           also
           what
           my
           Design
           is
           in
           this
           Collection
           and
           Publication
           ,
           which
           I
           shall
           briefly
           do
           .
        
         
           And
           herein
           I
           must
           crave
           leave
           to
           tell
           you
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           the
           Honour
           to
           be
           very
           well
           known
           to
           this
           
             Learned
             Author
          
           ,
           and
           derived
           sundry
           Favours
           from
           him
           (
           as
           studying
           some
           of
           the
           same
           Sciences
           in
           which
           himself
           greatly
           delighted
           )
           which
           I
           have
           freely
           acknowledged
           in
           an
           Epistle
           to
           my
           
             Doctrine
             of
             Nativities
          
           ,
           Printed
           
             Anno
             1658.
          
           —
           But
           his
           greatest
           and
           never-to-be-forgotten
           Friendship
           to
           me
           ,
           was
           ,
           
             in
             my
             late
             unfortunate
             Troubles
          
           (
           an
           apt
           time
           indeed
           wherein
           to
           try
           a
           Friend
           )
           when
           I
           was
           by
           the
           most
           
             Execrable
             of
             Villains
          
           ,
           accused
           as
           a
           Traytor
           to
           my
           King
           ,
           [
           a
           Crime
           I
           ever
           did
           ,
           and
           ever
           
           shall
           abhor
           and
           abominate
           with
           my
           Soul
           !
           ]
           which
           Misfortune
           no
           sooner
           befel
           me
           ,
           but
           I
           quickly
           made
           it
           known
           (
           by
           a
           Letter
           )
           to
           this
           
             worthy
             Person
          
           (
           who
           knew
           me
           much
           better
           than
           my
           
             wretched
             Accuser
          
           )
           praying
           his
           good
           Word
           and
           Assistance
           to
           the
           King
           on
           my
           behalf
           ;
           who
           (
           w●ll
           knowing
           my
           Innocency
           as
           to
           such
           a
           horrid
           Crime
           wherewith
           I
           was
           charged
           )
           upon
           the
           receipt
           of
           my
           Letter
           (
           being
           exceeding
           
             Lame
             of
             the
             Gout
          
           ,
           and
           unable
           to
           wait
           on
           his
           Majesty
           in
           Person
           )
           he
           was
           so
           generous
           and
           readily
           kind
           as
           to
           write
           a
           
             Petitionary
             Letter
          
           to
           the
           
             King
             on
             my
             behalf
          
           ,
           and
           enclosed
           mine
           to
           him
           therein
           ,
           and
           sent
           it
           by
           an
           
             Honourable
             Hand
          
           ,
           unto
           his
           Majesty
           ;
           an
           Action
           which
           at
           any
           time
           must
           be
           esteemed
           a
           more
           than
           ordinary
           Favour
           ;
           but
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           my
           
             Circumstances
             consider'd
          
           ,
           it
           was
           so
           great
           a
           One
           ,
           and
           so
           signally
           obliging
           ,
           that
           I
           must
           with
           Gratitude
           say
           ,
           He
           was
           a
           
             great
             Instrument
          
           under
           God
           ,
           to
           preserve
           my
           Life
           .
        
         
           And
           that
           which
           exceedingly
           troubled
           me
           ,
           was
           ,
           that
           when
           I
           had
           obtained
           my
           Liberty
           ,
           I
           durst
           not
           go
           to
           the
           Tower
           to
           give
           him
           my
           Personal
           Thanks
           (
           so
           strong
           and
           threatning
           did
           the
           Tide
           of
           popular
           Prejudice
           run
           then
           against
           all
           truly
           
             Loyal
             Persons
          
           )
           for
           fear
           of
           meeting
           
             more
             Swearers
             in
             ambush
          
           ,
           and
           s●
           prove
           the
           unhappy
           occasion
           of
           either
           drawing
           a
           Cloud
           upon
           this
           
             Worthy
             Person
          
           that
           had
           been
           so
           kind
           
           to
           me
           ,
           or
           of
           
             bringing
             my self
          
           into
           another
           
             Damned
             Plot
          
           !
           Plots
           being
           then
           so
           
             frequently
             spawned
          
           ,
           that
           there
           was
           a
           
             New
             one
          
           almost
           
             every
             Week
             .
             [
             Colledge
          
           himself
           ,
           who
           no
           doubt
           ,
           very
           well
           knew
           ,
           tells
           us
           of
           Twenty
           .
           ]
           So
           that
           this
           Learned
           Person
           died
           before
           I
           had
           the
           Honour
           to
           see
           him
           after
           my
           Enlargement
           .
        
         
           My
           desire
           therefore
           is
           ,
           That
           this
           my
           Collection
           and
           
             Publication
             of
             his
             Works
          
           may
           remain
           to
           Eternity
           as
           a
           Mark
           of
           my
           Thanks
           and
           Gratitude
           to
           this
           Worthy
           Authors
           Memory
           ,
           which
           I
           am
           only
           sorry
           I
           can
           perpetuate
           at
           no
           better
           a
           Rate
           .
           But
           the
           Monument
           I
           have
           here
           built
           for
           him
           ,
           being
           of
           his
           own
           prepared
           ,
           and
           curiously
           polished
           Materials
           ,
           may
           therefore
           be
           more
           likely
           to
           remain
           durable
           to
           the
           Honour
           of
           his
           Name
           and
           Posterity
           ,
           than
           any
           thing
           I
           could
           have
           added
           hereunto
           ,
           or
           yet
           framed
           of
           my self
           ,
           
             de
             Novo
          
           .
        
         
           And
           it
           is
           no
           small
           or
           mean
           Honour
           to
           Astrology
           ,
           and
           also
           to
           the
           learned
           Astrologers
           (
           of
           which
           and
           whom
           the
           ignorant
           Part
           of
           the
           World
           think
           so
           cheaply
           and
           enviously
           )
           that
           so
           learned
           and
           judicious
           a
           Gentleman
           ,
           as
           was
           Sir
           
             George
             Wharton
             ,
             Baronet
          
           ,
           should
           so
           many
           years
           together
           ,
           be
           ,
           not
           only
           a
           very
           great
           and
           serious
           Student
           in
           it
           ,
           but
           give
           his
           publick
           Suffrage
           for
           it
           ;
           and
           at
           the
           last
           to
           
             Dye
             satisfied
          
           ,
           that
           he
           knew
           there
           was
           
             Real
             Truth
             in
             Celestial
             
             Influences
             ,
          
           though
           they
           were
           too
           frequently
           abused
           by
           
             Spurii
             ,
             non
             veri
             Filii
             Artis
             ,
          
           as
           himself
           in
           one
           of
           his
           Excellent
           Discourses
           most
           truly
           speaks
           ;
           whose
           Learned
           Works
           alone
           as
           here
           published
           ,
           if
           well
           weigh'd
           and
           consider'd
           ,
           are
           sufficient
           to
           convince
           the
           Enemies
           of
           Astrological
           Learning
           ,
           That
           there
           is
           an
           Absolute
           and
           Vnerring
           Verity
           lodged
           in
           the
           Art
           ,
           though
           difficult
           indeed
           to
           be
           understood
           :
           None
           being
           fit
           ,
           but
           the
           
             Mercurial
             Columbus
          
           to
           discover
           the
           America
           of
           this
           Noble
           Science
           .
        
         
           Astrologus
           nascitur
           ,
           non
           ●it
           .
        
         
           
             Gentlemen
             ,
          
           
             I
             am
             Yours
             ,
             And
             Astrologers
             Votary
             ,
             JO.
             GADBVRY
             .
          
           
             Brick-Court
             ,
             by
             the
             
               Deans-yard
               ,
               Westminster
            
             ,
             
               October
               
                 23.
                 1682.
              
               
            
          
        
      
       
         
         
         
           A
           TABLE
           OF
           THE
           CONTENTS
           OF
           THIS
           BOOK
           .
        
         
           
             1.
             
             AN
             Account
             of
             the
             Fasts
             and
             Festivals
             as
             well
             of
             the
             Jews
             ,
             as
             Christians
             ,
             with
             the
             Original
             and
             End
             of
             their
             Institution
             :
             from
             pag.
             1.
             to
             pag.
             33.
             
          
           
             
             2.
             
             A
             Learned
             and
             Vseful
             Discourse
             touching
             the
             right
             Observation
             and
             keeping
             of
             the
             Holy
             Feast
             of
             Easter
             :
             from
             
               p.
               33.
            
             to
             
               p.
               37.
            
             
          
           
             3.
             
             Apo●elesma
             ,
             Or
             ,
             the
             Nativity
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             the
             Revolution
             thereof
             :
             from
             
               p.
               37.
            
             to
             
               p.
               46.
            
             
          
           
             4.
             
             Of
             the
             Epochae
             and
             Aerae
             ,
             commonly
             used
             by
             Chronologers
             and
             Historians
             ,
             with
             a
             brief
             Explanation
             thereof
             :
             from
             
               p.
               46.
            
             to
             
               p.
               69.
            
             
          
           
             5.
             
             A
             short
             Discourse
             of
             Years
             ,
             Months
             ,
             and
             Days
             of
             Years
             :
             from
             
               p.
               69.
            
             to
             
               p.
               90.
            
             
          
           
             6.
             
             Of
             the
             Planetary
             Aspects
             ,
             both
             Old
             and
             New
             ,
             their
             Characters
             ,
             and
             Aequations
             :
             from
             
               p.
               90.
            
             to
             
               p.
               101.
            
             
          
           
             
             7.
             
             Something
             touching
             the
             Nature
             of
             Eclipses
             ,
             and
             also
             of
             their
             Effects
             :
             from
             
               p.
               102.
            
             to
             
               p.
               110.
            
             
          
           
             8.
             
             Of
             the
             Crises
             in
             Diseases
             ;
             to
             find
             out
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             how
             to
             judge
             thereof
             ,
             according
             ,
             to
             Durret
             :
             from
             
               p.
               110.
            
             to
             
               p.
               126.
            
             
          
           
             9.
             
             Of
             the
             Mutations
             ,
             Inclinations
             ,
             and
             Eversions
             of
             Empires
             ,
             Kingdoms
             ,
             &c.
             from
             
               p.
               126.
            
             to
             
               p.
               140.
            
             
          
           
             10.
             
             An
             Excellent
             Discourse
             of
             the
             
               Names
               ,
               Genus
               ,
               Species
            
             ,
             efficient
             and
             final
             Causes
             of
             all
             Comets
             ,
             &c.
             from
             
               p.
               140.
            
             to
             
               p.
               184.
            
             
          
           
             11.
             
             A
             Discourse
             teaching
             how
             Astrology
             may
             be
             restored
             :
             from
             Morinus
             :
             from
             
               p.
               184.
            
             to
             
               p.
               189.
            
             
          
           
             12.
             
             The
             Cabal
             of
             the
             Twelve
             Houses
             Astrological
             ,
             from
             Morinus
             :
             from
             
               p.
               189.
            
             to
             
               p.
               208.
            
             
          
           
             
             13.
             
             An
             Astrological
             Judgment
             upon
             his
             Majesties
             March
             ,
             began
             from
             
               Oxford
               ,
               May
            
             the
             Seventh
             ,
             One
             Thousand
             Six
             Hundred
             Forty
             Five
             :
             from
             
               p.
               208.
            
             to
             
               p.
               222.
            
             
          
           
             14.
             
             
               Bellum
               Hybernicale
            
             :
             Or
             ,
             
               Irelands
               War
            
             ,
             Astrologically
             Demonstrated
             from
             the
             late
             Celestial
             Congress
             of
             the
             two
             Malevolent
             Planets
             ,
             Saturn
             and
             Mars
             in
             Taurus
             ,
             the
             Ascendant
             of
             that
             Kingdom
             ,
             &c.
             from
             
               p.
               222.
            
             to
             
               p.
               272.
            
             
          
           
             15.
             
             
               Merlini
               Anglici
               Errata
            
             :
             from
             
               p.
               272.
            
             to
             
               p.
               311.
            
             
          
           
             16.
             
             
               Multiplicatio
               effectus
               Siderum
               secreta
               ,
               ex
               Cardano
               :
            
             from
             
               p.
               312.
            
             to
             
               p.
               321.
            
             
          
           
             17.
             
             A
             brief
             Account
             of
             the
             Causes
             of
             Earth-quakes
             :
             from
             
               p.
               322.
            
             to
             
               p.
               324.
            
             
          
           
             
             18.
             
             Sundry
             excellent
             Rules
             ,
             shewing
             by
             what
             Laws
             the
             Weather
             is
             governed
             ,
             and
             how
             to
             discover
             the
             various
             Alterations
             of
             the
             same
             :
             from
             
               p.
               325.
            
             to
             .
             
               p.
               331.
            
             
          
           
             19.
             
             A
             Collection
             of
             sundry
             of
             the
             Authors
             most
             Excellent
             Poems
             ,
             as
             Printed
             in
             several
             of
             his
             Loyal
             Works
             :
             from
             
               p.
               331.
            
             to
             
               p.
               415.
            
             
          
           
             20.
             
             
               Gesta
               Britannorum
            
             :
             Or
             ,
             a
             succinct
             Chronology
             of
             the
             Actions
             ,
             and
             Exploits
             ,
             Battels
             ,
             Sieges
             ,
             Conflicts
             ,
             and
             other
             signal
             and
             remarkable
             Passages
             ,
             which
             have
             happened
             in
             these
             Dominions
             from
             the
             Year
             of
             Christ
             1600.
             unto
             the
             Year
             1667.
             from
             
               p.
               416.
            
             to
             
               p.
               514.
            
             
          
           
             21.
             
             XEIPOMANTIA
             :
             Or
             ,
             the
             Art
             of
             Divining
             by
             the
             Lines
             and
             Signatures
             engraven
             in
             the
             Hand
             of
             
             Man
             ,
             by
             the
             Hand
             of
             Nature
             ,
             &c.
             
             Together
             with
             a
             learned
             Philosophical
             Discourse
             of
             the
             Soul
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             and
             the
             Vniversal
             Spirit
             thereof
             :
             from
             
               p.
               514.
            
             to
             the
             End
             of
             the
             Book
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             
             
               A
               SHORT
               ACCOUNT
               Of
               the
               FASTS
               and
               FESTIVALS
               As
               well
               of
               the
               JEWS
               as
               CHRISTIANS
               ,
               With
               the
               Original
               and
               End
               Of
               their
               INSTITUTION
               .
            
             
               IT
               will
               not
               (
               I
               hope
               )
               be
               denyed
               ,
               but
               that
               as
               God
               by
               his
               Extraordinary
               Presence
               ,
               hath
               Hallowed
               and
               Sanctified
               certain
               places
               ;
               so
               ,
               they
               are
               his
               Extraordinary
               Works
               ,
               that
               have
               worthily
               advanced
               certain
               times
               ;
               for
               which
               cause
               ,
               they
               ought
               to
               be
               with
               all
               men
               that
               Honour
               God
               ,
               more
               Holy
               than
               other
               Days
               .
            
             
               The
               Times
               so
               advanced
               are
               —
            
             
               The
               Festivals
               and
               Fasts
               of
               the
               
                 
                   Jews
                   .
                
                 
                   Christians
                   .
                
              
            
             
             
               Of
               the
               Jewish
               Festivals
               and
               Fasts
               —
            
             
               Some
               were
               Instituted
               by
               
                 
                   Divine
                   Authority
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   appointment
                   of
                   Men.
                   
                
              
            
             
               The
               Jewish
               Festivals
               Instituted
               by
               God
               ,
               are
               —
            
             
               First
               ,
               The
               Sabbath
               ,
               or
               Seventh-day
               in
               every
               Week
               :
               so
               called
               from
               the
               
                 Hebrew
                 ,
                 Scabath
              
               ;
               which
               signifies
               a
               day
               of
               rest
               ,
               or
               a
               time
               set
               apart
               for
               Holy
               rest
               :
               which
               day
               God
               consecrated
               to
               his
               Worship
               ,
               because
               He
               thereon
               rested
               from
               his
               Work
               of
               Creation
               .
               The
               end
               whereof
               ,
               was
               ;
            
             
               I.
               Civil
               and
               Oeconomical
               ,
               for
               the
               ease
               and
               refreshment
               of
               their
               Bodies
               ,
               whose
               strength
               had
               been
               Exhausted
               by
               Labour
               .
               —
               
                 Sex
                 diebus
                 facies
                 Opera
                 tua
                 ,
                 septimo
                 autem
                 die
                 quiescēs
                 ,
                 ut
                 quiescat
                 bos
                 tuus
                 ,
                 &
                 asinus
                 tuns
                 ,
                 &
                 ut
                 respiret
                 filius
                 ancillae
                 tuae
                 ,
                 &
                 peregrinus
                 .
              
               Exod.
               23.
               
            
             
               2.
               
               Ecclesiastical
               ,
               for
               the
               worship
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               meditation
               upon
               his
               Divine
               works
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               Spiritual
               (
               1.
               )
               As
               being
               a
               Type
               of
               that
               Spiritual
               Rest
               ,
               whereby
               we
               should
               cease
               from
               the
               works
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               and
               the
               Flesh
               ,
               that
               God
               might
               work
               in
               us
               by
               his
               word
               and
               Spirit
               .
               And
               (
               2.
               )
               as
               shadowing
               unto
               us
               that
               endless
               rest
               ,
               which
               all
               of
               us
               hope
               to
               enjoy
               with
               God
               in
               the
               World
               to
               come
               .
            
             
               II.
               The
               Neomeniae
               ,
               or
               Feasts
               of
               New-Moons
               ,
               Celebrated
               the
               First
               day
               of
               every
               Month
               ,
               initiating
               ,
               with
               the
               New-Moons
               ;
               which
               was
               Instituted
               in
               memory
               of
               the
               Light
               Created
               by
               God
               ;
               to
               the
               end
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               That
               by
               this
               means
               his
               People
               might
               be
               alienated
               from
               the
               Superstitions
               and
               Idolatry
               of
               the
               Ethnicks
               ,
               (
               who
               subjected
               the
               Months
               to
               the
               Planets
               ,
               Stars
               ,
               and
               Signs
               Caelestial
               )
               and
               know
               that
               God
               is
               the
               only
               Lord
               ,
               Governour
               ,
               and
               Moderator
               of
               the
               Stars
               ,
               and
               Signs
               themselves
               ,
               and
               consequently
               of
               the
               Months
               and
               Years
               ,
               and
               Time
               in
               general
               :
               And
               therefore
               give
               unto
               God
               the
               
               greater
               thanks
               ,
               who
               ordained
               all
               these
               things
               for
               the
               use
               and
               benefit
               of
               mankind
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               To
               Typifie
               mans
               Renovation
               by
               the
               Illumination
               of
               the
               Holy
               Spirit
               ,
               which
               is
               still
               required
               of
               all
               the
               faithful
               :
               
                 Nisi
                 enim
                 homo
                 per
                 Spiritum
                 Dei
                 renatus
                 fuerit
                 ,
                 regnum
                 Dei
                 videre
                 non
                 poterit
                 .
              
            
             
               III.
               The
               Third
               (
               ordained
               by
               God
               )
               is
               the
               Pasch
               ,
               or
               Passover
               ,
               so
               called
               from
               the
               
                 Hebrew
                 Pasach
              
               ,
               or
               (
               as
               others
               read
               it
               )
               Phase
               ,
               which
               signifies
               to
               leap
               ,
               or
               to
               passover
               ,
               or
               beyond
               .
               This
               was
               Instituted
               ,
               
                 Anno
                 Mundi
              
               ,
               2447.
               and
               celebrated
               from
               the
               Fifteenth
               day
               of
               the
               First
               Month
               Abib
               ,
               (
               called
               afterwards
               Nisan
               )
               to
               the
               Twenty
               First
               day
               of
               the
               same
               ,
               inclusively
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               for
               Seven
               days
               together
               :
               Yet
               so
               ,
               as
               that
               the
               First
               and
               Last
               thereof
               ,
               (
               viz.
               the
               Fifteenth
               and
               Twenty
               First
               )
               were
               held
               more
               Festivous
               ,
               and
               sacred
               than
               the
               rest
               .
               These
               Seven
               days
               were
               likewise
               called
               the
               Feast
               of
               Azymes
               ;
               and
               the
               First
               of
               them
               the
               Pasch
               ,
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               ,
               because
               that
               thereon
               the
               Paschal
               Lamb
               was
               eaten
               —
            
             
               1.
               
               To
               c●ll
               to
               mind
               ,
               and
               as
               it
               were
               consecrate
               to
               Eternity
               ,
               Gods
               miraculous
               deliverance
               of
               the
               Israelites
               from
               their
               Bondage
               in
               Egypt
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               For
               a
               sure
               testimony
               of
               the
               perpetual
               Mercy
               and
               Power
               he
               would
               shew
               to
               his
               People
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               To
               Typifie
               
                 Christ
                 Jesus
              
               ,
               and
               our
               deliverance
               perfected
               by
               him
               .
            
             
               IV.
               The
               next
               Solemn
               Feast
               instituted
               by
               God
               ,
               is
               that
               of
               Pentecost
               ;
               so
               called
               from
               the
               Greek
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               ,
               but
               termed
               by
               the
               
                 Hebrews
                 Schesuothe
              
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               Feast
               of
               weeks
               ,
               because
               celebrated
               after
               the
               Seventh
               week
               from
               the
               former
               Feast
               of
               the
               Passover
               ,
               as
               may
               be
               seen
               in
               Exod.
               34.
               
               Levit.
               23.
               and
               Deut.
               16.
               
            
             
               But
               it
               truly
               signifies
               the
               Fiftieth
               Solemn
               and
               Festival
               day
               from
               the
               Second
               of
               the
               Azymes
               ,
               in
               which
               sense
               St.
               Luke
               takes
               it
               ,
               Acts
               2.
               where
               he
               saith
               ,
               
                 Cum
                 autem
                 compleretur
                 
                 dies
                 Pentecostes
              
               ;
               and
               
                 (
                 Chap.
              
               20.
               )
               Speaking
               of
               St.
               
                 Paul
                 ,
                 festinabit
              
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               
                 ut
                 si
                 quomodo
                 posset
                 ,
                 Pentecosten
                 ageret
                 Hierosolymis
                 .
              
               By
               this
               name
               also
               are
               meant
               all
               those
               Fifty
               days
               ,
               betwixt
               the
               Second
               of
               Azymes
               ,
               and
               the
               Fiftieth
               Festival
               day
               .
               And
               so
               the
               Author
               of
               the
               Vulgar
               Edition
               understood
               it
               ,
               who
               renders
               these
               words
               of
               Acts
               2.
               in
               the
               Plural
               Number
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 Cum
                 complerentur
                 dies
                 Pentecostes
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               —
               It
               is
               also
               called
               
                 Festum
                 Primitiarum
              
               ,
               from
               the
               First-Fruits
               ,
               or
               the
               Bread
               Offer'd
               ,
               which
               was
               made
               of
               the
               new
               Fruits
               ,
               Exod.
               23.
               
            
             
               This
               Feast
               was
               Instituted
               ;
            
             
               1.
               
               In
               memory
               of
               the
               Law
               given
               by
               God
               on
               Mount
               Sinai
               ,
               the
               Fiftieth
               day
               after
               the
               Israelites
               departed
               out
               of
               Egypt
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               That
               by
               the
               Ceremonial
               Oblation
               of
               two
               Loaves
               made
               of
               the
               New-Fruits
               ,
               to
               the
               Lord
               ,
               men
               might
               be
               admonished
               ,
               they
               received
               all
               Fruits
               ,
               and
               so
               all
               things
               else
               for
               preservation
               of
               Life
               ,
               from
               the
               bountiful
               hands
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               be
               also
               excited
               to
               beseech
               God
               ,
               not
               only
               for
               a
               blessing
               thereupon
               ,
               but
               also
               to
               make
               a
               sanctified
               use
               thereof
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               To
               Typifie
               that
               Pentecost
               ,
               wherein
               Christ
               ,
               after
               he
               had
               ascended
               ,
               proclaimed
               the
               Law
               (
               not
               that
               which
               was
               written
               in
               Tables
               of
               Stone
               ,
               but
               )
               in
               the
               Heart
               and
               mind
               ,
               the
               Law
               of
               the
               New
               Covenant
               ,
               that
               happy
               day
               ,
               on
               which
               the
               First-Fruits
               of
               the
               Holy
               Spirit
               ,
               were
               miraculously
               poured
               down
               on
               the
               Apostles
               .
            
             
               V.
               The
               Fifth
               ,
               was
               the
               Feast
               of
               Trumpets
               ,
               which
               is
               called
               by
               the
               
                 Hebrews
                 ,
                 Sichron
                 The●uah
              
               ,
               for
               that
               (
               on
               the
               First
               day
               of
               the
               Seventh
               Month
               Ecclesiastical
               ,
               or
               first
               Political
               )
               the
               sound
               and
               noise
               of
               Trumpets
               or
               Cornets
               were
               every
               where
               heard
               by
               Commandment
               of
               God
               ,
               as
               in
               Levit.
               23.
               
               
                 Mense
                 septimo
                 primâ
                 die
                 mensis
                 ,
                 ●rit
                 vobis
                 sabbathum
                 memoriale
                 ,
                 clangentibus
                 tubis
                 ,
                 &
                 
                 vocabitis
                 Sanctum
                 ,
                 omne
                 opus
                 servile
                 non
                 facietis
                 in
                 eo
                 .
              
            
             
               For
               the
               cause
               of
               this
               ,
               some
               of
               the
               
                 Jewish
                 Rabbins
              
               do
               believe
               it
               was
               Ordained
               in
               memory
               of
               
               Isaac's
               deliverance
               from
               being
               sacrificed
               :
               and
               that
               God
               commanded
               ,
               a
               noise
               should
               be
               then
               made
               by
               the
               Trumpet
               (
               or
               Horn
               of
               a
               Ram
               )
               for
               that
               a
               Ram
               was
               caught
               by
               the
               Horn
               in
               a
               Bush
               ,
               and
               sacrificed
               in
               his
               stead
               ,
               Gen.
               22.
               
               Others
               think
               it
               very
               unlikely
               ,
               that
               so
               publique
               and
               solemn
               a
               Feast
               ,
               should
               be
               Instituted
               for
               the
               deliverance
               of
               a
               single
               Person
               ,
               but
               rather
               ,
               to
               commemorate
               those
               grievous
               Wars
               which
               the
               Israelites
               undertook
               ,
               First
               against
               the
               Amalekites
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               against
               the
               Ethnicks
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               end
               they
               might
               be
               admonished
               ,
               that
               this
               human
               life
               of
               ours
               is
               nothing
               but
               a
               perpetual
               Warfare
               upon
               Earth
               .
               Others
               otherwise
               conjecture
               ,
               but
               their
               Fancies
               are
               too
               large
               for
               my
               Limits
               .
            
             
               VI.
               Next
               to
               this
               ,
               in
               the
               same
               Month
               ,
               and
               on
               the
               Tenth
               day
               thereof
               ,
               was
               the
               
                 Feast
                 of
                 Expiation
              
               celebrated
               ,
               as
               you
               may
               read
               it
               Commanded
               ,
               Levit.
               16.
               
               In
               which
               annual
               solemnity
               ,
               an
               universal
               Expiatoric
               ,
               or
               propitiatory
               Sacrifice
               was
               perform'd
               for
               the
               sins
               of
               the
               People
               :
               Whereby
               the
               whole
               passion
               and
               Fruits
               of
               our
               Saviours
               Death
               ,
               were
               yearly
               shadowed
               out
               to
               the
               Life
               ,
               by
               the
               whole
               Church
               .
            
             
               Howbeit
               ,
               the
               Jews
               say
               ,
               it
               was
               Instituted
               in
               memory
               of
               Gods
               favour
               to
               them
               ,
               in
               forgiving
               their
               sin
               of
               Idolatry
               ,
               committed
               by
               their
               making
               of
               the
               Calf
               in
               the
               desart
               .
            
             
               VII
               .
               The
               Feast
               of
               Tabernacles
               ,
               called
               by
               the
               
                 Hebrews
                 Chag
                 Hasuke
              
               ,
               and
               celebrated
               next
               after
               the
               two
               former
               ,
               viz.
               From
               the
               Fifteenth
               of
               Thisri
               ,
               to
               the
               Twenty
               First
               day
               inclusively
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               for
               Seven
               days
               together
               ,
               yet
               so
               ,
               as
               that
               the
               First
               day
               was
               more
               Solemn
               and
               Festivous
               than
               the
               rest
               ,
               as
               may
               be
               seen
               in
               
                 Leviticus
                 Chap.
              
               23.
               
            
             
             
               The
               end
               of
               which
               Feast
               ,
               you
               have
               there
               likewise
               ,
               in
               these
               words
               ,
               —
               
                 Ut
                 discant
                 posteri
                 vestri
                 ,
                 quod
                 in
                 tabernaculis
                 habitare
                 fecerim
                 filios
                 Israel
                 ,
                 cum
                 educerem
                 eos
                 de
                 Terrâ
                 Egypti
                 .
              
               And
               during
               this
               ●east
               ,
               the
               Israelites
               lived
               abroad
               in
               T●bernacles
               ,
               in
               remembrance
               that
               their
               Fathers
               a
               long
               time
               so
               lived
               ,
               after
               God
               had
               deliver'd
               them
               out
               of
               the
               Land
               of
               Egypt
               .
            
             
               VIII
               .
               Next
               to
               this
               did
               immediately
               follow
               ,
               the
               Feast
               of
               the
               Congregation
               ,
               or
               great
               and
               solemn
               Assembly
               ,
               celebrated
               the
               Twenty
               Second
               day
               of
               the
               Month
               Thisri
               ,
               and
               called
               by
               the
               
                 Hebrews
                 Hatisiph
              
               ,
               also
               Azereth
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               an
               Assembly
               on
               Collection
               :
               Or
               ,
               a
               Retention
               and
               Prohibition
               :
               because
               that
               when
               the
               Seven
               days
               of
               the
               Feast
               of
               Tabernacl●●
               were
               expired
               ,
               the
               People
               restrained
               it
               one
               day
               longer
               :
               Or
               because
               upon
               that
               day
               ,
               they
               were
               prohibited
               the
               doing
               of
               any
               work
               :
               Or
               ,
               because
               the
               People
               were
               restrained
               to
               contribute
               Mony
               for
               the
               use
               of
               the
               Sacrifices
               :
               Or
               ,
               because
               it
               shadowed
               out
               a
               Collection
               of
               all
               Nations
               ;
               or
               ,
               a
               gathering
               together
               of
               the
               elect
               in
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               Heaven
               ;
               or
               ,
               (
               lastly
               )
               from
               the
               Collection
               of
               Fruits
               ,
               for
               that
               on
               this
               day
               were
               offer'd
               the
               Primitiae
               of
               the
               Serotine
               Fruits
               ,
               and
               that
               thanks
               were
               therefore
               given
               unto
               God.
               Howbeit
               ,
               it
               was
               as
               an
               Appendix
               to
               the
               Feast
               of
               Tabernacles
               ,
               as
               may
               be
               seen
               in
               L●viticus
               .
               23.
               and
               Numb
               .
               29.
               
            
             
               But
               here
               note
               ,
               that
               Jeroboam
               ,
               who
               revolted
               from
               Rehoboam
               the
               Son
               of
               Solomon
               ,
               with
               the
               Ten
               Tribes
               ,
               commanded
               the
               precedent
               solemnity
               of
               Tabernacles
               (
               which
               the
               Jews
               were
               commanded
               by
               God
               in
               the
               ●aw
               to
               celebrate
               in
               the
               Seventh
               Month
               ,
               Thisri
               )
               to
               be
               kept
               in
               the
               Eighth
               Marhesuan
               :
               That
               so
               by
               little
               and
               little
               ,
               he
               might
               wean
               the
               Sons
               of
               Israel
               from
               the
               rights
               and
               customs
               of
               their
               Fathers
               :
               as
               in
               1
               Kings
               12.
               
            
             
               IX
               .
               The
               next
               instituted
               by
               God
               ,
               was
               the
               Septennial
               Sabbath
               ,
               or
               Sabbathical
               year
               ,
               which
               took
               beginning
               
               from
               the
               Tenth
               day
               of
               the
               Seventh
               Month.
               For
               as
               the
               Jews
               every
               Seventh
               day
               ,
               so
               their
               Land
               every
               Seventh
               year
               kept
               a
               Sabbath
               :
               The
               Observation
               whereof
               consisted
               in
               these
               two
               things
               especially
               .
               —
            
             
               That
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   The
                   grounds
                   should
                   lye
                   untill'd
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Debts
                   should
                   be
                   remitted
                   .
                
              
            
             
               And
               therefore
               
                 Moses
                 ,
                 Deut.
              
               15.
               called
               this
               year
               ,
               the
               year
               of
               Shemita
               ,
               that
               is
               of
               dismission
               ;
               because
               that
               both
               Agriculture
               or
               Tillage
               ,
               and
               Debts
               ,
               were
               this
               year
               Commanded
               by
               God
               to
               be
               forborn
               and
               remitted
               ,
               Exodus
               23.
               
            
             
               The
               causes
               of
               this
               Feast
               ,
               were
               partly
               Civil
               ,
               partly
               Mystical
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               To
               teach
               them
               ,
               not
               by
               continual
               Ex●rcise
               to
               suck
               out
               the
               Earth
               and
               make
               it
               barren
               ;
               for
               that
               as
               all
               other
               Creatures
               ,
               so
               likewise
               the
               Earth
               ,
               hath
               need
               of
               intermission
               and
               rest
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               To
               teach
               them
               Gratitude
               and
               Mercy
               .
            
             
               Gratitude
               to
               God
               ,
               for
               the
               Fruits
               of
               the
               Earth
               .
            
             
               Mercy
               to
               the
               Poor
               ,
               whereof
               is
               had
               a
               principal
               regard
               in
               this
               Law.
               
            
             
               3.
               
               To
               mind
               them
               of
               Adams
               first
               estate
               ,
               wherein
               only
               the
               voluntary
               Fruits
               of
               the
               Earth
               were
               fed
               upon
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               To
               shadow
               unto
               them
               an
               Eternal
               Sabbath
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               a
               Blessed
               life
               ,
               in
               which
               all
               the
               Labours
               and
               Miseries
               of
               the
               present
               ,
               together
               with
               the
               exactions
               of
               Creditors
               shall
               have
               an
               end
               ,
               and
               the
               sins
               of
               Believers
               be
               remitted
               .
            
             
               X.
               The
               Tenth
               and
               last
               of
               the
               Feasts
               instituted
               by
               God
               ,
               is
               the
               year
               of
               Jubile
               ,
               (
               that
               is
               a
               year
               of
               Rejoycing
               ,
               or
               of
               Remission
               ,
               )
               celebrated
               every
               Fiftieth
               year
               ;
               for
               so
               't
               is
               Commanded
               ,
               Levit.
               25.
               
               
                 Numerabit
                 tibi
                 septem
                 Hebdomadas
                 Annorum
              
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               Seven
               times
               Seven
               ,
               
               which
               makes
               Forty-Nine
               years
               :
               Therefore
               the
               year
               following
               this
               ,
               was
               the
               Fiftieth
               and
               wholly
               Sabbathical
               :
               whence
               (
               if
               you
               account
               Exclusively
               to
               another
               year
               of
               Jubile
               )
               you
               have
               only
               Forty
               Nine
               years
               ,
               and
               so
               't
               is
               number'd
               in
               the
               Eighth
               verse
               of
               the
               last
               cited
               Chapter
               of
               Leviticus
               ;
               but
               if
               inclusively
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               if
               you
               account
               both
               the
               former
               and
               the
               latter
               ,
               you
               shall
               have
               Fifty
               years
               ;
               and
               so
               't
               is
               reckoned
               Verse
               10.
               of
               the
               same
               Chapter
               ,
               which
               manner
               of
               account
               is
               most
               used
               by
               us
               at
               this
               day
               .
               For
               thus
               a
               week
               is
               said
               to
               have
               Eight
               days
               ,
               counting
               both
               the
               Sundays
               :
               But
               one
               of
               them
               excluded
               ,
               there
               remaineth
               but
               a
               true
               week
               ,
               or
               a
               Seven-night
               .
            
             
               In
               this
               year
               ,
               not
               only
               the
               Bondmen
               of
               Israel
               ,
               were
               (
               by
               Gods
               command
               )
               set
               free
               from
               their
               Masters
               ,
               and
               the
               Prison
               doors
               thrown
               open
               ;
               but
               all
               Debts
               were
               likewise
               remitted
               :
               and
               the
               Grounds
               ,
               Vineyards
               ,
               Houses
               and
               other
               Possessions
               return'd
               to
               their
               first
               owners
               .
               For
               it
               was
               not
               permitted
               any
               man
               to
               sell
               his
               Grounds
               or
               Houses
               to
               another
               by
               a
               perpetual
               contract
               ;
               but
               only
               the
               use
               and
               Fruits
               thereof
               till
               the
               year
               of
               Jubile
               :
               For
               so
               God
               Commandeth
               Levit.
               25.
               
               
                 Sanctificabitis
                 Annum
                 Quinquagesimum
                 ,
                 &
                 vocabitis
                 remissionem
                 in
                 Terra
                 cuncta
                 habitatoribus
                 terrae
                 vestrae
                 :
                 ipse
                 ●st
                 enim
                 Jubilaeus
                 vobis
                 :
                 Revertetur
                 quisque
                 ad
                 possessionem
                 suam
                 ,
                 &
                 unusquisque
                 redibit
                 ●d
                 familiam
                 suam
                 ;
                 quae
                 Jubilaeus
                 est
                 ,
                 &
                 quinquagesimus
                 Annus
                 erit
                 vobis
                 ,
              
               &c.
               
            
             
               The
               end
               of
               which
               is
               ,
               (
               as
               likewise
               was
               the
               former
               ,
               )
               partly
               Civil
               and
               partly
               Mystical
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               For
               ,
               First
               ,
               God
               therein
               so
               ordained
               things
               ,
               that
               the
               Families
               of
               the
               Israelites
               should
               not
               be
               destroyed
               ,
               but
               more
               especially
               that
               Family
               ,
               out
               of
               which
               the
               Messiah
               was
               to
               come
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               To
               shew
               unto
               us
               ,
               what
               a
               special
               regard
               he
               hath
               of
               the
               Poor
               ,
               to
               put
               them
               in
               hope
               of
               a
               better
               condition
               
               for
               the
               Future
               ,
               and
               also
               lay
               down
               a
               way
               to
               Brotherly
               Communion
               ,
               so
               far
               forth
               as
               the
               condition
               of
               this
               Life
               will
               permit
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               And
               as
               the
               Olympiads
               were
               in
               use
               among
               the
               Greeks
               ,
               the
               Lustra
               ,
               among
               the
               Antient
               (
               but
               the
               Indictions
               among
               the
               Later
               )
               Romans
               ,
               whereby
               they
               supputated
               time
               ;
               so
               also
               that
               the
               Hebrews
               should
               be
               accustomed
               to
               Number
               their
               times
               by
               Jubile's
               ,
               so
               soon
               as
               possess'd
               of
               the
               Holy
               Land.
               
            
             
               4.
               
               To
               shadow
               unto
               them
               (
               by
               this
               Publique
               Jubile
               ,
               and
               Solemn
               Joy
               )
               the
               Lord
               Jesus
               ,
               and
               the
               whole
               business
               of
               their
               Salvation
               .
               And
               this
               himself
               alluded
               unto
               ,
               Luke
               14.
               
               Where
               he
               saith
               ,
               
                 Se
                 illum
                 esse
                 ,
                 qui
                 tempus
                 illud
                 acceptum
                 &
                 annum
                 beneplaciti
                 aut
                 gratiae
                 Divinae
                 indixerit
                 .
              
            
             
               Hitherto
               of
               the
               Jewish
               Festivals
               ordained
               by
               God
               himself
               ,
               and
               Commanded
               diligently
               to
               be
               observed
               by
               his
               People
               .
               It
               followeth
               now
               that
               I
               give
               you
               the
               rest
               which
               were
               instituted
               by
               Men
               ,
               and
               received
               of
               the
               Church
               ,
               for
               the
               Honour
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               to
               commemorate
               His
               exceeding
               great
               Mercies
               and
               Benefits
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 Jewish
                 Solemnities
                 instituted
                 by
                 Men
                 ,
                 are
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 I.
                 THe
                 
                   Jejunia
                   quatuor
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Four
                 Solemn
                 Fasting-days
                 ,
                 whereof
                 Mention
                 is
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Prophet
                 
                   Zachary
                   ,
                   Chap.
                
                 8.
                 
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 First
                 of
                 which
                 is
                 ,
                 The
                 Fast
                 of
                 Jerusalem
                 besieged
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 notwithstanding
                 it
                 be
                 the
                 last
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Months
                 ,
                 yet
                 it
                 )
                 is
                 the
                 first
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 thing
                 done
                 .
                 This
                 was
                 celebrated
                 the
                 Tenth
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Tenth
                 Month
                 Thebith
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 day
                 Nebuchadnezzar
                 first
                 Pitched
                 his
                 Tents
                 before
                 ,
                 and
                 besieged
                 Jerusalem
                 ,
                 2
                 Kings
                 ,
                 25.
                 
              
               
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Second
                 is
                 ,
                 The
                 Fast
                 of
                 Jerusalem
                 taken
                 by
                 Nebuchadonozor
                 ,
                 celebrated
                 the
                 Ninth
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Fourth
                 Month
                 Tamuz
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 next
                 is
                 ,
                 The
                 Fast
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 forsaken
                 ,
                 or
                 desolate
                 ,
                 celebrated
                 the
                 Ninth
                 of
                 the
                 Fifth
                 Month
                 Ab
                 ,
                 because
                 that
                 on
                 this
                 day
                 in
                 this
                 Month
                 ,
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 Temple
                 were
                 set
                 on
                 Fire
                 ;
                 first
                 by
                 Nebuchadonozor
                 King
                 of
                 Babylon
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 that
                 by
                 Titus
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 The
                 Fast
                 of
                 Godolia
                 ,
                 or
                 Gedalia
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 was
                 left
                 in
                 Judea
                 by
                 Nabuzarda
                 ,
                 and
                 slain
                 by
                 the
                 treachery
                 of
                 Ismael
                 )
                 celebrated
                 the
                 Third
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Seventh
                 Month
                 Thisri
                 .
              
               
                 II.
                 To
                 these
                 Four
                 Fasts
                 (
                 during
                 the
                 Captivity
                 of
                 Babylon
                 )
                 was
                 annexed
                 the
                 Solemn
                 Fast
                 of
                 Queen
                 Hester
                 ,
                 instituted
                 in
                 Memory
                 of
                 the
                 Three-days
                 Fast
                 she
                 Commanded
                 ,
                 when
                 about
                 to
                 apply
                 her self
                 to
                 King
                 Abasuerus
                 ,
                 on
                 behalf
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Jews
                   ,
                   Hest.
                
                 4.
                 and
                 celebrated
                 the
                 third
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 twelfth
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Month
                 Adar
                 ,
                 whereon
                 all
                 the
                 Jews
                 throughout
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 Persia
                 should
                 have
                 been
                 slain
                 by
                 perswasion
                 of
                 Haman
                 ,
                 as
                 't
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Book
                 of
                 
                   Hest.
                   Ch.
                
                 3.
                 and
                 9.
                 
                 Afterwards
                 this
                 day
                 became
                 more
                 Celebrious
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 signal
                 victory
                 of
                 
                   Judas
                   Machabaeus
                
                 ,
                 who
                 overthrew
                 the
                 Army
                 of
                 Antiochus
                 ,
                 with
                 Nicanor
                 the
                 Captain
                 of
                 it
                 .
                 2.
                 
                 Machabaeus
                 ,
                 Cap.
                 ult
                 .
              
               
                 III.
                 The
                 Jews
                 likewise
                 celebrated
                 ,
                 of
                 Old
                 ,
                 the
                 Fast
                 of
                 the
                 Tables
                 of
                 rhe
                 Law
                 broken
                 (
                 which
                 Moses
                 when
                 descending
                 from
                 Mount
                 Sinai
                 ,
                 dash't
                 against
                 the
                 Ground
                 ,
                 and
                 broke
                 in
                 Pieces
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 offended
                 at
                 their
                 Idolatry
                 of
                 worshipping
                 the
                 Calf
                 )
                 the
                 Seventeenth
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Fourth
                 Month
                 Tamuz
                 .
              
               
                 IV.
                 The
                 days
                 of
                 Purim
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 Lots
                 ;
                 so
                 called
                 because
                 Haman
                 had
                 cast
                 the
                 Life
                 and
                 Death
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Jews
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 hazard
                 of
                 a
                 Lot
                 ,
                 which
                 Feast
                 was
                 first
                 celebrated
                 by
                 Mordochaeus
                 and
                 
                 Hester
                 ,
                 the
                 Fourteenth
                 and
                 Fifteenth
                 days
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Month
                 Adar
                 ;
                 in
                 memory
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 most
                 wonderful
                 Protection
                 ,
                 when
                 Haman
                 had
                 laid
                 his
                 inevitable
                 Plot
                 ,
                 to
                 Mans
                 thinking
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 utter-extirpation
                 of
                 the
                 Jews
                 even
                 in
                 One
                 Day
                 ,
                 
                   Hester
                   ,
                   Ch.
                
                 3.
                 
              
               
                 V.
                 The
                 Feast
                 of
                 Comportion
                 of
                 Wood
                 (
                 mention'd
                 by
                 
                   Josephus
                   ,
                   lib.
                
                 2.
                 
                   de
                   .
                   Bell.
                   Jud.
                
                 Ch.
                 17.
                 )
                 celebrated
                 in
                 the
                 Fifth
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Month
                 Ab
                 ,
                 in
                 memory
                 of
                 the
                 wood
                 comported
                 ,
                 or
                 brought
                 for
                 perpetual
                 Nourishment
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Fire
                 in
                 the
                 Temple
                 of
                 Jerusalem
                 ;
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 God
                 Nehem.
                 10.
                 
              
               
                 VI.
                 The
                 Encaenia
                 ,
                 or
                 Feast
                 of
                 Dedication
                 ,
                 or
                 Consecration
                 and
                 Renovation
                 of
                 the
                 Temple
                 ,
                 instituted
                 by
                 
                   Judas
                   Machabaeus
                
                 .
                 For
                 when
                 
                   Antiochus
                   Epiphanes
                
                 came
                 out
                 of
                 Egypt
                 into
                 the
                 Holy
                 Land
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 to
                 Jerusalem
                 ,
                 he
                 reduced
                 both
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 Temple
                 ,
                 everted
                 the
                 true
                 worship
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 carried
                 away
                 the
                 vessels
                 of
                 the
                 Temple
                 ,
                 and
                 therein
                 placed
                 the
                 Idol
                 of
                 
                   Jupiter
                   Olympius
                
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 read
                 ,
                 1
                 Mac.
                 1.
                 
                 But
                 
                   Judas
                   Machabaeus
                
                 (
                 having
                 undertaken
                 a
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 Captains
                 of
                 Antiochus
                 ,
                 overthrown
                 their
                 Armies
                 ,
                 and
                 recovered
                 the
                 City
                 )
                 Purged
                 the
                 Temple
                 ,
                 threw
                 down
                 and
                 burnt
                 the
                 Idol
                 ,
                 and
                 again
                 Dedicated
                 both
                 the
                 Altar
                 and
                 Temple
                 to
                 the
                 Worship
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 in
                 Memory
                 of
                 which
                 this
                 Feast
                 was
                 celebrated
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 also
                 ordained
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 dedication
                 of
                 the
                 Temple
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 made
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 in
                 Eight
                 days
                 ,
                 )
                 should
                 be
                 renewed
                 and
                 celebrated
                 by
                 Anniversary
                 Holy-Days
                 ,
                 for
                 Eight
                 days
                 together
                 ,
                 with
                 Rejoycing
                 and
                 Gladness
                 ,
                 beginning
                 from
                 the
                 Twentyfifth
                 of
                 Cisleu
                 ,
                 1
                 Mac.
                 4.
                 
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 Feast
                 ,
                 whereof
                 St.
                 John
                 the
                 Evangelist
                 maketh
                 mention
                 ,
                 and
                 whereat
                 (
                 he
                 writes
                 )
                 our
                 Saviour
                 Christ
                 himself
                 was
                 present
                 .
              
               
                 VII
                 .
                 The
                 Solemnity
                 of
                 the
                 expiation
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 Jerusalem
                 instituted
                 by
                 
                   Simon
                   Asmonaeus
                
                 (
                 Brother
                 
                 to
                 
                   Judas
                   Machabaeus
                
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 Twenty
                 third
                 of
                 Ijar
                 .
                 For
                 having
                 by
                 ,
                 Famine
                 taken
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 Jerusalem
                 (
                 which
                 a
                 Garrison
                 of
                 Antiochus
                 had
                 until
                 then
                 defended
                 ,
                 and
                 vexed
                 the
                 Citizens
                 with
                 continual
                 excursions
                 )
                 He
                 cleansed
                 the
                 same
                 as
                 on
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Solemn
                 Rite
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 Rejoycing
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 Commanded
                 it
                 to
                 be
                 every
                 year
                 Celebrated
                 by
                 Posterity
                 ,
                 with
                 Festival
                 Joy
                 and
                 Gladness
                 ,
                 1
                 Mac.
                 13.
                 
              
               
                 VIII
                 .
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 The
                 Marriage
                 Festivities
                 (
                 observed
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 Seven
                 days
                 ,
                 Gen.
                 29.22
                 .
                 and
                 Judg.
                 14.10
                 .
                 )
                 which
                 are
                 Honourably
                 mentioned
                 by
                 Christ
                 in
                 his
                 Parables
                 ,
                 and
                 vouchsafed
                 his
                 presence
                 and
                 first
                 Miracle
                 ,
                 John
                 2.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 these
                 are
                 the
                 Feasts
                 and
                 solemnities
                 celebrated
                 by
                 the
                 Antient
                 Jews
                 ,
                 whereof
                 so
                 frequent
                 mention
                 is
                 made
                 in
                 Scripture
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 rest
                 (
                 instituted
                 after
                 their
                 Destruction
                 and
                 Repudiation
                 ,
                 and
                 observed
                 by
                 the
                 Modern
                 Jews
                 in
                 all
                 places
                 wheresoever
                 they
                 are
                 dispersed
                 ;
                 as
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 the
                 New-year
                 ,
                 The
                 Feast
                 of
                 Reconciliation
                 ,
                 The
                 Feast
                 of
                 Gladness
                 ,
                 or
                 Joy
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ;
                 The
                 Feast-days
                 of
                 the
                 Equinoxes
                 and
                 Solstices
                 ,
                 &c.
                 none
                 of
                 which
                 are
                 discerned
                 in
                 the
                 Old
                 Testament
                 ;
                 )
                 I
                 shall
                 forbear
                 any
                 mention
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 putting
                 here
                 a
                 period
                 to
                 the
                 Festivals
                 and
                 Fasts
                 of
                 the
                 Jews
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Festivals
                 and
                 Fasts
                 of
                 the
                 Christians
                 ;
                 whereby
                 any
                 of
                 an
                 Ordinary
                 Capacity
                 may
                 quickly
                 understand
                 the
                 main
                 Body
                 of
                 our
                 English
                 Calendar
                 .
              
               
                 NOw
                 ,
                 as
                 touching
                 the
                 Solemnities
                 of
                 the
                 Christians
                 ,
                 we
                 find
                 not
                 any
                 one
                 certainly
                 declared
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 New
                 Testament
                 ,
                 neither
                 any
                 Man
                 bound
                 
                 to
                 the
                 strict
                 Observation
                 of
                 those
                 which
                 were
                 used
                 of
                 Old
                 by
                 the
                 Jews
                 :
                 Yet
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 exercise
                 of
                 Godliness
                 may
                 be
                 oft
                 times
                 int●●rupted
                 through
                 the
                 infirmities
                 of
                 the
                 flesh
                 ,
                 and
                 cares
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 nothing
                 is
                 more
                 convenient
                 ,
                 nothing
                 more
                 necessary
                 to
                 the
                 confirmation
                 and
                 increase
                 of
                 Faith
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Exercise
                 of
                 Christian
                 Religion
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 Men
                 should
                 have
                 certain
                 Days
                 ,
                 whereon
                 frequently
                 to
                 meet
                 in
                 the
                 publick
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 to
                 hear
                 the
                 word
                 of
                 God
                 ;
                 seeing
                 
                   that
                   Faith
                   cometh
                   by
                   hearing
                   thereof
                
                 :
                 Therefore
                 hath
                 the
                 Christian
                 Church
                 very
                 worthily
                 set
                 apart
                 certain
                 Festivals
                 ,
                 Holy-Days
                 ,
                 or
                 Solemnities
                 ,
                 and
                 Commanded
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 be
                 Religiously
                 observed
                 in
                 the
                 publick
                 Congregation
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 all
                 daily
                 Labours
                 and
                 Politick
                 Affairs
                 being
                 laid
                 aside
                 ,
                 we
                 might
                 thereon
                 entirely
                 apply
                 our selves
                 to
                 the
                 publick
                 service
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 to
                 reading
                 and
                 Holy
                 Meditation
                 ,
                 with
                 Joy
                 and
                 Gladness
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 of
                 Mind
                 as
                 Body
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 of
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Lords-day
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 weekly
                 Feast
                 of
                 the
                 Resurrection
                 of
                 Christ
                 ;
                 not
                 instituted
                 by
                 Christ
                 ,
                 or
                 God
                 himself
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 Apostles
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 room
                 of
                 the
                 rejected
                 Jewish
                 Sabbath
                 .
                 To
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 That
                 Christians
                 might
                 not
                 seem
                 to
                 be
                 tyed
                 and
                 obliged
                 to
                 Judaism
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 of
                 the
                 Jews
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 their
                 superstitions
                 ,
                 but
                 testifie
                 the
                 abrogation
                 of
                 the
                 Mosaical
                 Feasts
                 ,
                 and
                 manifest
                 the
                 Liberty
                 received
                 by
                 Christ.
                 
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 That
                 as
                 the
                 Jewish
                 Sabbath
                 did
                 continually
                 bring
                 to
                 mind
                 the
                 former
                 world
                 finished
                 by
                 Creation
                 ;
                 so
                 the
                 Lords-day
                 might
                 keep
                 us
                 in
                 perpetual
                 remembrance
                 of
                 a
                 far
                 better
                 world
                 begun
                 by
                 Him
                 ,
                 who
                 came
                 to
                 restore
                 all
                 things
                 ,
                 to
                 make
                 both
                 Heaven
                 and
                 Earth
                 new
                 :
                 for
                 which
                 cause
                 They
                 Honoured
                 the
                 Last-day
                 ,
                 We
                 ,
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 in
                 every
                 Seven
                 throughout
                 the
                 Year
                 .
              
               
               
                 3.
                 
                 Because
                 that
                 Christ
                 on
                 this
                 day
                 Rose
                 from
                 the
                 Dead
                 ,
                 perfected
                 the
                 work
                 of
                 Man's
                 Redemption
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 entred
                 into
                 the
                 Glory
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 the
                 New
                 Testament
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 That
                 we
                 can
                 by
                 no
                 other
                 Creature
                 more
                 congruously
                 apprehend
                 the
                 Majesty
                 of
                 the
                 Mighty
                 and
                 Supereminent
                 Christ
                 ,
                 than
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 Glorious
                 Light
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 the
                 Ruler
                 of
                 this
                 Day
                 :
                 for
                 it
                 is
                 written
                 ,
                 
                   Et
                   in
                   Sole
                   posuit
                   Tabernaculum
                   suum
                   :
                   &
                   exiit
                   de
                   tribu
                   Juda
                   ,
                   cujus
                   signum
                   (
                   Leo
                   )
                   est
                   Solare
                   Animal
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 other
                 Holy-days
                 we
                 divide
                 into
                 General
                 (
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 generally
                 celebrated
                 of
                 all
                 men
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   termed
                   Solemnities
                
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 
                   Circumcision
                   ,
                   Epiphany
                   ,
                   Purification
                   ,
                   Annunciation
                   ,
                   Resurrection
                   ,
                   Ascension
                   ,
                   Pentecost
                   ,
                   Trinity
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 )
                 and
                 Particular
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 kept
                 but
                 by
                 some
                 particular
                 Church
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 some
                 whole
                 Country
                 or
                 Communion
                 ,
                 called
                 Commune
                 ;
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 Holy-days
                 constituted
                 in
                 memory
                 of
                 the
                 Apostles
                 ,
                 )
                 or
                 else
                 by
                 some
                 one
                 Bishops
                 See
                 ,
                 Parish
                 ,
                 or
                 Town
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 proper
                 Holy-days
                 of
                 the
                 Place
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 days
                 of
                 some
                 Saints
                 or
                 
                   Martyrs
                   :
                   Quae
                   tamen
                   Omnes
                
                 (
                 saith
                 
                   Origanus
                   )
                   sive
                   universales
                   ,
                   sive
                   particulares
                   sint
                   ,
                   &
                   vel
                   per
                   integrum
                   diem
                   ,
                   vel
                   matutino
                   saltem
                   tempore
                   ,
                   Sacrae
                   habeantur
                   .
                
              
               
                 They
                 are
                 again
                 divided
                 (
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 days
                 whereon
                 they
                 fall
                 in
                 the
                 Calendar
                 ,
                 )
                 into
                 Moveable
                 and
                 Fixed
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Moveable
                 Feasts
                 are
                 those
                 ,
                 which
                 howsoever
                 they
                 are
                 celebrated
                 on
                 the
                 same
                 week-day
                 ,
                 have
                 yet
                 no
                 fixed
                 seat
                 in
                 the
                 Calendar
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 divers
                 years
                 ,
                 fall
                 upon
                 sundry
                 days
                 of
                 the
                 Month.
                 Such
                 are
                 all
                 the
                 Lords
                 days
                 throughout
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 indeed
                 the
                 interjected
                 Days
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 Fixed
                 to
                 Certain
                 Weeks
                 .
                 —
                 Whereof
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 place
                 .
                 —
              
               
                 The
                 Lords
                 Day
                 (
                 when
                 any
                 happens
                 )
                 betwixt
                 the
                 
                 Feast
                 of
                 Circumcision
                 and
                 Epiphany
                 ,
                 hath
                 no
                 certain
                 name
                 assigned
                 it
                 ,
                 save
                 only
                 the
                 First
                 or
                 Second
                 Sunday
                 (
                 which
                 it
                 is
                 )
                 after
                 Christmass
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Lords
                 days
                 that
                 follow
                 after
                 the
                 Epiphany
                 ,
                 are
                 denominated
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Numeral
                 Order
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 succeed
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 As
                 the
                 First
                 Sunday
                 after
                 it
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 First
                 Sunday
                 after
                 Epiphany
                 ;
                 The
                 Next
                 ,
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Whereof
                 there
                 are
                 in
                 some
                 years
                 Four
                 ,
                 in
                 other
                 years
                 more
                 ,
                 or
                 fewer
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 greater
                 or
                 lesser
                 Quantity
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Intervallum
                   Majus
                
                 .
                 Howbeit
                 ,
                 the
                 Sunday
                 next
                 preceding
                 that
                 of
                 Septuagesima
                 ,
                 is
                 always
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 the
                 Sundays
                 after
                 Epiphany
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 Four
                 Lords
                 days
                 are
                 thus
                 nominated
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Septuagesima
                   ,
                   Sexagesima
                   ,
                   Quinquagesima
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Quadragesima
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 three
                 whereof
                 had
                 their
                 Names
                 from
                 the
                 Order
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 precede
                 Quadragesima
                 :
                 As
                 Quinquagesima
                 is
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 next
                 anteceding
                 Quadragesima
                 :
                 So
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 .
              
               
                 Septuagesima
                 is
                 said
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 instituted
                 for
                 three
                 Reasons
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 For
                 Suppletion
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 supplying
                 ,
                 or
                 making
                 up
                 of
                 that
                 which
                 lacketh
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 some
                 have
                 not
                 only
                 not
                 Fasted
                 upon
                 the
                 Friday
                 (
                 and
                 therefore
                 Sexagesima
                 instituted
                 ,
                 as
                 anon
                 I
                 shall
                 tell
                 you
                 ,
                 )
                 but
                 neither
                 also
                 upon
                 Saturday
                 ;
                 because
                 thereon
                 our
                 Saviour
                 Rested
                 in
                 the
                 Grave
                 ,
                 in
                 token
                 of
                 our
                 future
                 Rest
                 ;
                 (
                 And
                 indeed
                 't
                 is
                 noted
                 out
                 of
                 St.
                 Augustine
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 People
                 of
                 Asia
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 others
                 ,
                 grounding
                 their
                 practice
                 on
                 a
                 certain
                 Tradition
                 of
                 the
                 Apostles
                 ,
                 did
                 not
                 Fast
                 upon
                 the
                 Saturday
                 ,
                 )
                 to
                 supply
                 therefore
                 the
                 Seven
                 days
                 of
                 Sexagesima
                 ,
                 was
                 thereunto
                 added
                 this
                 Week
                 or
                 Se'n-night
                 ,
                 called
                 Septuagesima
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 For
                 the
                 Signification
                 thereof
                 ;
                 In
                 that
                 by
                 this
                 time
                 of
                 Septuagesima
                 ,
                 is
                 denoted
                 unto
                 us
                 the
                 Exile
                 and
                 
                 Affliction
                 of
                 Mankind
                 ,
                 from
                 Adam
                 to
                 the
                 End
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 are
                 all
                 Songs
                 of
                 Joy
                 intermitted
                 by
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Septuagesima
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 For
                 Representation
                 of
                 the
                 Seventy
                 years
                 Captivity
                 in
                 Babylon
                 :
                 wherefore
                 ,
                 as
                 then
                 the
                 Israelites
                 laid
                 aside
                 their
                 Instruments
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   Quomodo
                   cantabimus
                   Canticum
                   Domini
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 So
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 her
                 Songs
                 of
                 Praise
                 ,
                 during
                 all
                 this
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 touching
                 Sexagesima
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 know
                 that
                 Melchiades
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 and
                 Martyr
                 (
                 who
                 flourished
                 
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 ,
                 311.
                 )
                 instituted
                 that
                 none
                 should
                 Fast
                 upon
                 Friday
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 Supper
                 and
                 Ascension
                 ;
                 as
                 upon
                 that
                 day
                 :
                 so
                 neither
                 on
                 the
                 Sunday
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 being
                 the
                 First
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 week
                 )
                 Solemnizeth
                 the
                 Resurrection
                 ,
                 thereby
                 to
                 put
                 a
                 difference
                 between
                 the
                 Christians
                 and
                 Gentiles
                 :
                 Therefore
                 ,
                 it
                 pleased
                 the
                 Antients
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 Redemption
                 of
                 the
                 Fridays
                 in
                 Quinquagesima
                 ,
                 )
                 to
                 add
                 this
                 other
                 week
                 to
                 the
                 Fast
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 call'd
                 Sexagesima
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 concerning
                 Quinquagesima
                 :
                 Forasmuch
                 as
                 the
                 Church
                 hath
                 Commanded
                 a
                 Fast
                 consisting
                 of
                 Forty
                 days
                 before
                 Easter
                 called
                 Quadragesima
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Holy
                 time
                 of
                 Lent
                 ,
                 wherein
                 there
                 is
                 but
                 Thirty
                 six
                 days
                 ,
                 besides
                 the
                 Lords
                 Days
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 she
                 fasteth
                 not
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 her
                 Joy
                 for
                 his
                 Resurrection
                 :
                 Therefore
                 to
                 supply
                 this
                 defect
                 ,
                 there
                 were
                 Four
                 days
                 of
                 the
                 precedent
                 week
                 added
                 to
                 the
                 Quadragesimal
                 Fast.
                 After
                 which
                 it
                 was
                 (
                 first
                 by
                 Telesphorus
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rome
                 and
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 who
                 Flourish'd
                 
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 ,
                 141.
                 
                 And
                 since
                 that
                 by
                 Gregory
                 the
                 Great
                 ,
                 )
                 Decreed
                 ,
                 That
                 all
                 Priests
                 should
                 begin
                 their
                 Fasts
                 Two
                 days
                 sooner
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Two
                 days
                 before
                 the
                 Four
                 so
                 added
                 .
                 To
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 that
                 as
                 they
                 preceded
                 the
                 People
                 in
                 Dignity
                 ,
                 so
                 they
                 might
                 precede
                 them
                 also
                 in
                 Sanctity
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 to
                 the
                 Week
                 of
                 Quadragesima
                 ,
                 was
                 this
                 other
                 
                 added
                 ,
                 named
                 Quinquagesima
                 :
                 Which
                 is
                 also
                 called
                 
                   Esto
                   mihi
                
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 entrance
                 of
                 the
                 Ecclesiastical
                 Caution
                 thereon
                 used
                 ,
                 taken
                 from
                 Psalm
                 30.3
                 .
                 
                   Esto
                   mihi
                   in
                   Deum
                   ,
                   Protectorem
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Fast
                 of
                 Lent.
                 
              
               
                 VErstegan
                 saith
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Old
                 Saxons
                 called
                 March
                 by
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 Lenct-Monat
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 our
                 New
                 Orthography
                 ,
                 )
                 Length-Month
                 ;
                 because
                 that
                 then
                 the
                 days
                 did
                 first
                 begin
                 to
                 exceed
                 the
                 Nights
                 in
                 Length
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 Month
                 being
                 by
                 our
                 Ancestors
                 so
                 called
                 when
                 they
                 received
                 Christianity
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 therewith
                 the
                 ancient
                 Christian
                 Custom
                 of
                 Fasting
                 ,
                 they
                 called
                 this
                 chief
                 Season
                 of
                 Fasting
                 ,
                 the
                 Fast
                 of
                 Lent
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 Lenct-Monat
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 this
                 Fasting
                 always
                 fell
                 ,
                 and
                 hereof
                 it
                 cometh
                 that
                 we
                 now
                 call
                 it
                 Lent
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 the
                 Fast
                 of
                 
                   Lent.
                   Sir
                   Richard
                   Baker
                
                 saith
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 first
                 Commanded
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 by
                 Ercombert
                 the
                 7
                 th
                 King
                 of
                 K●nt
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 800.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 Ashwednesday
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 is
                 the
                 Head
                 ,
                 or
                 Beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Quadragesimal
                 Fast
                 ,
                 or
                 Holy
                 time
                 of
                 Lent
                 ,
                 dedicated
                 (
                 by
                 Gregory
                 the
                 Great
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Consecration
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 Sprinkling
                 with
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 being
                 therefore
                 called
                 
                   Dies
                   Cinerum
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Ashwednesday
                 .
                 And
                 yet
                 (
                 as
                 Hospinian
                 confesseth
                 )
                 there
                 is
                 extant
                 an
                 Homily
                 of
                 Maximus
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Tours
                 in
                 France
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 Inscription
                 ,
                 
                   IN
                   DIE
                   CINERUM
                
                 ;
                 which
                 shews
                 the
                 institution
                 thereof
                 before
                 his
                 time
                 :
                 For
                 that
                 
                   Maximus
                   Taurinensis
                
                 lived
                 170
                 years
                 before
                 him
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 ,
                 440.
                 
              
               
               
                 Quadragesima
                 is
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 hath
                 been
                 noted
                 )
                 it
                 is
                 Forty
                 days
                 distant
                 from
                 Easter
                 ,
                 comprehending
                 the
                 Fast
                 of
                 Lent
                 ,
                 as
                 kept
                 by
                 the
                 Primitive
                 Christians
                 ,
                 in
                 Imitation
                 of
                 our
                 Saviours
                 Fast
                 of
                 Forty
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 Forty
                 nights
                 in
                 the
                 Desart
                 .
                 It
                 i●
                 otherwise
                 named
                 Invocavit
                 ,
                 because
                 that
                 thereon
                 i●
                 sung
                 
                   Invocavit
                   me
                   &
                   ego
                   exaudiam
                   eum
                   ,
                
                 or
                 taken
                 out
                 of
                 Psal.
                 91.14
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 the
                 First
                 Sunday
                 in
                 Lent.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Second
                 Sunday
                 in
                 Lent
                 is
                 called
                 Reminiscere
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 entrance
                 of
                 the
                 6
                 verse
                 of
                 Psal.
                 25.
                 
                 
                   Remeniscere
                   miserationum
                   tuarum
                   Domine
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Third
                 ,
                 Oculi
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 entrance
                 of
                 the
                 15
                 verse
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 25
                 
                   Psal.
                   Oculi
                   mei
                   semper
                   ad
                   Dominum
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 Laetare
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 entrance
                 of
                 th●
                 10
                 verse
                 of
                 the
                 66
                 Chapter
                 of
                 
                   Isaiah
                   ,
                   Laetare
                   cu●
                   Jerusalem
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 it
                 is
                 called
                 also
                 
                   Dominica
                   de
                   Rosa
                
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Golden
                 Rose
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Roman
                 Bishop
                 carrieth
                 in
                 his
                 Hand
                 before
                 the
                 People
                 in
                 the
                 Temple
                 :
                 Lik●wise
                 
                   Dominica
                   de
                   Panibus
                
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 thereon
                 the
                 Miracle
                 of
                 the
                 five
                 Loaves
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Gospel
                 ,
                 is
                 explained
                 We
                 in
                 England
                 rightly
                 call
                 it
                 Midlent-Sunday
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Fifth
                 ,
                 Judica
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 entrance
                 of
                 Psalm
                 ,
                 34.
                 
                 
                   Judica
                   me
                   Deus
                   ,
                   discerne
                   causam
                   meam
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Sixth
                 ,
                 
                   Dominica
                   Magna
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 great
                 Lords
                 day
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 and
                 ineffable
                 good
                 thing
                 which
                 befel
                 the
                 Faithful
                 in
                 the
                 following
                 week
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Death
                 abolished
                 ,
                 Slander
                 removed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Tyranny
                 o●
                 the
                 Devil
                 loosed
                 by
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 Christ.
                 It
                 is
                 also
                 called
                 Palm-Sunday
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Branches
                 of
                 Palms
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Jewish
                 People
                 strewed
                 on
                 the
                 ground
                 ,
                 when
                 our
                 Saviour
                 enter'd
                 Jerusalem
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Wednesday
                 next
                 after
                 this
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Council
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Scribes
                 and
                 Pharisees
                 :
                 The
                 Thursday
                 following
                 the
                 Parasceve
                 ,
                 or
                 preparation
                 of
                 the
                 Legal-Passover
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 the
                 Night
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 Institution
                 of
                 the
                 Supper
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 otherwise
                 called
                 Maundy-Thursday
                 ,
                 from
                 a
                 Ceremony
                 antiently
                 used
                 by
                 the
                 Bishops
                 and
                 Prelat●s
                 in
                 Cathedral
                 Churches
                 and
                 Religious
                 Houses
                 ,
                 of
                 washing
                 their
                 Subjects
                 Feet
                 :
                 Which
                 Ceremony
                 is
                 term'd
                 the
                 fulfilling
                 the
                 Mandate
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 in
                 imitation
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 Christ
                 ,
                 who
                 on
                 this
                 day
                 at
                 Night
                 ,
                 after
                 his
                 last
                 Supper
                 ,
                 and
                 before
                 his
                 Institution
                 of
                 the
                 Blessed
                 Sacrament
                 ,
                 washed
                 his
                 Disciples
                 Feet
                 ,
                 telling
                 them
                 afterwards
                 that
                 they
                 must
                 do
                 the
                 like
                 to
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Mandate
                 whence
                 the
                 day
                 is
                 denominated
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Ceremony
                 ,
                 these
                 words
                 of
                 Christ
                 (
                 uttered
                 by
                 him
                 anon
                 after
                 his
                 washing
                 their
                 Feet
                 )
                 Joh.
                 13.34
                 .
                 are
                 sung
                 for
                 an
                 Antiphon
                 :
                 
                   Mandatum
                   novum
                   do
                   vobis
                   ,
                   ut
                   diligatis
                   invicem
                   ,
                   sicut
                   dilexi
                   vos
                   .
                
                 And
                 lastly
                 Good
                 Friday
                 ;
                 being
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 Passion
                 and
                 Cross
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 whereon
                 he
                 suffer'd
                 and
                 satisfied
                 for
                 the
                 Sins
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 World.
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 to
                 the
                 great
                 Week
                 succeeds
                 the
                 Pasche
                 ,
                 or
                 Feast
                 of
                 Easter
                 celebrated
                 (
                 not
                 in
                 memory
                 of
                 the
                 Angels
                 Transit
                 in
                 Egypt
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Jewish
                 Custom
                 ,
                 but
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 Resurrection
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 .
                 And
                 yet
                 we
                 retain
                 the
                 name
                 Pasce
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 because
                 the
                 Lamb
                 which
                 of
                 old
                 was
                 kill'd
                 by
                 the
                 Jews
                 in
                 the
                 Passover
                 ,
                 was
                 a
                 Type
                 of
                 the
                 Lamb
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 Christ
                 Jesus
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 slain
                 and
                 sacrificed
                 for
                 the
                 salvation
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 :
                 but
                 because
                 at
                 that
                 very
                 time
                 ●e
                 passed
                 from
                 this
                 World
                 to
                 his
                 Father
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 Paesah
                 or
                 Phase
                 ,
                 signifies
                 a
                 passage
                 )
                 or
                 because
                 that
                 then
                 a
                 passage
                 is
                 made
                 ,
                 from
                 an
                 Old
                 to
                 a
                 New
                 Life
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 called
                 Easter
                 from
                 Eoster
                 ,
                 a
                 Goddess
                 of
                 the
                 Old
                 Sa●cons
                 ,
                 whose
                 Feast
                 they
                 kept
                 in
                 April
                 :
                 or
                 (
                 as
                 Minshew
                 hath
                 it
                 )
                 because
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 our
                 Sun
                 of
                 Righteousness
                 did
                 rise
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Sun
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 .
                 And
                 ●his
                 
                 is
                 the
                 foundation
                 &
                 Basis
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Lords
                 days
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 doth
                 immediately
                 follow
                 the
                 Quinquagesimal
                 Interval
                 of
                 Fifty
                 days
                 betwixt
                 Easter
                 and
                 Pentecost
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 kept
                 by
                 the
                 Primitive
                 Christians
                 as
                 a
                 whole
                 Festival
                 ,
                 in
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 Resurrection
                 and
                 Ascension
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Glorious
                 Mission
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Ghost
                 ,
                 with
                 exceeding
                 great
                 Rejoycing
                 and
                 Gladness
                 .
                 It
                 containeth
                 Six
                 Lords
                 days
                 ,
                 or
                 Sundays
                 :
                 Whereof
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 First
                 is
                 called
                 Quasimodogeniti
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 entrance
                 of
                 1
                 Pet.
                 2.2
                 .
                 
                   Quasi
                   modo
                   geniti
                   Infantes
                   ,
                   rationabiles
                   sine
                   dolore
                   lac
                   concupiscite
                   .
                
                 It
                 is
                 otherwise
                 called
                 
                   Dominica
                   in
                   albis
                
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Angels
                 that
                 appear'd
                 at
                 the
                 Resurrection
                 in
                 White
                 Garments
                 ;
                 and
                 because
                 such
                 as
                 of
                 Old
                 were
                 Baptized
                 on
                 Easter
                 day
                 ,
                 did
                 wear
                 and
                 walk
                 in
                 White
                 Garments
                 all
                 the
                 Week
                 after
                 ,
                 until
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 they
                 laid
                 them
                 aside
                 :
                 Or
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 those
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 then
                 been
                 Baptized
                 ,
                 were
                 confirm'd
                 of
                 the
                 Bishop
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 on
                 other
                 White
                 Vestments
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 wore
                 till
                 the
                 following
                 Sunday
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Second
                 Sunday
                 after
                 Easter
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 Misericordia
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 entrance
                 of
                 the
                 5
                 verse
                 of
                 Psal.
                 32.
                 
                 
                   Misericordiâ
                   Domini
                   plena
                   est
                   terra
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Third
                 ,
                 Jubilate
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 entrance
                 of
                 Psal.
                 65.
                 
                 
                   Jubilate
                   Deo
                   omnis
                   terra
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 Cantate
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 entrance
                 of
                 Psal.
                 98.
                 
                 
                   Cantate
                   Domino
                   Canticum
                   novum
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Fifth
                 ,
                 
                   Vocem
                   jucunditatis
                
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 like
                 entrance
                 ,
                 
                   Vocem
                   jucunditatis
                   annunciate
                   &
                   audiatur
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 —
                 This
                 is
                 also
                 called
                 
                   Rogation
                   Sunday
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Week
                 following
                 ,
                 Rogation
                 Week
                 ;
                 Invented
                 or
                 Restored
                 by
                 Mamercus
                 ,
                 or
                 Mamersus
                 Bishop
                 of
                 
                   Vienna
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 ,
                 452.
                 and
                 so
                 called
                 
                   à
                   rogando
                   Deum
                
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 once
                 (
                 we
                 cannot
                 say
                 now
                 )
                 Extraordinarily
                 consecrated
                 above
                 all
                 other
                 weeks
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 unto
                 Pray●rs
                 and
                 Supplications
                 .
                 —
              
               
               
                 1.
                 
                 Because
                 Princes
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 undertake
                 their
                 Wars
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 For
                 that
                 the
                 Fruits
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 (
                 being
                 in
                 their
                 Blossom
                 )
                 are
                 in
                 great
                 hazard
                 :
                 In
                 both
                 which
                 respects
                 all
                 Christians
                 have
                 good
                 occasion
                 at
                 this
                 Season
                 especially
                 ,
                 to
                 Pray
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 this
                 week
                 also
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 an
                 ancient
                 and
                 good
                 Custom
                 (
                 continued
                 till
                 of
                 late
                 days
                 )
                 to
                 make
                 perambulations
                 and
                 processions
                 in
                 every
                 Parish
                 and
                 Township
                 ,
                 for
                 viewing
                 and
                 considering
                 the
                 ancient
                 Bounds
                 and
                 Limits
                 ,
                 to
                 prevent
                 incroachments
                 and
                 contentions
                 .
              
               
                 On
                 the
                 Thursday
                 also
                 of
                 this
                 Week
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Fortieth
                 day
                 from
                 Easter
                 )
                 was
                 wont
                 to
                 be
                 celebrated
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 Christs
                 Ascension
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Consummation
                 of
                 all
                 he
                 did
                 and
                 taught
                 whilst
                 on
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 termed
                 
                   Foelix
                   clausula
                   totius
                   Itinerarii
                   filii
                   Dei
                   ,
                
                 the
                 very
                 Sabbath
                 of
                 all
                 his
                 Labour
                 in
                 the
                 work
                 of
                 our
                 Redemption
                 ;
              
               
                 The
                 Sixth
                 Sunday
                 after
                 Easter
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 Exaudi
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Entrance
                 of
                 Psal.
                 27.
                 
                 
                   Exaudi
                   Domine
                   vocem
                   meam
                
                 .
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 After
                 which
                 doth
                 succeed
                 the
                 Solemnity
                 of
                 Pentecost
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Fiftieth
                 day
                 from
                 the
                 Resurrection
                 of
                 Christ.
                 It
                 is
                 vulgarly
                 called
                 Whit-Sunday
                 ,
                 or
                 White-Sunday
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Catechumens
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 cloathed
                 in
                 White
                 ,
                 and
                 admitted
                 to
                 the
                 Sacrament
                 of
                 Baptism
                 on
                 the
                 Eve
                 of
                 this
                 Feast
                 .
                 But
                 Verstegan
                 says
                 ,
                 it
                 was
                 Anciently
                 called
                 Wied-Sunday
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 Sacred
                 Sunday
                 ;
                 for
                 that
                 Wied
                 ,
                 or
                 Wihed
                 signifies
                 Sacred
                 in
                 the
                 old
                 Saxon.
                 
              
               
                 Which
                 Festival
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 of
                 old
                 Celebrated
                 by
                 the
                 Jews
                 ,
                 the
                 Fiftieth
                 day
                 after
                 the
                 Passover
                 in
                 memory
                 of
                 the
                 Divine
                 Law
                 promulgated
                 on
                 Mount
                 Sinai
                 :
                 so
                 is
                 this
                 Fiftieth
                 day
                 after
                 Easter
                 ,
                 by
                 all
                 good
                 Christians
                 ,
                 to
                 commemorate
                 the
                 Mission
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Ghost
                 thereon
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 only
                 best
                 interpreter
                 of
                 the
                 Divine
                 Law.
                 
              
               
                 Next
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Trinity
                 ,
                 (
                 bearing
                 the
                 Lords
                 day
                 following
                 )
                 which
                 was
                 instituted
                 by
                 Greg●ry
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 who
                 held
                 the
                 Episcopal
                 Chair
                 ,
                 Anno
                 827.
                 in
                 Honour
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Trinity
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Thursday
                 next
                 after
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Festival
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 Corpus-Christi
                 day
                 ,
                 which
                 Urban
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rome
                 instituted
                 about
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1264.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Sundays
                 following
                 this
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Trinity
                 ,
                 are
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 called
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Numeral
                 order
                 whereby
                 they
                 succeed
                 
                   Trinity
                   Sunday
                
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 First
                 of
                 Advent
                 .
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 Four
                 Lords
                 days
                 immediately
                 preceding
                 the
                 Nativity
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 are
                 called
                 the
                 Sundays
                 of
                 
                   Advent
                   ,
                   ab
                   adventu
                   Domini
                   in
                   carnem
                
                 :
                 and
                 were
                 instituted
                 by
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 from
                 the
                 First
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 Nativity
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 ,
                 our
                 minds
                 might
                 be
                 prepared
                 to
                 a
                 sober
                 life
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 pious
                 Meditation
                 of
                 his
                 Birth
                 then
                 approaching
                 :
                 
                   Parate
                   viam
                   Domini
                   ,
                   reclas
                   facite
                   semit●s
                   Dei
                   nostri
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 these
                 are
                 the
                 Christian
                 Solemnities
                 ,
                 or
                 Holy
                 days
                 ,
                 rightly
                 called
                 Moveable
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Fixed
                 or
                 Stative
                 ,
                 are
                 they
                 ,
                 which
                 notwithstanding
                 they
                 fall
                 upon
                 divers
                 day●
                 of
                 the
                 Week
                 ,
                 yet
                 do
                 they
                 not
                 Change
                 ,
                 but
                 always
                 fall
                 upon
                 one
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 have
                 a
                 Fixed
                 and
                 certain
                 〈◊〉
                 in
                 the
                 Cal●ndar
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 this
                 sort
                 are
                 ,
                 The
                 Circumcision
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 the
                 Epiphany
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 the
                 Feasts
                 of
                 Saints
                 and
                 Mar●yrs
                 ,
                 ●xcept
                 the
                 Movable
                 before
                 recited
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Circumcision
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 first
                 in
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 th●
                 Calendar
                 )
                 in
                 Commemoration
                 of
                 the
                 Mystery
                 
                 of
                 his
                 Legal
                 Circumcision
                 ,
                 when
                 He
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 the
                 Truth
                 and
                 Substance
                 did
                 at
                 once
                 fulfil
                 and
                 take
                 away
                 the
                 Type
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Epiphany
                 ,
                 or
                 Apparition
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 Twelfth-day
                 after
                 Christmas
                 ,
                 so
                 called
                 and
                 celebrated
                 in
                 Memory
                 and
                 Honour
                 of
                 Christs
                 Manifestation
                 ,
                 or
                 Apparition
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 Gentiles
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Miraculous
                 Comet
                 or
                 Blazing
                 Star
                 ,
                 by
                 vertue
                 whereof
                 He
                 drew
                 and
                 conducted
                 the
                 three
                 Magi
                 ,
                 or
                 Sages
                 ,
                 (
                 commonly
                 called
                 the
                 three
                 Kings
                 )
                 who
                 ,
                 upon
                 sight
                 of
                 that
                 Star
                 ,
                 came
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 East
                 into
                 the
                 Country
                 of
                 Palestine
                 ,
                 or
                 Jewry
                 ,
                 to
                 adore
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 Manger
                 ,
                 where
                 (
                 a
                 Twelve-Month
                 after
                 Christs
                 Birth
                 )
                 they
                 presented
                 him
                 with
                 Myrrhe
                 ,
                 Gold
                 ,
                 and
                 Frankincense
                 ,
                 in
                 testimony
                 of
                 his
                 Regality
                 ,
                 Humanity
                 ,
                 and
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 whereof
                 Prudentius
                 in
                 the
                 following
                 verses
                 :
                 
                   
                     Hic
                     pretiosa
                     Magi
                     ,
                     sub
                     virginis
                     ubere
                     Christo
                  
                   
                     Dona
                     ferunt
                     Puero
                     ,
                     Myrrhae
                     ,
                     &
                     Thuris
                     ,
                     &
                     Auri
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Miratur
                     Genetrix
                     tot
                     casti
                     ventris
                     honores
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Seque
                     Deum
                     genuisse
                     ,
                     Hominem
                     ,
                     Regemque
                     Supremum
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 Which
                 are
                 thus
                 excellently
                 translated
                 by
                 Dr.
                 
                   Edward
                   Spark
                
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Primitive
                 Devotion
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Wise
                   men
                   ,
                   here
                   ,
                   Choise
                   Treasures
                   do
                   dispense
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   Christ
                   and
                   Mary
                   ,
                   Myrrhe
                   ,
                   Gold
                   ,
                   Frankincense
                   :
                
                 
                   While
                   thus
                   astonish'd
                   at
                   this
                   glorious
                   thing
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   maid
                   ,
                   at
                   once
                   ,
                   to
                   bear
                   God
                   ,
                   Man
                   ,
                   and
                   King
                   ;
                
              
               
                 Or
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Holy
                 Ghost's
                 appearing
                 in
                 the
                 Shape
                 of
                 a
                 Dove
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 Baptism
                 thirty
                 years
                 after
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 this
                 sixth
                 day
                 of
                 January
                 was
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 his
                 Baptism
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 it
                 is
                 also
                 called
                 by
                 
                   Alcas
                   Cyriacus
                
                 ,
                 an
                 
                   Arabique
                   Manuscript
                
                 of
                 Astronomical
                 Tables
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Arch
                 Bishop's
                 Archives
                 in
                 the
                 Oxford
                 Library
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 Learned
                 Dr.
                 Hammond
                 tells
                 me
                 )
                 The
                 Feast
                 of
                 Epiphany
                 ;
                 or
                 ,
                 Benediction
                 of
                 Waters
                 :
                 The
                 Vigil
                 whereof
                 was
                 of
                 Old
                 called
                 
                   Vigilia
                   Luminum
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ancients
                 were
                 then
                 wont
                 to
                 send
                 Lights
                 one
                 to
                 another
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 day
                 was
                 anciently
                 celebrated
                 by
                 the
                 Romans
                 ,
                 in
                 Honour
                 of
                 
                   Augustus
                   Caesar
                
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 conquest
                 of
                 
                   Parthia
                   ,
                   Egypt
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Media
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 thereupon
                 added
                 to
                 the
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 ,
                 wherefore
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 willing
                 to
                 change
                 that
                 Solemnity
                 for
                 a
                 better
                 ,
                 instituted
                 this
                 of
                 the
                 Epiphany
                 in
                 the
                 room
                 of
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 testification
                 of
                 his
                 true
                 Incarnation
                 ,
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 the
                 Purification
                 of
                 the
                 Blessed
                 Virgin
                 ,
                 when
                 Jesus
                 was
                 presented
                 in
                 the
                 Temple
                 ,
                 and
                 proclaimed
                 by
                 Simeon
                 and
                 Anna
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Messiah
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Feast
                 was
                 instituted
                 by
                 Justinian
                 the
                 Emperor
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 ,
                 542.
                 
              
               
                 Saint
                 Matthias
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Seventy
                 Disciples
                 ,
                 was
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 Ascension
                 )
                 chosen
                 Apostle
                 ,
                 by
                 Lot
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 room
                 of
                 Judas
                 the
                 Traytor
                 ;
                 He
                 Preached
                 the
                 Gospel
                 in
                 Macedonia
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 coming
                 afterwards
                 into
                 Judea
                 )
                 was
                 there
                 first
                 stoned
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Jews
                 ,
                 and
                 th●n
                 beheaded
                 after
                 the
                 Roman
                 manner
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Christ●
                
                 ,
                 51.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Feast
                 of
                 the
                 Annunciation
                 of
                 the
                 Blessed
                 Virgin
                 ,
                 is
                 kept
                 in
                 remembrance
                 of
                 the
                 time
                 when
                 the
                 Ang●l
                 Gabri●l
                 declared
                 our
                 Saviours
                 conception
                 ,
                 or
                 In●a●nation
                 by
                 the
                 Holy
                 Ghos●
                 .
              
               
                 Saint
                 Mark
                 the
                 Evangelist
                 ,
                 who
                 Penned
                 the
                 Life
                 ,
                 Acts
                 ,
                 Miracles
                 ,
                 Dea●h
                 ,
                 and
                 Resurrection
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 .
                 He
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Alexandria
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 Preached
                 the
                 Gospel
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 all
                 over
                 the
                 bordering
                 Regions
                 from
                 Egypt
                 to
                 Pentapolis
                 .
                 At
                 the
                 same
                 Alexandria
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Trajan
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 a
                 Cable-Rope
                 tyed
                 about
                 his
                 N●ck
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 drawn
                 from
                 
                 the
                 place
                 call'd
                 Bucolus
                 ,
                 unto
                 that
                 other
                 call'd
                 Augets
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 burnt
                 to
                 Ashes
                 by
                 the
                 Furious
                 Idolaters
                 (
                 against
                 whom
                 he
                 had
                 preached
                 )
                 
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 ,
                 63.
                 and
                 buried
                 at
                 Bucolus
                 .
              
               
                 Saint
                 Philip
                 ,
                 and
                 Saint
                 James
                 ,
                 both
                 Apostles
                 and
                 Martyrs
                 :
                 The
                 first
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Bethsaida
                 ,
                 who
                 preached
                 the
                 Gospel
                 in
                 Phrygia
                 ,
                 and
                 converted
                 the
                 Eunuch
                 Candaules
                 .
                 He
                 is
                 said
                 ,
                 by
                 some
                 ,
                 to
                 have
                 sent
                 twelve
                 Disciples
                 into
                 Britain
                 ,
                 for
                 conversion
                 thereof
                 .
                 But
                 at
                 length
                 the
                 Painims
                 laid
                 hold
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 Crucified
                 him
                 ,
                 at
                 Hierapolis
                 about
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 53.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 later
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Saint
                 James
                 the
                 lesser
                 ,
                 Son
                 of
                 Alpheus
                 ,
                 the
                 Author
                 of
                 that
                 excellent
                 Epistle
                 bearing
                 his
                 Name
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 for
                 his
                 Wisdom
                 and
                 Piety
                 ,
                 surnamed
                 the
                 Just.
                 After
                 the
                 Ascension
                 he
                 was
                 Created
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Jerusalem
                 ,
                 where
                 (
                 when
                 he
                 had
                 govern'd
                 that
                 Church
                 for
                 thirty
                 years
                 space
                 )
                 he
                 was
                 first
                 stoned
                 ,
                 and
                 afterward
                 placed
                 on
                 a
                 Pinacle
                 of
                 the
                 Temple
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 he
                 was
                 precipitated
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 (
                 lying
                 with
                 his
                 Thighs
                 broken
                 ,
                 and
                 half
                 dead
                 ,
                 lifting
                 up
                 his
                 Hands
                 to
                 Heaven
                 )
                 knocked
                 on
                 the
                 Head
                 with
                 a
                 Full●rs
                 club
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 seventh
                 year
                 of
                 Nero.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Feast
                 of
                 Saint
                 John
                 Baptist
                 ,
                 son
                 of
                 Zachary
                 and
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 and
                 who
                 was
                 of
                 the
                 Tribe
                 of
                 Levi
                 :
                 of
                 him
                 that
                 shewed
                 us
                 the
                 Lamb
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 the
                 Father
                 ,
                 which
                 taketh
                 away
                 the
                 Sins
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 :
                 who
                 nevertheless
                 was
                 beheaded
                 by
                 H●rod
                 the
                 Tetrarch
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 Herodias
                 (
                 the
                 Relict
                 of
                 his
                 Brother
                 
                   Philip
                   )
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 30.
                 
              
               
                 Saint
                 Peter
                 ,
                 and
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 whereof
                 was
                 chief
                 of
                 the
                 Apostles
                 ,
                 and
                 Preached
                 the
                 Gospel
                 in
                 
                   Pontus
                   ,
                   Galatia
                   ,
                   Cappadocia
                   ,
                   Bithynia
                   ,
                
                 and
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 )
                 at
                 Rome
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 aft●rwards
                 Crucified
                 ,
                 under
                 Nero
                 ,
                 with
                 his
                 Head
                 downward
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 that
                 was
                 his
                 desire
                 )
                 and
                 there
                 also
                 buried
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 latter
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Saint
                 Paul
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 being
                 called
                 of
                 Christ
                 himself
                 ,
                 after
                 his
                 Assumption
                 ,
                 and
                 number'd
                 in
                 the
                 Catalogue
                 of
                 the
                 Apostles
                 )
                 Preached
                 the
                 Gospel
                 from
                 Jerusalem
                 to
                 
                   Illyricum
                   ,
                   Italy
                
                 and
                 Spain
                 ;
                 and
                 was
                 beheaded
                 at
                 Rome
                 under
                 
                   Nero
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 ,
                 68.
                 on
                 the
                 third
                 Calends
                 of
                 July
                 ;
                 as
                 was
                 also
                 Saint
                 Peter
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 he
                 there
                 lyeth
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 Saint
                 James
                 (
                 the
                 greater
                 )
                 Brother
                 to
                 Saint
                 John
                 ,
                 Son
                 of
                 Zebedee
                 ,
                 an
                 Apostle
                 and
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 who
                 preached
                 the
                 Gospel
                 to
                 the
                 twelve
                 dispersed
                 Tribes
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 slain
                 by
                 the
                 Sword
                 (
                 or
                 Beheaded
                 )
                 by
                 
                   Herod
                   Agrippa
                
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Judea
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 ,
                 45
                 ,
                 where
                 also
                 he
                 was
                 buried
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 consequently
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Twelve
                 Apostles
                 in
                 Christs
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 Saint
                 Bartholomew
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 Nephew
                 (
                 some
                 say
                 )
                 and
                 Heir
                 to
                 a
                 King
                 of
                 Syria
                 ,
                 yet
                 both
                 an
                 Apostle
                 and
                 Martyr
                 .
                 He
                 preached
                 the
                 Gospel
                 to
                 the
                 Indians
                 ,
                 where
                 by
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Polemius
                 King
                 of
                 India
                 ,
                 He
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 beaten
                 with
                 Cudgels
                 ;
                 the
                 next
                 ,
                 Crucifi'd
                 and
                 Excoriated
                 ,
                 or
                 fleyed
                 alive
                 ,
                 as
                 fastned
                 on
                 the
                 Cross.
                 And
                 last
                 of
                 all
                 (
                 whilest
                 Breath
                 remained
                 )
                 Beheaded
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 ,
                 51.
                 
                 Wherefore
                 it
                 is
                 called
                 
                   Duplex
                   Festum
                
                 ,
                 some
                 keeping
                 also
                 the
                 Twenty
                 Fifth
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 the
                 Twenty
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 of
                 August
                 .
              
               
                 Saint
                 Matth●w
                 ,
                 who
                 being
                 a
                 Jew
                 by
                 Birth
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Publican
                 or
                 Toll-customer
                 by
                 Profession
                 ,
                 became
                 a
                 Disciple
                 ,
                 an
                 Apostle
                 ,
                 an
                 Evangelist
                 ,
                 and
                 Martyr
                 .
                 He
                 wrote
                 the
                 Gospel
                 of
                 Christ
                 in
                 the
                 Hebrew
                 tongue
                 ,
                 and
                 delivered
                 it
                 to
                 James
                 (
                 the
                 Brother
                 of
                 our
                 Lord
                 )
                 then
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Jerusalem
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 he
                 preached
                 in
                 Ethiopia
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 entertain'd
                 by
                 the
                 Eunuch
                 (
                 C●amberlain
                 to
                 Queen
                 Candace
                 )
                 whereof
                 mention
                 is
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 Acts
                 :
                 And
                 prevailed
                 so
                 far
                 that
                 Aeglippus
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 People
                 came
                 to
                 Baptism
                 :
                 but
                 there
                 reigning
                 after
                 him
                 one
                 Hyrtacus
                 ,
                 who
                 hated
                 
                 the
                 Apostle
                 ;
                 by
                 his
                 Command
                 he
                 was
                 run
                 thorow
                 with
                 a
                 Sword
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 71.
                 
              
               
                 Saint
                 Michael
                 (
                 the
                 Arch-Angel
                 )
                 is
                 he
                 ,
                 who
                 figured
                 Christ
                 ,
                 and
                 fought
                 for
                 his
                 Church
                 against
                 the
                 Red
                 Dragon
                 (
                 or
                 the
                 Devil
                 )
                 and
                 his
                 Angels
                 .
              
               
                 Saint
                 Luke
                 born
                 in
                 Syria
                 ,
                 by
                 Profession
                 a
                 Physician
                 of
                 Antioch
                 ,
                 an
                 Evangelist
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Penman
                 of
                 the
                 Apostles
                 Acts
                 :
                 who
                 accompanied
                 the
                 Apostles
                 in
                 their
                 Peregrination
                 ,
                 but
                 Especially
                 Paul
                 ,
                 and
                 died
                 at
                 Ephesus
                 in
                 the
                 Eighty
                 Fourth
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 where
                 also
                 he
                 was
                 buried
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 ,
                 74
                 ▪
                 But
                 many
                 years
                 after
                 Translated
                 ,
                 (
                 together
                 with
                 Andrew
                 and
                 Timothy
                 )
                 to
                 Constantinople
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Constantine
                 ,
                 Son
                 to
                 Constantine
                 the
                 Great
                 .
              
               
                 Saint
                 Simon
                 Zelotes
                 ,
                 and
                 Saint
                 Jude
                 the
                 Brother
                 of
                 James
                 ,
                 both
                 Apostles
                 of
                 Christ.
                 The
                 first
                 of
                 which
                 was
                 born
                 in
                 Cana
                 ,
                 a
                 Town
                 of
                 Galilee
                 ,
                 (
                 being
                 the
                 son
                 of
                 Mary
                 and
                 Cl●ophas
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 
                   Eusebius
                   ,
                   lib.
                
                 3.
                 
                 Ch.
                 11.
                 )
                 and
                 preached
                 the
                 Gospel
                 in
                 Egypt
                 and
                 Persia
                 ;
                 whence
                 he
                 returned
                 and
                 succeeded
                 Saint
                 James
                 in
                 the
                 Bishoprick
                 of
                 Jerusalem
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 Crucified
                 under
                 Trajan
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 120
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 last
                 Martyr
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Apostles
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 latter
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Saint
                 Jude
                 ,
                 (
                 likewise
                 called
                 Thaddaeus
                 ,
                 and
                 Lebbaeus
                 )
                 who
                 preached
                 the
                 Gospel
                 to
                 the
                 Edessaeans
                 ,
                 and
                 throughout
                 all
                 Mesopotamia
                 :
                 and
                 was
                 slain
                 at
                 Berytus
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Agbarus
                 King
                 of
                 Edessa
                 ,
                 where
                 also
                 he
                 was
                 very
                 honourably
                 buried
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 51.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Feast
                 of
                 All-Saints
                 ,
                 is
                 dedicated
                 to
                 all
                 Christs
                 Apostles
                 ,
                 Martyrs
                 ,
                 and
                 Holy
                 Confessors
                 in
                 general
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Saint
                 Andrew
                 ,
                 the
                 Brother
                 of
                 
                   Simon
                   Peter
                
                 ,
                 by
                 Profession
                 a
                 Fisher
                 ,
                 yet
                 an
                 Apostle
                 and
                 Martyr
                 :
                 Who
                 preached
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Scythians
                   ,
                   Sogdians
                   ,
                   Sacians
                
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Middle
                 Seabastopolis
                 :
                 After
                 that
                 in
                 
                   Cappadocia
                   ,
                   
                   Galatia
                   ,
                   Bithynia
                   ,
                
                 and
                 along
                 the
                 Euxine
                 Sea
                 :
                 Lastly
                 in
                 
                   Thrace
                   ,
                   Macedonia
                   ,
                   Thessally
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Achaia
                 ,
                 where
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Vespatian
                 )
                 he
                 was
                 Crucified
                 ,
                 by
                 Aegeas
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Edesseans
                 ,
                 and
                 buried
                 at
                 Patris
                 ,
                 a
                 City
                 of
                 Achaia
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 80.
                 year
                 of
                 Christ.
                 
              
               
                 Saint
                 
                   Thomas
                   Didymus
                
                 ,
                 Christs
                 Apostle
                 and
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 who
                 Preached
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Parthians
                   ,
                   Medes
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Persians
                 :
                 So
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Caramans
                   ,
                   Hircans
                   ,
                   Bactrians
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Magicians
                 :
                 and
                 was
                 slain
                 with
                 a
                 Dart
                 at
                 Calamina
                 ,
                 a
                 City
                 of
                 India
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 Honourably
                 buried
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 35.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Feast
                 of
                 Christs
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 which
                 without
                 all
                 doubt
                 ,
                 was
                 on
                 the
                 Twenty
                 Fifth
                 day
                 of
                 December
                 ;
                 as
                 is
                 fully
                 proved
                 by
                 that
                 Learned
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 
                   Edward
                   Fisher
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 in
                 his
                 Vindication
                 of
                 our
                 Gospel
                 Festivals
                 ;
                 a
                 Book
                 never
                 as
                 yet
                 (
                 that
                 I
                 know
                 of
                 )
                 answered
                 by
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 separation
                 ,
                 although
                 Printed
                 (
                 and
                 reprinted
                 )
                 ever
                 since
                 April
                 ,
                 1649.
                 
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 commonly
                 called
                 Christmass
                 from
                 the
                 old
                 Saxon
                 word
                 Maeppan
                 whence
                 the
                 
                   English
                   Misse
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mass
                 ,
                 signifies
                 a
                 Feast
                 ;
                 and
                 accordingly
                 with
                 them
                 any
                 Holy
                 or
                 Festival
                 day
                 is
                 called
                 Maeppan
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 that
                 is
                 Masse
                 day
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 doth
                 the
                 Greek
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Latine
                   Missa
                
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 the
                 common
                 word
                 Mensa
                 ,
                 is
                 but
                 lightly
                 removed
                 ,
                 and
                 signifies
                 the
                 Meat
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 the
                 Table
                 only
                 (
                 —
                 
                   Mensaeque
                   remotae
                
                 ,
                 in
                 Virgil
                 ,
                 the
                 Meat
                 taken
                 away
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Mensae
                   secundae
                
                 ,
                 the
                 second
                 Course
                 )
                 and
                 all
                 this
                 from
                 the
                 
                   Latin
                   ,
                   Missa
                
                 ,
                 because
                 
                   ad
                   Mensam
                   mittitur
                
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 sent
                 or
                 served
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 Table
                 .
                 So
                 the
                 Reverend
                 Dr.
                 Hammond
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Northern
                 parts
                 of
                 this
                 Nation
                 it
                 is
                 called
                 ,
                 Yule
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 
                   Latin
                   Jubilum
                
                 ,
                 which
                 signifies
                 a
                 time
                 of
                 Rejoycing
                 and
                 Festivity
                 .
                 By
                 the
                 Western
                 or
                 Latin
                 Church
                 ,
                 Luminaria
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 Light
                 :
                 because
                 they
                 used
                 many
                 Lights
                 and
                 Candles
                 at
                 this
                 Feast
                 ;
                 
                 or
                 rather
                 ,
                 because
                 Christ
                 the
                 Light
                 of
                 all
                 Lights
                 ,
                 that
                 true
                 Light
                 ,
                 then
                 came
                 into
                 the
                 World.
                 But
                 for
                 the
                 high
                 and
                 Excellent
                 Titles
                 which
                 the
                 Christian
                 Churches
                 gave
                 this
                 Feast
                 ;
                 See
                 the
                 above
                 mention'd
                 Mr.
                 
                   Fisher
                   ,
                   Sect.
                
                 3.
                 —
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 Basis
                 and
                 Foundation
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 Christian
                 Festivals
                 ,
                 and
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 Celebrated
                 accordingly
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Saint
                 Stephen
                 the
                 First
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 Ordained
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Seven
                 
                   Proto-Deacons
                   ,
                   Ut
                   bona
                   communia
                   curaret
                   ,
                   eaque
                   viduis
                   &
                   pauperibus
                   rectè
                   distribueret
                   ,
                
                 who
                 zealously
                 refuted
                 the
                 erroneous
                 Opinions
                 of
                 the
                 Jews
                 concerning
                 the
                 Messiah
                 ,
                 affirming
                 Jesus
                 Christ
                 of
                 Nazareth
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 true
                 one
                 foretold
                 by
                 the
                 Prophets
                 :
                 and
                 (
                 being
                 therefore
                 accused
                 of
                 Blasphemy
                 )
                 was
                 condemned
                 and
                 stoned
                 to
                 Death
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Jews
                 at
                 
                   Jerusalem
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 35.
                 
              
               
                 Saint
                 John
                 (
                 the
                 Brother
                 of
                 Saint
                 James
                 )
                 who
                 was
                 also
                 an
                 Evangelist
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 best
                 beloved
                 Apostle
                 .
                 He
                 preached
                 the
                 Gospel
                 in
                 Asia
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 Emperor
                 Trajan
                 exiled
                 him
                 into
                 Patmos
                 (
                 an
                 Isle
                 of
                 the
                 Egaean
                 Sea
                 )
                 where
                 he
                 wrote
                 his
                 Gospel
                 ,
                 afterward
                 published
                 at
                 Ephesus
                 ,
                 by
                 Gaius
                 his
                 Host
                 ,
                 and
                 Deacon
                 ,
                 After
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 Trajan
                 ,
                 he
                 returned
                 from
                 Patmos
                 ,
                 and
                 remain'd
                 at
                 Ephesus
                 ,
                 until
                 he
                 had
                 lived
                 120
                 years
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 died
                 of
                 an
                 
                   Apoplexy
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 104.
                 
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Innocents
                 of
                 Bethlehem
                 ,
                 slain
                 by
                 Herod
                 the
                 Great
                 ,
                 in
                 our
                 Saviours
                 stead
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 for
                 his
                 sake
                 :
                 amongst
                 whom
                 his
                 own
                 Son
                 (
                 as
                 some
                 Historians
                 affirm
                 )
                 escaped
                 not
                 his
                 (
                 till
                 then
                 )
                 unheard-of
                 cruelty
                 :
                 which
                 gave
                 
                   Augustus
                   Caesar
                
                 that
                 occasion
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   Melius
                   est
                   esse
                   Herodis
                   Porcum
                   ,
                   quam
                   Puerum
                
                 :
                 Better
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 Herods
                 Hog
                 ,
                 than
                 his
                 Son.
                 But
                 touching
                 this
                 ,
                 see
                 the
                 Learned
                 Mr.
                 Gregory
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 
                   Episc.
                   Puerorum
                
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Saints
                 and
                 Martyrs
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 cannot
                 
                 be
                 expected
                 they
                 shall
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 be
                 couch'd
                 in
                 this
                 small
                 Volume
                 :
                 so
                 neither
                 are
                 they
                 especially
                 in
                 favour
                 with
                 the
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 forbear
                 I
                 any
                 further
                 mention
                 thereof
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Ember
                 Weeks
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 Ember
                 Weeks
                 (
                 so
                 called
                 from
                 the
                 
                   Greek
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                  
                   ,
                   e.
                   i.
                   Dies
                
                 )
                 are
                 four
                 in
                 every
                 year
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 be
                 seen
                 in
                 the
                 Calendar
                 ,
                 and
                 anciently
                 
                   Wednesday
                   ,
                   Friday
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Saturday
                 ,
                 in
                 each
                 Fasted
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 old
                 verses
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Post
                   Cineres
                   ;
                   Pentec
                   .
                   post●rucem
                   ,
                   postque
                   Luciam
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mercurii
                   ,
                   Veneris
                   ,
                   Sabbatho
                   ,
                   Jejunia
                   fient
                   .
                
              
               
                 They
                 are
                 of
                 great
                 Antiquity
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 and
                 called
                 by
                 the
                 Latin
                 Fathers
                 ,
                 —
                 
                   Quatuor
                   Anni
                   tempora
                
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 (
                 beside
                 the
                 first
                 Institution
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 for
                 quarterly
                 Seasons
                 of
                 devotion
                 ,
                 proportioned
                 to
                 each
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 first
                 Fruits
                 of
                 every
                 Season
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 whole
                 and
                 each
                 Division
                 of
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 thereby
                 blest
                 ;
                 and
                 again
                 (
                 beside
                 their
                 answerableness
                 to
                 those
                 
                   Jejunia
                   quatuor
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Solemn
                 Fasting
                 days
                 of
                 the
                 Jews
                 before
                 mentioned
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 Christians
                 may
                 not
                 be
                 inferiour
                 to
                 them
                 in
                 that
                 Duty
                 )
                 an
                 admirable
                 use
                 is
                 assign'd
                 to
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 imitation
                 of
                 the
                 Apostles
                 ,
                 Acts
                 13.3
                 .
                 Others
                 think
                 they
                 are
                 call'd
                 Ember
                 days
                 ,
                 or
                 days
                 of
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 no
                 less
                 Antient
                 than
                 Religious
                 Custom
                 of
                 using
                 Hair-Cloath
                 and
                 Ashes
                 in
                 time
                 of
                 publick
                 Piety
                 and
                 Penance
                 :
                 Or
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Old
                 Custom
                 of
                 eating
                 nothing
                 on
                 those
                 days
                 till
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 only
                 a
                 Cake
                 baked
                 under
                 the
                 Embers
                 or
                 Ashes
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 called
                 
                   Panem
                   subcineritium
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Ember-bread
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Vigils
                 ,
                 or
                 Fasting
                 Eves
                 of
                 Festivals
                 .
              
               
                 IN
                 the
                 Apostles
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 time
                 after
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Poor
                 Christians
                 durst
                 not
                 appear
                 in
                 publick
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 continual
                 Snares
                 ,
                 Treacheries
                 ,
                 and
                 Persecution
                 of
                 Tyrants
                 and
                 Enemies
                 of
                 their
                 Religion
                 ,
                 they
                 were
                 forc'd
                 to
                 meet
                 in
                 the
                 Night
                 time
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Exercise
                 of
                 their
                 Devotion
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 Church
                 after
                 the
                 times
                 of
                 the
                 Apostles
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 stood
                 not
                 in
                 Fear
                 of
                 any
                 Persecution
                 ,
                 they
                 publickly
                 watched
                 and
                 Fasted
                 in
                 their
                 Churches
                 all
                 Easter
                 Week
                 long
                 ;
                 but
                 especially
                 on
                 the
                 Eve
                 of
                 the
                 Resurrection
                 .
                 The
                 Vigils
                 of
                 this
                 Feast
                 (
                 saith
                 
                   Eusebius
                   ,
                   lib.
                
                 4.
                 
                   de
                   vita
                   Const.
                
                 )
                 were
                 made
                 as
                 Light
                 as
                 day
                 ,
                 by
                 hanging
                 out
                 great
                 Waxed
                 Lights
                 throughout
                 the
                 whole
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 Lamps
                 ,
                 mystically
                 expressing
                 the
                 light
                 of
                 Salvation
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 then
                 ready
                 to
                 shine
                 forth
                 .
                 Whence
                 grew
                 the
                 Custom
                 both
                 for
                 Christian
                 Men
                 and
                 Women
                 ,
                 to
                 watch
                 and
                 Fast
                 on
                 the
                 Eves
                 of
                 great
                 Solemnities
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 Churches
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 Sepulchres
                 of
                 Saints
                 and
                 Martyrs
                 ;
                 whereof
                 Flavianus
                 and
                 Diodorus
                 of
                 Antioch
                 ,
                 are
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Authors
                 .
              
               
                 Afterwards
                 by
                 the
                 perswasion
                 of
                 Leontius
                 ,
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Antioch
                 ,
                 this
                 Custom
                 of
                 Watching
                 and
                 Fasting
                 at
                 Sepulchres
                 ,
                 was
                 restrained
                 to
                 the
                 Church
                 only
                 about
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 375.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 ,
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 in
                 process
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 these
                 Nocturnal
                 and
                 promiscuous
                 Watchings
                 ,
                 occasion'd
                 much
                 wickedness
                 ,
                 therefore
                 were
                 the
                 Women
                 interdicted
                 access
                 thither
                 ,
                 
                   eò
                   quod
                   saepe
                
                 (
                 saith
                 the
                 Canon
                 )
                 
                   sub
                   Obtentu
                   orationis
                   ,
                   scelera
                   latenter
                   committantur
                   .
                
                 —
                 At
                 length
                 the
                 Vigils
                 themselves
                 were
                 inhibit●d
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 Fasts
                 (
                 which
                 are
                 kept
                 on
                 the
                 Eves
                 of
                 the
                 greatest
                 Festivals
                 ,
                 and
                 observed
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 the
                 Holy
                 Fast
                 of
                 Lent
                 ,
                 )
                 instituted
                 in
                 their
                 stead
                 ;
                 howbeit
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 still
                 called
                 
                 Vigils
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 the
                 Name
                 of
                 a
                 Duty
                 therein
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 was
                 confirm'd
                 by
                 Innocent
                 the
                 3.
                 about
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Grace
                 1210.
                 
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 very
                 purpose
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 God
                 (
                 saith
                 Judicious
                 Hooker
                 )
                 both
                 in
                 the
                 Number
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Fasts
                 ,
                 hath
                 been
                 not
                 only
                 to
                 preserve
                 thereby
                 ,
                 throughout
                 all
                 Ages
                 the
                 remembrance
                 of
                 Miseries
                 heretofore
                 sustain'd
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 causes
                 in
                 our selves
                 out
                 of
                 which
                 they
                 have
                 risen
                 ,
                 that
                 Men
                 considering
                 the
                 one
                 ,
                 might
                 fear
                 the
                 other
                 the
                 more
                 ,
                 but
                 farther
                 also
                 to
                 temper
                 the
                 mind
                 ,
                 lest
                 contrary
                 affections
                 coming
                 in
                 place
                 should
                 make
                 it
                 too
                 profuse
                 and
                 dissolute
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 respect
                 it
                 seemeth
                 that
                 Fasts
                 have
                 been
                 set
                 as
                 Ushers
                 of
                 Festival
                 days
                 ,
                 for
                 prevention
                 of
                 those
                 disorders
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 might
                 be
                 ,
                 wherein
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 world
                 always
                 will
                 deserve
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 hath
                 done
                 ,
                 Blame
                 ;
                 because
                 such
                 Evil
                 being
                 not
                 possible
                 to
                 be
                 rooted
                 out
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 we
                 can
                 do
                 ,
                 is
                 in
                 keeping
                 them
                 low
                 ;
                 and
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 chiefly
                 the
                 Fruit
                 we
                 look
                 for
                 )
                 to
                 create
                 in
                 the
                 minds
                 of
                 Men
                 ,
                 a
                 Love
                 towards
                 frugal
                 and
                 severe
                 Life
                 ,
                 to
                 undermine
                 the
                 Pallace
                 of
                 wantonness
                 to
                 plant
                 Parsimony
                 as
                 Nature
                 ,
                 where
                 Riotousness
                 hath
                 been
                 studyed
                 ,
                 to
                 harden
                 whom
                 pleasure
                 would
                 melt
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 help
                 the
                 Tumors
                 which
                 always
                 fulness
                 breedeth
                 ,
                 that
                 Childr●n
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 Wool
                 of
                 their
                 Infancy
                 ,
                 dyed
                 with
                 hardness
                 ,
                 may
                 never
                 afterwards
                 change
                 Colour
                 :
                 That
                 the
                 Poor
                 ,
                 whose
                 perpetual
                 Fasts
                 are
                 Necessity
                 ,
                 may
                 with
                 better
                 contentment
                 endure
                 the
                 hunger
                 which
                 Virtue
                 causeth
                 others
                 so
                 often
                 to
                 choose
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 advice
                 of
                 Religion
                 it self
                 so
                 far
                 to
                 esteem
                 above
                 the
                 contrary
                 ;
                 that
                 they
                 ,
                 which
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 do
                 lead
                 sensual
                 and
                 easie
                 lives
                 ;
                 they
                 which
                 are
                 not
                 plagued
                 like
                 other
                 men
                 ,
                 may
                 by
                 a
                 publick
                 Spectacle
                 of
                 all
                 be
                 still
                 put
                 in
                 mind
                 what
                 themselves
                 are
                 .
                 —
                 Finally
                 ,
                 that
                 every
                 man
                 may
                 be
                 every
                 
                 Man
                 's
                 daily
                 guide
                 and
                 example
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 Fasting
                 to
                 declare
                 Humility
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 Praise
                 to
                 express
                 Joy
                 in
                 the
                 sight
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 although
                 it
                 have
                 herein
                 befallen
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 as
                 sometimes
                 David
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 speech
                 of
                 the
                 one
                 may
                 be
                 truly
                 the
                 voice
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 My
                 Soul
                 Fasted
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 that
                 was
                 also
                 turn'd
                 to
                 my
                 Reproof
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 Learned
                 and
                 useful
                 Discourse
                 touching
                 the
                 right
                 Observation
                 and
                 Keeping
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Feast
                 of
                 Easter
                 ,
                 occasion'd
                 by
                 a
                 Complaint
                 against
                 the
                 Almanack-makers
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Council
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1664.
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 all
                 had
                 been
                 mistaken
                 in
                 the
                 Celebration
                 of
                 this
                 great
                 Feast
                 .
              
               
                 IN
                 the
                 year
                 1665.
                 the
                 Holy
                 Feast
                 of
                 Easter
                 falls
                 out
                 on
                 March
                 the
                 26.
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Sunday
                 following
                 the
                 first
                 Full
                 Moon
                 nex●
                 a●ter
                 the
                 
                   Vernal
                   Equinox
                
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 ,
                 I
                 hope
                 ,
                 we
                 Almanack-writers
                 shall
                 not
                 this
                 year
                 be
                 accused
                 for
                 mistaking
                 the
                 time
                 thereof
                 ,
                 as
                 all
                 of
                 us
                 were
                 the
                 last
                 year
                 1664.
                 a
                 whole
                 week
                 ;
                 though
                 without
                 any
                 just
                 cause
                 on
                 our
                 part
                 ,
                 Nevertheless
                 somebody
                 (
                 who
                 would
                 be
                 thought
                 wiser
                 perhaps
                 than
                 yet
                 the
                 world
                 thinks
                 him
                 )
                 made
                 it
                 look'd
                 upon
                 as
                 a
                 great
                 discovery
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 gloried
                 in
                 it
                 than
                 ever
                 I
                 heard
                 Columbus
                 did
                 of
                 his
                 discovering
                 America
                 :
                 yet
                 was
                 so
                 purblind
                 as
                 not
                 to
                 discover
                 Five
                 whole
                 Weeks
                 of
                 the
                 like
                 Errour
                 but
                 the
                 very
                 year
                 before
                 .
                 
                 Our
                 Easter
                 then
                 falling
                 not
                 till
                 the
                 19
                 of
                 April
                 ,
                 which
                 should
                 have
                 been
                 the
                 15.
                 of
                 March
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 good
                 old
                 Rule
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 indeed
                 was
                 it
                 any
                 new
                 thing
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 Errour
                 at
                 all
                 of
                 ours
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Celebration
                 thereof
                 should
                 the
                 last
                 year
                 fall
                 seven
                 days
                 later
                 then
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 do
                 ,
                 that
                 being
                 the
                 twentieth
                 time
                 it
                 hath
                 so
                 happen'd
                 since
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 1600
                 ,
                 viz.
                 In
                 the
                 years
                 ,
                 1602.
                 1609.
                 1610.
                 1613.
                 1616.
                 1619.
                 1620.
                 1623.
                 1626.
                 1630.
                 1637.
                 1640.
                 1643.
                 1646.
                 1647.
                 1650.
                 1653.
                 1657.
                 1661.
                 and
                 the
                 last
                 year
                 ,
                 1664.
                 and
                 so
                 will
                 again
                 (
                 unless
                 the
                 Julian
                 Calendar
                 ,
                 which
                 yet
                 we
                 follow
                 ,
                 be
                 reform'd
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 years
                 ,
                 1667.
                 1669.
                 1673.
                 1677.
                 1681.
                 1684.
                 1685.
                 1687.
                 1688.
                 1691.
                 1694.
                 1697.
                 and
                 31
                 times
                 more
                 before
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 1800.
                 
              
               
                 Nor
                 is
                 this
                 all
                 :
                 For
                 there
                 often
                 happens
                 a
                 whole
                 Months
                 Errour
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Celebration
                 thereof
                 ,
                 having
                 already
                 fallen
                 out
                 so
                 three
                 years
                 since
                 that
                 of
                 Christ
                 1600
                 ,
                 viz.
                 in
                 the
                 years
                 ,
                 1625.
                 1652.
                 and
                 1655.
                 and
                 so
                 will
                 again
                 (
                 without
                 correction
                 of
                 the
                 Calendar
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 years
                 ,
                 1679.
                 1682.
                 1720.
                 1723.
                 1747.
                 1750.
                 1774.
                 1777.
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 1807.
                 
                 For
                 in
                 those
                 years
                 there
                 will
                 happen
                 (
                 from
                 the
                 Aequinox
                 )
                 two
                 Full-Moons
                 befo●e
                 our
                 Easter
                 can
                 be
                 kept
                 .
              
               
                 Nay
                 ,
                 there
                 falls
                 out
                 very
                 often
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 35
                 days
                 (
                 or
                 five
                 Weeks
                 )
                 errour
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 our
                 Easter
                 ,
                 having
                 already
                 fallen
                 out
                 so
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 eleven
                 times
                 since
                 the
                 year
                 1600.
                 viz.
                 in
                 the
                 years
                 ,
                 1603.
                 1606.
                 1614.
                 1617.
                 1622.
                 1633.
                 1636.
                 1641.
                 1644.
                 1660.
                 and
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 said
                 before
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 1663.
                 and
                 so
                 will
                 again
                 (
                 without
                 amendment
                 of
                 the
                 Calendar
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 years
                 ,
                 1671.
                 1674.
                 1690.
                 1693.
                 1698.
                 1701.
                 and
                 just
                 twenty
                 times
                 more
                 before
                 the
                 year
                 1800.
                 
              
               
               
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 years
                 ,
                 2437.
                 2446.
                 2491
                 ,
                 &c.
                 there
                 will
                 be
                 42
                 days
                 Errour
                 ,
                 and
                 sometimes
                 afterwards
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 49
                 days
                 :
                 And
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 year
                 2698.
                 (
                 if
                 the
                 old
                 Calendar
                 should
                 still
                 be
                 continued
                 )
                 it
                 will
                 never
                 again
                 happen
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Rule
                 of
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 which
                 fixeth
                 it
                 on
                 the
                 Sunday
                 following
                 the
                 first
                 Full-Moon
                 ,
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 
                   Vernal
                   Equinox
                
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 Cause
                 of
                 which
                 Errours
                 is
                 the
                 Precession
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Aequinoctium
                   Vernum
                
                 ,
                 which
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 Nic●ne
                 Council
                 to
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 hath
                 anticipated
                 no
                 fewer
                 than
                 Eleven
                 days
                 ,
                 falling
                 now
                 the
                 Tenth
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 whereas
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 that
                 Council
                 it
                 was
                 on
                 the
                 Twenty
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Month.
                 And
                 the
                 reason
                 of
                 this
                 Anticipation
                 is
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 exceeds
                 the
                 true
                 Solar
                 year
                 ,
                 by
                 10
                 Minutes
                 ,
                 48
                 Seconds
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabout
                 ,
                 which
                 causes
                 the
                 Aequinoxes
                 and
                 Solstices
                 yearly
                 to
                 change
                 their
                 places
                 ,
                 and
                 fly
                 backwards
                 so
                 many
                 Minutes
                 and
                 Seconds
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lunations
                 also
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 too
                 great
                 Quantity
                 allowed
                 them
                 ,
                 do
                 in
                 every
                 19
                 years
                 anticipate
                 almost
                 an
                 hour
                 and
                 an
                 half
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 312
                 years
                 and
                 a
                 half
                 ,
                 one
                 whole
                 day
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 not
                 exactly
                 to
                 be
                 found
                 by
                 the
                 Golden
                 Number
                 ,
                 although
                 on
                 those
                 Lunations
                 the
                 Feast
                 of
                 Easter
                 dependeth
                 ,
                 as
                 of
                 it
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Moveable
                 Feasts
                 :
                 which
                 is
                 another
                 cause
                 of
                 those
                 Errours
                 ,
                 and
                 both
                 together
                 the
                 First
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 Roman
                 Emendation
                 ,
                 whereby
                 that
                 Church
                 doth
                 always
                 produce
                 Easter
                 on
                 the
                 Sunday
                 following
                 the
                 first
                 Full-Moon
                 next
                 after
                 the
                 
                   Vernal
                   Aequinox
                
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Decree
                 of
                 the
                 Nicene
                 Council
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 here
                 I
                 could
                 willingly
                 (
                 and
                 indeed
                 intended
                 to
                 )
                 have
                 demonstrated
                 how
                 all
                 this
                 might
                 be
                 remedied
                 :
                 but
                 that
                 multiplicity
                 of
                 business
                 (
                 which
                 Steers
                 my
                 thoughts
                 another
                 course
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Narrow
                 limits
                 
                 I
                 am
                 here
                 confin'd
                 to
                 ,
                 do
                 both
                 obstruct
                 and
                 discourage
                 me
                 .
                 All
                 therefore
                 I
                 shall
                 further
                 say
                 is
                 this
                 ,
                 I
                 do
                 much
                 wonder
                 that
                 this
                 Lyncaeus
                 (
                 whoever
                 he
                 was
                 )
                 that
                 so
                 vainly
                 boasted
                 of
                 his
                 discovery
                 of
                 that
                 one
                 Weeks
                 pretended
                 Errour
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Easter
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 traduced
                 us
                 all
                 with
                 Ignorance
                 or
                 Inadvertency
                 ,
                 should
                 himself
                 not
                 yet
                 discover
                 that
                 real
                 Errour
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 those
                 Rules
                 prefixed
                 to
                 the
                 New
                 
                   Common
                   Prayer-Book
                
                 Printed
                 by
                 
                   John
                   Bill
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Christopher
                   Barker
                   .
                   Anno
                
                 1664.
                 (
                 the
                 very
                 year
                 of
                 that
                 his
                 great
                 Discovery
                 )
                 which
                 pretends
                 to
                 shew
                 how
                 to
                 know
                 when
                 the
                 Moveable
                 Feasts
                 and
                 Holy-days
                 begin
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Easter-day
                   (
                   on
                   which
                   the
                   rest
                   depend
                   )
                   is
                   always
                   the
                   First
                   Sunday
                   after
                   the
                   first
                   Full-Moon
                   ,
                   which
                   happens
                   next
                   after
                   the
                   One
                   and
                   Twentieth
                   day
                   of
                   March.
                   And
                   if
                   the
                   Full-Moon
                   happens
                   upon
                   a
                   
                     Sunday
                     ,
                     Easter-day
                  
                   is
                   the
                   Sunday
                   after
                   .
                
              
               
                 For
                 although
                 that
                 Rule
                 be
                 true
                 enough
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Gregorian
                 ,
                 yet
                 it
                 is
                 altogether
                 mistaken
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 in
                 no
                 wise
                 applicable
                 to
                 our
                 Julian
                 Account
                 (
                 which
                 yet
                 the
                 Table
                 of
                 Moveable
                 Feasts
                 in
                 the
                 said
                 
                   Common
                   Prayer-Book
                
                 ,
                 calculated
                 for
                 40
                 years
                 ,
                 regardeth
                 only
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 must
                 be
                 followed
                 until
                 his
                 Majesty
                 shall
                 think
                 fit
                 to
                 command
                 a
                 better
                 ,
                 )
                 and
                 therefore
                 very
                 improper
                 for
                 that
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 I
                 hope
                 the
                 Most
                 Reverend
                 Father
                 in
                 God
                 ,
                 his
                 Grace
                 ,
                 the
                 Lord
                 Arch-Bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 will
                 make
                 it
                 his
                 concern
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 to
                 cause
                 this
                 Errour
                 to
                 be
                 rectified
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 due
                 time
                 also
                 move
                 His
                 Sacred
                 Majesty
                 to
                 assume
                 the
                 Glory
                 of
                 a
                 better
                 Emendation
                 of
                 the
                 Calendar
                 ,
                 than
                 yet
                 the
                 Roman
                 Church
                 can
                 boast
                 of
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 APOTELESMA
                 :
                 or
                 ,
                 The
                 Nativity
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 and
                 Revolution
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 'Le
                 not
                 trouble
                 my self
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Reader
                 with
                 the
                 various
                 Opinions
                 of
                 Men
                 and
                 Nations
                 concerning
                 the
                 Lapsed
                 years
                 of
                 the
                 World's
                 Creation
                 ;
                 some
                 being
                 utterly
                 lost
                 in
                 conceipts
                 that
                 repugn
                 Philosophy
                 ,
                 others
                 sway'd
                 with
                 Philosophical
                 Conjectures
                 destructive
                 to
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 miserably
                 varying
                 one
                 from
                 another
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 Heathens
                 afford
                 us
                 no
                 satisfaction
                 ,
                 [
                 Epicurus
                 ,
                 and
                 Aristotle
                 will
                 not
                 allow
                 it
                 had
                 any
                 beginning
                 .
                 ]
                 The
                 Jews
                 are
                 w●etchedly
                 dissenting
                 in
                 their
                 accompts
                 ;
                 [
                 Philo
                 and
                 Josephus
                 irreconcileable
                 .
                 ]
                 The
                 Samaritans
                 differing
                 from
                 the
                 Jews
                 ,
                 and
                 indeed
                 all
                 others
                 ,
                 The
                 Jews
                 from
                 the
                 Christians
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 ;
                 Scaliger
                 and
                 Petavius
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Latins
                   ,
                   Clemens
                   Alexandrinus
                
                 and
                 Nicephorus
                 among
                 the
                 Greeks
                 .
              
               
                 T
                 is
                 true
                 ,
                 Longomontanus
                 (
                 a
                 most
                 learned
                 modern
                 Astronomer
                 )
                 with
                 a
                 
                   silere
                   amplius
                   nequeo
                
                 ,
                 takes
                 boldly
                 upon
                 him
                 to
                 discover
                 this
                 grand
                 secret
                 from
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 's
                 Apogaeum
                 supposing
                 the
                 Sun's
                 Eccentricity
                 immutable
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Apogaeum
                 a
                 yearly
                 motion
                 of
                 One
                 Minute
                 ,
                 One
                 Second
                 ,
                 Fifty
                 Thirds
                 ,
                 Fourteen
                 Fourths
                 ,
                 stiling
                 it
                 
                   Illus●re
                   testimonium
                   de
                   Mundi
                   Exordio
                   ,
                   &
                   duratione
                   hactenus
                   .
                
                 —
                 For
                 ,
                 by
                 positing
                 the
                 Sun
                 's
                 Apogaeum
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 Aries
                 at
                 the
                 Creation
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Perigaeum
                 in
                 the
                 opposite
                 point
                 Libra
                 :
                 He
                 concludes
                 of
                 4000
                 years
                 (
                 within
                 a
                 half
                 )
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Creation
                 and
                 the
                 Passion
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 till
                 the
                 1588
                 th
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Incarnation
                 ,
                 5554.
                 (
                 allowing
                 33
                 whole
                 years
                 for
                 our
                 Saviour's
                 Age
                 ,
                 with
                 addition
                 of
                 the
                 time
                 intercepted
                 betwixt
                 his
                 Nativity
                 and
                 Passion
                 .
                 )
                 And
                 this
                 ,
                 this
                 learned
                 Author
                 grounds
                 on
                 the
                 accurate
                 Observations
                 of
                 his
                 learned
                 Master
                 Ticho-Brahe
                 .
                 (
                 who
                 indeed
                 concluded
                 the
                 progress
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 's
                 
                   Apogaeum
                   ,
                   (
                   S.S.S.
                
                 )
                 till
                 that
                 year
                 ,
                 55
                 degrees
                 ,
                 30
                 Minutes
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 the
                 End
                 we
                 might
                 compare
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 the
                 Observations
                 of
                 sundry
                 old
                 and
                 late
                 Astronomers
                 ,
                 throughout
                 the
                 respective
                 Ages
                 they
                 lived
                 in
                 ,
                 exhibits
                 to
                 our
                 view
                 the
                 following
                 Table
                 of
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     Place
                     of
                     the
                     Sun
                     's
                     Apogaeum
                     ,
                     from
                     the
                     beginning
                     of
                     the
                     World
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     true
                     
                       Vernal
                       Aequinox
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       In
                       the
                       several
                       Ages
                       of
                       —
                    
                     
                       Years
                       of
                       the
                       World.
                       
                    
                     
                       Deduct
                       .
                    
                     
                       Observat
                       .
                    
                     
                       Difference
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Hipparchus
                         Rhodius
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       3810
                    
                     
                       65
                    
                     
                       16
                    
                     
                       65
                    
                     
                       30
                    
                     
                       14
                    
                     
                       Min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         C.
                         Ptolemaeus
                         Alexandriae
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       4099
                    
                     
                       70
                    
                     
                       3
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Albategnius
                         Maham
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       4849
                    
                     
                       82
                    
                     
                       53
                    
                     
                       82
                    
                     
                       16
                    
                     
                       37
                    
                     
                       Min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Guarterus
                         Norimberg
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       5454
                    
                     
                       93
                    
                     
                       43
                    
                     
                       94
                    
                     
                       15
                    
                     
                       32
                    
                     
                       Min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Nicolaus
                         Copernicus
                         Tur.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       5492
                    
                     
                       94
                    
                     
                       23
                    
                     
                       95
                    
                     
                       8
                    
                     
                       45
                    
                     
                       Min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Tycho-Braheus
                         Dan.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       5554
                    
                     
                       95
                    
                     
                       30
                    
                     
                       95
                    
                     
                       30
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       Min.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Whereby
                 it
                 appears
                 that
                 the
                 moved
                 Apogaeum
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 proportionably
                 deduced
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Annual
                 motion
                 here
                 allowed
                 it
                 )
                 throughout
                 the
                 respective
                 Ages
                 of
                 their
                 Astronomers
                 ,
                 differs
                 no
                 where
                 more
                 than
                 45
                 Minutes
                 ,
                 from
                 what
                 it
                 was
                 observed
                 by
                 them
                 ,
                 Ptolemy
                 excepted
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 as
                 saith
                 Longomontanus
                 )
                 too
                 confidently
                 maintained
                 that
                 
                 Hipparchus's
                 supposition
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 's
                 Apogaeum
                 had
                 continued
                 invariable
                 until
                 his
                 time
                 ;
                 his
                 observations
                 :
                 being
                 without
                 all
                 question
                 violently
                 fitted
                 to
                 such
                 a
                 purpose
                 .
              
               
               
                 And
                 (
                 to
                 say
                 the
                 truth
                 )
                 were
                 it
                 that
                 we
                 had
                 the
                 Sun
                 's
                 Apogaeum
                 precisely
                 and
                 uncontroulably
                 so
                 determined
                 by
                 Longomontanus
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 by
                 any
                 other
                 ;
                 very
                 well
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 called
                 
                   Illustre
                   testimonium
                
                 of
                 the
                 Worlds
                 Original
                 .
                 But
                 forsomuch
                 as
                 later
                 Authors
                 do
                 all
                 or
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 differ
                 (
                 more
                 or
                 less
                 )
                 from
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 Annual
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 's
                 Apogaeum
                 ,
                 and
                 consequently
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 thereof
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 instance
                 Bullialdus
                 ,
                 who
                 makes
                 it
                 this
                 year
                 (
                 viz.
                 1655.
                 )
                 much
                 less
                 than
                 he
                 ,
                 viz.
                 3s.
                 6°
                 .
                 26′
                 .
                 27″
                 .
                 by
                 abating
                 5
                 Seconds
                 of
                 what
                 Longomontanus
                 allows
                 for
                 its
                 Annual
                 Motion
                 ;
                 )
                 I
                 dare
                 not
                 confidently
                 build
                 upon
                 this
                 Foundation
                 :
                 which
                 would
                 (
                 this
                 year
                 1655.
                 )
                 compute
                 of
                 above
                 5621
                 years
                 since
                 the
                 Creation
                 ,
                 yet
                 that
                 far
                 short
                 of
                 what
                 arises
                 from
                 Bullialdus
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 Age
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 should
                 now
                 be
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 6091
                 years
                 ;
                 both
                 of
                 them
                 exceeding
                 (
                 but
                 the
                 later
                 by
                 far
                 )
                 that
                 Account
                 which
                 the
                 latest
                 and
                 best
                 Chronologers
                 sit
                 down
                 with
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 hence
                 (
                 also
                 )
                 we
                 receive
                 very
                 little
                 or
                 no
                 satisfaction
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 let
                 the
                 Age
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 be
                 what
                 it
                 please
                 :
                 the
                 Season
                 of
                 its
                 Birth
                 I
                 undoubtedly
                 take
                 to
                 be
                 Spring
                 ,
                 the
                 particle
                 of
                 time
                 in
                 which
                 that
                 mighty
                 Giant
                 (
                 the
                 Sun
                 )
                 began
                 his
                 unwearied
                 course
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 appearance
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 scruple
                 of
                 Aries
                 in
                 the
                 Meridian
                 of
                 Mesopotamia
                 ,
                 where
                 Paradise
                 is
                 ,
                 by
                 men
                 very
                 learned
                 both
                 in
                 Divinity
                 and
                 Geography
                 ,
                 affirm'd
                 to
                 have
                 stood
                 ,
                 unless
                 we
                 admit
                 of
                 such
                 Allegories
                 as
                 make
                 Paradise
                 to
                 signifie
                 a
                 place
                 of
                 Pleasure
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 four
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 Four
                 Cardinal
                 Vertues
                 ;
                 or
                 hoist
                 it
                 up
                 in
                 the
                 Air
                 under
                 the
                 Moons
                 Orbit
                 ,
                 fancying
                 those
                 Rivers
                 to
                 fall
                 down
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 running
                 under
                 the
                 Ocean
                 to
                 rise
                 up
                 again
                 in
                 those
                 places
                 where
                 now
                 they
                 are
                 found
                 :
                 the
                 one
                 Opinion
                 being
                 as
                 unwarantable
                 as
                 the
                 other
                 .
              
               
               
                 For
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 as
                 true
                 as
                 truth
                 it self
                 ,
                 that
                 God
                 instituted
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Ecclesiastical
                 year
                 at
                 the
                 
                   Vernal
                   Aequinox
                
                 :
                 whereby
                 he
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 People
                 the
                 Beginning
                 of
                 the
                 years
                 which
                 the
                 Patriarchs
                 had
                 observed
                 before
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 they
                 by
                 their
                 long
                 Conversation
                 with
                 the
                 Egyptians
                 had
                 discontinued
                 ,
                 whence
                 the
                 soundest
                 ,
                 both
                 Divines
                 and
                 Historians
                 conclude
                 ,
                 that
                 God
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 Israelites
                 the
                 Ancient
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 and
                 the
                 true
                 beginning
                 thereof
                 ,
                 partly
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 a
                 memorial
                 of
                 their
                 departure
                 out
                 of
                 Egypt
                 ,
                 partly
                 that
                 the
                 Worlds
                 Creation
                 might
                 be
                 recorded
                 ,
                 and
                 partly
                 that
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 a
                 Prophecy
                 o●
                 Christ
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 to
                 suffer
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 Creation
                 ,
                 the
                 celebration
                 of
                 the
                 Passover
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Rede●ption
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 Christ
                 )
                 do
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 fall
                 out
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 that
                 the
                 Patriarchs
                 had
                 this
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 who
                 can
                 doubt
                 it
                 ?
                 They
                 had
                 the
                 most
                 natural
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 is
                 that
                 which
                 fixes
                 its
                 Original
                 at
                 the
                 
                   Vernal
                   Aequinox
                
                 .
                 For
                 seeing
                 the
                 Mode
                 of
                 Perfection
                 is
                 two-fold
                 ,
                 One
                 
                   cùm
                   res
                   fit
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Other
                 
                   cùm
                   facta
                   est
                
                 ,
                 the
                 consummate
                 Perfection
                 doth
                 in
                 no
                 wise
                 app●rtain
                 to
                 the
                 Birth
                 of
                 the
                 thing
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Inchoate
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 may
                 say
                 )
                 Vernant
                 .
                 For
                 illustration
                 whereof
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 added
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Spring
                 is
                 the
                 most
                 beautiful
                 time
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 most
                 proper
                 for
                 g●neration
                 of
                 things
                 :
                 Which
                 Moses
                 not
                 Obscurely
                 implyeth
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Terram
                   germinasse
                   herbam
                   vir●ntem
                
                 .
                 Neither
                 is
                 the
                 Objection
                 of
                 
                 Adam's
                 plucking
                 Fruit
                 from
                 off
                 the
                 forbidden-Tree
                 available
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 very
                 well
                 known
                 that
                 in
                 some
                 Eastern
                 Countries
                 (
                 yea
                 elsewhere
                 )
                 they
                 have
                 Fruit
                 growing
                 twice
                 a
                 year
                 ;
                 t●e
                 
                   Poma
                   aurea
                
                 of
                 Spain
                 ,
                 both
                 at
                 Spring
                 and
                 Autumn
                 .
                 No●
                 does
                 the
                 great
                 Volume
                 of
                 Heaven
                 but
                 confirm
                 this
                 Opinion
                 ,
                 whilst
                 the
                 Dodecatemory
                 
                 of
                 Aries
                 Commences
                 the
                 natural
                 year
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 first
                 Conversion
                 ,
                 or
                 change
                 of
                 these
                 sublunary
                 things
                 is
                 caused
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 conclude
                 this
                 point
                 ,
                 The
                 Chaldaeans
                 had
                 their
                 Learning
                 and
                 Wisdom
                 from
                 the
                 Hebrews
                 :
                 Now
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 they
                 appointed
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 at
                 the
                 
                   Vernal
                   Aequinox
                
                 ,
                 as
                 did
                 also
                 the
                 Persians
                 ;
                 't
                 is
                 v●ry
                 pro●able
                 they
                 borrowed
                 this
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 from
                 t●e
                 He●●ews
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 saith
                 
                   Scaliger
                   ,
                   Exerc.
                
                 257.
                 
                 
                   Mundum
                   verè
                   ortum
                   primò
                   ,
                   &
                   autumnaut
                   sapientes
                   &
                   credere
                   par
                   est
                   .
                
                 So
                 runs
                 (
                 also
                 )
                 the
                 sentence
                 of
                 pious
                 Antiquity
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Hâc
                   est
                   illa
                   dies
                   quinta
                   &
                   vigesima
                   Marti
                   ,
                
                 
                   Q●à
                   verbo
                   Domini
                   mundi
                   textura
                   peracta
                   est
                   :
                
                 
                   Mortuus
                   hâc
                   Adam
                   :
                   Mortem
                   hàc
                   devicit
                   Iêsus
                   :
                
                 
                   Hâc
                   est
                   casus
                   Abel
                   :
                   fuit
                   hàc
                   ●actandus
                   Isaacus
                   :
                
                 
                   Hâc
                   Pascha
                   indictum
                   :
                   Hàc
                   David
                   Rex
                   dicitur
                   unctus
                   .
                
              
               
                 Which
                 is
                 thus
                 much
                 after
                 my
                 rude
                 version
                 .
              
               
                 
                   This
                   is
                   (
                   of
                   March
                   )
                   the
                   Five
                   and
                   Twenti●th
                   day
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whereon
                   God
                   finished
                   th'
                   Heavens
                   ,
                   ●arth
                   and
                   Sea
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   all
                   therein
                   :
                   when
                   the
                   first
                   Adam
                   di'd
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   when
                   the
                   Second
                   [
                   JESUS
                   ]
                   Crucifi'd
                   :
                
                 
                   When
                   Abels
                   blood
                   was
                   by
                   his
                   Brother
                   shed
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Isaac's
                   ready
                   to
                   be
                   offered
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Passover
                   proclaimed
                   to
                   begin
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wh●n
                   Holy
                   David
                   was
                   Anointed
                   King.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Worlds
                 Revolution
                 .
              
               
                 IF
                 this
                 then
                 be
                 the
                 Season
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 wherein
                 the
                 world
                 had
                 its
                 Birth
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 most
                 learned
                 Divines
                 ,
                 Chronologers
                 ,
                 and
                 Astronomers
                 have
                 unanimously
                 concluded
                 :
                 It
                 followeth
                 next
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 consider
                 the
                 Revolution
                 thereof
                 .
                 —
                 Now
                 to
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 temporary
                 moment
                 of
                 the
                 Sun's
                 Revolution
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 scruple
                 of
                 Aries
                 (
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 in
                 the
                 Radix
                 of
                 the
                 Worlds
                 Creation
                 )
                 hath
                 been
                 by
                 some
                 accounted
                 impossible
                 ;
                 by
                 others
                 a
                 task
                 very
                 difficult
                 and
                 uncertain
                 .
                 And
                 (
                 to
                 say
                 the
                 truth
                 )
                 such
                 has
                 been
                 the
                 wide
                 difference
                 herein
                 amongst
                 Astronomers
                 ,
                 until
                 of
                 late
                 days
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Calculations
                 (
                 how
                 nice
                 and
                 curious
                 soever
                 )
                 made
                 from
                 the
                 several
                 Tables
                 they
                 published
                 ,
                 (
                 howbeit
                 ,
                 every
                 man
                 with
                 equal
                 confidence
                 and
                 commendation
                 of
                 the
                 verity
                 and
                 exactness
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 ,
                 )
                 have
                 wanted
                 that
                 precise
                 concurrence
                 which
                 is
                 requisite
                 to
                 raise
                 thereon
                 so
                 compleat
                 an
                 Astrological
                 Structure
                 ,
                 as
                 might
                 withstand
                 the
                 Tempestuous
                 Storms
                 that
                 frequently
                 arise
                 from
                 the
                 Turbulent
                 Sea
                 of
                 Ignorance
                 and
                 Malice
                 .
                 Whereof
                 Cardanus
                 was
                 so
                 sensible
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 because
                 he
                 would
                 not
                 run
                 the
                 hazard
                 of
                 his
                 Credit
                 ,
                 so
                 great
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 )
                 he
                 rather
                 wholly
                 neglected
                 the
                 (
                 then
                 so
                 )
                 doubtful
                 Cusps
                 of
                 the
                 Houses
                 in
                 these
                 Revolutional
                 Figures
                 ,
                 saving
                 thereby
                 the
                 labour
                 of
                 erecting
                 Schems
                 ,
                 than
                 from
                 such
                 uncertainties
                 to
                 raise
                 alike
                 incertain
                 Judgments
                 .
                 In
                 which
                 respect
                 he
                 prescribes
                 a
                 regard
                 only
                 to
                 the
                 places
                 and
                 Aspects
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 .
                 And
                 indeed
                 should
                 we
                 grant
                 the
                 Tables
                 Astronomical
                 (
                 what
                 as
                 yet
                 we
                 find
                 not
                 in
                 them
                 ;
                 I
                 mean
                 )
                 the
                 exactness
                 aimed
                 at
                 and
                 coveted
                 by
                 all
                 men
                 :
                 yet
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 
                 long
                 sought
                 for
                 ,
                 and
                 hitherto
                 unfound
                 certainer
                 way
                 of
                 attaining
                 the
                 true
                 Longitude
                 be
                 discovered
                 ,
                 some
                 discrepancies
                 (
                 more
                 or
                 less
                 )
                 will
                 be
                 always
                 occurring
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 while
                 ,
                 I
                 could
                 wish
                 ,
                 that
                 some
                 ingenious
                 Artists
                 would
                 apply
                 the
                 Directions
                 of
                 
                   Daniel
                   Santbeck
                   .
                   (
                   Probl.
                   Astronom
                   .
                
                 and
                 
                   Geom.
                   sect
                
                 .
                 1.
                 
                 Prop.
                 10.
                 )
                 who
                 by
                 the
                 help
                 of
                 a
                 
                   Geometrical
                   Quadrant
                
                 there
                 described
                 ,
                 sets
                 down
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 observing
                 the
                 true
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Aequinoxes
                 ,
                 whereby
                 they
                 may
                 discover
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 how
                 far
                 the
                 Calculations
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Tables
                 differ
                 from
                 (
                 but
                 also
                 which
                 Tables
                 come
                 nearest
                 )
                 Observation
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 make
                 choice
                 of
                 the
                 best
                 ,
                 whereon
                 to
                 ground
                 their
                 Judgments
                 Astrological
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 all
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 our
                 Annual
                 Prognosticks
                 ,
                 are
                 commonly
                 extant
                 before
                 the
                 
                   Vernal
                   Aequinox
                
                 ,
                 on
                 and
                 about
                 which
                 day
                 those
                 Observations
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 it
                 cannot
                 be
                 expected
                 that
                 we
                 should
                 here
                 proceed
                 upon
                 those
                 grounds
                 ,
                 the
                 Birth
                 of
                 what
                 now
                 we
                 present
                 you
                 with
                 ,
                 anticipating
                 its
                 fortune
                 in
                 the
                 Press
                 not
                 less
                 than
                 Four
                 Lunar
                 Revolutions
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 all
                 we
                 can
                 do
                 here
                 ,
                 to
                 do
                 fairly
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 to
                 make
                 choice
                 of
                 the
                 best
                 Astronomical
                 Tables
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 Number
                 1
                 rank
                 the
                 Philolaick
                 as
                 solving
                 the
                 Phaenomena
                 nearest
                 exactness
                 ,
                 when
                 handled
                 by
                 a
                 Skilful
                 Artist
                 ,
                 and
                 reduced
                 (
                 not
                 upon
                 the
                 bare
                 credit
                 of
                 every
                 prostituted
                 Catalogue
                 of
                 the
                 difference
                 of
                 Meridians
                 ,
                 but
                 )
                 with
                 regard
                 had
                 to
                 Ecliptical
                 Observations
                 ,
                 determining
                 (
                 so
                 near
                 as
                 may
                 be
                 )
                 the
                 true
                 Longitude
                 :
                 otherwise
                 great
                 Errours
                 may
                 ensue
                 ,
                 especially
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 
                   Solar
                   Ingresses
                   ,
                   Eclipses
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Lunations
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 the
                 Tables
                 Excusable
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 things
                 well
                 consider'd
                 ,
                 I
                 cannot
                 see
                 with
                 what
                 shew
                 of
                 Equity
                 we
                 should
                 be
                 derided
                 ,
                 or
                 Astrology
                 exploded
                 ,
                 in
                 case
                 we
                 arrive
                 not
                 at
                 such
                 preciseness
                 in
                 our
                 Annual
                 Judgments
                 as
                 is
                 looked
                 for
                 from
                 
                 us
                 ,
                 by
                 those
                 which
                 know
                 not
                 the
                 handling
                 of
                 a
                 Science
                 ,
                 whose
                 subject
                 is
                 so
                 remote
                 ,
                 whose
                 paths
                 be
                 so
                 variously
                 winding
                 and
                 intricate
                 .
              
               
                 Or
                 ,
                 why
                 should
                 Astrology
                 be
                 contemned
                 or
                 slighted
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 Perfection
                 more
                 than
                 all
                 other
                 Arts
                 or
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 since
                 really
                 there
                 are
                 none
                 without
                 some
                 defect
                 or
                 other
                 ;
                 nor
                 any
                 one
                 that
                 can
                 truly
                 say
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 free
                 from
                 every
                 scrupulous
                 exception
                 :
                 For
                 (
                 omitting
                 Physick
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 which
                 cannot
                 justly
                 boast
                 of
                 nigh
                 so
                 much
                 Perfection
                 )
                 what
                 Geometrician
                 can
                 stand
                 up
                 and
                 truly
                 tell
                 me
                 ,
                 he
                 hath
                 found
                 out
                 the
                 exact
                 Quadrature
                 of
                 a
                 Circle
                 or
                 the
                 Duplication
                 of
                 a
                 Cube
                 ?
                 What
                 Algebraist
                 can
                 resolve
                 the
                 so
                 long
                 sought
                 for
                 Equation
                 of
                 three
                 discontinued
                 Numbers
                 in
                 Algebriaque
                 proportion
                 ?
                 And
                 should
                 therefore
                 those
                 noble
                 Sciences
                 be
                 rejected
                 as
                 vain
                 and
                 foolish
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Professors
                 be
                 no
                 better
                 accounted
                 of
                 than
                 Impostors
                 ;
                 when
                 nevertheless
                 we
                 cannot
                 but
                 confess
                 the
                 most
                 Excellent
                 and
                 daily
                 use
                 made
                 of
                 Geometry
                 ,
                 both
                 at
                 Sea
                 and
                 Land
                 ,
                 very
                 well
                 knowing
                 that
                 the
                 Geometrician
                 can
                 Square
                 a
                 Circle
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 not
                 precisely
                 ,
                 yet
                 )
                 so
                 near
                 exactness
                 ,
                 as
                 leaves
                 the
                 issue
                 of
                 his
                 indeavours
                 without
                 any
                 sensible
                 Errour
                 ?
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Astronomer
                 determines
                 not
                 precisely
                 the
                 true
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 (
                 howbeit
                 very
                 near
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Eclipses
                 of
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 ,
                 to
                 admiration
                 )
                 the
                 Astrologer
                 sometimes
                 strays
                 a
                 little
                 in
                 the
                 Species
                 and
                 times
                 of
                 the
                 Events
                 thereon
                 depending
                 ;
                 shall
                 we
                 therefore
                 (
                 altogether
                 excusing
                 Astronomy
                 )
                 lay
                 the
                 whole
                 blame
                 and
                 weight
                 of
                 our
                 Indignation
                 on
                 Astrology
                 ,
                 whose
                 Effata
                 suppose
                 the
                 Planets
                 true
                 places
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 
                   Scientiarum
                   apices
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Perfection
                 of
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 that
                 God
                 (
                 in
                 his
                 Wisdom
                 )
                 would
                 not
                 have
                 known
                 
                   ab
                   initio
                
                 ,
                 but
                 reserveth
                 only
                 to
                 some
                 peculiar
                 Men
                 and
                 Ages
                 ?
              
               
               
                 I
                 confess
                 it
                 is
                 but
                 too
                 true
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 like
                 as
                 in
                 all
                 other
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 so
                 )
                 in
                 this
                 ,
                 as
                 there
                 are
                 and
                 ever
                 have
                 been
                 some
                 Hereticks
                 and
                 Miscreants
                 ,
                 who
                 rail
                 and
                 exclaim
                 against
                 Astrology
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 no
                 other
                 Reason
                 ,
                 but
                 )
                 because
                 they
                 apprehend
                 it
                 not
                 ,
                 so
                 there
                 are
                 a
                 sort
                 of
                 loose
                 and
                 ignorant
                 pretenders
                 (
                 
                   Spurii
                   ,
                   non
                   veri
                   filii
                   Artis
                   :
                
                 )
                 who
                 expose
                 to
                 sail
                 their
                 lying
                 Oracles
                 ,
                 do
                 exceedingly
                 blemish
                 and
                 disparage
                 the
                 Science
                 ,
                 administring
                 thereby
                 great
                 advantage
                 for
                 the
                 Malitious
                 to
                 inveigh
                 and
                 rail
                 against
                 it
                 ,
                 both
                 from
                 the
                 Press
                 and
                 Pulpit
                 and
                 to
                 bespatter
                 the
                 more
                 able
                 and
                 honest
                 Profession
                 thereof
                 with
                 the
                 Titles
                 of
                 Figure-Flingers
                 ,
                 Cheats
                 ,
                 Impostors
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 I
                 care
                 not
                 what
                 )
                 other
                 abusive
                 Epithets
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 should
                 we
                 (
                 which
                 my
                 Soul
                 abhors
                 )
                 set
                 light
                 of
                 the
                 Deity
                 ,
                 because
                 Caligula
                 and
                 Lucian
                 would
                 not
                 grant
                 any
                 ?
                 or
                 suspect
                 the
                 Regiment
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 because
                 
                   Sardanapalus
                   ,
                   Epicurus
                   ,
                   Lucretius
                
                 and
                 Nero
                 denyed
                 Gods
                 providence
                 ?
                 or
                 esteem
                 of
                 human
                 things
                 more
                 than
                 Sacred
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Machiavelists
                 teach
                 that
                 Polity
                 might
                 consist
                 without
                 Religion
                 ,
                 accounting
                 it
                 nothing
                 but
                 an
                 empty
                 name
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Bond
                 or
                 Give
                 of
                 Polity
                 ?
                 Or
                 should
                 we
                 condemn
                 the
                 whole
                 Catholick
                 Church
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 many
                 Ravening
                 Wolves
                 and
                 subtle
                 Foxes
                 crept
                 into
                 (
                 and
                 now
                 so
                 miserably
                 dispoiling
                 )
                 her
                 ?
                 Or
                 decry
                 all
                 the
                 Clergy
                 ,
                 because
                 some
                 Time-buggering
                 Changelings
                 have
                 dishonour'd
                 the
                 Function
                 ,
                 seduced
                 their
                 Auditories
                 ,
                 and
                 prefer'd
                 their
                 Worldly
                 interests
                 and
                 carnal
                 Ends
                 of
                 Pride
                 ,
                 Vain-glory
                 ,
                 Strife
                 ,
                 Covetousness
                 ,
                 and
                 desire
                 of
                 Preheminence
                 above
                 their
                 Brethren
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Truth
                 and
                 Peace
                 of
                 the
                 Gospel
                 ?
                 Should
                 we
                 (
                 I
                 say
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 incredulity
                 of
                 some
                 ,
                 condemn
                 what
                 (
                 for
                 doing
                 so
                 )
                 might
                 d●mn
                 us
                 ?
                 Or
                 for
                 the
                 impiety
                 and
                 hypocrisie
                 of
                 a
                 few
                 ,
                 cast
                 dirt
                 in
                 the
                 Face
                 of
                 a
                 whole
                 Covent
                 of
                 Learned
                 and
                 Religious
                 Men
                 ?
                 Let
                 the
                 Enemies
                 
                 of
                 Uraniah
                 themselves
                 be
                 Judges
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 might
                 not
                 be
                 justly
                 taken
                 for
                 Fools
                 or
                 Knaves
                 ,
                 or
                 Knaves
                 and
                 Fools
                 in
                 Folio
                 ?
                 And
                 let
                 all
                 rational
                 men
                 say
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 be
                 less
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 ,
                 that
                 have
                 causelesly
                 and
                 publickly
                 so
                 derided
                 and
                 railed
                 at
                 us
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Epochae
                 or
                 Aerae
                 ,
                 commonly
                 used
                 by
                 Chronologers
                 and
                 Historians
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 brief
                 Explanation
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 EPochae
                 is
                 derived
                 from
                 the
                 Verb
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
                 which
                 signifies
                 to
                 stop
                 or
                 stay
                 ;
                 as
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 an
                 Inhibition
                 or
                 Retention
                 ,
                 whereby
                 that
                 which
                 continually
                 flitteth
                 ,
                 is
                 restrained
                 and
                 fixed
                 ;
                 that
                 so
                 from
                 thence
                 the
                 Remains
                 may
                 be
                 measured
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 whereas
                 the
                 Coelestial
                 bodies
                 are
                 Circumagitated
                 by
                 Motions
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 time
                 is
                 the
                 Measure
                 of
                 Motion
                 ,
                 they
                 must
                 necessarily
                 require
                 some
                 beginning
                 and
                 determinate
                 time
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 to
                 be
                 numbered
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 Praecedentia
                 as
                 in
                 Subsequentia
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 therefore
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 consideration
                 of
                 Coelestial
                 Motions
                 )
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 certain
                 place
                 of
                 Heaven
                 described
                 by
                 a
                 Line
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 those
                 Motions
                 are
                 Counted
                 ;
                 so
                 likewise
                 (
                 in
                 Time
                 )
                 a
                 known
                 and
                 famous
                 beginning
                 ,
                 whence
                 the
                 Years
                 ,
                 Months
                 and
                 Days
                 ,
                 both
                 before
                 and
                 after
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 are
                 reckon'd
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Epochae
                 is
                 vulgarly
                 called
                 the
                 Radix
                 ,
                 whence
                 that
                 which
                 remaineth
                 is
                 supputated
                 ,
                 as
                 from
                 a
                 foundation
                 and
                 Term
                 ,
                 
                   à
                   quo
                
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 also
                 named
                 the
                 Aera
                 ,
                 which
                 word
                 was
                 Originally
                 (
                 but
                 ignorantly
                 )
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 
                 writings
                 ;
                 afterwards
                 much
                 used
                 by
                 Astrologers
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 length
                 translated
                 to
                 other
                 writers
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 Aera
                 ,
                 was
                 not
                 one
                 word
                 ,
                 but
                 several
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 being
                 falsly
                 and
                 confusedly
                 joyned
                 )
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 used
                 but
                 as
                 one
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 at
                 length
                 it
                 was
                 also
                 received
                 by
                 the
                 Latins
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 whereas
                 the
                 sole
                 delation
                 of
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 on
                 
                   Augustus
                   Caesar
                
                 ,
                 became
                 of
                 happy
                 consequence
                 to
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 ,
                 they
                 therefore
                 (
                 in
                 Honour
                 of
                 him
                 )
                 so
                 provided
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 great
                 and
                 noble
                 Actions
                 of
                 their
                 Princes
                 and
                 People
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 reckon'd
                 from
                 
                   Augustus
                   Caesar.
                
                 —
                 For
                 Example
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 :
                 
                   Acta
                   sunt
                   haec
                   Toleti
                   ,
                   Calendis
                   Martii
                   .
                   A.
                   E.
                   R.
                   A.
                   Caes
                   :
                   CCI.
                
                 But
                 in
                 process
                 of
                 time
                 (
                 the
                 points
                 being
                 omitted
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Negligence
                 or
                 Ignorance
                 of
                 the
                 Registers
                 and
                 publick
                 Notaries
                 )
                 those
                 Letters
                 were
                 confusedly
                 written
                 as
                 one
                 word
                 (
                 the
                 first
                 sillable
                 whereof
                 was
                 the
                 Dipthong
                 AE
                 )
                 and
                 had
                 a
                 declination
                 assign'd
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 likewise
                 by
                 some
                 called
                 Hera
                 ,
                 but
                 very
                 corruptly
                 ;
                 for
                 so
                 the
                 
                   Spanish
                   Dictionary
                
                 of
                 
                   Antonius
                   Nebrissa
                
                 ,
                 wherein
                 it
                 is
                 made
                 to
                 signifie
                 a
                 Monarchy
                 .
                 So
                 ,
                 
                   Hera
                   Mundi
                   ,
                   Hera
                   Christi
                   ,
                   Hera
                   Ordinationis
                   Julianae
                
                 ;
                 and
                 generally
                 any
                 other
                 time
                 computed
                 from
                 the
                 beginning
                 or
                 rise
                 of
                 an
                 Eminent
                 and
                 Illustrious
                 Nation
                 ,
                 Religion
                 ,
                 or
                 Sect
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 Hera
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 the
                 business
                 and
                 benefit
                 of
                 these
                 Epochae
                 ,
                 or
                 Aerae
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 times
                 past
                 may
                 thereunto
                 be
                 compared
                 and
                 applied
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 a
                 term
                 prefixed
                 :
                 I
                 have
                 here
                 accommodated
                 the
                 Reader
                 with
                 the
                 most
                 Illustrious
                 Epochae
                 observed
                 at
                 this
                 Day
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 Commence
                 ,
                 how
                 they
                 agree
                 ,
                 and
                 may
                 be
                 reduced
                 to
                 that
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 most
                 Famous
                 of
                 all
                 amongst
                 Christians
                 ,
                 in
                 limiting
                 and
                 determining
                 of
                 their
                 Affairs
                 )
                 for
                 that
                 such
                 as
                 be
                 rightly
                 instructed
                 in
                 the
                 principal
                 Intervals
                 of
                 years
                 do
                 best
                 understand
                 
                 the
                 differences
                 of
                 times
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 Various
                 ,
                 and
                 reap
                 far
                 greater
                 profit
                 in
                 the
                 Histories
                 they
                 read
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     A
                     view
                     of
                     the
                     more
                     notable
                     Epochae
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       EPOCHAE
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Anni
                         Period
                         .
                         Julia.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       Mens
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Perioda
                         Juliana
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       1
                    
                     
                       January
                    
                     
                       1
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Mundi
                         Creatio
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       765
                    
                     
                       January
                    
                     
                       1
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Aera
                         Olympiadum
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       393●
                    
                     
                       July
                    
                     
                       8
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Urbs
                         condita
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       3961
                    
                     
                       April
                    
                     
                       21
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Epocha
                         Nabonnassari
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       3967
                    
                     
                       February
                    
                     
                       26
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Obitus
                         Alexandri
                         Magni
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       4390
                    
                     
                       November
                    
                     
                       12
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Aera
                         Chaldaeorum
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       4463
                    
                     
                       October
                    
                     
                       15
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Aera
                         Ordinationis
                         Julianae
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       4668
                    
                     
                       January
                    
                     
                       1
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Aera
                         CHRISTI
                         DEI
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       4713
                    
                     
                       
                         Calend.
                         January
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       EPOCHAE
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Anni
                         Christi
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       Mens
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Aera
                         Martyrum
                         Copcitar
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       284
                    
                     
                       August
                    
                     
                       29
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Aera
                         Turcica
                         Hegirae
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       622
                    
                     
                       July
                    
                     
                       16
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Aera
                         Jesdagirdica
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       632
                    
                     
                       June
                    
                     
                       16
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Aera
                         Sultanica
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       1079
                    
                     
                       March
                    
                     
                       14
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Aera
                         Gregoriana
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       1582
                    
                     
                       October
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 Julian
                 Period
                 ,
                 albeit
                 but
                 feign'd
                 and
                 invented
                 by
                 Scaliger
                 ,
                 through
                 a
                 continued
                 Multiplication
                 of
                 the
                 three
                 Cycles
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 Moon
                 ,
                 and
                 Roman
                 Indiction
                 ,
                 used
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 ,
                 is
                 Registred
                 among
                 the
                 most
                 Famous
                 Epochae
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 the
                 Vehiculum
                 by
                 which
                 we
                 are
                 safely
                 carried
                 through
                 a
                 Series
                 of
                 years
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Period
                 commenceth
                 4713
                 compleat
                 years
                 before
                 the
                 Common
                 Aera
                 of
                 Christ
                 ;
                 or
                 in
                 the
                 4714.
                 inchoate
                 before
                 his
                 Nativity
                 .
              
               
                 Therefore
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 January
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 1657.
                 
                 (
                 Old
                 Stile
                 )
                 begins
                 the
                 6370.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 Period
                 ,
                 the
                 First
                 whereof
                 is
                 Bissextile
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Epocha
                 ,
                 or
                 Aera
                 of
                 the
                 Worlds
                 Creation
                 ,
                 falleth
                 out
                 in
                 the
                 765.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 Period
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Bissextile
                 ,
                 3949
                 compleat
                 years
                 before
                 the
                 Birth
                 of
                 Christ.
                 (
                 
                   juxta
                   Historicam
                   veritatem
                
                 .
                 )
                 wherefore
                 the
                 year
                 1657
                 is
                 the
                 5660.
                 
                 Current
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Worlds
                 
                   Aera
                   ;
                   Sed
                   haec
                   tamen
                   incerta
                   ,
                   &
                   juxta
                   varias
                   Chronologorum
                   sententias
                   immutata
                   .
                
                 Besides
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Greek
                 Church
                 numbereth
                 from
                 the
                 Creation
                 to
                 Christs
                 Aera
                 ,
                 5508
                 compleat
                 years
                 ,
                 and
                 begins
                 it
                 in
                 the
                 5509.
                 
                 Current
                 from
                 the
                 Antecedent
                 Calends
                 of
                 September
                 .
                 Therefore
                 the
                 year
                 1657.
                 
                 Current
                 of
                 the
                 Christian
                 Aera
                 ,
                 beginneth
                 the
                 7165.
                 current
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Grecian
                 Account
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Latin
                 Church
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 Eusebius
                 )
                 doth
                 reckon
                 from
                 the
                 Creation
                 to
                 Christs
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 5199
                 years
                 ,
                 counting
                 from
                 the
                 
                   Julian
                   Vernal
                
                 Month
                 of
                 March.
                 And
                 therefore
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 1657
                 is
                 the
                 6856.
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 Creation
                 ,
                 which
                 must
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 said
                 )
                 be
                 computed
                 from
                 March
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 this
                 Account
                 )
                 the
                 Months
                 January
                 and
                 February
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 year
                 6855.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Jews
                   ,
                   Hebrews
                
                 ,
                 and
                 later
                 Rabbins
                 ,
                 do
                 number
                 from
                 the
                 Creation
                 to
                 the
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 3761
                 years
                 ,
                 beginning
                 their
                 Account
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 Tisri
                 ,
                 which
                 then
                 agreed
                 to
                 the
                 seventh
                 of
                 October
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 1657
                 is
                 the
                 5418.
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 Creation
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Account
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Aera
                 of
                 the
                 Olympiads
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 first
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Olympiad
                 ,
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 Summer
                 of
                 the
                 3938.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 Period
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 3174.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Creation
                 :
                 Therefore
                 the
                 first
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Christian
                 
                 Aera
                 agrees
                 to
                 the
                 766.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 Current
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 4.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 194.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 ,
                 which
                 began
                 the
                 Summer
                 before
                 .
                 Therefore
                 the
                 Summer
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 1657.
                 began
                 the
                 first
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 609.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Epocha
                 of
                 the
                 Olympiads
                 ,
                 is
                 so
                 called
                 from
                 the
                 plains
                 of
                 Olympus
                 ,
                 nigh
                 to
                 the
                 Temple
                 of
                 
                   Jupiter
                   Olympicus
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Country
                 of
                 Elis
                 ,
                 not
                 far
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 Pisa
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 River
                 Alpheus
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 
                   Certamina
                   ludicra
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Olympique
                 Games
                 were
                 first
                 instituted
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Hercules
                   Alemenus
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Mundi
                
                 ,
                 2757.
                 in
                 honour
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Jupiter
                   .
                   Quibus
                   homines
                   Ethnici
                
                 (
                 saith
                 my
                 Author
                 )
                 
                   ad
                   immortalium
                   Deorum
                   cultum
                   ,
                   &
                   ad
                   vires
                   exercendas
                   excitati
                   sunt
                
                 :
                 The
                 Judges
                 therein
                 being
                 the
                 Citizens
                 of
                 Elis.
                 After
                 Hercules
                 his
                 Death
                 these
                 Games
                 were
                 discontinued
                 for
                 more
                 than
                 400
                 years
                 ,
                 and
                 until
                 Prince
                 Iphitus
                 renewed
                 them
                 ,
                 
                   Anno
                   Mundi
                
                 3174.
                 and
                 caused
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 Celebrated
                 every
                 fifth
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Epocha
                 of
                 Romes
                 Foundation
                 ,
                 agrees
                 with
                 the
                 3161.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 Period
                 ,
                 April
                 21.
                 (
                 being
                 
                   Paliliorum
                   &
                   Urbis
                   Romae
                   Natale
                   Festum
                
                 )
                 with
                 the
                 3197.
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 Worlds
                 Creation
                 ,
                 the
                 3.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 6.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 753.
                 current
                 year
                 before
                 Christ.
                 
              
               
                 Therefore
                 the
                 year
                 1657.
                 
                 April
                 21.
                 (
                 old
                 stile
                 )
                 began
                 the
                 2410.
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 Foundation
                 of
                 Rome
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Epocha
                 of
                 Nabonnassar
                 (
                 the
                 most
                 ancient
                 and
                 famous
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 Astronomical
                 Epochae
                 )
                 took
                 beginning
                 with
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 in
                 the
                 3967.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 Period
                 ;
                 the
                 3203.
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 8.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 ;
                 the
                 6.
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 747.
                 before
                 Christ.
                 
              
               
                 Therefore
                 the
                 year
                 1657.
                 
                 July
                 5.
                 
                 (
                 New
                 Stile
                 )
                 but
                 June
                 25.
                 
                 (
                 Old
                 Stile
                 )
                 begins
                 the
                 2406.
                 current
                 year
                 of
                 Nebonnassar
                 .
              
               
               
                 This
                 Nabonnassar
                 is
                 not
                 the
                 same
                 whom
                 the
                 
                   Arabians
                   ,
                   Hebrews
                
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 late
                 Mathematicians
                 (
                 amongst
                 which
                 
                   Andreas
                   Argolus
                
                 is
                 One
                 )
                 following
                 Alphonsus
                 ,
                 do
                 meerly
                 (
                 I
                 suppose
                 )
                 for
                 the
                 similitude
                 of
                 the
                 Names
                 ,
                 call
                 Nebuchadonosor
                 ,
                 or
                 Nebuchadnezzar
                 King
                 of
                 Babylon
                 .
                 For
                 by
                 examining
                 the
                 Interval
                 of
                 the
                 423
                 Egyptian
                 years
                 between
                 the
                 Empire
                 of
                 Nabonnassar
                 and
                 Alexanders
                 Death
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 famous
                 actions
                 during
                 that
                 time
                 amongst
                 the
                 Jews
                 and
                 other
                 Nations
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Sacred
                 and
                 Profane
                 Histories
                 ;
                 we
                 shall
                 find
                 that
                 Nabuchadonosor
                 was
                 140
                 years
                 after
                 Nabonnassar
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 
                   Funccius
                   ,
                   Bucholcerus
                   ,
                   Buntingus
                   ,
                   Colmannus
                   ,
                
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 especially
                 
                   Reinholdus
                   ,
                   (
                   Tab.
                   Prut
                
                 .
                 )
                 believed
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 Salmanassar
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Assyrians
                 .
                 But
                 
                   Scaliger
                   ,
                   Calvisius
                   ,
                   Christmannus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Origanus
                 conclude
                 him
                 for
                 either
                 that
                 King
                 of
                 Babylon
                 which
                 (
                 2
                 Reg.
                 20.12
                 .
                 )
                 is
                 called
                 Baladan
                 ,
                 the
                 Father
                 of
                 Berodach
                 ,
                 (
                 or
                 Mardochempadi
                 ,
                 as
                 Ptolemy
                 calleth
                 him
                 )
                 or
                 else
                 that
                 King
                 which
                 Scaliger
                 ,
                 by
                 this
                 name
                 ,
                 calleth
                 the
                 first
                 in
                 the
                 Dynastie
                 of
                 the
                 Babylonians
                 ,
                 which
                 revolted
                 from
                 Artica
                 (
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Medes
                 )
                 and
                 erected
                 a
                 New
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 reckoneth
                 Twenty
                 Kings
                 ,
                 until
                 Cyrus
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Persians
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Radix
                 or
                 Epocha
                 of
                 Alexander
                 the
                 Great
                 (
                 which
                 the
                 Arabians
                 call
                 
                   Aera
                   Philippi
                
                 )
                 began
                 the
                 4390.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 Period
                 ,
                 the
                 3626.
                 of
                 the
                 Creation
                 ,
                 Nov.
                 12.
                 the
                 425.
                 of
                 Nabonnassar
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 324.
                 
                 Current
                 before
                 Christ.
                 This
                 Epocha
                 was
                 used
                 by
                 
                   Hipparchus
                   Ptol.
                   Theon
                   .
                   Alexandrinus
                
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 Canonibus
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 )
                 and
                 Albategnius
                 .
                 —
                 The
                 year
                 1657.
                 
                 July
                 13.
                 
                 (
                 Old
                 Stile
                 )
                 the
                 23.
                 
                 (
                 New
                 Stile
                 )
                 began
                 the
                 1982.
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 Alexander
                 .
              
               
                 Although
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 denied
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 Alexander
                 died
                 
                 at
                 
                   Babylon
                   Anno
                   aetatis
                   suae
                
                 33.
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 453.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 :
                 Yet
                 ,
                 as
                 touching
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 his
                 Death
                 ,
                 all
                 Authors
                 are
                 not
                 of
                 one
                 Opinion
                 .
                 For
                 
                   Paulus
                   Crusius
                
                 refers
                 it
                 to
                 May
                 20.
                 
                 Buntingus
                 to
                 the
                 9.
                 and
                 Christmannus
                 to
                 the
                 23.
                 of
                 
                   June
                   .
                   Scaliger
                
                 ,
                 (
                 who
                 would
                 ever
                 be
                 singular
                 )
                 to
                 July
                 25.
                 
                 But
                 howsoever
                 it
                 was
                 ,
                 Astronomers
                 fix
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 12.
                 
                 Nov.
                 (
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 Egyptian
                 Month
                 Toth
                 ,
                 )
                 because
                 Astronomers
                 do
                 not
                 always
                 ,
                 like
                 Historians
                 ,
                 record
                 the
                 
                   Res
                   gestae
                
                 on
                 the
                 days
                 they
                 happen
                 ,
                 but
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 refer
                 their
                 Epochae
                 to
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 years
                 publickly
                 used
                 ,
                 and
                 follow
                 the
                 vulgar
                 computation
                 days
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 greater
                 ease
                 in
                 Calculation
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Syrian
                   ,
                   Syro-graecian
                   ,
                   Alexandrean
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Chald●ean
                   Aera
                
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Jews
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Writer
                 of
                 the
                 History
                 of
                 the
                 Machabees
                 used
                 in
                 the
                 Jewish
                 affairs
                 ,
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 4402.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 Period
                 ,
                 the
                 3638.
                 from
                 the
                 Creation
                 ,
                 the
                 436.
                 of
                 Nabonnassar
                 ,
                 the
                 12.
                 of
                 Alexander
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 311.
                 before
                 our
                 Saviour
                 .
                 The
                 year
                 1657.
                 was
                 the
                 1968.
                 current
                 year
                 of
                 this
                 Aera
                 ,
                 but
                 from
                 October
                 began
                 the
                 1969.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Epocha
                 is
                 reckon'd
                 from
                 
                   Seleucus
                   Nicanor
                
                 (
                 a
                 most
                 potent
                 Monarch
                 )
                 who
                 ruled
                 with
                 great
                 fortitude
                 in
                 
                   Syria
                   Caldaea
                
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 bordering
                 Regions
                 ,
                 as
                 far
                 as
                 the
                 River
                 Indus
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 termed
                 Alexandrean
                 ,
                 not
                 that
                 it
                 commenceth
                 either
                 from
                 the
                 Empire
                 or
                 Exit
                 of
                 Alexander
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 his
                 Death
                 precedes
                 it
                 above
                 twelve
                 years
                 )
                 but
                 because
                 that
                 after
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 Alexander
                 the
                 Eastern
                 Empire
                 became
                 Bipartite
                 ,
                 or
                 divided
                 into
                 Asia
                 and
                 Syria
                 ;
                 whence
                 this
                 Epocha
                 is
                 also
                 called
                 
                   Di●lcarnain
                   ,
                   i.
                   e.
                
                 Two-horned
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 two
                 Horns
                 ,
                 or
                 two
                 Empires
                 ,
                 which
                 sprang
                 from
                 that
                 one
                 Eastern
                 Alexandrean
                 Empire
                 .
                 In
                 1
                 Machab.
                 1.11
                 .
                 it
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 Aera
                 (
                 or
                 beginning
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 the
                 Greeks
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 also
                 called
                 
                   Aera
                   Contractuum
                
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 
                   Julian
                   Epocha
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 year
                 wherein
                 
                   Julius
                   Caesar
                
                 corrected
                 the
                 Calendar
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 45.
                 before
                 our
                 Saviours
                 Incarnation
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 4668.
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 Period
                 ,
                 the
                 3934.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 the
                 709.
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 732.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 4.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 183.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 the
                 year
                 1657
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 1702.
                 from
                 the
                 Julian
                 Emendation
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Julius
                   Caesar
                
                 having
                 observed
                 the
                 year
                 instituted
                 by
                 Romulus
                 ,
                 to
                 consist
                 but
                 of
                 ten
                 Months
                 ,
                 or
                 304
                 days
                 ,
                 which
                 agree
                 not
                 with
                 the
                 12
                 Conjunctions
                 of
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 in
                 a
                 year
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Custom
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 every
                 where
                 reckoning
                 the
                 year
                 by
                 Months
                 :
                 Neither
                 the
                 year
                 instituted
                 by
                 
                   Numa
                   Pompilius
                
                 (
                 consisting
                 of
                 12
                 Lunar
                 Months
                 )
                 with
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 the
                 only
                 measure
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 ;
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 provide
                 for
                 ,
                 and
                 gratifie
                 his
                 Subjects
                 in
                 this
                 respect
                 also
                 ,
                 and
                 perpetuate
                 the
                 memory
                 of
                 his
                 name
                 to
                 Posterity
                 ;
                 by
                 the
                 help
                 of
                 Sosigines
                 (
                 an
                 Egyptian
                 Mathematician
                 )
                 whom
                 he
                 brought
                 with
                 him
                 from
                 Alexandria
                 ,
                 then
                 corrected
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 ever
                 since
                 (
                 from
                 his
                 name
                 )
                 called
                 Julian
                 ,
                 by
                 ordaining
                 it
                 to
                 consist
                 of
                 365
                 days
                 ,
                 6
                 hours
                 .
              
               
                 JESUS
                 CHRIST
                 ,
                 the
                 Son
                 of
                 GOD
                 ,
                 and
                 Saviour
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 was
                 incarnated
                 in
                 the
                 4713.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 Period
                 ,
                 the
                 3949.
                 of
                 the
                 Creation
                 ,
                 the
                 4.
                 of
                 the
                 194.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 ,
                 the
                 753.
                 current
                 year
                 of
                 Romes
                 Foundation
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 748.
                 
                 Current
                 of
                 Nabonnassar
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Aera
                 of
                 the
                 Ethiopians
                 ,
                 or
                 Abyssins
                 ,
                 (
                 called
                 Dioclesian
                 ,
                 the
                 Aera
                 of
                 Martyrs
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Aera
                 of
                 the
                 Cophti
                 Martyrs
                 ,
                 for
                 by
                 all
                 those
                 Names
                 it
                 is
                 so
                 called
                 )
                 used
                 by
                 the
                 Alexandrians
                 ,
                 and
                 Egyptians
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 4997.
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 Period
                 ,
                 the
                 4233.
                 
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 the
                 4.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 265.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 ,
                 the
                 1033.
                 of
                 Nabonnassar
                 ,
                 the
                 18.
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 Athyr
                 ,
                 but
                 with
                 the
                 284.
                 of
                 Christ.
                 And
                 therefore
                 the
                 year
                 1657.
                 is
                 the
                 1373.
                 compleat
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 1374
                 current
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Dioclesian
                   Aera
                
                 beginning
                 August
                 29.
                 
              
               
                 When
                 Dioclesian
                 the
                 Emperour
                 had
                 gained
                 a
                 great
                 name
                 of
                 Prudence
                 ,
                 and
                 therewith
                 so
                 delighted
                 and
                 flatter'd
                 himself
                 ,
                 that
                 needs
                 he
                 must
                 be
                 Worshipped
                 as
                 a
                 God
                 ;
                 he
                 Commanded
                 all
                 the
                 Subjects
                 of
                 his
                 Empire
                 to
                 observe
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 his
                 Reign
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 to
                 reckon
                 their
                 years
                 ;
                 whereby
                 it
                 came
                 to
                 pass
                 ,
                 that
                 from
                 the
                 284.
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 (
                 in
                 which
                 he
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Empire
                 )
                 this
                 Aera
                 called
                 (
                 from
                 his
                 name
                 )
                 Dioclesian
                 ,
                 took
                 its
                 beginning
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 called
                 [
                 The
                 Aera
                 of
                 Martyrs
                 ]
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 exceeding
                 great
                 Tyranny
                 which
                 he
                 exercised
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Government
                 against
                 the
                 Christians
                 :
                 [
                 The
                 Aera
                 of
                 the
                 Cophti
                 Martyrs
                 ,
                 ]
                 from
                 the
                 Country
                 and
                 City
                 (
                 so
                 called
                 )
                 near
                 to
                 the
                 River
                 Nilus
                 wherein
                 were
                 cruelly
                 destroyed
                 a
                 multitude
                 of
                 Christians
                 ,
                 by
                 sundry
                 exquisite
                 and
                 unheard-of
                 Torments
                 .
              
               
                 True
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 grievous
                 persecution
                 fell
                 out
                 in
                 the
                 19.
                 year
                 of
                 his
                 Reign
                 :
                 Nevertheless
                 ,
                 the
                 Cophti
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Notations
                 of
                 their
                 years
                 ,
                 do
                 account
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Persecution
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 
                 Dioclesian's
                 Reign
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 
                   Dioclesian
                   Aera
                
                 is
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 that
                 of
                 Martyrs
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Turkish
                   Aera
                
                 from
                 Hegira
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Flight
                 of
                 Mahomet
                 from
                 Mecha
                 ,
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 622.
                 current
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 July
                 16.
                 
                 The
                 years
                 are
                 Lunar
                 ,
                 repeding
                 towards
                 the
                 heads
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 years
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 1657.
                 commenceth
                 the
                 1067.
                 of
                 Hegira
                 .
                 But
                 hte
                 Turk●
                 do
                 reckon
                 11000.
                 years
                 till
                 the
                 present
                 ,
                 
                 because
                 537.
                 
                 Arabian
                 or
                 Turkish
                 years
                 ,
                 make
                 scarce
                 527
                 ,
                 Julian
                 :
                 Or
                 (
                 as
                 Scaliger
                 will
                 )
                 235
                 ,
                 Arabique
                 years
                 ,
                 but
                 228
                 Julian
                 ,
                 wanting
                 a
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Mahomet
                 (
                 or
                 Mahumed
                 )
                 is
                 the
                 Turks
                 great
                 Prophet
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 grand
                 Impostor
                 ,
                 whose
                 Law
                 is
                 the
                 
                   Alchocran
                   .
                   Arabia
                
                 was
                 the
                 Nest
                 that
                 bred
                 and
                 foster'd
                 this
                 unclean
                 Bird
                 ,
                 Medina
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 his
                 Birth
                 ,
                 Mecha
                 of
                 his
                 Burial
                 ;
                 both
                 which
                 are
                 therefore
                 had
                 in
                 great
                 Veneration
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Persian
                   Aera
                
                 is
                 twofold
                 ,
                 Jesdagirdick
                 and
                 Gelalaean
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Jesdagirdick
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 years
                 from
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 Jesdagirda
                 ,
                 began
                 the
                 632.
                 year
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 ,
                 June
                 16.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 1657.
                 began
                 the
                 1026.
                 of
                 that
                 Aera
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Jesdagird
                 was
                 the
                 last
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Persians
                 ,
                 whom
                 Othoman
                 the
                 Sarazen
                 Emperour
                 overthrew
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 once
                 deprived
                 him
                 both
                 of
                 Life
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Sultan
                 or
                 
                   Gegalaean
                   Aera
                
                 ,
                 began
                 the
                 1079.
                 current
                 year
                 of
                 our
                 Redeemer
                 ,
                 March
                 the
                 14.
                 in
                 the
                 448.
                 of
                 the
                 Jesdagirdick
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 18.
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 Pharavardim
                 ,
                 or
                 Pheurdim
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 year
                 1657.
                 began
                 the
                 579
                 ,
                 of
                 this
                 Aera
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 
                   Sultan
                   Gelal
                
                 (
                 so
                 called
                 by
                 the
                 Persians
                 )
                 was
                 Emperor
                 of
                 Chorosan
                 ,
                 and
                 Mesopotamia
                 ,
                 who
                 by
                 the
                 help
                 of
                 8
                 Persian
                 Mathematicians
                 ,
                 then
                 corrected
                 the
                 Calendar
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 .
                 For
                 having
                 observed
                 that
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 (
                 Equally
                 numbered
                 from
                 the
                 Aera
                 of
                 Jesdagird
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 the
                 Egyptians
                 )
                 was
                 lesser
                 than
                 requisit
                 ,
                 as
                 not
                 exactly
                 Solar
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Months
                 by
                 degrees
                 did
                 run
                 backward
                 :
                 That
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 agreed
                 not
                 to
                 the
                 Sun's
                 Motion
                 ,
                 but
                 was
                 greater
                 than
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 ,
                 (
                 yet
                 with
                 a
                 slower
                 Progress
                 than
                 in
                 the
                 Egyptian
                 year
                 )
                 
                 crept
                 forward
                 ,
                 they
                 invented
                 a
                 peculiar
                 quantity
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 somewhat
                 lesser
                 than
                 the
                 Julian
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 little
                 greater
                 than
                 the
                 Gregorian
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 much
                 exceeding
                 the
                 Egyptian
                 .
                 This
                 year
                 thus
                 invented
                 ,
                 and
                 fixed
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 they
                 named
                 
                   Senathi
                   Gelali
                
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 
                   Annum
                   Majestatis
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Majestical
                 year
                 ,
                 either
                 for
                 the
                 singular
                 worth
                 of
                 the
                 Promulgator
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Dignity
                 and
                 Eminency
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 it self
                 :
                 They
                 likewise
                 called
                 it
                 
                   Neuraz
                   Elsultani
                   ,
                   (
                   i.
                   e.
                
                 )
                 the
                 Aequinoctial
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Empe●or
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 commenc'd
                 at
                 the
                 
                   Vernal
                   Aequinox
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Epocha
                 of
                 the
                 New
                 Roman
                 Account
                 (
                 for
                 Caesar's
                 was
                 also
                 Roman
                 )
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Pope
                 Gregory
                 13.
                 
                 
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 1582.
                 
                 When
                 
                   Christopherus
                   Clavius
                
                 ,
                 the
                 two
                 Italian
                 Brothers
                 
                   (
                   Antonius
                
                 and
                 
                   Aloysius
                   Lilius
                
                 ,
                 )
                 with
                 some
                 other
                 Mathematicians
                 ,
                 corrected
                 the
                 Julian
                 Calendar
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 (
                 and
                 still
                 is
                 )
                 call'd
                 therefore
                 
                   Gregorian
                   ,
                   Pontifician
                   ,
                   Clavian
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Lilian
                 .
                 The
                 year
                 1657.
                 was
                 the
                 75.
                 of
                 the
                 Aera
                 ,
                 which
                 takes
                 beginning
                 October
                 5.
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 hereby
                 made
                 the
                 15.
                 of
                 the
                 Gregorian
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Correction
                 was
                 thus
                 .
                 They
                 substracted
                 10
                 days
                 (
                 from
                 the
                 4.
                 of
                 October
                 unto
                 the
                 15.
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Month
                 Exclusively
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 1582.
                 that
                 thereby
                 they
                 might
                 make
                 the
                 
                   Vernal
                   Aequinox
                
                 (
                 on
                 which
                 the
                 Moveable
                 Feasts
                 depend
                 )
                 agree
                 to
                 the
                 21.
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 Nic●ne
                 Council
                 established
                 ,
                 Anno
                 324.
                 
                 And
                 (
                 to
                 retain
                 the
                 same
                 for
                 future
                 times
                 invariably
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 ,
                 )
                 they
                 appointed
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 400
                 years
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 Second
                 ,
                 and
                 Third
                 Hundred
                 years
                 ,
                 the
                 Leap-day
                 (
                 which
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 happeneth
                 )
                 should
                 be
                 omitted
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 intercalated
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 400.
                 year
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Leap-day
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 omitted
                 ,
                 but
                 intercalated
                 :
                 For
                 Example
                 ,
                 over
                 
                 and
                 besides
                 the
                 10.
                 days
                 substracted
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 1700.
                 by
                 Omitting
                 the
                 Leap-day
                 ,
                 the
                 Gregorian
                 year
                 shall
                 be
                 11
                 days
                 shorter
                 than
                 our
                 Julian
                 year
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 1800.
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 12.
                 days
                 shorter
                 :
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 in
                 Anno
                 1900.
                 it
                 shall
                 be
                 13.
                 days
                 shorter
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 2000.
                 by
                 keeping
                 and
                 intercalating
                 the
                 Leap-day
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 still
                 be
                 but
                 13
                 days
                 shorter
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 forward
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 yet
                 this
                 Correction
                 wants
                 of
                 Exactness
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 need
                 of
                 another
                 Amendment
                 .
                 Here
                 follows
                 a
                 Table
                 of
                 —
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         The
                         Anticipation
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Gregorian
                       Calendar
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       A.
                       5.
                       
                       October
                       ,
                    
                     
                       D.
                       10
                    
                     
                       
                         A.
                         D.
                      
                       1582
                    
                     
                       D
                    
                     
                       
                         A.
                         D.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       D.
                       
                    
                     
                       
                         A.
                         D.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       D.
                       
                    
                     
                       A.D.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       A.
                       24.
                       
                       February
                       ,
                    
                     
                       11
                    
                     
                       1700
                    
                     
                       14
                    
                     
                       2100
                    
                     
                       17
                    
                     
                       2500
                    
                     
                       20
                    
                     
                       2900
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       12
                    
                     
                       1800
                    
                     
                       15
                    
                     
                       2200
                    
                     
                       18
                    
                     
                       2600
                    
                     
                       21
                    
                     
                       3000
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       13
                    
                     
                       1900
                    
                     
                       16
                    
                     
                       2300
                    
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       2700
                    
                     
                       22
                    
                     
                       3100
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 to
                 reduce
                 the
                 years
                 drawn
                 from
                 other
                 Epochae
                 ,
                 to
                 that
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 Jesus
                 Christ.
                 
              
               
                 LEarn
                 first
                 what
                 y●ar
                 before
                 or
                 after
                 Christ
                 ,
                 any
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 more
                 Notable
                 Ep●chae
                 takes
                 beginning
                 :
                 it
                 being
                 a
                 ta●k
                 very
                 easie
                 (
                 where
                 the
                 fixed
                 Solar
                 years
                 consisting
                 of
                 365.
                 days
                 ,
                 6.
                 hours
                 ,
                 f●re
                 ,
                 are
                 used
                 )
                 to
                 reduce
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Series
                 of
                 years
                 respecting
                 the
                 Birth
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 .
                 For
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 drawn
                 from
                 an
                 Aera
                 before
                 that
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 let
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 years
                 by
                 which
                 such
                 Epocha
                 is
                 described
                 to
                 happen
                 before
                 Christ
                 ,
                 be
                 substrac●●d
                 from
                 the
                 years
                 of
                 the
                 Epocha
                 given
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rem●inder
                 shews
                 what
                 year
                 of
                 our
                 Lo●d
                 agreeth
                 thereunto
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 when
                 the
                 given
                 years
                 of
                 the
                 Epocha
                 proposed
                 are
                 less
                 than
                 the
                 Interval
                 of
                 years
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 it
                 precedes
                 
                 Christs
                 Aera
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 Substraction
                 cannot
                 be
                 made
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 ;
                 let
                 the
                 given
                 years
                 of
                 the
                 Epocha
                 be
                 substracted
                 from
                 the
                 Interval
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 residue
                 will
                 declare
                 the
                 Current
                 years
                 thereof
                 before
                 Christ.
                 
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 given
                 years
                 be
                 deduced
                 from
                 an
                 Aera
                 succeeding
                 that
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 then
                 add
                 the
                 interval
                 of
                 this
                 Epocha
                 from
                 the
                 Radix
                 of
                 Christ
                 to
                 the
                 years
                 proposed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Aggregate
                 gives
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 years
                 from
                 the
                 Birth
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 ,
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 given
                 years
                 of
                 the
                 Epocha
                 proposed
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 Example
                 :
              
               
                 I
                 desire
                 to
                 know
                 in
                 what
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 the
                 
                   Arabian
                   Aera
                
                 commenceth
                 ,
                 which
                 Arzachel
                 the
                 Astronomer
                 referreth
                 to
                 the
                 932.
                 year
                 of
                 Dhilkarnain
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Aera
                 of
                 Dhilkarnain
                 beginneth
                 Anno
                 311.
                 
                   ante
                   Christum
                
                 ,
                 I
                 substract
                 311
                 years
                 from
                 933
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 remainder
                 622
                 shews
                 the
                 current
                 year
                 after
                 Christ
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 
                   Arabian
                   Aera
                
                 Commenceth
                 .
              
               
                 Again
                 ,
                 I
                 would
                 know
                 how
                 many
                 years
                 the
                 452.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 is
                 before
                 Christ.
                 
              
               
                 Here
                 (
                 because
                 the
                 Aera
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 falls
                 out
                 753
                 years
                 before
                 Christ
                 ,
                 which
                 cannot
                 be
                 substracted
                 from
                 the
                 proposed
                 year
                 ,
                 being
                 greater
                 than
                 it
                 )
                 I
                 deduct
                 452
                 ,
                 from
                 753
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 remainder
                 301
                 is
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 years
                 that
                 the
                 452.
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 precedes
                 our
                 Saviours
                 Aera
                 .
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 I
                 demand
                 what
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 corresponds
                 to
                 the
                 1373.
                 year
                 of
                 Dioclesian
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Dioclesian
                   Aera
                
                 (
                 as
                 already
                 I
                 have
                 told
                 you
                 )
                 began
                 
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 284.
                 
                 Now
                 ,
                 by
                 adding
                 284
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 interval
                 of
                 this
                 Aera
                 from
                 Christ
                 )
                 to
                 1373
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 year
                 proposed
                 )
                 I
                 find
                 that
                 the
                 Aggregate
                 1657.
                 is
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 years
                 from
                 the
                 birth
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 ,
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 1373.
                 year
                 of
                 Dioclesian
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 How
                 to
                 reduce
                 the
                 Tetraeterides
                 of
                 the
                 Olympiads
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ.
                 
              
               
                 TO
                 reduce
                 the
                 Olympiads
                 proposed
                 to
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 :
                 First
                 ,
                 Substract
                 an
                 Unite
                 from
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 Olympiads
                 given
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 Multiply
                 the
                 remainder
                 by
                 4.
                 
                 To
                 the
                 Product
                 ,
                 add
                 the
                 current
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Tetraeterid
                 proposed
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sum
                 is
                 the
                 elapsed
                 years
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 Olympiad
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 if
                 this
                 Sum
                 exceed
                 776.
                 (
                 for
                 so
                 many
                 years
                 their
                 Radix
                 preceded
                 that
                 of
                 Christ's
                 )
                 deduct
                 776
                 ,
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 residue
                 shews
                 the
                 Current
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 less
                 ,
                 Substract
                 the
                 same
                 from
                 776
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 remains
                 gives
                 you
                 the
                 year
                 before
                 Christ.
                 —
                 For
                 Example
                 :
              
               
                 I
                 would
                 know
                 what
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 agrees
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 609.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 :
                 —
                 First
                 I
                 Substract
                 1
                 ,
                 from
                 609
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 rests
                 608.
                 
                 Then
                 I
                 Multiply
                 608
                 ,
                 by
                 4
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Product
                 is
                 ,
                 2432
                 ,
                 unto
                 which
                 I
                 add
                 1
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 current
                 Tetraeterid
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Sum
                 is
                 ,
                 2433.
                 
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 I
                 Substract
                 776
                 ,
                 from
                 2433
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 remainder
                 1657
                 ,
                 agreeth
                 to
                 the
                 proposed
                 first
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 609.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 .
              
               
                 Once
                 more
                 ,
                 I
                 would
                 know
                 what
                 year
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 corresponds
                 to
                 the
                 3.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 93.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Moon
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 Zenophon
                 )
                 is
                 said
                 to
                 have
                 been
                 Eclipsed
                 ?
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 I
                 Substract
                 1
                 ,
                 from
                 93
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 the
                 remainder
                 )
                 92.
                 being
                 Multiplied
                 by
                 4.
                 produceth
                 368
                 years
                 .
                 To
                 which
                 I
                 add
                 3
                 ,
                 the
                 current
                 years
                 of
                 the
                 given
                 Tetraeterid
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 make
                 371
                 ,
                 which
                 being
                 deducted
                 from
                 (
                 because
                 they
                 are
                 less
                 than
                 )
                 776
                 ,
                 there
                 remaineth
                 405
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 proposed
                 3.
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 93.
                 
                 Olympiad
                 .
              
               
                 
                 
                   How
                   to
                   convert
                   the
                   wandering
                   and
                   uncertain
                   years
                   of
                   the
                   Egyptians
                   ,
                   from
                   Nebonnassar
                   ,
                   into
                   the
                   years
                   of
                   Christ.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     To
                     change
                     the
                  
                   Egyptian
                   
                     account
                     Inchoated
                     from
                  
                   Nebonnassar
                   ,
                   
                     in
                     the
                     decurr●nt
                     years
                     of
                     Christ
                     ,
                     is
                     the
                     design
                     of
                     the
                     following
                     Table
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Anni
                         N●b
                         .
                      
                       
                         Ann.
                         Ant.
                         Christum
                      
                       
                         Prim.
                         Toth
                         .
                         C●●it
                         in
                      
                       
                         Anni
                         Nab.
                         
                      
                       
                         Ann.
                         Post
                         Christum
                      
                       
                         Prim.
                         Toth
                         .
                         Cadit
                         in
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         747
                      
                       
                         26
                      
                       
                         Feb.
                         
                      
                       
                         836
                      
                       
                         88
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         August
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         4
                      
                       
                         744
                      
                       
                         25
                      
                       
                         Feb.
                         
                      
                       
                         960
                      
                       
                         212
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         July
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         100
                      
                       
                         748
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         Feb.
                         
                      
                       
                         1080
                      
                       
                         332
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         June
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         220
                      
                       
                         524
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         Jan.
                         
                      
                       
                         1204
                      
                       
                         456
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         May
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         228
                      
                       
                         521
                      
                       
                         31
                      
                       
                         Dec.
                         
                      
                       
                         1324
                      
                       
                         576
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         April
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         348
                      
                       
                         401
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         Dec.
                         
                      
                       
                         1448
                      
                       
                         700
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         March
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         468
                      
                       
                         281
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         Nov.
                         
                      
                       
                         1452
                      
                       
                         704
                      
                       
                         29
                      
                       
                         Febr.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         592
                      
                       
                         157
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         Octob.
                         
                      
                       
                         1453
                      
                       
                         705
                      
                       
                         28
                      
                       
                         Febr.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         712
                      
                       
                         37
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         Sept.
                         
                      
                       
                         1456
                      
                       
                         708
                      
                       
                         27
                      
                       
                         Febr.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         748
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         23
                      
                       
                         Aug.
                         
                      
                       
                         1460
                      
                       
                         712
                      
                       
                         26
                      
                       
                         Febr.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Post
                         Christum
                      
                       
                         1462
                      
                       
                         714
                      
                       
                         26
                      
                       
                         Febr.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         749
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         23
                      
                       
                         Aug.
                         
                      
                       
                         2923
                      
                       
                         2174
                      
                       
                         26
                      
                       
                         Febr.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         752
                      
                       
                         4
                      
                       
                         22
                      
                       
                         Au●
                         .
                      
                       
                         4384
                      
                       
                         3634
                      
                       
                         26
                      
                       
                         Febr.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         Mens
                         .
                         Egypt
                         .
                      
                       
                         Dies
                      
                       
                         Mens
                         .
                         Egypt
                         .
                      
                       
                         Dies
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Toth
                         .
                      
                       
                         30
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Phamenoth
                      
                       
                         210
                      
                    
                     
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Paophi
                         .
                      
                       
                         60
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Pharmuthi
                      
                       
                         240
                      
                    
                     
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Ath●r
                         .
                      
                       
                         90
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Pacon
                         .
                      
                       
                         270
                      
                    
                     
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Clio●a●
                         .
                      
                       
                         120
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Pa●ni
                         .
                      
                       
                         300
                      
                    
                     
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Tybi
                      
                       
                         150
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Epephi
                         .
                      
                       
                         330
                      
                    
                     
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Mechyr
                         .
                      
                       
                         180
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Mesoti
                         .
                      
                       
                         360
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         Et
                         post
                         Me●●ri
                         ●●agomenae
                         quinque
                         365
                      
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 use
                 of
                 which
                 Table
                 is
                 thus
                 .
              
               
                 SEek
                 in
                 it
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 years
                 from
                 Nabonnassar
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 desire
                 to
                 turn
                 into
                 Julian
                 :
                 Or
                 (
                 when
                 you
                 find
                 them
                 not
                 precisely
                 )
                 the
                 next
                 greater
                 .
                 From
                 which
                 Number
                 so
                 found
                 ,
                 deduct
                 the
                 proposed
                 years
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 remainder
                 added
                 too
                 (
                 if
                 the
                 time
                 proposed
                 be
                 before
                 Christ
                 ,
                 )
                 or
                 ,
                 if
                 after
                 ,
                 Substracted
                 from
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 stands
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 the
                 Table
                 over
                 against
                 the
                 Number
                 of
                 Egyptian
                 years
                 )
                 leaves
                 the
                 year
                 to
                 be
                 reckon'd
                 before
                 or
                 after
                 Christ
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Title
                 directeth
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 done
                 ,
                 take
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Table
                 )
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 Toth
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 divide
                 the
                 remainder
                 of
                 years
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 first
                 Substraction
                 )
                 by
                 4
                 ,
                 For
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Quotus
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 must
                 ever
                 be
                 augmented
                 by
                 1
                 ,
                 when
                 ought
                 remaineth
                 after
                 Division
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 not
                 at
                 all
                 )
                 be
                 added
                 to
                 that
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 ,
                 you
                 have
                 the
                 Seat
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Egyptian
                 Month
                 Toth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 Calendar
                 .
                 And
                 (
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 being
                 found
                 )
                 't
                 is
                 quickly
                 seen
                 how
                 the
                 days
                 of
                 the
                 Egyptian
                 Months
                 agree
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 ,
                 take
                 but
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 Canon
                 of
                 Egyptian
                 Months
                 )
                 the
                 Elapsed
                 days
                 from
                 the
                 head
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 to
                 the
                 day
                 proposed
                 ,
                 and
                 add
                 the
                 Sum
                 to
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 (
                 unto
                 which
                 you
                 have
                 found
                 that
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Toth
                 agreeth
                 )
                 and
                 you
                 have
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Egyptian
                 proposed
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 years
                 proposed
                 be
                 from
                 Alexander
                 and
                 following
                 the
                 Egyptian
                 Ordination
                 ;
                 then
                 (
                 because
                 there
                 are
                 just
                 424.
                 years
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Aera
                 of
                 this
                 King
                 's
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 of
                 Nabonnassar
                 )
                 add
                 but
                 424
                 years
                 to
                 the
                 
                 given
                 years
                 from
                 Alexander
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 Sum
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 did
                 with
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 years
                 of
                 Nabonnassar
                 ,
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 corresponding
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 :
                 for
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 the
                 same
                 with
                 that
                 which
                 would
                 be
                 found
                 with
                 the
                 years
                 from
                 Alexander
                 .
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 thus
                 gotten
                 ,
                 you
                 cannot
                 be
                 ignorant
                 of
                 the
                 Gregorian
                 ;
                 for
                 ,
                 by
                 adding
                 but
                 to
                 the
                 Julian
                 ,
                 the
                 difference
                 of
                 days
                 betwixt
                 them
                 for
                 the
                 Century
                 proposed
                 ,
                 you
                 have
                 the
                 day
                 in
                 the
                 Gregorian
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 Example
                 —
              
               
                 Theon
                 (
                 in
                 his
                 Commentaries
                 upon
                 the
                 Six
                 Books
                 of
                 
                   Ptolemies
                   Syntax
                
                 )
                 maketh
                 mention
                 of
                 a
                 Solar
                 Eclipse
                 observed
                 by
                 him
                 at
                 Alexandria
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 1112.
                 year
                 of
                 Nabonnassar
                 ,
                 the
                 22.
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 Payni
                 ,
                 I
                 desire
                 to
                 know
                 what
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 agrees
                 thereunto
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 greater
                 Number
                 of
                 years
                 from
                 Nabonnassar
                 (
                 for
                 I
                 find
                 not
                 the
                 year
                 proposed
                 exactly
                 )
                 are
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Table
                 beforegoing
                 ,
                 1204.
                 and
                 the
                 years
                 of
                 Christ
                 answerable
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 right
                 hand
                 ,
                 456
                 after
                 Christ
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 May
                 1.
                 
              
               
                 Therefore
                 I
                 Substract
                 1112
                 ,
                 from
                 1204
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 remaineth
                 92
                 years
                 ,
                 which
                 92
                 deducted
                 from
                 the
                 found
                 years
                 after
                 Christ
                 ,
                 leaveth
                 364
                 for
                 the
                 current
                 years
                 after
                 our
                 Saviour
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 done
                 ,
                 I
                 divide
                 the
                 first
                 remainder
                 92
                 ,
                 by
                 4
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Quotient
                 is
                 23
                 ,
                 and
                 nothing
                 remaining
                 ;
                 which
                 added
                 to
                 May
                 1.
                 gives
                 May
                 24.
                 for
                 the
                 day
                 unto
                 which
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Toth
                 agreeth
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 seeing
                 that
                 from
                 the
                 Series
                 of
                 the
                 Egyptian
                 Months
                 ,
                 210
                 days
                 are
                 compleatly
                 elapsed
                 with
                 the
                 Month
                 Pachon
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 proposed
                 day
                 is
                 the
                 22.
                 
                 Current
                 of
                 the
                 following
                 Payni
                 ,
                 together
                 making
                 292
                 ,
                 I
                 add
                 292
                 ,
                 to
                 May
                 24.
                 (
                 unto
                 which
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 Toth
                 answereth
                 ,
                 )
                 and
                 it
                 produceth
                 March
                 13.
                 
                 Therefore
                 
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 365.
                 
                 March
                 13.
                 
                   post
                   Christum
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 agreeth
                 to
                 the
                 proposed
                 time
                 from
                 Nabonnassar
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 How
                 to
                 convert
                 the
                 Turkish
                 and
                 Arabick
                 years
                 from
                 Hegira
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 Inchoate
                 ,
                 or
                 current
                 years
                 of
                 our
                 Saviour
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Table
                     of
                     days
                     in
                     the
                     Turkish
                     years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Anni
                    
                     
                       Dies
                    
                     
                       Anni
                    
                     
                       Dies
                    
                     
                       Anni
                    
                     
                       Dies
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       1
                    
                     
                       354
                    
                     
                       14
                    
                     
                       4761
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       27
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       9568
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       2
                    
                     
                       709
                    
                     
                       15
                    
                     
                       5315
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       28
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       9922
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       3
                    
                     
                       1063
                    
                     
                       16
                    
                     
                       5670
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       29
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       10276
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       4
                    
                     
                       1417
                    
                     
                       17
                    
                     
                       6024
                    
                     
                       30
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       106317
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       1772
                    
                     
                       18
                    
                     
                       6378
                    
                     
                       60
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       21262
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       6
                    
                     
                       2126
                    
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       6733
                    
                     
                       90
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       31893
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       7
                    
                     
                       2480
                    
                     
                       20
                    
                     
                       7087
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       42524
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       8
                    
                     
                       2853
                    
                     
                       21
                    
                     
                       7442
                    
                     
                       150
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       53155
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       9
                    
                     
                       3189
                    
                     
                       22
                    
                     
                       7796
                    
                     
                       180
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       63786
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       10
                    
                     
                       3543
                    
                     
                       23
                    
                     
                       8150
                    
                     
                       210
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       74417
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       11
                    
                     
                       3898
                    
                     
                       24
                    
                     
                       8505
                    
                     
                       240
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       85048
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       12
                    
                     
                       4252
                    
                     
                       25
                    
                     
                       8859
                    
                     
                       270
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       95679
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       13
                    
                     
                       4607
                    
                     
                       26
                    
                     
                       9213
                    
                     
                       300
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       106310
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     Days
                     in
                     the
                     Turkish
                     Months
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Mubarram
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sephar
                       ,
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Rabie
                       ,
                       I.
                       
                    
                     
                       89
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Rabie
                       ,
                       II.
                       
                    
                     
                       118
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Guimadi
                       ,
                       I.
                       
                    
                     
                       148
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Guimadi
                       ,
                       II.
                       
                    
                     
                       177
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Regeb
                       ,
                    
                     
                       207
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sahabeu
                       ,
                    
                     
                       236
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ramadhau
                       ,
                    
                     
                       266
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Schevall
                       ,
                    
                     
                       295
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Dulkadati
                       ,
                    
                     
                       325
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Dulhajati
                       ,
                    
                     
                       355
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Dulbittsche
                         ,
                         Turc
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       355
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         In
                         Ann.
                         abundanti
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       355
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 
                   
                     Days
                     in
                     the
                     Julian
                     years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       1
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       365
                    
                     
                       2
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       2
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       730
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       3
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       1095
                    
                     
                       7
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       4
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       1461
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       1826
                    
                     
                       2
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       6
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       2992
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       7
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       2556
                    
                     
                       7
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       8
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       2922
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       9
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       3287
                    
                     
                       2
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       10
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       3652
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     Days
                     in
                     the
                     Julian
                     Months
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Months
                    
                     
                       Common
                    
                     
                       Bissex
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       January
                    
                     
                       31
                    
                     
                       31
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       February
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       61
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       March
                    
                     
                       90
                    
                     
                       91
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       April
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       121
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       May
                    
                     
                       151
                    
                     
                       152
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       June
                    
                     
                       181
                    
                     
                       182
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       July
                    
                     
                       212
                    
                     
                       213
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       August
                    
                     
                       243
                    
                     
                       244
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       September
                    
                     
                       273
                    
                     
                       274
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       October
                    
                     
                       304
                    
                     
                       305
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       November
                    
                     
                       335
                    
                     
                       336
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       December
                    
                     
                       365
                    
                     
                       366
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Table
                 of
                 Days
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 ,
                 resolve
                 the
                 Interval
                 of
                 this
                 Epocha
                 ,
                 from
                 that
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 into
                 complete
                 Days
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 The
                 time
                 proposed
                 in
                 the
                 Turkish
                 account
                 ,
                 into
                 days
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Table
                 of
                 days
                 in
                 the
                 Turkish
                 years
                 :
                 For
                 they
                 being
                 all
                 collected
                 into
                 one
                 Sum
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 will
                 give
                 you
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 Days
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 by
                 the
                 Table
                 of
                 Days
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 Month
                 and
                 Day
                 design'd
                 from
                 Christ
                 ,
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
                 —
              
               
                 Seek
                 out
                 in
                 the
                 Table
                 of
                 days
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 ,
                 the
                 Number
                 of
                 (
                 if
                 you
                 find
                 not
                 the
                 same
                 exactly
                 )
                 the
                 next
                 lesser
                 than
                 the
                 Sum
                 of
                 Days
                 before
                 found
                 ,
                 and
                 take
                 the
                 opposit
                 years
                 on
                 the
                 left-hand
                 .
                 Then
                 from
                 the
                 Sum
                 of
                 Days
                 first
                 collected
                 ,
                 substract
                 this
                 next
                 lesser
                 Number
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 remainder
                 (
                 if
                 less
                 than
                 365
                 ,
                 )
                 find
                 out
                 in
                 the
                 Table
                 of
                 Days
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 
                 Month
                 ,
                 the
                 Month
                 and
                 Day
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 you
                 will
                 have
                 the
                 Year
                 ,
                 Month
                 ,
                 and
                 Day
                 ,
                 from
                 Christ
                 ,
                 congruent
                 to
                 the
                 proposed
                 from
                 Hegira
                 .
                 —
              
               
                 But
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 remainder
                 exceed
                 365
                 days
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 therewith
                 re-enter
                 the
                 Table
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 take
                 the
                 next
                 lesser
                 number
                 of
                 Days
                 (
                 as
                 you
                 did
                 before
                 )
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Opposite
                 years
                 on
                 the
                 left
                 hand
                 ;
                 which
                 add
                 to
                 the
                 former
                 ;
                 so
                 continue
                 your
                 Work
                 ,
                 until
                 there
                 remain
                 fewer
                 Days
                 than
                 365.
                 that
                 you
                 may
                 collect
                 the
                 Julian
                 years
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 .
                 —
                 For
                 Example
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 desire
                 to
                 know
                 what
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 agrees
                 to
                 the
                 l057
                 .
                 from
                 Hegira
                 ,
                 the
                 7.
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 Saphar
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 then
                 ,
                 the
                 interval
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Turkish
                   Epocha
                
                 ,
                 from
                 that
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 is
                 621
                 years
                 ,
                 July
                 15.
                 compleat
                 ;
                 which
                 thus
                 are
                 resolved
                 into
                 Days
                 .
              
               
                 600
                 Julian
                 years
                 give
                 219150
                 Days
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 years
                 give
                 7305
              
               
                 1
                 years
                 gives
                 365
              
               
                 621
                 June
                 compleat
                 181
              
               
                 621
                 July
                 Current
                 15
              
               
                 The
                 Total
                 Sum
                 of
                 Days
                 in
                 the
                 interval
                 227016
              
               
                 900
                 Arabick
                 years
                 give
                 318930
                 Days
                 .
              
               
                 150
                 years
                 give
                 53155
              
               
                 6
                 years
                 give
                 2126
              
               
                 1056
                 Maharran
                 compleat
                 30
              
               
                 1056
                 Saphar
                 Current
                 7
              
               
                 Aggregate
                 of
                 Days
                 ,
                 is
                 601264
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 to
                 convert
                 this
                 Aggregate
                 of
                 Days
                 into
                 Julian
                 years
                 ,
                 the
                 Work
                 stands
                 thus
                 —
                 601264
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       The
                       number
                       next
                       lesser
                       ,
                       is
                    
                     
                       365250
                    
                     
                       w
                       ch
                       gives
                       in
                       Julian
                       years
                       —
                       1000
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       There
                       remaineth
                    
                     
                       236014
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       number
                       next
                       lesser
                       is
                    
                     
                       219150
                    
                     
                       w
                       ch
                       gives
                       600
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       There
                       remaineth
                    
                     
                       16864
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       number
                       next
                       lesser
                    
                     
                       14610
                    
                     
                       w
                       ch
                       gives
                       40
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       There
                       remains
                    
                     
                       2254
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       number
                       next
                       lesser
                    
                     
                       2191
                    
                     
                       which
                       gives
                       6
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       There
                       remains
                    
                     
                       63
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sum
                       of
                       years
                    
                     
                       1646
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Whereby
                 you
                 find
                 that
                 1646
                 ,
                 Julian
                 years
                 agree
                 to
                 601201
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 there
                 remains
                 63
                 Days
                 ,
                 59
                 whereof
                 are
                 elapsed
                 with
                 February
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 4
                 to
                 be
                 accounted
                 in
                 March
                 :
                 therefore
                 I
                 conclude
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 1647.
                 
                 Current
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 Julian
                 Computation
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 14
                 of
                 March
                 in
                 the
                 Gregorian
                 )
                 agrees
                 to
                 1057.
                 from
                 Hegira
                 ,
                 the
                 7.
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 Saphar
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       1
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       365
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       2
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       730
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       3
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       1095
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       4
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       1460
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       1825
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       6
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       1990
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       7
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       2555
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       8
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       2920
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       9
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       3285
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       10
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       3650
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     Days
                     in
                     the
                     Persian
                     Months
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Pharavardin
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Arripebest
                       ,
                    
                     
                       60
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Chortar
                       ,
                    
                     
                       90
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Tyrma
                       ,
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Mertar
                       ,
                    
                     
                       150
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sacheiar
                       ,
                    
                     
                       180
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Mecherma
                       ,
                    
                     
                       210
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Apanma
                       ,
                    
                     
                       245
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Wabak
                       ,
                       —
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Aderma
                       ,
                    
                     
                       275
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Dima
                       ,
                    
                     
                       305
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Pechmam
                       ,
                    
                     
                       335
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Asphander
                       ,
                    
                     
                       365
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 I
                 intended
                 some
                 further
                 Examples
                 of
                 this
                 Nature
                 ,
                 but
                 I
                 forbear
                 them
                 at
                 present
                 ,
                 presuming
                 that
                 he
                 who
                 well
                 understands
                 this
                 ,
                 may
                 by
                 the
                 like
                 method
                 ,
                 convert
                 also
                 the
                 years
                 of
                 other
                 Epochae
                 into
                 the
                 Julian
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Contrary
                 .
                 
                   Et
                   de
                   Epochis
                   hactenus
                
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 
                   Notae
                   Vulgares
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Common
                 Notes
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Of
                   the
                   Lunar
                   Cycle
                   ,
                   commonly
                   called
                   the
                   Golden
                   Number
                   .
                
                 
                   Meton
                   (
                   th'
                   Athenian
                   )
                   first
                   this
                   Cycle
                   found
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   Nineteen
                   civil
                   years
                   devolveth
                   round
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   all
                   Lunations
                   make
                   return
                   therein
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nigh
                   to
                   the
                   Place
                   where
                   first
                   they
                   did
                   begin
                   .
                
                 
                   To
                   find
                   it
                   ,
                   add
                   One
                   to
                   the
                   year
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   For
                   when
                   his
                   Star
                   appeared
                   in
                   the
                   East
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   was
                   the
                   Prime
                   )
                   then
                   by
                   Nineteen
                   divide
                
                 
                   The
                   Aggregate
                   ,
                   and
                   what
                   remains
                   beside
                
                 
                   Resolves
                   the
                   doubt
                   ;
                   The
                   Quotient
                   doth
                   declare
                
                 
                   How
                   many
                   Periods
                   revolved
                   are
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   when
                   (
                   Division
                   made
                   )
                   there
                   leaveth
                   nought
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nineteen
                   it selfe
                   's
                   the
                   Golden
                   Number
                   sought
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Of
                   the
                   Solar
                   Cycle
                   ,
                   or
                   Cycle
                   of
                   the
                   Sun.
                   
                
                 
                   'T
                   is
                   called
                   Solar
                   ,
                   for
                   that
                   thereby's
                   known
                
                 
                   The
                   Sundays
                   Letter
                   ,
                   not
                   his
                   Motion
                   :
                
                 
                   Now
                   ,
                   if
                   to
                   th'
                   year
                   propos'd
                   (
                   Since
                   Christ
                   did
                   come
                   )
                
                 
                   You
                   add
                   thrice
                   three
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   divide
                   the
                   Sum
                
                 
                   By
                   twenty-eight
                   ;
                   what
                   's
                   left
                   (
                   that
                   being
                   done
                   )
                
                 
                   Is
                   evermore
                   the
                   Cycle
                   of
                   the
                   Sun.
                
                 
                   If
                   Nought
                   remain
                   ,
                   t
                   is
                   the
                   whole
                   Cycle
                   out
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Quotus
                   counts
                   how
                   oft
                   't
                   hath
                   wheel'd
                   about
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Of
                   the
                   Dominical
                   Letter
                   .
                
                 
                   Seven
                   Hebdomaick
                   Letters
                   used
                   be
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   those
                   are
                   
                     A.
                     B.
                     C.
                     D.
                     E.
                     F.
                     G.
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   Solar
                   Cycle
                   shews
                   us
                   which
                   doth
                   stand
                
                 
                   For
                   Sunday
                   ,
                   when
                   Bissextile
                   is
                   at
                   hand
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Sunday
                   Letter
                   (
                   stil'd
                   Dominical
                   )
                
                 
                   Upon
                   what
                   day
                   o'
                   th'
                   Month
                   that
                   day
                   doth
                   fall
                   :
                
                 
                   Behold
                   the
                   Table
                   ,
                   and
                   you
                   'l
                   quickly
                   see
                   ,
                
                 
                   How
                   they
                   from
                   year
                   to
                   year
                   do
                   still
                   agree
                   ,
                
                 
                   Until
                   the
                   Cycle
                   be
                   compleat
                   ;
                   and
                   then
                
                 
                   There
                   's
                   nothing
                   further
                   ,
                   but
                   begin't
                   agen
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Tabulae
                         literarum
                         Dominicalium
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1.
                         
                         G.
                         F.
                         
                      
                       
                         2.
                         
                         E.
                         
                      
                       
                         3.
                         
                         D.
                         
                      
                       
                         4.
                         
                         C.
                         
                      
                       
                         5.
                         
                         B.
                         A.
                         
                      
                       
                         6.
                         
                         G.
                         
                      
                       
                         7.
                         
                         F.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         8.
                         
                         E.
                         
                      
                       
                         9.
                         
                         D.
                         C.
                         
                      
                       
                         10.
                         
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         11.
                         
                         A.
                         
                      
                       
                         12.
                         
                         G.
                         
                      
                       
                         13.
                         
                         F.
                         E.
                         
                      
                       
                         14.
                         
                         D.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         15.
                         
                         C.
                         
                      
                       
                         16.
                         
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         17.
                         
                         A.
                         G.
                         
                      
                       
                         18.
                         
                         F.
                         
                      
                       
                         19.
                         
                         E.
                         
                      
                       
                         20.
                         
                         D.
                         
                      
                       
                         21.
                         
                         C.
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         22.
                         
                         A.
                         
                      
                       
                         23.
                         
                         G.
                         
                      
                       
                         24.
                         
                         F.
                         
                      
                       
                         25.
                         
                         E.D.
                         
                      
                       
                         26.
                         
                         C.
                         
                      
                       
                         27.
                         
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         28.
                         
                         A.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   Of
                   the
                   Epact
                   .
                
                 
                   Epactae
                   from
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                  
                   is
                   deriv'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Th'
                   are
                   adventitious
                   Days
                   ,
                   fitly
                   contriv'd
                
                 
                   To
                   adequate
                   the
                   difference
                   that
                   appears
                
                 
                   Betwixt
                   the
                   Solar
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Lunar
                   years
                   :
                
                 
                   To
                   know
                   which
                   by
                   Eleven
                   multiply
                
                 
                   The
                   Golden
                   Number
                   ;
                   part
                   the
                   factus
                   by
                
                 
                   Thirty
                   ;
                   and
                   (
                   if
                   your
                   Work
                   be
                   not
                   amiss
                   )
                
                 
                   The
                   Number
                   that
                   remaineth
                   Epact
                   is
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   5.
                   
                   Of
                   the
                   Roman
                   Indiction
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Cycle
                   (
                   when
                   Augustus
                   taxed
                   all
                
                 
                   The
                   conquer'd
                   World
                   )
                   became
                   Indictional
                   ;
                
                 
                   That
                   even
                   the
                   places
                   which
                   remotest
                   laid
                
                 
                   Might
                   know
                   when
                   Rome
                   would
                   have
                   her
                   Tribute
                   paid
                   ,
                
                 
                   How
                   many
                   Peaceful
                   years
                   were
                   overpast
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   what
                   to
                   come
                   ,
                   before
                   th'
                   unwelcome
                   last
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   first
                   Fifteen
                   (
                   whilst
                   she
                   her
                   Rule
                   did
                   hold
                   )
                
                 
                   Requir'd
                   (
                   in
                   token
                   of
                   Dominion
                   )
                   Gold
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   second
                   ,
                   Silver
                   (
                   for
                   the
                   Souldiers
                   Hire
                   )
                
                 
                   Iron
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   (
                   their
                   Armour
                   to
                   repair
                   .
                   )
                
                 
                   But
                   now
                   the
                   Roman
                   Legions
                   broken
                   are
                   ,
                
                 
                   'T
                   is
                   useless
                   ,
                   though
                   it
                   keep
                   the
                   Calendar
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   this
                   ,
                   add
                   to
                   the
                   year
                   of
                   JESUS
                   ,
                   Three
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   let
                   the
                   Sum
                   by
                   Fifteen
                   parted
                   be
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   what
                   remaineth
                   is
                   the
                   thing
                   desir'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Quotient
                   ,
                   the
                   Periods
                   expir'd
                   :
                
                 
                   If
                   Nought
                   remain
                   ,
                   thrice
                   ,
                   Five
                   this
                   Name
                   doth
                   bear
                   ;
                
                 
                   Caesar's
                   Decree
                   proclaims
                   it
                   tribute
                   year
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   use
                   of
                   these
                   Notes
                   is
                   to
                   find
                   out
                   the
                   Moveable
                   Feasts
                   in
                   both
                   Accounts
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Julian
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Gregorian
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 A
                 short
                 Discourse
                 ,
                 of
                 
                   Years
                   ,
                   Months
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Days
                 of
                 Years
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Year
                 is
                 the
                 principal
                 and
                 most
                 ordinary
                 part
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 whereby
                 not
                 only
                 the
                 Ages
                 of
                 Men
                 ,
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 other
                 things
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 the
                 Times
                 of
                 
                 almost
                 all
                 Actions
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 viz.
                 their
                 Beginnings
                 ,
                 Progress
                 ,
                 Durations
                 ,
                 and
                 Intervals
                 ,
                 are
                 measured
                 and
                 numbered
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 a
                 Periodical
                 Revolution
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Great
                 Circle
                 of
                 Months
                 and
                 Days
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 four
                 Seasons
                 ,
                 
                   Spring
                   ,
                   Summer
                   ,
                   Autumn
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Winter
                 ,
                 are
                 ,
                 after
                 one
                 Revolution
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 ordained
                 to
                 return
                 in
                 their
                 courses
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 called
                 Annus
                 ,
                 from
                 Annulus
                 ,
                 a
                 Ring
                 ;
                 for
                 that
                 a
                 Motion
                 in
                 a
                 Ring
                 finished
                 ,
                 beginneth
                 again
                 without
                 end
                 :
                 wherefore
                 Virgil
                 ;
                 
                   Atque
                   in
                   se
                   sua
                   per
                   vestigia
                   volvitur
                   Annus
                   .
                
              
               
                 Or
                 ,
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 Annus
                 ,
                 from
                 Anguis
                 ,
                 a
                 Snake
                 ;
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 Egyptians
                 ,
                 before
                 they
                 had
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Letters
                 ,
                 represented
                 it
                 by
                 a
                 Serpent
                 or
                 Snake
                 biting
                 her
                 own
                 tail
                 :
                 or
                 (
                 as
                 some
                 will
                 have
                 it
                 )
                 
                   Annu●
                   ab
                   innovatione
                
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 vertues
                 and
                 strength
                 of
                 all
                 Vegetables
                 are
                 renewed
                 and
                 passed
                 over
                 by
                 the
                 Course
                 of
                 Time.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 because
                 the
                 spaces
                 of
                 time
                 called
                 years
                 ,
                 are
                 divers
                 with
                 divers
                 Nations
                 ,
                 greater
                 in
                 some
                 ,
                 and
                 lesser
                 in
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 good
                 reasons
                 reduced
                 to
                 the
                 rule
                 of
                 the
                 Celestial
                 motions
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 years
                 are
                 measured
                 ,
                 therefore
                 are
                 they
                 rightly
                 divided
                 into
                 Astronomical
                 and
                 Political
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Astronomical
                 years
                 are
                 measured
                 ,
                 either
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Periodical
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 with
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 two-fold
                 ;
                 Solar
                 and
                 Lunar
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Solar
                 year
                 is
                 that
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Sun
                 by
                 his
                 proper
                 motion
                 departing
                 from
                 any
                 one
                 point
                 of
                 the
                 Ecliptick
                 ,
                 returns
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 again
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 is
                 either
                 Natural
                 ,
                 or
                 Sydereal
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Natural
                 year
                 is
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Sun
                 (
                 departing
                 from
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Tropical
                   ,
                   Equinoctial
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Solsticial
                 points
                 ,
                 and
                 running
                 through
                 the
                 
                 whole
                 Ecliptick
                 )
                 runneth
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 point
                 again
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 called
                 Natural
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 seems
                 to
                 be
                 destinated
                 by
                 Nature
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 mensuration
                 of
                 time
                 :
                 and
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 Suns
                 double
                 motion
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 us
                 ;
                 it
                 is
                 also
                 two-fold
                 ,
                 Mean
                 and
                 True.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Mean
                 motion
                 is
                 ascribed
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Mean
                   Equinox
                
                 and
                 Solstice
                 ,
                 and
                 containeth
                 365
                 d.
                 5
                 h.
                 and
                 49′
                 .
                 15″
                 .
                 45‴
                 .
                 52
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 .
                 48v′
                 and
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 Rule
                 and
                 Level
                 of
                 all
                 years
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 True
                 motion
                 (
                 called
                 also
                 Apparent
                 and
                 Inequal
                 )
                 is
                 ascribed
                 to
                 the
                 true
                 Equinox
                 or
                 Solstice
                 :
                 or
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Sun
                 (
                 by
                 his
                 motion
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 succession
                 of
                 the
                 Signs
                 )
                 returns
                 to
                 the
                 True
                 Equinox
                 or
                 Solstice
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 increaseth
                 or
                 decreaseth
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 swift
                 or
                 slower
                 progress
                 of
                 the
                 Equinoctial
                 and
                 Solsticial
                 points
                 ,
                 and
                 containeth
                 in
                 its
                 greatest
                 quantity
                 365
                 d.
                 5
                 h.
                 56′
                 .
                 53‴
                 .
                 (
                 such
                 as
                 was
                 about
                 64
                 years
                 before
                 Christ
                 ,
                 near
                 to
                 Hipparchus
                 his
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 late
                 again
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 of
                 Christ
                 1652.
                 )
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 365
                 d.
                 5
                 h.
                 24′
                 .
                 38″
                 .
                 such
                 as
                 was
                 about
                 921
                 years
                 before
                 Christ
                 ,
                 and
                 794
                 years
                 after
                 Christ
                 ,
                 near
                 to
                 Charles
                 the
                 Great
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 far
                 from
                 Albategnius
                 their
                 times
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Sydereal
                 year
                 is
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Sun
                 returns
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Star
                 (
                 be
                 it
                 Fixed
                 or
                 Erratical
                 )
                 from
                 whence
                 he
                 departed
                 ,
                 wherefore
                 this
                 also
                 is
                 either
                 Fixed
                 or
                 Moveable
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Fixed
                 is
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Fixed
                   Stars
                
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 quantity
                 always
                 invariable
                 ,
                 containing
                 according
                 to
                 Thebith
                 (
                 who
                 lived
                 
                   Anno
                   Dom.
                
                 1195.
                 and
                 was
                 the
                 first
                 Author
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 365
                 d.
                 6
                 h.
                 9′
                 .
                 12″
                 .
                 according
                 to
                 Copernicus
                 365
                 d.
                 6
                 h.
                 9′
                 .
                 40″
                 .
                 but
                 according
                 to
                 Tycho
                 365
                 d.
                 6
                 h.
                 19′
                 .
                 26″
                 .
                 43‴
                 .
                 30
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Movable
                 is
                 referred
                 to
                 some
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 :
                 and
                 either
                 to
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 whose
                 Mean
                 quantity
                 is
                 378
                 d.
                 
                 2
                 h.
                 12′
                 .
                 13″
                 .
                 or
                 to
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 whose
                 Mean
                 quantity
                 is
                 398
                 d.
                 21
                 h.
                 12′
                 .
                 9″
                 .
                 or
                 to
                 Mars
                 ,
                 whose
                 Mean
                 quantiry
                 is
                 779
                 d.
                 22
                 h.
                 40′
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Now
                 the
                 Lunar
                 year
                 is
                 that
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 ●fter
                 some
                 Conjunctions
                 with
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 meeteth
                 and
                 uniteth
                 again
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 not
                 far
                 from
                 the
                 former
                 place
                 :
                 And
                 this
                 year
                 also
                 〈◊〉
                 two-fold
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Commune
                
                 ,
                 containing
                 12.
                 
                 
                   Synodical
                   Lunations
                
                 :
                 or
                 Embolismal
                 ,
                 which
                 containeth
                 13.
                 
                 And
                 again
                 ,
                 each
                 of
                 these
                 is
                 either
                 Mean
                 (
                 the
                 Rule
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Civil
                 Lunar
                 years
                 )
                 or
                 True.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Mean
                   common
                   Lunar
                   year
                
                 contains
                 354
                 d.
                 8
                 h.
                 48′
                 .
                 38″
                 .
                 7‴
                 .
                 38
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 .
                 the
                 Embolismal
                 383
                 d.
                 21
                 h.
                 32′
                 .
                 41″
                 .
                 18‴
                 .
                 16
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 True
                 exorbitates
                 more
                 or
                 less
                 from
                 the
                 Mean
                 ,
                 as
                 will
                 appear
                 to
                 him
                 that
                 considers
                 the
                 Motions
                 and
                 Syzygies
                 of
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Political
                 or
                 Civil
                 years
                 be
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 every
                 where
                 used
                 for
                 distinction
                 of
                 times
                 ,
                 wherein
                 a
                 respect
                 is
                 had
                 either
                 to
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 or
                 Moon
                 only
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 them
                 both
                 together
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Egyptians
                 have
                 regard
                 to
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 who
                 make
                 their
                 year
                 to
                 consist
                 of
                 365
                 days
                 exactly
                 :
                 for
                 ,
                 they
                 have
                 12
                 Months
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 every
                 one
                 containing
                 3●
                 day●
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 they
                 add
                 5
                 Intercalar
                 days
                 .
                 And
                 such
                 years
                 the
                 ancient
                 Hebrews
                 observed
                 before
                 the
                 
                   Alexandrean
                   Aera
                
                 ,
                 yet
                 so
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 they
                 intercalated
                 one
                 whole
                 Month
                 of
                 30
                 days
                 in
                 every
                 120
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 like
                 years
                 also
                 (
                 but
                 without
                 the
                 Intercalated
                 Month
                 )
                 the
                 Persians
                 used
                 ,
                 who
                 from
                 the
                 Aera
                 of
                 J●sdagird
                 (
                 beginning
                 
                   Anno
                   Ch.
                
                 632.
                 )
                 unto
                 the
                 Gelalean
                 ,
                 or
                 ye●r
                 of
                 Christ
                 1079.
                 have
                 numbered
                 447
                 Egyptian
                 years
                 :
                 for
                 then
                 the
                 P●rsians
                 (
                 aft●r
                 they
                 had
                 obs●rved
                 the
                 year
                 (
                 which
                 for
                 some
                 while
                 they
                 had
                 us●d
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 too
                 small
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 days
                 of
                 their
                 
                 Months
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 anticipated
                 ;
                 they
                 (
                 I
                 say
                 )
                 by
                 Authority
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Persian
                   Emperour
                   ,
                   Alb.
                   Arsalam
                
                 )
                 instituted
                 an
                 Emendation
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 4
                 th
                 year
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 sometime
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 5
                 th
                 .
                 they
                 yet
                 add
                 a
                 day
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 do
                 in
                 our
                 Bissextiles
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 648.
                 years
                 they
                 include
                 33811
                 weeks
                 ,
                 or
                 236677
                 days
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 this
                 year
                 of
                 theirs
                 consists
                 of
                 365
                 d.
                 5
                 h.
                 48′
                 .
                 5″
                 .
                 20‴
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Romans
                 ,
                 who
                 use
                 a
                 greater
                 year
                 than
                 the
                 Egyptians
                 and
                 ancient
                 Persians
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 Julius
                 Caesar's
                 constitution
                 ,
                 their
                 year
                 consists
                 of
                 365
                 d.
                 6
                 h.
                 which
                 6
                 hours
                 do
                 make
                 every
                 4
                 th
                 .
                 an
                 Intercalar
                 ,
                 containing
                 366.
                 days
                 ,
                 whereas
                 the
                 Commune
                 consists
                 but
                 of
                 365.
                 
                 And
                 this
                 year
                 is
                 not
                 only
                 used
                 by
                 the
                 Muscovites
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 retaining
                 the
                 Names
                 and
                 Quantities
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Roman
                   Months
                
                 )
                 begin
                 their
                 year
                 the
                 First
                 of
                 September
                 :
                 and
                 likewise
                 by
                 the
                 Syrians
                 ,
                 or
                 Syro-Graecians
                 ,
                 who
                 number
                 their
                 Months
                 and
                 Days
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Julian
                 manner
                 ,
                 although
                 they
                 give
                 them
                 other
                 names
                 ,
                 as
                 hereafter
                 shall
                 be
                 shewed
                 ;
                 but
                 also
                 by
                 the
                 Habassines
                 ,
                 the
                 Cophti
                 ,
                 and
                 Ethiopians
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Emendation
                 made
                 by
                 
                   Pope
                   Gregory
                
                 the
                 13
                 th
                 .
                 the
                 year
                 consists
                 of
                 365
                 d.
                 5
                 h.
                 49′
                 .
                 12″
                 .
                 and
                 so
                 not
                 quite
                 4″
                 .
                 less
                 than
                 the
                 
                   Mean
                   Solar
                
                 year
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 because
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 that
                 Account
                 )
                 there
                 are
                 in
                 every
                 400
                 Julian
                 years
                 (
                 consisting
                 of
                 146100
                 days
                 ,
                 three
                 Intercalar
                 days
                 omitted
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 evident
                 that
                 400
                 Gregorian
                 years
                 contain
                 but
                 146097
                 days
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 if
                 divided
                 by
                 400
                 )
                 quoteth
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 number
                 of
                 days
                 ,
                 hours
                 ,
                 and
                 scruples
                 of
                 a
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 reasons
                 of
                 this
                 Emendation
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 Julian
                 and
                 Gregorian
                 years
                 themselv●s
                 may
                 the
                 better
                 be
                 understood
                 :
                 we
                 must
                 know
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 ,
                 the
                 odd
                 6
                 hours
                 are
                 not
                 reckoned
                 every
                 year
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 once
                 every
                 fourth
                 year
                 ,
                 being
                 then
                 increased
                 to
                 the
                 just
                 length
                 of
                 a
                 Natural
                 day
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 always
                 put
                 at
                 the
                 25.
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Letter
                 F.
                 (
                 as
                 this
                 present
                 Bissextile
                 1660.
                 )
                 is
                 twice
                 repeated
                 ,
                 and
                 St.
                 Matthias
                 day
                 observed
                 upon
                 the
                 latter
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Verse
                 ,
                 
                   
                     Bissextum
                     sextae
                     Martis
                     tenuere
                     Calendae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Posteriore
                     die
                     celebrantur
                     festa
                     Mathiae
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 So
                 then
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 is
                 two-fold
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Commune
                
                 (
                 consisting
                 of
                 365
                 days
                 )
                 and
                 Bissextile
                 (
                 of
                 366
                 days
                 .
                 )
                 It
                 is
                 called
                 Bissextile
                 of
                 Bis
                 and
                 Sex
                 ,
                 twice
                 six
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 sixth
                 Calends
                 of
                 March
                 is
                 twice
                 repeated
                 ;
                 Intercalar
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 that
                 is
                 put
                 between
                 ;
                 and
                 Leap-year
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 by
                 this
                 Addition
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 ,
                 from
                 thenceforth
                 the
                 
                   Fixed
                   Holy-days
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 do
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 leap
                 one
                 day
                 farther
                 into
                 the
                 Week
                 ,
                 than
                 they
                 were
                 the
                 former
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 this
                 
                   Julian
                   Account
                
                 is
                 very
                 erroneous
                 .
                 For
                 though
                 the
                 mean
                 Tropical
                 year
                 consisting
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Alphonsin's
                 )
                 of
                 365
                 d.
                 5
                 h.
                 49′
                 .
                 16″
                 .
                 it
                 is
                 plain
                 that
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 exceeds
                 it
                 10′
                 .
                 44″
                 .
                 thereby
                 causing
                 an
                 apparent
                 anticipation
                 of
                 the
                 Equinoctial
                 and
                 Solsticial
                 points
                 ,
                 insomuch
                 that
                 the
                 
                   Vernum
                   Equinoctium
                
                 (
                 whose
                 place
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 Council
                 of
                 Nice
                 was
                 the
                 21.
                 of
                 March
                 )
                 is
                 now
                 come
                 to
                 be
                 upon
                 the
                 9
                 th
                 .
                 or
                 10
                 th
                 .
                 the
                 Emendation
                 of
                 which
                 Errour
                 ,
                 Pope
                 Gregory
                 the
                 13.
                 hath
                 very
                 well
                 performed
                 ,
                 by
                 substracting
                 10
                 days
                 from
                 the
                 4
                 th
                 .
                 of
                 October
                 unto
                 the
                 15
                 th
                 .
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Month
                 exclusively
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1582.
                 that
                 thereby
                 he
                 might
                 make
                 the
                 
                   Equinoctium
                   vernum
                
                 (
                 whereon
                 the
                 
                   Moveable
                   Feasts
                
                 depend
                 )
                 agree
                 to
                 the
                 21.
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Nicene
                   Council
                
                 established
                 Anno
                 324.
                 
                 By
                 means
                 whereof
                 all
                 their
                 Months
                 
                 begin
                 ten
                 days
                 sooner
                 than
                 ours
                 ,
                 (
                 their
                 11.
                 day
                 being
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 our
                 last
                 of
                 every
                 Month
                 the
                 10.
                 of
                 theirs
                 .
                 )
                 And
                 to
                 retain
                 the
                 same
                 
                   Equinoctium
                   vernum
                
                 for
                 future
                 times
                 invariably
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 ,
                 he
                 appointed
                 that
                 of
                 400
                 d●ys
                 ,
                 the
                 1.2
                 .
                 and
                 3.
                 hundred
                 ,
                 the
                 Leap-day
                 ,
                 (
                 w●ich
                 in
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 happeneth
                 )
                 should
                 be
                 omitted
                 and
                 not
                 intercalated
                 :
                 but
                 in
                 the
                 400
                 year
                 that
                 the
                 Leap-day
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 omitted
                 ,
                 but
                 intercalated
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 in
                 Maginus
                 his
                 
                   Secunda
                   Mobilia
                   ,
                   can
                
                 .
                 11.
                 fol.
                 40.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 Account
                 received
                 in
                 all
                 Countries
                 professing
                 subjection
                 to
                 the
                 See
                 of
                 Rome
                 :
                 but
                 we
                 (
                 wiser
                 than
                 all
                 the
                 World
                 besides
                 )
                 do
                 still
                 retain
                 the
                 old
                 Julian
                 Account
                 ,
                 so
                 erroneous
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 said
                 before
                 )
                 that
                 in
                 process
                 of
                 time
                 (
                 if
                 no
                 correction
                 be
                 made
                 )
                 our
                 Saviour
                 and
                 St.
                 John
                 must
                 exchange
                 their
                 Tropicks
                 ,
                 
                   i.
                   e.
                
                 The
                 
                   Feast
                   of
                   Christs
                   Nativity
                
                 will
                 fall
                 in
                 June
                 ,
                 when
                 now
                 the
                 Sun
                 enters
                 Cancer
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Baptists
                 in
                 December
                 ,
                 when
                 now
                 the
                 Sun
                 enters
                 Capricorn
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 the
                 main
                 reason
                 objected
                 against
                 an
                 Emendation
                 here
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 the
                 Confusion
                 would
                 follow
                 about
                 the
                 Dates
                 of
                 our
                 Civil
                 Contracts
                 ,
                 Deeds
                 ,
                 Bonds
                 ,
                 Bills
                 ,
                 Payment
                 of
                 Rents
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 But
                 (
                 to
                 say
                 no
                 more
                 )
                 if
                 all
                 Bissextiles
                 were
                 omitted
                 but
                 52.
                 years
                 ,
                 that
                 alone
                 would
                 gradually
                 and
                 insensibly
                 ,
                 without
                 the
                 least
                 inconvenience
                 ,
                 bring
                 us
                 two
                 days
                 before
                 the
                 Gregorian
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 Sun's
                 place
                 at
                 our
                 Saviours
                 Birth
                 ;
                 whereas
                 the
                 Roman
                 (
                 being
                 reduced
                 only
                 to
                 the
                 aforesaid
                 Council
                 of
                 Nice
                 )
                 would
                 be
                 two
                 days
                 less
                 exact
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 after
                 that
                 the
                 Bissextiles
                 be
                 kept
                 as
                 before
                 (
                 except
                 in
                 every
                 132.
                 year
                 ,
                 wherein
                 a
                 Leap-day
                 must
                 be
                 exempted
                 for
                 ever
                 )
                 or
                 else
                 ,
                 that
                 one
                 Leap-day
                 be
                 struck
                 off
                 every
                 100
                 year
                 (
                 except
                 in
                 each
                 400
                 )
                 for
                 ever
                 ,
                 there
                 would
                 need
                 no
                 more
                 to
                 have
                 our
                 
                 
                   Christian
                   Festivals
                
                 kept
                 according
                 to
                 
                   Primitive
                   Observation
                
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 by
                 supposing
                 the
                 Tropical
                 year
                 to
                 be
                 (
                 after
                 Bullialdus
                 ,
                 365
                 d.
                 5
                 h.
                 49′
                 .
                 4″
                 .
                 21‴
                 .
                 the
                 Annual
                 redundancy
                 allowed
                 it
                 by
                 Caesar
                 will
                 be
                 10′
                 .
                 55″
                 .
                 39‴
                 .
                 which
                 compleateth
                 one
                 day
                 in
                 132
                 years
                 ,
                 and
                 but
                 2′
                 .
                 25″
                 .
                 48‴
                 .
                 over
                 ,
                 and
                 three
                 days
                 in
                 400
                 years
                 ,
                 with
                 51′
                 .
                 over
                 ,
                 which
                 make
                 but
                 one
                 day
                 in
                 11294
                 years
                 very
                 inconsiderable
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Arabians
                   ,
                   Indians
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Turks
                 ,
                 account
                 by
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 who
                 make
                 up
                 their
                 year
                 of
                 twelve
                 Synodical
                 Lunations
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 thirty
                 years
                 ,
                 wherein
                 their
                 Period
                 is
                 compleated
                 ,
                 they
                 account
                 19.
                 years
                 of
                 354
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 11
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 2.5.8.10.13.16.19.21.24.27
                 .
                 and
                 30
                 th
                 of
                 355.
                 days
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 by
                 this
                 account
                 the
                 whole
                 Period
                 consisteth
                 of
                 10631.
                 days
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 one
                 Lunation
                 (
                 whereof
                 there
                 are
                 360.
                 in
                 the
                 whole
                 30.
                 years
                 Period
                 )
                 containeth
                 29
                 d.
                 12
                 h.
                 44′
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Romans
                 also
                 in
                 times
                 past
                 ,
                 had
                 respect
                 to
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 description
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 according
                 to
                 
                   Numa
                   Pompilius
                
                 his
                 Ordination
                 ,
                 as
                 Macrob.
                 testifies
                 Lib.
                 1
                 
                   Saturn
                   .
                   cap.
                
                 13.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 they
                 that
                 regarded
                 both
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 were
                 ,
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 ancient
                 Hebrews
                 ,
                 from
                 their
                 departure
                 out
                 of
                 Egypt
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Alexandrean
                   Aera
                
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 Interval
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 They
                 instituted
                 the
                 Ceremonies
                 of
                 the
                 Temple
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 Gods
                 Command
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 .
                 And
                 although
                 they
                 retained
                 some
                 things
                 of
                 a
                 Pristine
                 Form
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 their
                 year
                 was
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 mixed
                 ,
                 being
                 partly
                 Solar
                 ,
                 running
                 back
                 in
                 some
                 sort
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Equinoxes
                 and
                 Solstices
                 ;
                 partly
                 Lunar
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 which
                 their
                 Feriae
                 and
                 Festivities
                 were
                 directed
                 :
                 yet
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 ,
                 they
                 anticipated
                 the
                 Equinoxes
                 ,
                 until
                 at
                 length
                 Alexander
                 the
                 Gre●t
                 being
                 dead
                 ,
                 they
                 received
                 the
                 Graecian
                 year
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 is
                 plain
                 by
                 the
                 Books
                 of
                 the
                 Macchabees
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Atticks
                 and
                 Graecians
                 :
                 for
                 ,
                 although
                 they
                 principally
                 fitted
                 their
                 Descriptions
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Course
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 up
                 a
                 year
                 of
                 12
                 months
                 ;
                 yet
                 observing
                 that
                 the
                 Lunar
                 year
                 did
                 not
                 answer
                 to
                 the
                 Suns
                 Revolution
                 they
                 therefore
                 intercalated
                 a
                 whole
                 Month
                 ,
                 sometime
                 in
                 the
                 3
                 d.
                 and
                 sometime
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 2
                 d.
                 year
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Calippick
                   Period
                
                 :
                 whereby
                 they
                 both
                 accommodated
                 their
                 year
                 to
                 the
                 Suns
                 Motion
                 ,
                 which
                 alone
                 defineth
                 a
                 year
                 ,
                 and
                 kept
                 the
                 Equinoxes
                 and
                 Solstices
                 within
                 their
                 just
                 limits
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Jews
                 of
                 these
                 days
                 :
                 who
                 about
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Constantine
                 the
                 Great
                 ,
                 framed
                 a
                 peculiar
                 Calendar
                 by
                 the
                 Industry
                 of
                 
                   Rabbi
                   Hillel
                
                 ;
                 wherein
                 they
                 brought
                 the
                 Moons
                 Motion
                 (
                 which
                 defineth
                 the
                 Feasts
                 )
                 to
                 agree
                 precisely
                 enough
                 with
                 the
                 Sun
                 's
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Equinoxes
                 and
                 Solstices
                 could
                 not
                 easily
                 be
                 removed
                 from
                 their
                 places
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 They
                 that
                 follow
                 the
                 
                   Roman
                   Calendar
                
                 ,
                 do
                 not
                 altogether
                 neglect
                 the
                 Lunar
                 year
                 ,
                 but
                 think
                 likewise
                 that
                 the
                 same
                 ought
                 diligently
                 to
                 be
                 considered
                 ,
                 both
                 because
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 months
                 should
                 have
                 names
                 given
                 them
                 fitted
                 to
                 their
                 Qualities
                 and
                 Operations
                 :
                 and
                 also
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 
                   Moveable
                   Feasts
                
                 especially
                 Easter
                 (
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 )
                 might
                 more
                 exactly
                 be
                 determined
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 as
                 no
                 year
                 hath
                 any
                 certain
                 Natural
                 beginning
                 ,
                 being
                 every
                 moment
                 revolved
                 in
                 it self
                 :
                 so
                 Hypothetically
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 the
                 will
                 and
                 pleasure
                 of
                 Nations
                 ,
                 it
                 beginneth
                 and
                 endeth
                 ,
                 at
                 any
                 place
                 or
                 time
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 Astronomers
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 their
                 Ephemerides
                 begin
                 the
                 Tropical
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 Winter
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 end
                 it
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 numbers
                 expressing
                 the
                 Quantity
                 of
                 the
                 True
                 or
                 apparent
                 Tropical
                 year
                 do
                 manifest
                 ,
                 are
                 yet
                 wont
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Common
                 Custom
                 ,
                 to
                 begin
                 the
                 Tropical
                 year
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 well
                 the
                 Mean
                 as
                 True
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Signs
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 or
                 the
                 Ingress
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 into
                 Arie●
                 ,
                 because
                 this
                 point
                 of
                 the
                 Equinox
                 is
                 very
                 famous
                 ,
                 about
                 which
                 the
                 Sun
                 begins
                 to
                 put
                 forth
                 his
                 vertues
                 afresh
                 ,
                 openeth
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 quickeneth
                 all
                 things
                 thereon
                 growing
                 .
                 But
                 they
                 begin
                 the
                 Sydereal
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 Star
                 in
                 the
                 Horns
                 of
                 the
                 Ram
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 Arie●
                 is
                 esteemed
                 of
                 as
                 the
                 chief
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Asterisms
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Egyptians
                 ,
                 although
                 they
                 begin
                 the
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 Noon
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 month
                 Thoth
                 :
                 yet
                 that
                 first
                 day
                 is
                 affixed
                 neither
                 to
                 certain
                 Equinox
                 nor
                 Solstice
                 ,
                 but
                 wandereth
                 throughout
                 all
                 the
                 Months
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 :
                 because
                 they
                 make
                 no
                 reckoning
                 of
                 the
                 odd
                 hours
                 ,
                 or
                 Quadrant
                 of
                 a
                 day
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 year
                 exceedeth
                 365
                 days
                 :
                 by
                 which
                 means
                 it
                 anticipateth
                 one
                 day
                 in
                 every
                 four
                 years
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 may
                 be
                 said
                 of
                 the
                 Old
                 Persian
                 year
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 although
                 they
                 began
                 it
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 month
                 Pharavardin
                 ,
                 exactly
                 agreeable
                 with
                 Choeac
                 the
                 Egyptian
                 fourth
                 month
                 )
                 had
                 like
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Egyptians
                 also
                 wandered
                 through
                 all
                 the
                 days
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 unless
                 a
                 Correction
                 had
                 been
                 made
                 within
                 1460
                 Julian
                 years
                 ,
                 which
                 make
                 1461
                 Egyptian
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 a
                 new
                 corrected
                 Persian
                 year
                 commencing
                 from
                 the
                 
                   Vernal
                   Equinox
                
                 ,
                 and
                 called
                 
                   Neuruz
                   ,
                   Esulthani
                
                 ,
                 or
                 an
                 
                   Imperatorian
                   Equinoctial
                   year
                
                 ,
                 was
                 introduced
                 ,
                 the
                 use
                 whereof
                 is
                 to
                 this
                 day
                 retained
                 in
                 the
                 most
                 ample
                 and
                 potent
                 Empire
                 of
                 the
                 Persians
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Romans
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 appointment
                 of
                 Romulus
                 )
                 began
                 the
                 year
                 from
                 March
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 
                   Vernal
                   Equinox
                
                 :
                 but
                 afterward
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 decree
                 of
                 Numa
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 approbation
                 of
                 
                   Julius
                   Caesar
                
                 ,
                 they
                 began
                 it
                 from
                 the
                 shortest
                 day
                 thereof
                 ,
                 or
                 from
                 the
                 Winter
                 Solstice
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 Ovid
                 :
                 
                   
                   
                     Bruma
                     anni
                     prima
                     est
                     ,
                     veterisque
                     novissima
                     solis
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Principium
                     capiunt
                     Phoebus
                     &
                     annus
                     idem
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 But
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 we
                 see
                 the
                 Winter
                 Solstice
                 to
                 outstrip
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 month
                 January
                 ,
                 by
                 9
                 days
                 in
                 the
                 New
                 Calendar
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 19
                 in
                 the
                 Old
                 ;
                 the
                 Roman
                 year
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 answers
                 not
                 to
                 the
                 beginning
                 thereof
                 ,
                 as
                 constituted
                 by
                 the
                 Ancients
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Muscovites
                 and
                 Russians
                 begin
                 the
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 September
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 :
                 neither
                 differ
                 they
                 almost
                 any
                 thing
                 in
                 the
                 Names
                 and
                 Feasts
                 of
                 the
                 Months
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Julian
                 Account
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Venetians
                 begin
                 their
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 perhaps
                 because
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 the
                 Foundation
                 of
                 their
                 City
                 might
                 be
                 laid
                 .
                 There
                 are
                 those
                 also
                 that
                 begin
                 the
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 Birth
                 of
                 Christ
                 Decemb.
                 25.
                 as
                 from
                 which
                 the
                 Christian
                 Epocha
                 is
                 deduced
                 .
                 But
                 we
                 begin
                 it
                 vulgarly
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 January
                 .
                 Howbeit
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 date
                 of
                 all
                 writings
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 have
                 their
                 year
                 to
                 b●gin
                 upon
                 the
                 25.
                 day
                 of
                 March.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Syrians
                 ,
                 or
                 Syro-Graecians
                 begin
                 their
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 Octob.
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 ,
                 unto
                 which
                 they
                 apply
                 the
                 first
                 month
                 
                   Tisrin
                   prior
                
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 begin
                 their
                 year
                 after
                 the
                 Autumnal
                 Equinox
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Cophti
                   ,
                   Ethiopians
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Alexandrians
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 4.
                 
                 Calends
                 of
                 
                   September
                   ,
                   viz.
                
                 29.
                 
                 Aug.
                 of
                 the
                 Old
                 year
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 begin
                 their
                 year
                 before
                 the
                 Autumnal
                 Equinox
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Atticks
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Summer
                 Solstice
                 ,
                 or
                 from
                 the
                 New
                 Moon
                 next
                 to
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Hebrews
                 have
                 a
                 double
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 Ecclesiastical
                 ,
                 whereby
                 they
                 begin
                 the
                 year
                 from
                 the
                 New-Moon
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Vernal
                   Equinox
                
                 :
                 and
                 Civil
                 
                 which
                 begins
                 it
                 from
                 the
                 Autumnal
                 New-Moon
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 Equinox
                 .
                 Therefore
                 in
                 Politick
                 affairs
                 the
                 Jewish
                 year
                 is
                 deduced
                 from
                 the
                 month
                 Tisri
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 Ecclesiastick
                 from
                 the
                 month
                 Nisan
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Months
                 by
                 which
                 we
                 measure
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 (
                 so
                 called
                 
                   à
                   metiendo
                   vel
                   mensurando
                
                 )
                 are
                 two-fold
                 ,
                 Astronomical
                 and
                 Political
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Astronomical
                 (
                 called
                 also
                 Natural
                 )
                 are
                 considered
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Moon
                 ;
                 and
                 they
                 be
                 either
                 Solar
                 or
                 Lunar
                 :
                 The
                 Solar
                 are
                 the
                 spaces
                 of
                 time
                 wherein
                 the
                 Sun
                 runs
                 through
                 a
                 twelfth
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 .
                 But
                 because
                 the
                 Suns
                 Motion
                 is
                 two-fold
                 ,
                 Mean
                 and
                 True
                 ,
                 the
                 Solar
                 month
                 is
                 also
                 two-fold
                 ,
                 one
                 Mean
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 True.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Mean
                 (
                 or
                 Equal
                 )
                 being
                 the
                 rule
                 of
                 all
                 Solar
                 Months
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Sun
                 by
                 his
                 Mean
                 motion
                 dispatcheth
                 a
                 twelfth
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 ;
                 and
                 it
                 is
                 always
                 30d
                 .
                 10h
                 .
                 29′
                 .
                 6″
                 .
                 18‴
                 .
                 50
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 the
                 True
                 (
                 or
                 apparent
                 )
                 is
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Sun
                 by
                 his
                 True
                 Motion
                 runs
                 through
                 one
                 Sign
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 :
                 and
                 seeing
                 this
                 Motion
                 is
                 unequal
                 ,
                 it
                 also
                 constitutes
                 unequal
                 Months
                 ,
                 longer
                 about
                 his
                 Apogaeum
                 in
                 Cancer
                 ,
                 where
                 his
                 Motion
                 is
                 slowest
                 and
                 shorter
                 about
                 his
                 Perigaeum
                 in
                 Capricorn
                 ,
                 where
                 his
                 Motion
                 is
                 swiftest
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lunar
                 Months
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 Moons
                 motion
                 ,
                 are
                 three-fold
                 .
                 
                   Periodical
                   ,
                   Synodical
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Month
                 of
                 Illumination
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Periodical
                 is
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Moon
                 by
                 her
                 motion
                 returneth
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 from
                 whence
                 she
                 departed
                 :
                 which
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 her
                 Mean
                 motion
                 )
                 is
                 performed
                 in
                 27
                 d.
                 7
                 h.
                 43′
                 .
                 5″
                 .
                 fere
                 :
                 but
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 true
                 ,
                 one
                 hour
                 at
                 the
                 most
                 ,
                 more
                 or
                 less
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Synodical
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 from
                 one
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 ,
                 till
                 the
                 next
                 Conjunction
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Synodical
                 Mean
                 Month
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 do
                 meet
                 together
                 by
                 mean
                 or
                 equal
                 motions
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Rule
                 and
                 Measure
                 of
                 all
                 Lunar
                 Months
                 is
                 29
                 d.
                 12
                 h.
                 44′
                 .
                 3″
                 .
                 10‴
                 .
                 58
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 .
                 10v.
                 But
                 the
                 True
                 ,
                 whereby
                 they
                 are
                 joyned
                 by
                 their
                 true
                 motions
                 differeth
                 sometime
                 14
                 hours
                 from
                 the
                 Mean
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 is
                 either
                 so
                 much
                 greater
                 or
                 lesser
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Month
                 of
                 Illumination
                 (
                 or
                 Apparition
                 )
                 is
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 intercepted
                 betwixt
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 whereon
                 the
                 Moon
                 is
                 seen
                 after
                 her
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 last
                 day
                 of
                 her
                 being
                 visible
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 vulgar
                 take
                 to
                 be
                 28
                 days
                 :
                 nevertheless
                 this
                 is
                 not
                 always
                 so
                 ;
                 for
                 sometime
                 she
                 is
                 seen
                 sooner
                 ,
                 and
                 sometime
                 later
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 vanisheth
                 :
                 (
                 1.
                 )
                 as
                 her
                 Latitude
                 is
                 Northward
                 or
                 Southward
                 :
                 (
                 2.
                 )
                 or
                 her
                 
                   Motion
                   swifter
                
                 or
                 slower
                 :
                 (
                 3.
                 )
                 or
                 in
                 
                   Signs
                   Ascending
                
                 and
                 
                   Descending
                   ,
                   Right
                
                 or
                 Oblique
                 .
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Political
                   Months
                
                 are
                 Civil
                 or
                 usual
                 ,
                 whereby
                 every
                 Nation
                 distributes
                 the
                 year
                 as
                 b●st
                 pleaseth
                 them
                 .
                 But
                 not
                 only
                 the
                 Proportion
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 the
                 Denomination
                 of
                 the
                 Months
                 differ
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 variety
                 of
                 Nations
                 and
                 People
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 the
                 Egyptian
                 Months
                 ,
                 are
                 these
                 :
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Thoth
                 .
                 2.
                 
                 Phaophi
                 .
                 3.
                 
                 Athyr
                 .
                 4.
                 
                 Choeac
                 .
                 5.
                 
                 Tibi
                 .
                 6.
                 
                 Mechir
                 .
                 7.
                 
                 Phameneth
                 .
                 8.
                 
                 Pharmuthi
                 .
                 9.
                 
                 Pachoa
                 .
                 10.
                 
                 Payni
                 .
                 11.
                 
                 Epephi
                 .
                 12.
                 
                 Mesori
                 ,
                 all
                 consisting
                 of
                 30
                 days
                 :
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 their
                 last
                 month
                 Mesori
                 ,
                 they
                 superadded
                 5.
                 days
                 more
                 ,
                 making
                 their
                 whole
                 year
                 to
                 consist
                 of
                 365
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Persians
                 these
                 ,
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Pharawardin
                 .
                 2.
                 
                 Adarpabascht
                 .
                 3.
                 
                 Chardad
                 .
                 4.
                 
                 Thir.
                 5.
                 
                 Mardad
                 .
                 6.
                 
                 Sebeheriz
                 .
                 7.
                 
                 Mehar
                 .
                 8.
                 
                 Aban
                 .
                 9.
                 
                 Adar
                 .
                 10.
                 
                 Di.
                 11.
                 
                 Behemen
                 .
                 12.
                 
                 Asphander
                 ,
                 or
                 Asp●ir●●
                 ,
                 
                 all
                 likewise
                 consisting
                 of
                 30
                 days
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 are
                 added
                 in
                 the
                 Common
                 year
                 5
                 Intercalar
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 6
                 in
                 the
                 Intercalar
                 year
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 call
                 Musterka
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Romans
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 ordination
                 of
                 Romulus
                 ,
                 who
                 was
                 Founder
                 of
                 their
                 City
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 first
                 King
                 )
                 had
                 at
                 first
                 but
                 only
                 10
                 Months
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 as
                 Ovid
                 testifieth
                 in
                 this
                 Distich
                 :
                 
                   Tempora
                   digereret
                   cum
                   conditor
                   urbis
                   in
                   Anno
                   Constituit
                   menses
                   quinque
                   bis
                   esse
                   suo
                   ;
                
                 Wherein
                 they
                 included
                 304
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 of
                 which
                 was
                 March
                 ,
                 which
                 Romulus
                 so
                 named
                 ,
                 
                   à
                   Marte
                
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 God
                 Mars
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 that
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 the
                 Roman
                 Nation
                 Martial
                 and
                 Warlike
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 second
                 
                   April
                   ,
                   ab
                   aperiendo
                
                 ,
                 because
                 then
                 the
                 pores
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 are
                 opened
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 third
                 ,
                 
                   May
                   à
                   Majoribus
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   à
                   Majo
                   ,
                   i.
                   e.
                   Jupiter
                   :
                
                 or
                 
                   à
                   Madefactione
                
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 wet
                 and
                 moisture
                 then
                 caused
                 at
                 the
                 rising
                 of
                 the
                 Pleiades
                 and
                 Hyades
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 fourth
                 
                   June
                   à
                   Junioribus
                
                 ,
                 or
                 from
                 Juno
                 the
                 Wife
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 5.
                 
                 Quintilis
                 .
                 6.
                 
                 Sextilis
                 .
                 7.
                 
                 September
                 .
                 8.
                 
                 October
                 .
                 9.
                 
                 November
                 .
                 10.
                 
                 December
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 also
                 witnessed
                 by
                 Ovid
                 in
                 these
                 Verses
                 .
                 
                   
                     Martis
                     erat
                     primus
                     mensis
                     ,
                     Venerisque
                     secundus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Haec
                     generis
                     princeps
                     ,
                     ipsius
                     ille
                     pater
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tertius
                     à
                     senibus
                     ,
                     Juvenum
                     de
                     nomine
                     quartus
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quae
                     sequitur
                     numero
                     turba
                     notata
                     fuit
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 Four
                 of
                 these
                 10.
                 
                 Months
                 were
                 called
                 Pleni
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 six
                 Cavi
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Pleni
                 were
                 
                   March
                   ,
                   May
                   ,
                   Quintilis
                
                 ,
                 and
                 October
                 ,
                 containing
                 31
                 days
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 six
                 
                   Cavi
                   ,
                   April
                   ,
                   June
                   ,
                   Sextilis
                   ,
                   Septemb.
                   Novemb.
                
                 and
                 Decem.
                 consisting
                 of
                 30
                 days
                 .
                 But
                 
                   Aurelius
                   Cassiodorus
                
                 saith
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Calendar
                 continued
                 no
                 longer
                 than
                 Romulus
                 reigned
                 ,
                 being
                 38
                 years
                 :
                 of
                 which
                 years
                 (
                 if
                 they
                 followed
                 our
                 measure
                 ,
                 as
                 very
                 like
                 they
                 did
                 )
                 there
                 elapsed
                 in
                 that
                 space
                 45
                 Romuleian
                 years
                 ,
                 and
                 200
                 days
                 ferè
                 .
                 Yet
                 others
                 say
                 this
                 Calendar
                 lasted
                 but
                 only
                 24.
                 
                 Romuleian
                 years
                 ,
                 agreeable
                 to
                 20
                 
                   Julian
                   ferè
                
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 
                   Numa
                   Pompilius
                
                 the
                 2
                 d.
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Romans
                 (
                 perceiving
                 his
                 Predecessors
                 year
                 too
                 concise
                 )
                 thereto
                 added
                 51
                 days
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 together
                 with
                 other
                 six
                 that
                 he
                 took
                 from
                 the
                 6
                 Caval
                 Months
                 of
                 30
                 days
                 )
                 he
                 disposed
                 into
                 two
                 other
                 New
                 Months
                 ,
                 in
                 such
                 sort
                 that
                 he
                 assigned
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 month
                 Jan.
                 29
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Feb.
                 28.
                 
              
               
                 January
                 is
                 so
                 called
                 ,
                 either
                 
                   à
                   Januâ
                
                 ,
                 because
                 an
                 entrance
                 is
                 thereby
                 made
                 into
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 as
                 through
                 the
                 Gate
                 into
                 the
                 Hall
                 ;
                 or
                 from
                 Two-headed
                 Janus
                 ,
                 looking
                 back
                 upon
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 past
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 following
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 
                   February
                   ,
                   à
                   Februo
                
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 to
                 sacrifice
                 ,
                 because
                 then
                 the
                 Romans
                 sacrificed
                 to
                 Pluto
                 (
                 who
                 is
                 also
                 called
                 Februus
                 )
                 and
                 to
                 other
                 Infernal
                 Gods
                 for
                 the
                 Souls
                 of
                 their
                 Ancestors
                 :
                 which
                 Ovid
                 1.
                 
                 Fast.
                 seems
                 to
                 intimate
                 ,
                 
                   At
                   Numa
                   nec
                   Janum
                   ,
                   nec
                   avitas
                   praeterit
                   umbras
                   ,
                   Mensibus
                   antiquis
                   addidit
                   ille
                   duos
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 thus
                 were
                 all
                 the
                 Months
                 of
                 the
                 Numan
                 year
                 ordained
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 year
                 it self
                 )
                 to
                 consist
                 of
                 unequal
                 days
                 (
                 in
                 honour
                 of
                 an
                 unequal
                 number
                 accounted
                 of
                 as
                 sacred
                 by
                 the
                 Pythagoreans
                 )
                 excepting
                 onely
                 
                 February
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 an
                 equal
                 number
                 of
                 days
                 allowed
                 i●
                 ,
                 lest
                 if
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 had
                 run
                 either
                 by
                 an
                 equal
                 or
                 unequal
                 number
                 ,
                 they
                 should
                 have
                 made
                 a
                 like
                 consummation
                 .
                 And
                 hence
                 arose
                 this
                 disposition
                 of
                 the
                 Months
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Jan.
                       29.
                       
                    
                     
                       Febr.
                       28.
                       
                    
                     
                       Mar.
                       >
                       31.
                       
                    
                     
                       Apr.
                       29.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       May
                       31.
                       
                    
                     
                       June
                       29.
                       
                    
                     
                       Quint.
                       31.
                       
                    
                     
                       Sext.
                       29.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sept.
                       29.
                       
                    
                     
                       Oct.
                       31.
                       
                    
                     
                       Nov.
                       29.
                       
                    
                     
                       Dec.
                       29.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Wherein
                 although
                 Jan.
                 and
                 Feb.
                 were
                 put
                 before
                 March
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 March
                 not
                 made
                 the
                 First
                 but
                 the
                 Third
                 month
                 :
                 yet
                 nevertheless
                 Quintilis
                 (
                 now
                 not
                 the
                 5th
                 .
                 but
                 the
                 7th
                 .
                 )
                 retained
                 still
                 the
                 name
                 Quintilis
                 ,
                 as
                 did
                 also
                 the
                 other
                 following
                 months
                 in
                 their
                 order
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 when
                 Numa
                 observed
                 that
                 by
                 this
                 quantity
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 Lunar
                 ,
                 and
                 conformable
                 to
                 the
                 Graecian
                 year
                 )
                 the
                 Sun
                 returned
                 not
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 point
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ;
                 he
                 reduced
                 and
                 accommodated
                 this
                 Lunar
                 year
                 to
                 the
                 Suns
                 Motion
                 ,
                 by
                 an
                 Intercalation
                 of
                 a
                 New
                 Month
                 consisting
                 of
                 22
                 or
                 23
                 days
                 ,
                 which
                 afterwards
                 the
                 Romans
                 called
                 either
                 February-Intercalar
                 ,
                 or
                 Mercedonian
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 once
                 in
                 two
                 years
                 ,
                 they
                 intercalated
                 by
                 turns
                 ,
                 lest
                 March
                 should
                 be
                 removed
                 from
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Spring
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 more
                 years
                 should
                 be
                 accounted
                 from
                 the
                 building
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 than
                 justly
                 the
                 true
                 quantity
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 would
                 allow
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 although
                 this
                 kind
                 of
                 Intercalation
                 ,
                 so
                 restored
                 the
                 Numan
                 year
                 ,
                 which
                 without
                 it
                 was
                 meerly
                 Lunar
                 to
                 the
                 Suns
                 course
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Equinoxes
                 and
                 Solstices
                 were
                 in
                 a
                 manner
                 fixed
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 months
                 :
                 yet
                 when
                 afterward
                 they
                 observed
                 it
                 somewhat
                 exceeding
                 the
                 true
                 and
                 natural
                 Quantity
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Arch-Priest
                 (
                 whose
                 business
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 correct
                 the
                 Intercalation
                 )
                 
                 had
                 often-times
                 intermitted
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 either
                 out
                 of
                 Malice
                 and
                 Favour
                 (
                 whereby
                 any
                 man
                 might
                 be
                 rid
                 of
                 ,
                 or
                 longer
                 continued
                 in
                 his
                 Magistery
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Renter
                 of
                 the
                 Tribute
                 ,
                 or
                 Customs
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 publick
                 things
                 ,
                 either
                 gain
                 or
                 lose
                 by
                 the
                 Magnitude
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 )
                 several
                 ways
                 depraved
                 it
                 :
                 it
                 fell
                 out
                 that
                 
                   Anno
                   V.
                   C.
                
                 708.
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 Numan
                 year
                 had
                 been
                 in
                 use
                 670.
                 compleat
                 years
                 )
                 the
                 Correction
                 made
                 by
                 
                   Julius
                   Caesar
                
                 was
                 received
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 ,
                 
                   Julius
                   Caesar
                
                 (
                 the
                 first
                 Monarch
                 of
                 the
                 Romans
                 )
                 having
                 learned
                 the
                 Mathematicks
                 at
                 Alexandria
                 ,
                 observed
                 ,
                 that
                 yet
                 there
                 was
                 almost
                 10
                 days
                 and
                 6
                 hours
                 wanting
                 in
                 the
                 Numan
                 year
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 full
                 compleating
                 of
                 the
                 Solar
                 year
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 advice
                 of
                 Sosigenes
                 the
                 Mathematician
                 ,
                 whom
                 after
                 his
                 overthrow
                 of
                 Pompey
                 ,
                 he
                 brought
                 with
                 him
                 out
                 of
                 Egypt
                 ,
                 to
                 Rome
                 :
                 he
                 added
                 those
                 ten
                 days
                 ,
                 whereof
                 to
                 
                   January
                   ,
                   Sextilis
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Decemb.
                 two
                 days
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 
                   Apr.
                   June
                   ,
                   Sept.
                
                 and
                 Novemb.
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 one
                 :
                 whence
                 
                   Jan.
                   Mar.
                   May.
                   Quint.
                   Sext.
                   Oct.
                
                 and
                 Dec.
                 had
                 31
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 (
                 Febr.
                 excepted
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 but
                 still
                 28
                 )
                 30
                 days
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 read
                 in
                 
                   Macr.
                   lib.
                
                 1.
                 
                 
                   Saturn
                   .
                   cap.
                
                 14.
                 
              
               
                 Therefore
                 presently
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 year
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 Ordination
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 Quintilis
                 (
                 which
                 was
                 afterward
                 called
                 July
                 ,
                 in
                 honour
                 of
                 
                   Julius
                   Caesar
                
                 the
                 Dictator
                 )
                 had
                 31
                 days
                 assigned
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 the
                 month
                 Sextilis
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 likewise
                 called
                 August
                 in
                 honour
                 of
                 Augustus
                 .
                 The
                 words
                 of
                 the
                 Senate
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 in
                 
                   Macrob.
                   citato
                   loco
                
                 .
                 And
                 hence
                 came
                 it
                 that
                 the
                 Civil
                 Roman
                 months
                 were
                 numbered
                 as
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Verses
                 .
                 
                   
                     April
                     .
                     terdenos
                     ,
                     Jun.
                     Septemberque
                     November
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Uno
                     plus
                     reliqui
                     ,
                     viginti
                     Februus
                     Octo
                     ,
                  
                   
                     At
                     si
                     Bissextus
                     fuerit
                     ,
                     superadditur
                     Unus
                     .
                  
                
              
               
               
                 And
                 although
                 the
                 year
                 hath
                 since
                 been
                 Corrected
                 by
                 Gregory
                 the
                 13th
                 .
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 yet
                 do
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Months
                 and
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 days
                 continue
                 the
                 same
                 in
                 the
                 Corrected
                 ,
                 that
                 they
                 did
                 in
                 the
                 Old
                 Julian
                 year
                 :
                 they
                 differing
                 only
                 in
                 this
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 400
                 years
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Julian
                   Account
                
                 exceeds
                 the
                 Gregorian
                 by
                 3
                 Intercalations
                 ,
                 or
                 3
                 days
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 you
                 have
                 heard
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 these
                 Roman
                 Months
                 are
                 divided
                 into
                 
                   Calends
                   ,
                   Nones
                
                 and
                 Ides
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Calends
                 be
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 every
                 Month
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 the
                 days
                 are
                 reckoned
                 backwards
                 ,
                 calling
                 the
                 next
                 day
                 preceding
                 
                   pridiè
                   Calendas
                   Januarii
                
                 .
                 They
                 are
                 called
                 Calendae
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Kalends
                   quasi
                   Colendae
                
                 because
                 in
                 old
                 time
                 they
                 were
                 used
                 to
                 sanctifie
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 every
                 Month
                 in
                 honour
                 of
                 Juno
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 that
                 of
                 Ovid
                 ,
                 
                   Vendicat
                   Ausonias
                   Junonis
                   cura
                   Calendas
                   .
                
              
               
                 Or
                 they
                 be
                 called
                 Calendae
                 of
                 Calo
                 ,
                 to
                 call
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 common
                 people
                 were
                 called
                 or
                 convocated
                 on
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 every
                 Month
                 ,
                 to
                 hear
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 Nones
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Nones
                 be
                 certain
                 days
                 placed
                 in
                 every
                 Month
                 ,
                 whereof
                 the
                 most
                 hath
                 but
                 6
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Month
                 that
                 hath
                 least
                 but
                 4.
                 
                 They
                 begin
                 at
                 the
                 Ides
                 ,
                 and
                 end
                 at
                 the
                 Calends
                 ;
                 and
                 take
                 their
                 name
                 (
                 as
                 some
                 say
                 )
                 of
                 Non
                 ,
                 because
                 during
                 that
                 time
                 the
                 Romans
                 sanctified
                 no
                 day
                 to
                 their
                 God
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 appear
                 by
                 Ovid
                 ,
                 
                   Nonarum
                   tutela
                   Deo
                   caret
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 Or
                 they
                 might
                 be
                 called
                 Novae
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 renovation
                 of
                 their
                 Images
                 every
                 month
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Nonae
                   ,
                   à
                   Nundinis
                
                 ,
                 from
                 their
                 Fairs
                 or
                 Markets
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 
                 number
                 of
                 Nones
                 limited
                 the
                 duration
                 thereof
                 in
                 every
                 month
                 .
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 Ides
                 (
                 so
                 called
                 
                   ab
                   iduando
                
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 Tuscan
                 tongue
                 )
                 signifies
                 to
                 divide
                 )
                 do
                 part
                 every
                 month
                 in
                 two
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 a
                 number
                 of
                 8
                 days
                 following
                 the
                 Nones
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Calendar
                 and
                 the
                 Verse
                 ,
                 
                   Octo
                   tenent
                   Idus
                   menses
                   generaliter
                   omnes
                   .
                
              
               
                 Now
                 as
                 the
                 first
                 day
                 of
                 every
                 month
                 is
                 called
                 Calendae
                 ;
                 so
                 the
                 Nones
                 in
                 the
                 4
                 months
                 ,
                 
                   March
                   ,
                   May
                   ,
                   July
                
                 and
                 October
                 ,
                 are
                 the
                 six
                 days
                 from
                 the
                 Calends
                 ,
                 or
                 they
                 fall
                 upon
                 the
                 7th
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 those
                 months
                 :
                 but
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 Months
                 they
                 are
                 the
                 4
                 days
                 from
                 the
                 Calends
                 ,
                 or
                 happen
                 on
                 the
                 5th
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 every
                 month
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 8
                 Ides
                 do
                 fall
                 upon
                 the
                 8th
                 .
                 day
                 from
                 the
                 Nones
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 the
                 other
                 days
                 (
                 being
                 accounted
                 ,
                 by
                 an
                 Inverse
                 order
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Nones
                 and
                 Ides
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 Calends
                 of
                 the
                 following
                 Month
                 )
                 are
                 noted
                 with
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 days
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 antecede
                 the
                 
                   Nones
                   ,
                   Ides
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Calends
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 is
                 manifested
                 by
                 the
                 following
                 old
                 Verses
                 .
                 
                   
                     Prima
                     dies
                     mensis
                     cujusque
                     est
                     dicta
                     Calendae
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Sex
                     Nonas
                     Majus
                     ,
                     October
                     ,
                     Julius
                     &
                     Mars
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Quatuor
                     at
                     reliqui
                     dabit
                     Idus
                     quilibet
                     Octo
                     :
                  
                   
                     Inde
                     dies
                     reliquos
                     omnes
                     dic
                     esse
                     Calendas
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Quas
                     retro
                     numerans
                     dices
                     à
                     mense
                     sequente
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 Syrian
                 ,
                 or
                 Syro-Chaldaean
                 months
                 (
                 as
                 used
                 by
                 
                   Albategnius
                   ,
                   Alphraganus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 by
                 this
                 people
                 )
                 agree
                 with
                 the
                 months
                 of
                 the
                 Julian
                 year
                 ,
                 in
                 number
                 of
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 manner
                 of
                 Intercalation
                 :
                 but
                 
                 ●●ve
                 a
                 different
                 beginning
                 :
                 For
                 the
                 first
                 month
                 of
                 〈◊〉
                 ●●●ians
                 agrees
                 to
                 the
                 10th
                 .
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Romans
                   October
                
                 ,
                 〈…〉
                 the
                 11th
                 .
                 of
                 their
                 November
                 ,
                 the
                 3d.
                 to
                 〈…〉
                 .
                 of
                 December
                 ,
                 the
                 4th
                 .
                 to
                 the
                 1st
                 .
                 of
                 Jan.
                 〈…〉
                 consequently
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Syrian
                 do
                 truly
                 〈◊〉
                 with
                 the
                 Roman
                 months
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 〈…〉
                 and
                 Number
                 of
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 (
                 1
                 )
                 The
                 first
                 Syrian
                 month
                 (
                 being
                 their
                 Tisrin
                 〈◊〉
                 )
                 hath
                 31
                 days
                 ,
                 (
                 2
                 )
                 
                   Tisrin
                   posterior
                
                 30.
                 (
                 3
                 )
                 
                   ●anun
                   prior
                
                 31.
                 
                 (
                 4
                 )
                 
                   Came●
                   poster
                
                 .
                 31.
                 
                 (
                 5
                 )
                 Sabat
                 ,
                 or
                 Asbat
                 28.
                 in
                 the
                 Commune
                 ,
                 29
                 in
                 t●e
                 Biss●xtile
                 (
                 6
                 )
                 ●dar
                 31.
                 
                 (
                 7
                 )
                 Nisan
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 8
                 )
                 Jiar
                 31.
                 
                 (
                 9
                 )
                 Huziran
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 10
                 )
                 Tamus
                 31.
                 
                 (
                 11
                 )
                 Ab
                 31.
                 
                 (
                 12
                 )
                 Elul
                 30.
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 also
                 are
                 the
                 Syro-Graecian
                 months
                 ,
                 howsoever
                 the
                 Names
                 of
                 them
                 differ
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 (
                 1
                 )
                 Hyperberetaeus
                 ,
                 which
                 agrees
                 to
                 Octob.
                 containeth
                 31.
                 days
                 ,
                 (
                 2
                 )
                 Dius
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 3
                 )
                 Appellaeus
                 31.
                 
                 (
                 4
                 )
                 Audinaeus
                 31.
                 
                 (
                 5
                 )
                 Peritius
                 28
                 in
                 the
                 Commune
                 ,
                 29
                 in
                 the
                 Bissextile
                 .
                 (
                 6
                 )
                 Dystrus
                 31.
                 
                 (
                 7
                 )
                 Xanthicus
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 8
                 )
                 Artemisiu●
                 31.
                 
                 (
                 9
                 )
                 Daesius
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 10
                 )
                 Panemus
                 31.
                 
                 (
                 11
                 )
                 Lous
                 31.
                 
                 (
                 12
                 )
                 Gorpiaeus
                 30.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Habissins
                 and
                 Cophti
                 ,
                 a
                 people
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Inner
                   Africa
                
                 ,
                 deduced
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 their
                 months
                 from
                 the
                 29th
                 .
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Julian
                   August
                
                 ,
                 allowing
                 to
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 30.
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 first
                 month
                 they
                 call
                 Tuth
                 ,
                 (
                 2
                 )
                 Papa
                 ,
                 (
                 3
                 )
                 Hathur
                 ,
                 (
                 4
                 )
                 Chiak
                 ,
                 (
                 5
                 )
                 Tuba
                 ,
                 (
                 6
                 )
                 Amschir
                 ,
                 (
                 7
                 )
                 Pharmahath
                 ,
                 (
                 8
                 )
                 Parmuda
                 ,
                 (
                 9
                 )
                 Paschnes
                 ,
                 (
                 10
                 )
                 Peuna
                 ,
                 (
                 11
                 )
                 Epip
                 .
                 (
                 12
                 )
                 Musra
                 ,
                 unto
                 which
                 they
                 add
                 5
                 days
                 in
                 the
                 Commune
                 ,
                 and
                 6
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 Bissextile
                 .
                 But
                 their
                 app●llations
                 have
                 been
                 changed
                 by
                 the
                 Egyptians
                 .
              
               
                 From
                 the
                 same
                 29.
                 
                 Aug.
                 doe
                 the
                 Ethiopians
                 reckon
                 their
                 years
                 ,
                 the
                 Names
                 of
                 whose
                 months
                 follow
                 .
              
               
                 (
                 1
                 )
                 Mascaram
                 ,
                 (
                 2
                 )
                 Tikmith
                 ,
                 (
                 3
                 )
                 Hadar
                 ,
                 (
                 4
                 )
                 Tach●has
                 ,
                 (
                 5
                 )
                 Thir
                 ,
                 (
                 6
                 )
                 Jac●●tith
                 ,
                 (
                 7
                 )
                 Magabi●h
                 ,
                 (
                 8
                 )
                 
                 Miazia
                 ,
                 (
                 9
                 )
                 Ginboth
                 ,
                 (
                 10
                 )
                 Sene
                 ,
                 (
                 11
                 )
                 Hamle
                 ,
                 (
                 12
                 )
                 Nahase
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Arabians
                 and
                 Turks
                 begin
                 their
                 year
                 
                   ab
                   Hegira
                   Muhamedana
                
                 ,
                 and
                 beginning
                 from
                 their
                 first
                 Month
                 Muhartam
                 ,
                 do
                 give
                 to
                 each
                 of
                 them
                 30
                 and
                 29
                 days
                 ,
                 by
                 turns
                 .
              
               
                 (
                 1
                 )
                 The
                 first
                 therefore
                 hath
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 2
                 )
                 Spehar
                 29.
                 
                 (
                 3
                 )
                 
                   Rabie
                   prior
                
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 4
                 )
                 
                   Rabie
                   posterior
                
                 29.
                 
                 (
                 5
                 )
                 
                   Giumadi
                   prior
                
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 6
                 )
                 
                   Giumadi
                   posterior
                
                 29.
                 
                 (
                 7
                 )
                 Regeb
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 8
                 )
                 Sahaben
                 29.
                 
                 (
                 9
                 )
                 Ramadhan
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 10
                 )
                 Schewal
                 29.
                 
                 (
                 11
                 )
                 Dhilkahda
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 12
                 )
                 Dhilhaga
                 ;
                 or
                 Dhilkitsche
                 29
                 days
                 in
                 the
                 Commune
                 ,
                 but
                 30
                 in
                 the
                 Intercalar
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Hebrews
                 and
                 Jews
                 do
                 use
                 these
                 Names
                 of
                 the
                 Months
                 .
                 The
                 first
                 which
                 begins
                 in
                 Autumn
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 Tisri
                 ,
                 from
                 Thirosch
                 ,
                 which
                 signifies
                 New-wine
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Vintage
                 ;
                 for
                 in
                 this
                 month
                 they
                 gathered
                 their
                 Grapes
                 .
                 It
                 was
                 anciently
                 called
                 Ethanim
                 ,
                 and
                 consists
                 of
                 30
                 days
                 :
                 (
                 2
                 )
                 Marcheswan
                 ,
                 (
                 called
                 by
                 the
                 Ancients
                 Bul
                 )
                 29.
                 
                 (
                 3
                 )
                 Cisleu
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 4.
                 )
                 Tebeth
                 29.
                 
                 (
                 5
                 )
                 Schebeth
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 6
                 )
                 Adar
                 29.
                 
                 (
                 7
                 )
                 
                   Nijanor
                   Abib
                
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 8
                 )
                 Jiar
                 ,
                 or
                 Ziph
                 29.
                 
                 (
                 9
                 )
                 Sivan
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 10
                 )
                 Tamus
                 29.
                 
                 (
                 11
                 )
                 Ab
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 12
                 )
                 Elul
                 29.
                 days
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 number
                 of
                 days
                 is
                 attributed
                 to
                 every
                 of
                 the
                 Months
                 in
                 the
                 Commune
                 ,
                 Ordinary
                 ,
                 or
                 Mean
                 year
                 ,
                 containing
                 354.
                 days
                 ;
                 but
                 when
                 the
                 year
                 is
                 Commune
                 ,
                 Full
                 ,
                 or
                 Abundant
                 ,
                 then
                 is
                 one
                 day
                 added
                 to
                 the
                 second
                 Month
                 Marcheswan
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 year
                 consists
                 of
                 355
                 days
                 .
                 So
                 when
                 the
                 year
                 is
                 Commune
                 deficient
                 ,
                 ●hen
                 is
                 one
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 third
                 Month
                 Cisl●u
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 the
                 year
                 hath
                 only
                 353
                 days
                 .
                 The
                 Hebr●ws
                 Emb●l●me
                 ●xce●ds
                 the
                 Commune
                 year
                 by
                 30
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 th●n
                 is
                 Ad●●
                 (
                 an
                 Embolime
                 of
                 30
                 d●ys
                 )
                 ins●●ted
                 b●fore
                 th●ir
                 last
                 month
                 ,
                 but
                 then
                 the
                 last
                 month
                 is
                 called
                 Veadar
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 ●dar
                 it●rated
                 :
                 and
                 t●e
                 
                 Em●ol●me
                 ●s
                 they
                 be
                 
                 Commune
                 or
                 Mean
                 ,
                 consist
                 of
                 384
                 days
                 ,
                 or
                 Abundant
                 of
                 385
                 or
                 Deficient
                 of
                 383
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Attick
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Athenian
                   Greeks
                
                 ,
                 do
                 name
                 their
                 Months
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 ,
              
               
                 (
                 1
                 )
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
                 (
                 2
                 )
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
                 (
                 3
                 )
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
                 (
                 4
                 )
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
                 (
                 5
                 )
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
                 (
                 6
                 )
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 (
                 7
                 )
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
                 (
                 8
                 )
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
                 (
                 9
                 )
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
                 (
                 10
                 )
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
                 (
                 11
                 )
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
                 (
                 12
                 )
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
              
               
                 At
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 which
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 sometimes
                 the
                 second
                 year
                 is
                 joyned
                 an
                 Embolime
                 of
                 30
                 days
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 the
                 Account
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 may
                 in
                 some
                 sort
                 agree
                 with
                 the
                 Suns
                 motion
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Planetary
                 Aspects
                 ,
                 both
                 Old
                 and
                 New
                 ,
                 their
                 Characters
                 ,
                 and
                 Aequations
                 .
              
               
                 KEpler
                 (
                 the
                 Lyncaeus
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Age
                 )
                 defines
                 an
                 Aspect
                 in
                 this
                 manner
                 :
                 
                   Aspectus
                   est
                   Angulus
                   à
                   Radiis
                   Luminosis
                   binorum
                   Planetarum
                   in
                   terra
                   formatus
                   ,
                   efficax
                   ad
                   stimulandum
                   naturam
                   sublunarem
                   .
                
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 an
                 Angle
                 made
                 in
                 the
                 Earth
                 by
                 the
                 Luminous
                 Beams
                 of
                 two
                 Planets
                 ,
                 of
                 strength
                 to
                 stir
                 up
                 the
                 vertue
                 of
                 all
                 sublunary
                 things
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 ancient
                 Astrologers
                 took
                 notice
                 but
                 of
                 five
                 that
                 were
                 effectual
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 ,
                 Opposition
                 ,
                 Quartile
                 ,
                 Trine
                 ,
                 and
                 Sextile
                 :
                 The
                 first
                 whereof
                 ,
                 although
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 properly
                 an
                 Aspect
                 ,
                 yet
                 if
                 the
                 word
                 Aspect
                 be
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 in
                 a
                 larger
                 sense
                 ,
                 the
                 Conjunctions
                 may
                 be
                 so
                 term'd
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 in
                 it
                 the
                 Planets
                 have
                 their
                 vertues
                 United
                 :
                 And
                 as
                 Sound
                 is
                 the
                 Basis
                 of
                 Harmonical
                 Proportion
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 Unit
                 the
                 beginning
                 
                 of
                 Number
                 ;
                 so
                 is
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 the
                 ground
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Aspects
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 although
                 the
                 Ancients
                 number'd
                 no
                 more
                 that
                 were
                 effectual
                 ,
                 yet
                 surely
                 all
                 Aspects
                 are
                 so
                 (
                 more
                 or
                 less
                 )
                 which
                 being
                 multiplied
                 in
                 themselves
                 beget
                 others
                 that
                 are
                 greater
                 ,
                 even
                 till
                 they
                 finish
                 the
                 whole
                 Circle
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 are
                 very
                 many
                 ,
                 indeed
                 innumerable
                 ,
                 because
                 there
                 are
                 infinite
                 Regular
                 Figures
                 to
                 be
                 expressed
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 imagined
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 continual
                 duplication
                 made
                 of
                 their
                 sides
                 ,
                 whose
                 efficacy
                 or
                 force
                 emitted
                 from
                 above
                 ,
                 some
                 attribute
                 to
                 Pythagorical
                 Numbers
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 therefore
                 as
                 many
                 ways
                 as
                 an
                 Aspect
                 is
                 found
                 to
                 be
                 effectual
                 ,
                 so
                 many
                 Numbers
                 of
                 the
                 intercepted
                 Degrees
                 are
                 observed
                 :
                 )
                 Others
                 say
                 ,
                 and
                 believe
                 ,
                 it
                 depends
                 only
                 upon
                 the
                 Nature
                 of
                 the
                 Signs
                 ;
                 (
                 and
                 so
                 every
                 Configuration
                 of
                 an
                 Opposite
                 sign
                 produces
                 alteration
                 :
                 )
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 clear'd
                 in
                 the
                 Crises
                 of
                 Diseases
              
               
                 Hence
                 the
                 Learned
                 Kepler
                 (
                 after
                 many
                 praevious
                 Meteorological
                 observations
                 )
                 added
                 more
                 Aspects
                 to
                 the
                 Old
                 ,
                 whose
                 formal
                 cause
                 is
                 drawn
                 from
                 7
                 Figures
                 describ'd
                 in
                 a
                 Circle
                 ,
                 viz.
                 a
                 Triangle
                 ,
                 a
                 Quadrangle
                 ,
                 a
                 Pentagon
                 ,
                 a
                 Hexagon
                 ,
                 an
                 Octogon
                 ,
                 a
                 Decagon
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Dodecagon
                 ;
                 from
                 whence
                 arise
                 these
                 Aspects
                 in
                 Order
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         Planetary
                         Aspects
                         ,
                         Old
                         and
                         New
                         ,
                         and
                         Characters
                         ,
                      
                       &c.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       ☌
                    
                     
                       Conjunction
                       ,
                    
                     
                       is
                       distant
                       in
                       degrees
                    
                     
                       00
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       SS
                       .
                    
                     
                       Semi-Sextile
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Dec.
                       
                    
                     
                       Decile
                       ,
                    
                     
                       36
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sq.
                       
                    
                     
                       
                         Semiquadrate
                         ,
                         or
                         Octile
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       45
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       ⚹
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sextile
                       ,
                    
                     
                       60
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Q.
                       
                    
                     
                       Quintile
                       ,
                    
                     
                       72
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       □
                       .
                    
                     
                       Quartile
                       ,
                    
                     
                       90
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Td.
                       
                    
                     
                       Tridecile
                       ,
                    
                     
                       108
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       △
                       .
                    
                     
                       Trigon
                       ,
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       SSq.
                       
                    
                     
                       
                         Sesquiquadrate
                         or
                         Trioctile
                      
                       ,
                    
                     
                       135
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Bq.
                       
                    
                     
                       Biquintile
                       ,
                    
                     
                       144
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       VC
                       .
                    
                     
                       Quincunx
                       ,
                    
                     
                       150
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       ☍
                       .
                    
                     
                       Opposition
                       ,
                    
                     
                       180
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 For
                 if
                 the
                 Semi-Sextile
                 containing
                 30
                 degrees
                 be
                 multiplied
                 by
                 6
                 it
                 produces
                 a
                 greater
                 Aspect
                 of
                 180
                 degrees
                 ,
                 viz.
                 an
                 Opposition
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 by
                 the
                 whole
                 Zodiaque
                 ,
                 or
                 12
                 Signs
                 ,
                 the
                 Factus
                 is
                 360.
                 (
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 degrees
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 whole
                 Circle
                 )
                 and
                 so
                 of
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 because
                 some
                 Aspects
                 are
                 more
                 Effectual
                 than
                 others
                 ,
                 therefore
                 are
                 they
                 (
                 
                   respectu
                   graduum
                   ,
                   Scientiae
                
                 and
                 
                   Congruentiae
                   ,
                   necnon
                   Efficacitatis
                
                 )
                 thus
                 to
                 be
                 Disposed
                 :
                 viz.
                 ☌
                 .
                 ☍
                 .
                 □
                 .
                 △
                 .
                 ⚹
                 .
                 
                   SS
                   .
                   Q.
                   Bq.
                   Vc.
                   Dec.
                   Td.
                   Sq.
                   SSq.
                
                 whereunto
                 are
                 added
                 (
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 and
                 lowest
                 degree
                 of
                 Dignity
                 and
                 Efficacy
                 )
                 the
                 
                   Quindecile
                   ,
                   Hexadecile
                   ,
                   Vigintile
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Icositesseragonall
                 ,
                 (
                 or
                 figure
                 of
                 24.
                 sides
                 )
                 which
                 are
                 only
                 consider'd
                 in
                 Venus
                 and
                 Mercury
                 with
                 the
                 Sun.
                 
              
               
                 These
                 Radiations
                 or
                 Aspects
                 were
                 diversly
                 taken
                 by
                 Astrologers
                 before
                 Regiomontanus
                 :
                 for
                 some
                 acc●unte●
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Aspects
                 in
                 the
                 Aequator
                 ,
                 
                 others
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 as
                 Regiomontanus
                 himself
                 observes
                 ,
                 
                   Tab.
                   Dir.
                   Probl.
                
                 31.
                 
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 as
                 touching
                 their
                 Aequation
                 there
                 hath
                 been
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 is
                 some
                 difference
                 depending
                 amongst
                 Astrologers
                 :
                 For
                 a
                 sort
                 of
                 Pretenders
                 (
                 very
                 strangers
                 to
                 Mathematical
                 Demonstrations
                 )
                 do
                 wilfully
                 neglect
                 the
                 latitude
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 in
                 Direction
                 :
                 And
                 all
                 their
                 Reason
                 is
                 ,
                 because
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 think
                 )
                 Ptolemy
                 ,
                 3.
                 
                 Quadripart
                 .
                 does
                 the
                 like
                 ;
                 which
                 smells
                 too
                 rank
                 of
                 Ignorance
                 :
                 for
                 if
                 they
                 rightly
                 understood
                 Ptolemy
                 ,
                 they
                 might
                 plainly
                 perceive
                 his
                 Examples
                 there
                 do
                 suppose
                 the
                 Promissors
                 and
                 Significators
                 within
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 no
                 Latitude
                 to
                 be
                 consider'd
                 ;
                 whereas
                 Doubtless
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 directed
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 having
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 he
                 would
                 have
                 regarded
                 their
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 very
                 necessary
                 to
                 be
                 known
                 ,
                 as
                 himself
                 acknowledges
                 ,
                 
                   Cap.
                   de
                   Applicationibus
                   ,
                   De
                   bis
                   ,
                   qui
                   non
                   nutriuntur
                   in
                   Figurâ
                   aequicruria
                   ,
                
                 and
                 elsewhere
                 .
                 But
                 these
                 men
                 are
                 laught
                 at
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 truth
                 is
                 ,
                 Ptolemy
                 made
                 question
                 only
                 whether
                 or
                 no
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 observed
                 in
                 the
                 Sextil
                 ,
                 and
                 Trine
                 Aspect
                 ;
                 And
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 exploded
                 it
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 credited
                 in
                 so
                 great
                 and
                 famous
                 an
                 Artist
                 )
                 't
                 was
                 possible
                 Ptolemy
                 ,
                 (
                 being
                 but
                 a
                 Man
                 )
                 might
                 therein
                 have
                 err'd
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 in
                 other
                 things
                 .
                 However
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 say
                 they
                 follow
                 him
                 ,
                 do
                 utterly
                 reject
                 it
                 ,
                 affirming
                 ,
                 that
                 these
                 Radiations
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 consider'd
                 as
                 they
                 proceed
                 from
                 one
                 Point
                 of
                 the
                 Heavens
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 but
                 according
                 as
                 they
                 concur
                 in
                 the
                 Center
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 do
                 
                   Angulum
                   Constituere
                
                 :
                 which
                 (
                 say
                 they
                 )
                 is
                 always
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 Point
                 or
                 place
                 they
                 proceed
                 from
                 ,
                 with
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 or
                 without
                 .
              
               
                 Another
                 sort
                 there
                 are
                 (
                 and
                 they
                 otherwise
                 very
                 Learned
                 )
                 who
                 will
                 have
                 them
                 Aequated
                 bo●h
                 in
                 
                 respect
                 of
                 Longitude
                 and
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 Number
                 is
                 Leovitius
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Johannes
                   Blanchinus
                
                 ,
                 the
                 latter
                 of
                 which
                 prying
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 thought
                 )
                 deeper
                 into
                 the
                 matter
                 ,
                 and
                 making
                 great
                 account
                 of
                 a
                 little
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 (
                 Neglected
                 by
                 Ptolemy
                 )
                 in
                 taking
                 these
                 Aspects
                 ;
                 assumes
                 their
                 Aequation
                 for
                 a
                 great
                 Circle
                 passing
                 by
                 the
                 Center
                 of
                 a
                 Star
                 having
                 Latitude
                 ;
                 and
                 enclin'd
                 beyond
                 the
                 Aequator
                 ;
                 Proving
                 that
                 the
                 Quartile
                 Aspect
                 ever
                 falls
                 within
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 accounted
                 without
                 Latitude
                 :
                 that
                 the
                 Opposition
                 always
                 retains
                 the
                 same
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 which
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Star
                 doth
                 ,
                 though
                 of
                 Contrary
                 Denomination
                 ;
                 the
                 △
                 and
                 ⚹
                 half
                 the
                 Latitude
                 (
                 the
                 ⚹
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 the
                 △
                 of
                 a
                 contrary
                 Denomination
                 )
                 and
                 shews
                 that
                 these
                 Radiations
                 cannot
                 possibly
                 make
                 an
                 Angle
                 in
                 the
                 Center
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 unless
                 they
                 first
                 truly
                 behold
                 one
                 another
                 in
                 the
                 Heavens
                 ;
                 whose
                 configuration
                 admits
                 of
                 variation
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 Latitude
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 this
                 Opinion
                 Argol
                 freely
                 subscribes
                 ,
                 rejecting
                 the
                 Aequations
                 of
                 Regiomontanus
                 and
                 all
                 others
                 ,
                 as
                 void
                 of
                 Demonstration
                 ,
                 averring
                 this
                 most
                 agreeable
                 to
                 observation
                 ,
                 having
                 had
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 saith
                 )
                 experience
                 thereof
                 in
                 more
                 than
                 a
                 1000
                 Genitures
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 Oranigus
                 (
                 as
                 great
                 an
                 Astrologer
                 and
                 Mathematician
                 as
                 any
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 )
                 although
                 he
                 denies
                 not
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 Square
                 and
                 Opposite
                 Aspects
                 do
                 always
                 retain
                 the
                 same
                 Point
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 are
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 require
                 no
                 alteration
                 thereof
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Latitude
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 Changed
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Quartiles
                 (
                 because
                 they
                 always
                 terminate
                 in
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 )
                 howsoever
                 it
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Oppositions
                 that
                 (
                 they
                 terminating
                 on
                 the
                 Contrary
                 part
                 )
                 the
                 Latitude
                 admits
                 of
                 contrary
                 Denomination
                 ;
                 which
                 the
                 Diametrical
                 Line
                 passing
                 by
                 the
                 Center
                 and
                 cutting
                 the
                 Plane
                 of
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 demonstrates
                 :
                 yet
                 (
                 neglecting
                 any
                 Aequation
                 of
                 the
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 indeed
                 never
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 regarded
                 in
                 the
                 Aspects
                 ,
                 as
                 sufficiently
                 appears
                 by
                 the
                 Doctrine
                 of
                 Triangles
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Dimension
                 of
                 the
                 sides
                 of
                 these
                 Aspects
                 in
                 the
                 Globe
                 )
                 he
                 Aequates
                 them
                 only
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 Longitude
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 in
                 my
                 Opinion
                 )
                 is
                 a
                 way
                 the
                 most
                 exact
                 and
                 Rational
                 of
                 all
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 approved
                 of
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 and
                 best
                 of
                 Modern
                 Mathematicians
                 ,
                 provided
                 we
                 consider
                 them
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 do
                 )
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 ,
                 not
                 of
                 the
                 Aequator
                 .
                 Howbeit
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 merit
                 the
                 Pains
                 if
                 in
                 Directions
                 we
                 observe
                 both
                 ,
                 (
                 viz.
                 that
                 of
                 Blanchinus
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 of
                 Origanus
                 )
                 and
                 by
                 comparing
                 severally
                 the
                 just
                 time
                 of
                 every
                 Accident
                 ;
                 we
                 shall
                 quickly
                 Discover
                 ,
                 which
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 may
                 best
                 Challenge
                 our
                 Observance
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 because
                 the
                 Latter
                 is
                 most
                 regarded
                 ,
                 and
                 considering
                 how
                 requisite
                 it
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 known
                 of
                 all
                 that
                 Practise
                 the
                 Genethliacal
                 part
                 of
                 Astrology
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 here
                 give
                 you
                 the
                 Grounds
                 ,
                 and
                 manner
                 of
                 this
                 Equation
                 by
                 the
                 Diagram
                 ,
                 and
                 directions
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Diagram
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 Wherein
                 let
                 the
                 Point
                 A.
                 represent
                 the
                 Star
                 Arcturus
                 (
                 mention'd
                 in
                 the
                 9
                 th
                 .
                 of
                 Job
                 ,
                 )
                 whose
                 Latitude
                 from
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 ,
                 is
                 31
                 Degr.
                 2
                 Min.
                 North
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 Point
                 as
                 from
                 its
                 Pole
                 or
                 Center
                 ,
                 the
                 Circle
                 
                   B.
                   C.
                   D.
                
                 is
                 described
                 by
                 the
                 Interval
                 of
                 the
                 Hexagon
                 ,
                 or
                 Sextile
                 Aspect
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   A.
                   D.
                
                 60
                 degrees
                 .
                 And
                 let
                 
                   B.
                   E.
                   D.
                
                 represent
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   A.
                   E.
                
                 the
                 Latitude
                 of
                 the
                 Star.
                 
              
               
                 N●●
                 ,
                 to
                 determin
                 how
                 much
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 counted
                 in
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 for
                 the
                 Sextile
                 Aspect
                 of
                 the
                 Star
                 proposed
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 
                   Sphaerical
                   Orthogon
                   ,
                   A.
                   E.
                   D.
                
                 we
                 have
                 given
                 
                   A.
                   D.
                
                 60
                 degrees
                 ,
                 
                   A.
                   E.
                
                 31
                 degrees
                 ,
                 2
                 Minutes
                 ,
                 the
                 Latitude
                 of
                 the
                 Star
                 ,
                 
                   Ergò
                   ,
                   E.
                   D.
                
                 shall
                 be
                 54
                 degrees
                 ,
                 18
                 Min.
                 by
                 the
                 following
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 the
                 Sine
                 Compl.
                 Lat.
                 Star
                 ,
                 —
                 58°
                 .
                 58′
                 .
                 —
                 9932914.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Radius
                 ,
                 —
                 10000000.
                 
              
               
                 So
                 the
                 Sine
                 Compl.
                 Basis
                 ,
                 A.D.
                 30.
                 0.
                 
                 —
                 9698970.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 Sine
                 Compl.
                 
                   E.
                   D.
                
                 —
                 54.
                 18.
                 
                 —
                 9766056
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Sextile
                 Aspect
                 ,
                 —
                 Lat.
                 31°
                 .
                 2′
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 to
                 get
                 the
                 Longitude
                 of
                 the
                 Trine
                 Aspect
                 ,
                 Substract
                 the
                 Arch
                 of
                 the
                 ⚹
                 54°
                 .
                 18′
                 from
                 the
                 Semi-Circle
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 remainder
                 counted
                 from
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Stars
                 Longitude
                 limits
                 the
                 △
                 thereof
                 :
                 For
                 look
                 how
                 much
                 the
                 ⚹
                 Aspect
                 wants
                 of
                 60
                 degrees
                 in
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 Stars
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 and
                 just
                 so
                 much
                 the
                 △
                 exceeds
                 120
                 degrees
                 .
              
               
                 Example
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Sextile
                 Aspect
                 of
                 the
                 Star
                 Arcturus
                 is
                 here
                 found
                 to
                 be
                 54°
                 .
                 18′
                 .
                 which
                 is
                 5°
                 .
                 42′
                 .
                 short
                 of
                 60
                 degrees
                 .
                 Now
                 if
                 either
                 54°
                 .
                 18′
                 .
                 be
                 deduced
                 from
                 180.
                 or
                 5°
                 .
                 42′
                 .
                 added
                 to
                 120
                 degrees
                 ,
                 the
                 remainder
                 ,
                 or
                 Aggregate
                 125°
                 .
                 42′
                 .
                 is
                 the
                 Trigonal
                 Arch
                 of
                 
                 Arcturus
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 added
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Star
                 ,
                 gives
                 the
                 △
                 sinister
                 thereof
                 25°
                 .
                 4′
                 .
                 of
                 ♒
                 ,
              
               
                 So
                 likewise
                 if
                 you
                 add
                 the
                 Hexagon
                 Arch
                 54°
                 .
                 18′
                 .
                 to
                 the
                 Longitude
                 of
                 the
                 Star
                 ♎
                 19°
                 .
                 22′
                 .
                 it
                 gives
                 you
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Sextile
                 sinister
                 of
                 Arcturus
                 ♐
                 13°
                 .
                 40′
                 .
                 whose
                 Point
                 opposite
                 ,
                 ♊
                 13°
                 .
                 40′
                 .
                 is
                 the
                 
                   Trine
                   Dexter
                
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Star.
                 But
                 if
                 you
                 deduct
                 the
                 said
                 Hexagon
                 Arch
                 ,
                 54°
                 .
                 18′
                 .
                 from
                 the
                 Longitude
                 of
                 the
                 of
                 the
                 Star
                 ,
                 the
                 residue
                 points
                 out
                 the
                 ⚹
                 Dexter
                 thereof
                 ,
                 ♌
                 25°
                 .
                 4′
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 would
                 know
                 the
                 Semi-Sextile
                 Aspect
                 of
                 a
                 Planet
                 whose
                 Lat.
                 is
                 7
                 degrees
                 ,
                 —
                 Substract
                 the
                 Sine
                 of
                 the
                 Compl.
                 of
                 the
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Sine
                 of
                 the
                 Complement
                 of
                 the
                 given
                 Aspect
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sine
                 of
                 the
                 Complement
                 of
                 the
                 Remainder
                 is
                 the
                 Arch
                 of
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 ,
                 or
                 Distance
                 of
                 the
                 given
                 Aspect
                 ;
                 as
                 appears
                 by
                 the
                 work
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       SS
                       .
                       Aspect
                       ,
                       30d.
                       Sine
                       Complement
                    
                     
                       9.937531
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Lat
                       ,
                       Planets
                       ,
                       7°
                       .
                       Sine
                       Complement
                    
                     
                       9,996751
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Arch
                       ,
                       60°
                       .
                       45′
                       .
                    
                     
                       9,940780
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sine
                       of
                       whose
                       Complement
                       19°
                       .
                       15′
                       .
                       is
                       the
                       Distance
                       required
                       .
                    
                     
                       9,688972
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 And
                 from
                 this
                 ground
                 is
                 Calculated
                 the
                 following
                 Table
                 for
                 Aequating
                 the
                 Aspects
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 and
                 Stars
                 ,
                 Extended
                 to
                 60
                 degrees
                 of
                 Latitude
                 from
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 (
                 if
                 in
                 it
                 you
                 will
                 reckon
                 the
                 Aspects
                 ,
                 as
                 do
                 all
                 Modern
                 Astrologers
                 )
                 or
                 of
                 Declination
                 from
                 the
                 Aequator
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 had
                 rather
                 side
                 with
                 Antiquity
                 :
                 )
                 The
                 use
                 whereof
                 is
                 so
                 Obvious
                 by
                 what
                 I
                 have
                 said
                 ,
                 Examples
                 are
                 Needless
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                       A
                       Table
                       for
                       Aequating
                       the
                       Aspects
                       of
                       the
                       Planets
                       and
                       Stars
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Degr.
                       of
                       Latit
                       .
                       Latitude
                       from
                       the
                       Ecliptique
                       ,
                       or
                       Declination
                       from
                       the
                       Aequator
                       .
                    
                     
                       Sextile
                       Arch
                       ,
                       ⚹
                       Degr.
                       M.
                       
                    
                     
                       Trigonal
                       Arch
                       ,
                       △
                       Deg.
                       Min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       1
                    
                     
                       60
                    
                     
                       00
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       2
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       1
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       3
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       57
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       3
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       4
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       55
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       52
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       8
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       6
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       49
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       11
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       7
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       45
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       15
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       8
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       40
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       20
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       9
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       35
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       25
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       10
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       29
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       31
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       11
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       22
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       38
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       12
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       15
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       45
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       13
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       7
                    
                     
                       120
                    
                     
                       53
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       14
                    
                     
                       58
                    
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       121
                    
                     
                       1
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       15
                    
                     
                       58
                    
                     
                       50
                    
                     
                       121
                    
                     
                       10
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       16
                    
                     
                       58
                    
                     
                       40
                    
                     
                       121
                    
                     
                       20
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       17
                    
                     
                       58
                    
                     
                       29
                    
                     
                       121
                    
                     
                       31
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       18
                    
                     
                       58
                    
                     
                       17
                    
                     
                       121
                    
                     
                       43
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       58
                    
                     
                       4
                    
                     
                       121
                    
                     
                       56
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       20
                    
                     
                       57
                    
                     
                       51
                    
                     
                       122
                    
                     
                       9
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       21
                    
                     
                       57
                    
                     
                       37
                    
                     
                       122
                    
                     
                       23
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       22
                    
                     
                       57
                    
                     
                       22
                    
                     
                       122
                    
                     
                       38
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       23
                    
                     
                       57
                    
                     
                       6
                    
                     
                       122
                    
                     
                       54
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       24
                    
                     
                       56
                    
                     
                       49
                    
                     
                       123
                    
                     
                       11
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       25
                    
                     
                       56
                    
                     
                       31
                    
                     
                       123
                    
                     
                       28
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       26
                    
                     
                       56
                    
                     
                       12
                    
                     
                       123
                    
                     
                       48
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       27
                    
                     
                       55
                    
                     
                       52
                    
                     
                       124
                    
                     
                       8
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       28
                    
                     
                       55
                    
                     
                       31
                    
                     
                       124
                    
                     
                       29
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       29
                    
                     
                       55
                    
                     
                       8
                    
                     
                       124
                    
                     
                       52
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       30
                    
                     
                       54
                    
                     
                       44
                    
                     
                       125
                    
                     
                       16
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       31
                    
                     
                       54
                    
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       125
                    
                     
                       41
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       32
                    
                     
                       53
                    
                     
                       52
                    
                     
                       126
                    
                     
                       8
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       33
                    
                     
                       53
                    
                     
                       24
                    
                     
                       126
                    
                     
                       36
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       34
                    
                     
                       52
                    
                     
                       55
                    
                     
                       127
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       35
                    
                     
                       52
                    
                     
                       23
                    
                     
                       127
                    
                     
                       37
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       36
                    
                     
                       51
                    
                     
                       50
                    
                     
                       128
                    
                     
                       10
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       37
                    
                     
                       51
                    
                     
                       14
                    
                     
                       128
                    
                     
                       46
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       38
                    
                     
                       50
                    
                     
                       37
                    
                     
                       129
                    
                     
                       23
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       39
                    
                     
                       49
                    
                     
                       57
                    
                     
                       130
                    
                     
                       3
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       40
                    
                     
                       49
                    
                     
                       15
                    
                     
                       130
                    
                     
                       45
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       41
                    
                     
                       48
                    
                     
                       31
                    
                     
                       131
                    
                     
                       29
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       42
                    
                     
                       47
                    
                     
                       43
                    
                     
                       132
                    
                     
                       17
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       43
                    
                     
                       46
                    
                     
                       52
                    
                     
                       133
                    
                     
                       8
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       44
                    
                     
                       45
                    
                     
                       48
                    
                     
                       134
                    
                     
                       12
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       45
                    
                     
                       45
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       135
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       46
                    
                     
                       43
                    
                     
                       58
                    
                     
                       136
                    
                     
                       2
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       47
                    
                     
                       42
                    
                     
                       51
                    
                     
                       137
                    
                     
                       9
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       48
                    
                     
                       41
                    
                     
                       39
                    
                     
                       138
                    
                     
                       21
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       49
                    
                     
                       40
                    
                     
                       21
                    
                     
                       139
                    
                     
                       39
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       50
                    
                     
                       38
                    
                     
                       56
                    
                     
                       141
                    
                     
                       4
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       51
                    
                     
                       37
                    
                     
                       23
                    
                     
                       142
                    
                     
                       37
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       52
                    
                     
                       35
                    
                     
                       42
                    
                     
                       144
                    
                     
                       18
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       53
                    
                     
                       33
                    
                     
                       49
                    
                     
                       146
                    
                     
                       11
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       54
                    
                     
                       31
                    
                     
                       43
                    
                     
                       148
                    
                     
                       17
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       55
                    
                     
                       29
                    
                     
                       20
                    
                     
                       150
                    
                     
                       40
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       56
                    
                     
                       26
                    
                     
                       36
                    
                     
                       153
                    
                     
                       24
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       57
                    
                     
                       23
                    
                     
                       22
                    
                     
                       156
                    
                     
                       38
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       58
                    
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       21
                    
                     
                       160
                    
                     
                       39
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       59
                    
                     
                       13
                    
                     
                       53
                    
                     
                       166
                    
                     
                       7
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       60
                    
                     
                       00
                    
                     
                       00
                    
                     
                       180
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 To
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 Time
                 of
                 the
                 Aspects
                 .
              
               
                 WHat
                 an
                 Aspect
                 is
                 ,
                 &c.
                 you
                 have
                 formerly
                 heard
                 ;
                 and
                 now
                 I
                 will
                 shew
                 you
                 how
                 to
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 time
                 when
                 they
                 happen
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 thus
                 —
              
               
                 Get
                 first
                 the
                 Diurnal
                 Motions
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 whose
                 Aspect
                 you
                 desire
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Day
                 whereon
                 you
                 find
                 it
                 will
                 happen
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 Planets
                 be
                 both
                 Direct
                 ,
                 or
                 both
                 Retrograde
                 ,
                 let
                 the
                 Less
                 Diurnal
                 Motion
                 be
                 deducted
                 from
                 the
                 greater
                 :
                 but
                 if
                 one
                 be
                 Direct
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 Retrograde
                 ,
                 add
                 their
                 Diurnal
                 Motions
                 together
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Aggregate
                 is
                 the
                 Diurnal
                 Excess
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 next
                 place
                 take
                 the
                 Places
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 (
                 as
                 you
                 find
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 Ephemeris
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Noon-tide
                 preceding
                 the
                 Aspect
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 substracting
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Planet
                 that
                 is
                 swifter
                 in
                 Motion
                 from
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 slower
                 ,
                 you
                 have
                 their
                 distance
                 in
                 Longitude
                 :
                 which
                 had
                 ,
                 the
                 Analogy
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 as
                 followeth
                 .
                 —
              
            
             
               
                 As
                 the
                 Diurnal
                 Excess
                 to
                 24.
                 hours
                 ,
                 so
                 the
                 distance
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Planets
                 to
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Aspect
                 .
              
               
                 Example
                 .
              
               
                 Be
                 it
                 required
                 at
                 what
                 time
                 the
                 ☉
                 and
                 ♄
                 ,
                 are
                 in
                 a
                 Quartile
                 Aspect
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 
                   April
                   ,
                   Anno
                
                 1652.
                 
              
               
                 
                   April
                   1.
                   
                   ♄
                   .
                   22°
                   .
                   30′
                   .
                   ♋
                   .
                   Diurnal
                   Motion
                   of
                   ♄
                   .
                   0d.
                   2′
                   .
                
                 
                   April
                   1.
                   
                   ☉
                   .
                   22′
                   15.
                   
                   ♈
                   .
                   Diurnal
                   Motion
                   of
                   ☉
                   .
                   0.
                   59.
                   
                
              
               
                 Their
                 Distance
                 ,
                 0°
                 .
                 15′
                 .
                 Diurnal
                 Excess
                 ,
                 —
                 0d.
                 57′
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 57′
                 .
                 require
                 24h.
                 what
                 15′
                 ?
                 Answer
                 ,
                 6h.
                 19′
                 .
              
               
                 Or
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 will
                 work
                 by
                 Logistical
                 Logarithms
                 ,
                 add
                 the
                 Logarithm
                 of
                 24
                 hours
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Logarithm
                 
                 of
                 their
                 Distance
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 the
                 Sum
                 substract
                 the
                 Logarithm
                 of
                 their
                 Diurnal
                 Excess
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 remainder
                 is
                 the
                 Logarithm
                 of
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Aspect
                 .
                 Thus
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       The
                       Logarithm
                       of
                       the
                       Distance
                       of
                       ☉
                       and
                       ♄
                       .
                       15′
                       .
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                       801773.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       And
                       the
                       Logarithm
                       of
                       24
                       hours
                       added
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                       801773.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Logarithm
                       of
                       Diurnal
                       Excess
                       ,
                       57′
                       .
                    
                     
                       859751.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Logarithm
                       of
                       the
                       Aspect
                       sought
                       6h.
                       19′
                       .
                    
                     
                       942022.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Which
                 6
                 hours
                 ,
                 19
                 Min.
                 is
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Aspect
                 desired
                 in
                 the
                 Meridian
                 of
                 Uraniburge
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 which
                 place
                 Eichstadius
                 Calculated
                 )
                 from
                 which
                 1
                 hour
                 ,
                 15
                 Min.
                 (
                 the
                 difference
                 of
                 Meridians
                 )
                 leaves
                 5h.
                 4′
                 .
                 for
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Quartile
                 Aspect
                 between
                 ☉
                 and
                 ♄
                 in
                 the
                 Meridian
                 of
                 Kendal
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 said
                 first
                 of
                 April
                 1652.
                 
                 The
                 like
                 in
                 any
                 other
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Aequation
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Inequality
                 of
                 Natural
                 Days
                 .
              
               
                 THe
                 Natural
                 Days
                 are
                 two
                 ways
                 considered
                 ,
                 Aequal
                 and
                 Inequal
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Aequal
                 are
                 the
                 mean
                 days
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 one
                 whole
                 Revolution
                 of
                 the
                 Aequator
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 additament
                 of
                 so
                 much
                 time
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 answerable
                 to
                 59′
                 .
                 8″
                 .
                 19‴
                 45
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 '
                 .
                 (
                 the
                 mean
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 in
                 one
                 Day
                 .
                 )
              
               
                 The
                 Inequal
                 are
                 the
                 true
                 or
                 apparent
                 days
                 ,
                 which
                 consist
                 of
                 so
                 much
                 time
                 as
                 the
                 Revolution
                 of
                 the
                 Aequator
                 is
                 made
                 in
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 additament
                 of
                 so
                 much
                 time
                 as
                 agrees
                 to
                 the
                 true
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 in
                 one
                 Day
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Inequality
                 therefore
                 of
                 these
                 Days
                 arises
                 from
                 this
                 Inequal
                 additament
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 for
                 two
                 causes
                 respectively
                 .
              
               
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 first
                 of
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Inequal
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 in
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Sun
                 being
                 moved
                 in
                 an
                 Eccentrical
                 Orb
                 ,
                 it
                 so
                 happens
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 equal
                 spaces
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 he
                 describes
                 inequal
                 Arches
                 of
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 it
                 must
                 needs
                 follow
                 that
                 the
                 Ascentions
                 of
                 the
                 Aequator
                 ,
                 or
                 additaments
                 agreeing
                 thereunto
                 are
                 also
                 inequal
                 :
                 And
                 this
                 Experience
                 it self
                 tells
                 us
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Sun
                 runs
                 through
                 one
                 half
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Zodiack
                   ,
                   viz.
                
                 the
                 six
                 Northern
                 Signs
                 ,
                 ♈
                 .
                 ☿
                 .
                 ♊
                 .
                 ♋
                 .
                 ♌
                 .
                 ♍
                 .
                 not
                 in
                 less
                 time
                 than
                 186
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 6
                 hours
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 other
                 half
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 six
                 Southern
                 Signs
                 ,
                 ♎
                 .
                 ♍
                 .
                 ♐
                 .
                 vs.
                 ♒
                 .
                 ♓
                 .
                 in
                 178
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 almost
                 22
                 hours
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 second
                 is
                 the
                 Obliquity
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 ,
                 which
                 causes
                 an
                 Inequality
                 or
                 difference
                 (
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 a
                 right
                 ,
                 as
                 Oblique
                 Sphere
                 )
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Right
                 Ascentions
                 of
                 the
                 Aequator
                 and
                 Zodiack
                 .
              
               
                 Whence
                 it
                 appears
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 difference
                 betwixt
                 an
                 apparent
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 mean
                 or
                 Aequal
                 day
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 Aequation
                 of
                 Days
                 ;
                 for
                 that
                 by
                 this
                 Aequation
                 ,
                 the
                 Natural
                 mean
                 days
                 ,
                 are
                 converted
                 into
                 the
                 true
                 or
                 apparent
                 .
              
               
                 Wherefore
                 seeing
                 that
                 Inequal
                 days
                 cannot
                 be
                 the
                 measure
                 of
                 equal
                 motions
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 requisite
                 that
                 those
                 Inequal
                 days
                 be
                 converted
                 to
                 equal
                 ,
                 (
                 so
                 oft
                 as
                 we
                 intend
                 to
                 supputate
                 the
                 Equal
                 motions
                 by
                 the
                 Ephemeris
                 )
                 but
                 contrary
                 wise
                 when
                 we
                 would
                 reduce
                 the
                 Equal
                 or
                 mean
                 Days
                 to
                 apparent
                 or
                 Inequal
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Something
                 touching
                 the
                 Nature
                 of
                 Eclipses
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 of
                 their
                 Effects
                 .
              
               
                 AS
                 the
                 Stars
                 of
                 Heaven
                 are
                 the
                 most
                 Excellent
                 Characters
                 of
                 the
                 Divinity
                 ,
                 Power
                 ,
                 Wisdom
                 ,
                 and
                 Glory
                 ,
                 of
                 their
                 Creator
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 written
                 and
                 engraven
                 by
                 the
                 Finger
                 of
                 God
                 himself
                 (
                 the
                 Father
                 of
                 Lights
                 )
                 
                   Quibus
                   invisibilia
                   Dei
                   intelliguntur
                   ac
                   providentur
                   ,
                   ipsoque
                   aeterna
                   ejus
                   Potentià
                   Quibus
                   Gloria
                   Dei
                   enarratur
                   :
                
                 so
                 among
                 the
                 Coelestial
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Doctrine
                 of
                 Eclipses
                 takes
                 precedence
                 ,
                 because
                 that
                 from
                 their
                 observations
                 ,
                 the
                 Primary
                 Foundations
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 body
                 of
                 Astronomy
                 are
                 Confirm'd
                 ,
                 Evinc'd
                 ,
                 and
                 Demonstrated
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 seeing
                 that
                 the
                 Sun
                 is
                 Eclipsed
                 only
                 in
                 his
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 her
                 Opposition
                 to
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 we
                 conclude
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 the
                 Sun's
                 Eclipse
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Interposition
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 betwixt
                 him
                 and
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 the
                 Moons
                 Eclipse
                 ,
                 the
                 Interposition
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 betwixt
                 her
                 Body
                 and
                 the
                 Sun
                 's
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 the
                 
                   Solar
                   Eclipses
                
                 do
                 manifest
                 the
                 Moon
                 to
                 be
                 Lower
                 and
                 less
                 than
                 the
                 Sun
                 :
                 The
                 Lunar
                 ,
                 Evince
                 the
                 Earth
                 not
                 founded
                 infinitly
                 below
                 us
                 (
                 as
                 
                   Xenophon
                   Colophonius
                
                 trifled
                 )
                 But
                 that
                 the
                 Heavens
                 (
                 under
                 us
                 )
                 are
                 distant
                 from
                 the
                 Earth
                 as
                 far
                 upwards
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 be
                 our
                 Antipodes
                 )
                 as
                 here
                 they
                 are
                 :
                 and
                 consequently
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Earth
                 is
                 not
                 Cubical
                 ,
                 nor
                 Pyramidal
                 ,
                 Scaphoidal
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 Hollow
                 ,
                 Nor
                 Tympanoidal
                 ,
                 nor
                 Cylindroidal
                 ,
                 
                 but
                 on
                 every
                 side
                 perfectly
                 Round
                 ,
                 or
                 terminated
                 by
                 a
                 Globosous
                 Figure
                 :
                 Because
                 that
                 not
                 only
                 the
                 Shadow
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 Moon
                 's
                 Body
                 )
                 is
                 always
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 every
                 part
                 observed
                 to
                 be
                 round
                 :
                 but
                 also
                 for
                 that
                 such
                 as
                 live
                 Eastward
                 do
                 number
                 more
                 hours
                 from
                 their
                 Meridian
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 beginning
                 or
                 ending
                 of
                 an
                 Eclepse
                 than
                 such
                 as
                 live
                 Westward
                 ,
                 proportionally
                 to
                 their
                 distance
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 Eclipses
                 also
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 we
                 know
                 that
                 the
                 Earth
                 is
                 moved
                 (
                 or
                 Placed
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiaque
                 ,
                 because
                 that
                 she
                 is
                 Eclipsed
                 only
                 in
                 the
                 Opposite
                 Places
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Oriental
                 or
                 Occidental
                 Eclipses
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 tell
                 us
                 ,
                 one
                 half
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 is
                 always
                 visible
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 daily
                 one
                 half
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiaque
                 Rises
                 above
                 the
                 Horison
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lunar
                 Eclipses
                 best
                 discover
                 to
                 us
                 the
                 Longitudes
                 of
                 Places
                 upon
                 the
                 Earth
                 :
                 and
                 assure
                 us
                 the
                 Earth
                 and
                 Water
                 make
                 but
                 one
                 Globe
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 Mountains
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 compared
                 to
                 the
                 bigness
                 thereof
                 ,
                 the
                 equal
                 roundness
                 of
                 the
                 Shadow
                 tells
                 us
                 :
                 Wherein
                 we
                 observe
                 no
                 Hiulcity
                 or
                 Cleft
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 Vallies
                 ,
                 nor
                 yet
                 any
                 part
                 thereof
                 extended
                 more
                 than
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 the
                 Mountains
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 ,
                 although
                 the
                 true
                 and
                 certain
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 cannot
                 be
                 tak●n
                 by
                 any
                 Instrument
                 whatsoever
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 her
                 Parallaxes
                 :
                 Nature
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 the
                 God
                 of
                 Nature
                 hath
                 supplyed
                 this
                 defect
                 by
                 her
                 Eclipses
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 Moon
                 posited
                 in
                 
                   Mediis
                   Tenebris
                
                 ,
                 is
                 then
                 understood
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 Opposition
                 to
                 the
                 Sun.
                 By
                 these
                 defects
                 therefore
                 ,
                 the
                 Motions
                 and
                 Mutations
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 are
                 found
                 out
                 ,
                 and
                 rationally
                 Demonstrated
                 .
              
               
                 Lunar
                 Eclipses
                 Demonstrate
                 the
                 Shadow
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Earth
                 to
                 be
                 Conical
                 ,
                 Terminating
                 in
                 a
                 Sharp
                 Point
                 :
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 Moons
                 Transits
                 to
                 be
                 sometimes
                 thicker
                 ,
                 otherwhiles
                 more
                 slender
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 a
                 certain
                 Rule
                 and
                 Respect
                 had
                 to
                 the
                 Sun's
                 Motion
                 :
                 And
                 consequently
                 that
                 the
                 Sun
                 is
                 moved
                 ,
                 (
                 or
                 so
                 seems
                 to
                 be
                 )
                 in
                 an
                 Eccentrical
                 Orb.
                 
              
               
                 Hence
                 likewise
                 we
                 gather
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Sun
                 is
                 far
                 greater
                 than
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Moon
                 lesser
                 :
                 so
                 the
                 Solar
                 Eclipses
                 demonstrate
                 the
                 Distances
                 of
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 from
                 the
                 Earth
                 to
                 be
                 different
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 to
                 be
                 moved
                 in
                 Eccentriques
                 or
                 Epicycles
                 .
                 Hereby
                 also
                 is
                 found
                 out
                 a
                 Rule
                 for
                 measuring
                 the
                 Distances
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Moon
                 from
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Magnitudes
                 of
                 their
                 several
                 Bodies
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 by
                 Eclipses
                 of
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 ,
                 The
                 God
                 of
                 Nature
                 forewarns
                 this
                 sinful
                 world
                 of
                 the
                 Revolutions
                 of
                 Kingdoms
                 and
                 States
                 ,
                 the
                 Death
                 and
                 Detriment
                 of
                 Princes
                 ,
                 Governours
                 and
                 Great
                 men
                 ,
                 of
                 Heresies
                 ,
                 Sects
                 ,
                 and
                 Seditions
                 in
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 Alterations
                 of
                 Laws
                 and
                 Customs
                 ,
                 of
                 Drought
                 and
                 Inundations
                 of
                 Rivers
                 ,
                 Wars
                 ,
                 Famine
                 ,
                 Plague
                 and
                 Pestilence
                 ,
                 In
                 a
                 word
                 ,
                 the
                 vicissitude
                 of
                 all
                 sublunary
                 things
                 .
                 
                   Levate
                   in
                   Excelsum
                   Oculos
                   Vestros
                   ,
                   &
                   videte
                   quis
                   creaverit
                   ista
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Something
                 farther
                 touching
                 the
                 Doctrine
                 of
                 Eclipses
                 ,
                 Chiefly
                 ,
                 from
                 Morinus
                 .
              
               
                 NOw
                 ,
                 as
                 touching
                 the
                 Effects
                 of
                 Eclipses
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 an
                 Antiently
                 receiv'd
                 Opinion
                 :
                 That
                 whatsoever
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Moon
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 and
                 Stars
                 ,
                 bring
                 to
                 pass
                 upon
                 these
                 Inferior
                 Bodi●s
                 ,
                 is
                 done
                 by
                 vertue
                 of
                 their
                 Light
                 ;
                 which
                 if
                 
                 granted
                 ,
                 it
                 must
                 necessarily
                 follow
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 action
                 of
                 the
                 Luminary
                 deficient
                 ,
                 being
                 diminished
                 in
                 Partil
                 ,
                 or
                 wholly
                 intermitted
                 ,
                 in
                 Total
                 Eclipses
                 ,
                 these
                 Sublunaries
                 should
                 meet
                 with
                 and
                 suffer
                 great
                 Alterations
                 :
                 because
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Moon
                 are
                 the
                 Primary
                 Coelestial
                 Causes
                 of
                 all
                 Sublunary
                 Effects
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 
                   Johannes
                   Baptista
                   Morinus
                   ,
                   Astrolog
                   .
                   Gallic
                   .
                   Lib.
                
                 11.
                 tells
                 us
                 ,
                 That
                 Light
                 doth
                 only
                 Illuminate
                 ,
                 and
                 nothing
                 else
                 .
                 And
                 (
                 Lib.
                 12.
                 )
                 That
                 besides
                 Light
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 an
                 actual
                 Heat
                 in
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Stars
                 proper
                 and
                 peculiar
                 Influences
                 ,
                 which
                 penetrate
                 the
                 body
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 not
                 less
                 affect
                 and
                 dispose
                 it
                 from
                 the
                 places
                 beneath
                 ,
                 than
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 above
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 Eclipses
                 of
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 considered
                 only
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 a
                 privation
                 of
                 their
                 Light
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 Sublunaries
                 ;
                 but
                 as
                 those
                 Eclipses
                 are
                 never
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 their
                 Conjunctions
                 or
                 Oppositions
                 ,
                 whereby
                 they
                 emit
                 their
                 Influence
                 more
                 powerfully
                 than
                 in
                 any
                 other
                 Aspect
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
                 Wherefore
                 both
                 Astronomers
                 and
                 Astrologers
                 observe
                 the
                 same
                 moment
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 an
                 Eclipse
                 happens
                 ;
                 The
                 first
                 ,
                 whereby
                 to
                 rectifie
                 the
                 Tables
                 of
                 their
                 Motions
                 :
                 the
                 Later
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 that
                 by
                 a
                 Coelestial
                 Figure
                 (
                 erected
                 to
                 that
                 moment
                 of
                 time
                 )
                 they
                 may
                 see
                 what
                 Effects
                 an
                 Eclipse
                 may
                 produce
                 in
                 these
                 Inferiours
                 ;
                 not
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Light
                 deficient
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 the
                 Learned
                 Astrologers
                 regard
                 not
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 their
                 Influence
                 .
                 Which
                 being
                 permitted
                 ,
                 he
                 further
                 saith
                 —
              
               
                 That
                 in
                 superterranean
                 Eclipses
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 we
                 are
                 depriv'd
                 of
                 his
                 Light
                 and
                 Heat
                 ,
                 Totally
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Eclipse
                 be
                 Total
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 part
                 ,
                 if
                 but
                 Partil
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 the
                 Eclipse
                 lasts
                 .
                 But
                 we
                 are
                 not
                 depriv'd
                 of
                 the
                 Sun's
                 Influence
                 :
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 no
                 longer
                 than
                 while
                 the
                 Sun
                 is
                 under
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 which
                 every
                 night
                 causeth
                 
                 a
                 Total
                 Solar
                 Eclipse
                 ,
                 for
                 many
                 hours
                 together
                 .
                 For
                 as
                 the
                 Influence
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 (
                 whilst
                 under
                 the
                 Earth
                 )
                 penetrates
                 the
                 same
                 (
                 as
                 is
                 evident
                 from
                 the
                 Figures
                 of
                 those
                 are
                 born
                 by
                 night
                 )
                 so
                 the
                 Influence
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 above
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 penetrates
                 the
                 Dense
                 and
                 Opacous
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 Eclipsing
                 him
                 :
                 which
                 neither
                 the
                 Sun's
                 Light
                 ,
                 or
                 Heat
                 ,
                 could
                 penetrate
                 ,
                 she
                 being
                 as
                 black
                 as
                 Ink
                 it self
                 ,
                 whilst
                 under
                 the
                 Sun
                 's
                 Discus
                 ,
                 as
                 (
                 by
                 an
                 Optique
                 Tube
                 )
                 may
                 easily
                 be
                 observed
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 Subterranean
                 Solar
                 Eclipses
                 (
                 at
                 leastwise
                 such
                 as
                 be
                 Total
                 )
                 do
                 more
                 affect
                 the
                 upper
                 Hemisphere
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Superterranean
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Reason
                 is
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Influence
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 is
                 not
                 of
                 infinite
                 vertue
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 if
                 it
                 should
                 penetrate
                 the
                 Earth's
                 G●obe
                 ,
                 it
                 could
                 be
                 but
                 faintly
                 through
                 both
                 the
                 Globes
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 and
                 Moon
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 those
                 Eclipses
                 therefore
                 (
                 at
                 least
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 Total
                 )
                 we
                 suffer
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 Imminute
                 Influence
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 toward
                 us
                 :
                 which
                 (
                 he
                 thought
                 )
                 might
                 be
                 the
                 cause
                 ,
                 why
                 for
                 30
                 years
                 together
                 ,
                 so
                 much
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 mischiefs
                 raged
                 in
                 this
                 Hemisphere
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 which
                 Europe
                 divideth
                 .
                 For
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 all
                 that
                 while
                 ,
                 very
                 many
                 Total
                 ,
                 and
                 nigh
                 Total
                 Eclipses
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 happen'd
                 in
                 the
                 Lower
                 Hemisphere
                 ,
                 as
                 may
                 be
                 seen
                 in
                 Origanus
                 ,
                 who
                 very
                 carefully
                 hath
                 noted
                 and
                 supputated
                 both
                 Superterranean
                 ,
                 and
                 Subterranean
                 ,
                 whilst
                 scarce
                 two
                 notable
                 Ones
                 fell
                 out
                 in
                 our
                 Hemisphere
                 .
              
               
                 Mor●over
                 he
                 saith
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 Lunar
                 Eclipses
                 ,
                 we
                 are
                 d●prived
                 of
                 the
                 Light
                 and
                 Heat
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 which
                 at
                 other
                 times
                 is
                 reflected
                 by
                 the
                 Moon
                 ;
                 wholly
                 if
                 the
                 Eclipse
                 be
                 Total
                 ;
                 but
                 in
                 part
                 ,
                 if
                 Partil
                 ,
                 and
                 only
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 the
                 Eclipse
                 lasteth
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 we
                 are
                 not
                 more
                 deprived
                 of
                 the
                 Influence
                 and
                 Elemental
                 Efficacies
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 than
                 if
                 there
                 had
                 
                 been
                 no
                 Eclipse
                 at
                 all
                 :
                 because
                 that
                 between
                 Her
                 and
                 Us
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 nothing
                 interposed
                 ,
                 which
                 might
                 dull
                 or
                 diminish
                 her
                 Elemental
                 or
                 Influential
                 vertues
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 true
                 (
                 at
                 least
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 Influence
                 )
                 as
                 well
                 of
                 Subterranean
                 as
                 Superterranean
                 Lunar
                 Eclipses
                 .
                 Whence
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Sublunary
                 Nature
                 is
                 more
                 affected
                 by
                 Solar
                 Eclipses
                 than
                 Lunar
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 thereon
                 imminute
                 Influence
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 towards
                 us
                 :
                 and
                 in
                 all
                 Eclipses
                 the
                 Influx
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 exceeds
                 the
                 Influx
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 but
                 most
                 in
                 Lunar
                 Eclipses
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 condemns
                 the
                 Ancients
                 ,
                 who
                 thought
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 Eclipses
                 the
                 Action
                 of
                 the
                 Deficient
                 Luminary
                 ceased
                 upon
                 these
                 Inferiours
                 :
                 because
                 they
                 supposed
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 to
                 Act
                 by
                 Light
                 only
                 ;
                 and
                 were
                 therefore
                 unhappily
                 Opinionated
                 that
                 some
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Lesser
                 Planets
                 might
                 execute
                 the
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 Deficient
                 Luminary
                 .
              
               
                 Again
                 he
                 saith
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Earth
                 and
                 its
                 Inhabitants
                 are
                 more
                 strongly
                 disposed
                 by
                 the
                 Eclipses
                 of
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 ,
                 than
                 by
                 the
                 other
                 Conjunctions
                 or
                 Oppositions
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Moon
                 :
                 because
                 
                   virtus
                   unita
                   fortior
                   est
                
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 Eclipses
                 the
                 Rays
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Moon
                 are
                 united
                 upon
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 (
                 or
                 very
                 near
                 it
                 )
                 which
                 is
                 drawn
                 from
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Earth
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 Earth
                 is
                 found
                 (
                 in
                 a
                 Solar
                 Eclipse
                 )
                 within
                 a
                 Cone
                 which
                 drawn
                 from
                 both
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 as
                 from
                 its
                 Base
                 ,
                 binds
                 the
                 Earth
                 by
                 its
                 Ambite
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 a
                 Lunar
                 Eclipse
                 't
                 is
                 found
                 within
                 a
                 Column
                 ;
                 the
                 extreams
                 whereof
                 are
                 the
                 Disci
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Moon
                 ,
                 Besides
                 ,
                 in
                 every
                 Eclipse
                 both
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 are
                 under
                 the
                 Ecliptick
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Zodiacal
                 vertue
                 most
                 flourisheth
                 .
                 Whence
                 it
                 followeth
                 ,
                 That
                 an
                 Eclipse
                 ,
                 by
                 how
                 much
                 greater
                 and
                 of
                 longer
                 continuance
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 by
                 so
                 much
                 greater
                 are
                 the
                 effects
                 it
                 produceth
                 .
                 Because
                 that
                 in
                 
                 great
                 Eclipses
                 the
                 Central
                 Raies
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Moon
                 ,
                 are
                 more
                 united
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Line
                 which
                 passeth
                 over
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 remain
                 longer
                 united
                 .
              
               
                 Then
                 he
                 condemns
                 Ptolemy
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Astrologers
                 ,
                 even
                 till
                 these
                 present
                 days
                 ,
                 as
                 much
                 mistaken
                 about
                 Eclipses
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 two
                 following
                 things
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 in
                 limiting
                 the
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 to
                 which
                 the
                 Effects
                 of
                 every
                 Eclipse
                 belong
                 .
                 For
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 have
                 them
                 appropriated
                 to
                 those
                 Regions
                 and
                 Provinces
                 which
                 are
                 under
                 the
                 Sign
                 wherein
                 the
                 Eclipse
                 falls
                 ,
                 or
                 others
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Trigon
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 that
                 distribution
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 which
                 Ptolemy
                 hath
                 allotted
                 to
                 the
                 twelve
                 Signs
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiaque
                 .
                 But
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 that
                 Distribution
                 is
                 but
                 a
                 meer
                 Fiction
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 hath
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 prove
                 ,
                 Lib.
                 20.
                 
                 Sect.
                 1.
                 
                 Cap.
                 2.
                 )
                 it
                 is
                 evident
                 they
                 have
                 erred
                 in
                 limiting
                 certain
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Effects
                 of
                 an
                 Eclipse
                 shall
                 happen
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 rather
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 an
                 Eclipse
                 (
                 as
                 every
                 other
                 Lunation
                 )
                 is
                 an
                 Universal
                 Cause
                 ,
                 universally
                 active
                 throughout
                 the
                 whole
                 Circuit
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 :
                 but
                 in
                 every
                 place
                 thereof
                 particularly
                 Active
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 particular
                 posture
                 of
                 the
                 Eclipse
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 Heavens
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 that
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 wherein
                 yet
                 an
                 Eclipse
                 is
                 frequently
                 not
                 allowed
                 to
                 have
                 any
                 Effect
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Ancients
                 :
                 because
                 the
                 place
                 is
                 not
                 under
                 the
                 Sign
                 wherein
                 the
                 defect
                 happens
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 of
                 that
                 Trigon
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 is
                 
                   Hallucinatio
                   intolerabilis
                   ,
                   &
                   ab
                   Astrologicis
                   principiis
                   alienissima
                   .
                
              
               
                 And
                 to
                 such
                 as
                 (
                 by
                 way
                 of
                 Objection
                 )
                 do
                 offer
                 
                   Ptolemy's
                   Doctrine
                
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
                   Pro
                   locis
                   particularibus
                   &
                   urbibus
                   advertere
                   ad
                   loca
                   Luminarium
                   ,
                   &
                   Cardines
                   figurae
                   Coelestis
                   ,
                   sub
                   qua
                   urbes
                   ipsae
                   conditae
                   sunt
                   ,
                   aut
                   ad
                   Medium
                   Coeli
                   in
                   Genituris
                   Principum
                   ,
                   qui
                   ipsis
                   urbibus
                   dominantur
                   .
                   Ac
                   si
                   haec
                   familiaritatem
                   ,
                   seu
                   convenientiam
                   
                   habeant
                   cum
                   locis
                   Luminarium
                   &
                   Cardinum
                   ,
                   in
                   figura
                   Deliquii
                   ,
                   Effectus
                   ad
                   ipsas
                   urbes
                   pertinere
                
                 :
                 He
                 thus
                 Answers
                 ;
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 Coelestial
                 Bodies
                 have
                 no
                 Influence
                 on
                 things
                 made
                 by
                 Art
                 at
                 least
                 
                   per
                   se
                
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 seems
                 to
                 have
                 proved
                 ,
                 Lib.
                 20.
                 
                 Sect.
                 4.
                 
                 Cap.
                 8.
                 and
                 therefore
                 overthrows
                 the
                 foundation
                 of
                 that
                 Doctrine
                 of
                 Cities
                 ,
                 although
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 deduced
                 from
                 their
                 Radical
                 Figure
                 ,
                 whereof
                 notwithstanding
                 scarce
                 any
                 One
                 remaineth
                 .
                 Now
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 what
                 belongs
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Medium
                   Coeli
                
                 of
                 Princes
                 ,
                 admitting
                 the
                 Familiarity
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 viz.
                 That
                 an
                 Eclipse
                 happens
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Medium
                   Coeli
                
                 of
                 the
                 Radical
                 Figure
                 of
                 a
                 Prince
                 :
                 Or
                 that
                 in
                 both
                 Figures
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Eclipse
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Medium
                   Coeli
                
                 should
                 be
                 one
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 that
                 Eclipse
                 indeed
                 shall
                 have
                 signification
                 upon
                 the
                 Actions
                 and
                 particular
                 Fate
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 :
                 But
                 as
                 for
                 what
                 concerns
                 the
                 Citizens
                 ,
                 Earth
                 ,
                 Water
                 ,
                 and
                 Air
                 ,
                 as
                 Plagues
                 ,
                 Barrenness
                 ,
                 &c.
                 they
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 thence
                 foreseen
                 ,
                 unless
                 peradventure
                 by
                 Accident
                 ,
                 so
                 far
                 forth
                 as
                 the
                 Prince
                 (
                 being
                 actively
                 or
                 passively
                 disposed
                 to
                 War
                 )
                 by
                 the
                 similitude
                 of
                 the
                 Figures
                 ,
                 Plagues
                 and
                 Barrenness
                 ,
                 &c.
                 may
                 thence
                 ensue
                 .
                 But
                 these
                 things
                 contribute
                 nothing
                 to
                 the
                 Constitution
                 of
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 at
                 least
                 of
                 Heat
                 ,
                 Cold
                 ,
                 Moisture
                 and
                 Drought
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 second
                 thing
                 wherein
                 he
                 charges
                 the
                 Ancients
                 to
                 have
                 Erred
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 in
                 determining
                 and
                 limiting
                 the
                 Subject
                 upon
                 which
                 an
                 Eclipse
                 shall
                 especially
                 operate
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Form
                 and
                 Nature
                 of
                 the
                 Constellation
                 wherein
                 the
                 Eclipse
                 falls
                 ;
                 saying
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 Constellation
                 be
                 Human
                 (
                 as
                 
                   Gemini
                   ,
                   Virgo
                   ,
                   Aquarius
                
                 ,
                 Men
                 shall
                 be
                 affected
                 :
                 and
                 if
                 Beastial
                 (
                 as
                 
                   Aries
                   ,
                   Taurus
                   ,
                   Cancer
                   ;
                   Leo
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 )
                 Beasts
                 so
                 and
                 so
                 called
                 .
                 For
                 that
                 these
                 names
                 do
                 not
                 truly
                 agree
                 to
                 the
                 twelve
                 Signs
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiaque
                 ,
                 which
                 ought
                 properly
                 to
                 be
                 called
                 
                 by
                 the
                 names
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 there
                 predominating
                 ,
                 whose
                 Natures
                 they
                 resemble
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 Morinus
                 :
                 whose
                 new
                 and
                 uncouth
                 Doctrine
                 ,
                 till
                 either
                 it
                 be
                 Refelled
                 ,
                 or
                 Received
                 by
                 the
                 Learned
                 ,
                 suspends
                 my
                 Judgments
                 in
                 this
                 matter
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Crises
                 in
                 Diseases
                 ;
                 to
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 to
                 judge
                 thereof
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 Durret
                 .
              
               
                 CRisis
                 is
                 thus
                 defined
                 by
                 
                   Galen
                   .
                   Est
                   velox
                   &
                   repentina
                   morbi
                   mutatio
                   ,
                   quâ
                   Infirmus
                   vel
                   ad
                   salutem
                   vel
                   ad
                   mortem
                   deducitur
                
                 :
                 and
                 indeed
                 every
                 swift
                 and
                 sudden
                 Mutation
                 ,
                 whether
                 it
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 a
                 diseased
                 Body
                 ,
                 is
                 by
                 him
                 so
                 called
                 :
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 seems
                 to
                 execute
                 the
                 Judicial
                 Sentence
                 ,
                 be
                 it
                 for
                 the
                 Life
                 or
                 Death
                 of
                 the
                 Patient
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 so
                 called
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 Latin
                 is
                 
                   judico
                   ,
                   decerno
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   sententiam
                   fero
                
                 ;
                 whence
                 these
                 Days
                 are
                 Metaphorically
                 termed
                 
                   Critici
                   ,
                   Judiciales
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Judiciarii
                   ,
                   Decernentes
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Decretorii
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 cause
                 thereof
                 is
                 two-fold
                 ,
                 Internal
                 ,
                 External
                 :
                 The
                 Internal
                 is
                 taken
                 from
                 its
                 own
                 proper
                 Principle
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 is
                 also
                 twofold
                 :
                 For
                 ,
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Either
                 Nature
                 would
                 expel
                 some
                 Noxious
                 Humor
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Or
                 else
                 the
                 Humour
                 it self
                 ,
                 not
                 yet
                 digested
                 ,
                 nor
                 prepared
                 to
                 Excretion
                 ,
                 offending
                 Nature
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 the
                 quantity
                 or
                 quality
                 thereof
                 ,
                 breaks
                 out
                 violently
                 .
                 The
                 which
                 Hippocrates
                 ,
                 seemeth
                 also
                 to
                 grant
                 ,
                 Lib.
                 4.
                 
                   de
                   Morbo
                
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 
                   Conturbatur
                   homo
                   dumfebricitat
                   ,
                   cujus
                   reisignum
                   est
                   ,
                   quod
                   horror
                   aliàs
                   atque
                   ailàs
                   per
                   corpus
                   transcurrit
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 Ext●●nal
                 cause
                 is
                 from
                 some
                 Alteration
                 of
                 the
                 Spirit
                 or
                 Air
                 ,
                 namely
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Humours
                 are
                 changed
                 
                 from
                 what
                 they
                 were
                 by
                 Nature
                 ,
                 as
                 from
                 a
                 Cold
                 to
                 a
                 Hot
                 ,
                 or
                 from
                 a
                 Dry
                 to
                 a
                 Moist
                 condition
                 ,
                 
                   &
                   contra
                
                 .
                 For
                 
                   Hippocrates
                   (
                   Aphoris
                
                 .
                 6.
                 and
                 elsewhere
                 in
                 his
                 Book
                 
                   De
                   Nat.
                   Hum.
                
                 )
                 tells
                 us
                 ,
                 that
                 Heat
                 and
                 Moisture
                 in
                 the
                 Body
                 move
                 forward
                 the
                 Crises
                 .
                 For
                 (
                 saith
                 He
                 )
                 some
                 Diseases
                 proceed
                 from
                 naughty
                 Dyet
                 ,
                 others
                 from
                 the
                 Air
                 we
                 attract
                 ,
                 by
                 means
                 whereof
                 we
                 Live.
                 Wherefore
                 Dyet
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 breeds
                 such
                 and
                 such
                 Humors
                 )
                 is
                 the
                 Internal
                 ,
                 and
                 Air
                 attracted
                 the
                 External
                 cause
                 of
                 the
                 Crisis
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 Qualities
                 are
                 alter'd
                 by
                 the
                 Influence
                 of
                 the
                 Stars
                 ;
                 and
                 especially
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 thing
                 not
                 now
                 to
                 be
                 doubted
                 :
                 it
                 being
                 sufficiently
                 apparent
                 in
                 the
                 four
                 seasons
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 ,
                 how
                 the
                 Air
                 with
                 all
                 Plants
                 and
                 Animals
                 ,
                 &c.
                 do
                 diversly
                 admit
                 of
                 Alteration
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 Watry
                 Humors
                 and
                 the
                 Spirit
                 (
                 being
                 Aerial
                 )
                 are
                 observed
                 to
                 operate
                 more
                 when
                 they
                 are
                 excited
                 ,
                 than
                 otherwise
                 :
                 As
                 when
                 the
                 Harp.
                 is
                 touched
                 ,
                 it
                 moves
                 men
                 to
                 Dancing
                 ;
                 when
                 the
                 Trumpet
                 Sounds
                 ,
                 to
                 War
                 like
                 Employments
                 .
              
               
                 Hence
                 it
                 appears
                 that
                 the
                 universal
                 Cause
                 of
                 all
                 Crises
                 is
                 the
                 Influence
                 of
                 the
                 Heavens
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 the
                 Coelestial
                 Bodies
                 ,
                 by
                 their
                 Heat
                 ,
                 Light
                 ,
                 Motion
                 ,
                 and
                 Configuration
                 or
                 Aspects
                 (
                 to
                 which
                 St.
                 Augustine
                 adds
                 Afflatum
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 Inspiration
                 or
                 Instinction
                 ,
                 and
                 St.
                 
                   Thomas
                   ,
                   Aptitudinis
                   Efficaciam
                
                 ,
                 a
                 virtual
                 Aptitude
                 ,
                 or
                 fitness
                 )
                 do
                 rule
                 and
                 govern
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 the
                 Four
                 Elements
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 Elementary
                 Bodies
                 ,
                 and
                 especially
                 Man
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 very
                 first
                 Moment
                 of
                 his
                 Birth
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 Ultimate
                 Minute
                 of
                 his
                 Death
                 ,
                 inciting
                 him
                 sometimes
                 to
                 Mirth
                 ,
                 another
                 while
                 to
                 Sorrow
                 ,
                 now
                 to
                 be
                 Sick
                 ,
                 anon
                 Well
                 again
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 as
                 Aristotle
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Ex
                   irroratione
                   Coelorum
                   felicia
                   &
                   infaelicia
                   germinantur
                   in
                   Terris
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 as
                 touching
                 the
                 Efficient
                 Radical
                 cause
                 thereof
                 ,
                 
                 the
                 Philosophers
                 (
                 making
                 a
                 deeper
                 Scrutiny
                 thereinto
                 )
                 do
                 attribute
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Unity
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 which
                 primarily
                 and
                 radically
                 governs
                 the
                 whole
                 Universe
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Agent
                 and
                 first
                 Act
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 ,
                 and
                 into
                 which
                 ,
                 all
                 things
                 are
                 at
                 length
                 Resolved
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 the
                 Pythagoreans
                 named
                 the
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Unity
                 ,
                 Apollo
                 ;
                 because
                 that
                 as
                 from
                 Unity
                 all
                 Numbers
                 take
                 their
                 Original
                 and
                 Encrease
                 :
                 So
                 are
                 all
                 things
                 not
                 otherwise
                 than
                 from
                 One
                 alone
                 .
                 Surely
                 the
                 same
                 Act
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Word
                 )
                 works
                 centrally
                 and
                 alone
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Center
                 to
                 the
                 Circumference
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 God
                 is
                 contained
                 in
                 the
                 Heavens
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 Center
                 is
                 within
                 its
                 Circle
                 :
                 )
                 but
                 by
                 a
                 different
                 manner
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 variety
                 of
                 the
                 Subject
                 whereon
                 it
                 appears
                 :
                 The
                 Form
                 or
                 Essence
                 of
                 the
                 Agent
                 not
                 being
                 changed
                 ;
                 which
                 is
                 always
                 Permanent
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 Wherefore
                 it
                 is
                 evident
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 but
                 only
                 One
                 Agent
                 in
                 every
                 Region
                 of
                 this
                 World
                 ,
                 and
                 but
                 only
                 One
                 Act
                 of
                 his
                 ;
                 yet
                 divers
                 and
                 sundry
                 Effects
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 manifold
                 condition
                 of
                 the
                 Organical
                 Subject
                 ,
                 the
                 thing
                 Receiving
                 or
                 Suffering
                 .
                 Whereof
                 more
                 in
                 Dr.
                 Flud
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Cris.
                   Mysterio
                
                 .
              
               
                 There
                 are
                 two
                 Principal
                 sorts
                 of
                 Crises
                 ;
                 the
                 One
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 Acute
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 and
                 Lunar
                 .
                 The
                 Other
                 ,
                 in
                 Chronical
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 and
                 Solar
                 .
              
               
                 Such
                 Crises
                 as
                 take
                 their
                 Original
                 from
                 their
                 proper
                 Principle
                 ,
                 or
                 from
                 an
                 Internal
                 cause
                 ,
                 as
                 do
                 the
                 
                   Crises
                   Synochorum
                
                 ,
                 depend
                 upon
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 such
                 as
                 Proceed
                 from
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 or
                 from
                 an
                 External
                 Cause
                 ,
                 as
                 do
                 the
                 Crises
                 of
                 all
                 Pestilential
                 Feavers
                 ,
                 are
                 govern'd
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Moon
                 :
                 Of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 if
                 respect
                 be
                 had
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 ;
                 if
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 only
                 ,
                 then
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 .
              
               
                 Wherefore
                 Acute
                 diseases
                 follow
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Moon
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 configurations
                 ,
                 or
                 Aspects
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 she
                 was
                 in
                 at
                 the
                 first
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 disease
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 here
                 we
                 must
                 Note
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 Acute
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 the
                 Aspects
                 or
                 Radiations
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 viz.
                 her
                 Quartiles
                 and
                 Oppositions
                 ,
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 counted
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 should
                 begin
                 from
                 her
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 the
                 Sun
                 :
                 but
                 from
                 the
                 degree
                 and
                 minute
                 she
                 is
                 in
                 at
                 the
                 Beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Disease
                 ,
                 until
                 her
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Radical
                 Point
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 performed
                 in
                 27
                 days
                 ,
                 8
                 hours
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabouts
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 Acute
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 some
                 are
                 
                   Acuti
                   simpliciter
                
                 ,
                 simply
                 Acute
                 ;
                 some
                 
                   Acuti
                   ,
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                  
                   ,
                   seu
                   Decidentia
                   ,
                
                 or
                 from
                 Mutation
                 ,
                 and
                 Degeneration
                 ;
                 some
                 Peracuti
                 ,
                 very
                 Sharp
                 ,
                 others
                 Perperacuti
                 ,
                 Exceedingly
                 Sharp
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Acuti
                   simpliciter
                
                 ,
                 are
                 they
                 which
                 from
                 the
                 8.
                 to
                 the
                 10
                 ,
                 11
                 ,
                 14
                 ,
                 20
                 ,
                 and
                 21
                 ,
                 day
                 ,
                 Run
                 to
                 the
                 very
                 height
                 ;
                 some
                 whereof
                 are
                 called
                 Menstrui
                 ,
                 because
                 absolved
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 a
                 Lunar
                 Month.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Acuti
                   ex
                   decidentiâ
                
                 ,
                 from
                 Diminishing
                 ,
                 or
                 Degeneration
                 ,
                 are
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 judged
                 imperfectly
                 :
                 For
                 sometimes
                 they
                 wax
                 worse
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Symptoms
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 sometimes
                 Remitted
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 the
                 Moon
                 meets
                 with
                 the
                 Good
                 and
                 Evil
                 Aspects
                 of
                 the
                 Good
                 or
                 Bad
                 Planets
                 :
                 And
                 oftentimes
                 they
                 Degenerate
                 from
                 being
                 Acute
                 ,
                 and
                 become
                 Chronical
                 .
                 As
                 when
                 a
                 Pleurisie
                 turns
                 into
                 an
                 Empiema
                 ,
                 or
                 an
                 Ulcer
                 in
                 the
                 Breast
                 :
                 So
                 when
                 a
                 Quotidian
                 Feaver
                 becomes
                 a
                 Hectick
                 ,
                 or
                 from
                 an
                 Intermittent
                 degenerates
                 into
                 a
                 
                   Quotidian
                   ,
                   &
                   Contrà
                
                 .
                 And
                 these
                 Diseases
                 are
                 judged
                 within
                 40
                 Days
                 .
              
               
                 Peracuti
                 ,
                 are
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 judged
                 the
                 5
                 ,
                 6
                 ,
                 7
                 ,
                 and
                 8
                 ,
                 days
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 number
                 are
                 the
                 
                   Febres
                   causones
                   ,
                   Synochae
                   ,
                   Cholera
                   ,
                   Angina
                   ,
                   Peripneumonia
                   ,
                   Lethargus
                   ,
                
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 Perperacuti
                 ,
                 be
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 absolved
                 within
                 the
                 Space
                 of
                 3
                 days
                 or
                 4
                 at
                 the
                 utmost
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 that
                 time
                 terminated
                 ,
                 either
                 with
                 Recovery
                 or
                 Death
                 ;
                 of
                 which
                 
                 sorts
                 are
                 all
                 Pestilential
                 Feavers
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Apoplexy
                   ,
                   Pleurisie
                   Phrensie
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Chronical
                 Diseases
                 follow
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 Acquiring
                 a
                 Crisis
                 after
                 the
                 40
                 th
                 day
                 ,
                 and
                 Judgment
                 when
                 the
                 Sun
                 attains
                 to
                 the
                 Quadrates
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 Evident
                 in
                 Hectiques
                 ,
                 Dropsies
                 ,
                 and
                 Quaternaries
                 :
                 When
                 he
                 comes
                 to
                 the
                 Sextiles
                 and
                 Trines
                 there
                 are
                 only
                 some
                 Indicative
                 Motions
                 made
                 of
                 such
                 Effects
                 as
                 follow
                 in
                 the
                 Opposition
                 .
                 Nevertheless
                 they
                 are
                 oftentimes
                 Anticipated
                 ,
                 or
                 Protracted
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 the
                 Planets
                 (
                 he
                 meets
                 with
                 )
                 help
                 or
                 hinder
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 if
                 by
                 Nature
                 those
                 Planets
                 be
                 Benevolent
                 ;
                 if
                 Malevolent
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 worse
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 like
                 we
                 are
                 subject
                 to
                 in
                 the
                 whole
                 course
                 of
                 our
                 Lives
                 ,
                 
                   Nam
                   &
                   Morbus
                   est
                   Modus
                   vitae
                   Partialis
                   ,
                   as
                   Campanella
                   (
                   Lib.
                
                 4.
                 
                 Medicinal
                 .
                 )
                 most
                 ingeniously
                 observes
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 the
                 Crises
                 are
                 thus
                 generally
                 distinguished
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Salvae
                   ,
                   Dubiae
                   seu
                   suspiciosae
                   ,
                   Judicatae
                   seu
                   periditatae
                   ,
                   &
                   non
                   Judicatae
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Crisis
                   Salva
                
                 ,
                 or
                 safe
                 ,
                 is
                 that
                 which
                 happens
                 without
                 any
                 great
                 and
                 Pernicious
                 Accidents
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Crisis
                   Dubia
                
                 ,
                 doubtful
                 ,
                 or
                 Suspicious
                 ,
                 which
                 appears
                 with
                 great
                 and
                 Pernicious
                 Accidents
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 the
                 most
                 dangerous
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Crisis
                   Judicata
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Hazarded
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 when
                 on
                 the
                 4
                 th
                 day
                 the
                 Signs
                 of
                 Concoction
                 do
                 appear
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 p●aesage
                 the
                 Disease
                 to
                 be
                 judged
                 on
                 the
                 Seventh
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Crisis
                   non
                   judicata
                
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 Judged
                 ,
                 is
                 when
                 the
                 Crisis
                 is
                 absolved
                 the
                 Seventh
                 day
                 ,
                 yet
                 was
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 Judged
                 the
                 Fourth
                 day
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 sign
                 of
                 Concoction
                 .
              
               
                 Hence
                 the
                 days
                 themselves
                 are
                 divided
                 into
                 Three
                 Class●s
                 :
                 For
                 ,
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Some
                 are
                 called
                 Critical
                 (
                 
                   nomine
                   Generico
                
                 .
                 )
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 O●hers
                 Judicative
                 ,
                 on
                 which
                 Sentence
                 is
                 Pronounced
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 O●thers
                 Intercident
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 which
                 are
                 Posited
                 
                 between
                 the
                 judicative
                 and
                 Critical
                 ;
                 )
                 whereon
                 the
                 Diseases
                 is
                 Remitted
                 .
              
               
                 Many
                 other
                 Distinctions
                 there
                 are
                 amongst
                 Physicians
                 ,
                 not
                 so
                 proper
                 for
                 this
                 Place
                 :
                 For
                 here
                 I
                 intend
                 not
                 to
                 enumerate
                 all
                 belonging
                 to
                 Physick
                 ,
                 but
                 such
                 only
                 as
                 concern
                 Astrology
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 shall
                 I
                 need
                 to
                 say
                 any
                 thing
                 of
                 the
                 Sympathy
                 and
                 Antipathy
                 ,
                 Power
                 and
                 Efficacy
                 of
                 the
                 Stars
                 ,
                 my
                 room
                 being
                 so
                 Narrow
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 amply
                 handled
                 in
                 several
                 Learned
                 Authors
                 :
                 Only
                 ,
                 I
                 think
                 it
                 requisite
                 ,
                 (
                 before
                 I
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 Acquiring
                 the
                 Critical
                 and
                 Judicative
                 Days
                 )
                 to
                 say
                 something
                 concerning
                 the
                 
                   Terminus
                   à
                   quo
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Point
                 of
                 time
                 from
                 whence
                 they
                 take
                 their
                 Original
                 .
              
               
                 Seeing
                 therefore
                 that
                 by
                 these
                 Critical
                 and
                 Decretory
                 days
                 some
                 Notable
                 Alteration
                 would
                 be
                 foreseen
                 ;
                 tending
                 either
                 to
                 the
                 Health
                 or
                 Death
                 of
                 the
                 Patient
                 ;
                 't
                 is
                 fit
                 we
                 begin
                 our
                 Account
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 Notable
                 Point
                 of
                 the
                 Diseases
                 Invasion
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 to
                 Assign
                 a
                 beginning
                 to
                 the
                 Disease
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 thing
                 very
                 hard
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 as
                 Galen
                 himself
                 confesseth
                 ,
                 Lib.
                 1.
                 
                 Cap.
                 6.
                 
                 
                   Exactè
                   primum
                   Principium
                   ferè
                   est
                   insensibile
                   .
                
                 The
                 time
                 when
                 the
                 Sick-party
                 takes
                 his
                 Bed
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 his
                 Decumbiture
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Disease
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 a
                 Man
                 that
                 is
                 strong
                 and
                 robust
                 endures
                 a
                 Disease
                 more
                 easily
                 ,
                 and
                 takes
                 not
                 his
                 Bed
                 so
                 soon
                 as
                 a
                 Man
                 that
                 is
                 tender
                 ,
                 weak
                 ,
                 or
                 fearful
                 of
                 Mind
                 ;
                 who
                 suspecting
                 himself
                 upon
                 every
                 Idle
                 Pinch
                 ;
                 gets
                 forthwith
                 to
                 Bed
                 :
                 Nevertheless
                 in
                 many
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 
                   Vertigo
                   ,
                   Epilepsie
                   ,
                   Paralysis
                   ,
                   Apoplexy
                   ,
                   Haemorrhagia
                   ,
                   Plurisie
                
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 )
                 it
                 is
                 easie
                 to
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 precise
                 Beginning
                 or
                 Hour
                 the
                 Disease
                 Invadeth
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Learned
                 in
                 Astrology
                 do
                 believe
                 and
                 affirm
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Moment
                 of
                 time
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Disease
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 very
                 Instant
                 in
                 which
                 a
                 
                 Man
                 shall
                 perceive
                 any
                 manifest
                 Hurt
                 ,
                 or
                 Malady
                 in
                 his
                 Body
                 ,
                 as
                 when
                 he
                 begins
                 to
                 lie
                 down
                 and
                 be
                 Sick
                 of
                 a
                 Feaver
                 :
                 but
                 not
                 when
                 the
                 Head
                 akes
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 he
                 suffers
                 any
                 other
                 trivial
                 Symptom
                 :
                 Because
                 these
                 are
                 not
                 Feavers
                 ,
                 but
                 rather
                 
                   Febrium
                   Nuntii
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Messengers
                 of
                 Feavers
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 Hippocrates
                 observed
                 his
                 Indications
                 from
                 the
                 day
                 a
                 Man
                 Sickned
                 of
                 a
                 Feaver
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 from
                 the
                 day
                 whereon
                 he
                 perceived
                 a
                 Heaviness
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 only
                 ,
                 or
                 was
                 troubled
                 with
                 the
                 Head-Ach
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 by
                 how
                 much
                 sharper
                 and
                 more
                 violent
                 the
                 Feaver
                 is
                 ,
                 by
                 so
                 much
                 is
                 it
                 the
                 more
                 Manifest
                 to
                 sense
                 ,
                 and
                 impossible
                 the
                 first
                 Assault
                 ,
                 or
                 Invasion
                 thereof
                 should
                 be
                 hid
                 from
                 the
                 Patient
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 now
                 follows
                 that
                 I
                 shew
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 numbering
                 and
                 determining
                 these
                 Critical
                 days
                 by
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ;
                 because
                 the
                 Radix
                 and
                 Fountain
                 of
                 this
                 Doctrine
                 is
                 of
                 all
                 Astrologers
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Hippocrates
                 and
                 Galen
                 themselves
                 said
                 to
                 consist
                 in
                 her
                 Efficacy
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Motion
                 and
                 Position
                 of
                 the
                 Parts
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiaque
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 first
                 I
                 will
                 shew
                 you
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 finding
                 out
                 the
                 Critical
                 and
                 Indicative
                 days
                 by
                 an
                 Octogonal
                 ,
                 or
                 Figure
                 of
                 8
                 sides
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Opinion
                 of
                 Hippocrates
                 and
                 Galen
                 ,
                 the
                 construction
                 whereof
                 follows
                 .
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 find
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 to
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Patient's
                   Decumbiture
                
                 as
                 before
                 you
                 were
                 taught
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 let
                 a
                 Circle
                 be
                 described
                 and
                 divided
                 into
                 8.
                 equal
                 parts
                 ,
                 representing
                 the
                 Zodiaque
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Moon
                 is
                 moved
                 :
                 And
                 let
                 the
                 Degree
                 and
                 Minute
                 the
                 Moon
                 is
                 in
                 at
                 the
                 Hour
                 of
                 the
                 Patients
                 Decumbiture
                 ,
                 be
                 Posited
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 division
                 or
                 Angle
                 of
                 the
                 Figure
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 accounted
                 as
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 or
                 First-House
                 .
              
               
               
                 Thirdly
                 ,
                 Let
                 45
                 degrees
                 be
                 added
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 a●
                 to
                 the
                 Radical
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 so
                 many
                 ,
                 degrees
                 are
                 the
                 Angles
                 of
                 this
                 Octogonal
                 Figure
                 distant
                 one
                 from
                 another
                 )
                 and
                 by
                 this
                 means
                 you
                 have
                 the
                 Moons
                 Place
                 in
                 the
                 Second
                 Angle
                 ,
                 called
                 the
                 First
                 Indicative
                 :
                 Unto
                 which
                 if
                 you
                 add
                 45
                 degrees
                 more
                 ,
                 it
                 gives
                 you
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 the
                 Third
                 Angle
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 First
                 Crisis
                 is
                 Celebrated
                 ;
                 being
                 always
                 elongated
                 from
                 the
                 Radical
                 Point
                 by
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 90
                 degrees
                 .
              
               
                 After
                 this
                 ,
                 Add
                 45
                 degrees
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 the
                 Third
                 Angle
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Aggregate
                 giv●s
                 you
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 the
                 Fourth
                 Angle
                 ,
                 wherein
                 is
                 made
                 the
                 Second
                 Indicative
                 :
                 and
                 if
                 thereunto
                 you
                 again
                 add
                 45
                 degrees
                 ,
                 they
                 make
                 180
                 degrees
                 ,
                 the
                 direct
                 point
                 of
                 Opposition
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 by
                 a
                 continued
                 Addition
                 of
                 45
                 degrees
                 ,
                 until
                 she
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 Radical
                 Point
                 of
                 the
                 Decumbiture
                 .
                 By
                 which
                 means
                 there
                 will
                 be
                 Four
                 principal
                 Angles
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Crises
                 are
                 observed
                 ,
                 and
                 4
                 Less
                 princip●l
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Days-Indicative
                 are
                 Demonstrated
                 .
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 let
                 the
                 Planets
                 be
                 inserted
                 in
                 their
                 respective
                 Places
                 of
                 the
                 Figure
                 thus
                 Delineated
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Patients
                 Decumbiture
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 seeing
                 it
                 is
                 manifest
                 (
                 by
                 what
                 hath
                 been
                 said
                 )
                 that
                 the
                 Critical
                 days
                 are
                 made
                 in
                 such
                 time
                 as
                 the
                 Moon
                 (
                 counting
                 from
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Decumbiture
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 first
                 Paroxism
                 of
                 the
                 Disease
                 )
                 shall
                 have
                 run
                 through
                 one
                 fourth
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiaque
                 ,
                 or
                 90
                 degrees
                 ,
                 wherein
                 she
                 produced
                 the
                 first
                 Crisis
                 ,
                 or
                 Alteration
                 in
                 the
                 Disease
                 ,
                 which
                 commonly
                 happens
                 on
                 the
                 Seventh
                 day
                 ,
                 yet
                 we
                 must
                 note
                 that
                 it
                 may
                 fall
                 out
                 on
                 the
                 Sixth
                 ,
                 (
                 if
                 the
                 Moon
                 be
                 swift
                 in
                 Motion
                 )
                 or
                 (
                 if
                 slow
                 )
                 on
                 the
                 Eighth
                 day
                 .
                 And
                 because
                 this
                 Aspect
                 is
                 Evil
                 Naturally
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 the
                 Signs
                 Disconveniency
                 in
                 Qualities
                 ,
                 Passive
                 ,
                 or
                 Active
                 ,
                 therefore
                 
                 a
                 War
                 commences
                 between
                 the
                 Disease
                 and
                 Nature
                 ,
                 whence
                 it
                 is
                 deservedly
                 call'd
                 
                   Criticus
                   Primus
                
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 Critical
                 Day
                 ;
                 whereon
                 if
                 it
                 happen
                 that
                 the
                 Moon
                 be
                 afflicted
                 by
                 Saturn
                 or
                 Mars
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Eighth
                 ,
                 this
                 Crisis
                 (
                 the
                 Disease
                 growing
                 worse
                 and
                 worse
                 )
                 tends
                 unto
                 Death
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 Disease
                 end
                 not
                 this
                 Critical
                 day
                 ,
                 you
                 must
                 wait
                 till
                 she
                 comes
                 to
                 her
                 Opposite
                 Point
                 ,
                 which
                 f●lls
                 out
                 commonly
                 the
                 Fourteenth
                 day
                 ;
                 and
                 sometimes
                 the
                 Thirteenth
                 or
                 Fifteenth
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 the
                 Moon
                 is
                 Swift
                 or
                 Slow
                 in
                 Motion
                 :
                 For
                 then
                 the
                 Second
                 Crisis
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 looked
                 for
                 .
                 Whereon
                 if
                 yet
                 the
                 Disease
                 be
                 not
                 Loosn'd
                 ,
                 then
                 we
                 must
                 attend
                 the
                 M●ons
                 access
                 to
                 her
                 other
                 Quadrate
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 shall
                 be
                 the
                 Third
                 
                   Crisis
                   ,
                   viz.
                
                 the
                 20
                 or
                 21
                 day
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Moon
                 's
                 Swift
                 or
                 Slow
                 Motion
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 the
                 Dise●se
                 continue
                 still
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 mark
                 when
                 the
                 Moon
                 returns
                 to
                 her
                 Radical
                 Place
                 ,
                 for
                 then
                 the
                 Lunar
                 Month
                 is
                 finished
                 ,
                 whose
                 Period
                 is
                 27
                 days
                 ,
                 and
                 8
                 hours
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Fourth
                 and
                 Last
                 Crisis
                 accomplished
                 in
                 Acu●e
                 Diseas●s
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 if
                 the
                 Disease
                 shall
                 persevere
                 beyond
                 the
                 Lunar
                 Month
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 thenceforward
                 have
                 regard
                 to
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 r●st
                 of
                 th●
                 Planets
                 :
                 For
                 then
                 the
                 Acute
                 degenerates
                 into
                 a
                 C●ronical
                 or
                 long
                 continued
                 Disease
                 :
                 as
                 Quartan
                 Feavers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 A●
                 for
                 the
                 Second
                 species
                 of
                 the
                 Critical
                 Points
                 ,
                 called
                 Indicative
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 such
                 as
                 fall
                 exactly
                 in
                 the
                 Middle
                 of
                 every
                 Q●adrature
                 :
                 For
                 when
                 the
                 Moon
                 ●ttains
                 the
                 half
                 of
                 her
                 Quadrate
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 45
                 degrees
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiaqu●
                 (
                 accounted
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 assault
                 of
                 th●
                 Di●●●se
                 .
                 )
                 which
                 makes
                 up
                 the
                 Octile
                 .
                 or
                 Semiquadra●●
                 Asp●●t
                 ,
                 there
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 Reason
                 )
                 she
                 begins
                 to
                 op●r●●e
                 ,
                 as
                 she
                 will
                 in
                 the
                 next
                 subsequent
                 Critical
                 〈◊〉
                 wh●●h●r
                 it
                 be
                 to
                 Good
                 or
                 Evil
                 :
                 And
                 this
                 falls
                 
                 out
                 the
                 Fourth
                 day
                 ,
                 wherefore
                 it
                 is
                 called
                 of
                 Hippocrates
                 and
                 
                   Galen
                   ,
                   Index
                   Diei
                   Septimi
                   sequentis
                   .
                
              
               
                 The
                 second
                 Indicative
                 (
                 the
                 which
                 Hippocrates
                 and
                 Galen
                 six
                 upon
                 the
                 11
                 th
                 .
                 )
                 may
                 also
                 be
                 upon
                 the
                 10.
                 or
                 12.
                 days
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 the
                 Moon
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 Point
                 intermediate
                 )
                 shall
                 hasten
                 from
                 the
                 First
                 Quarter
                 or
                 Quadrate
                 to
                 her
                 Opposition
                 ,
                 and
                 have
                 run
                 through
                 135.
                 degrees
                 (
                 from
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Decumbiture
                 ,
                 )
                 which
                 makes
                 the
                 Trioctile
                 or
                 Sesquiquadrate
                 Aspect
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 done
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 observe
                 the
                 Disposition
                 of
                 the
                 Heavens
                 to
                 the
                 time
                 when
                 the
                 Moon
                 comes
                 to
                 the
                 foresaid
                 Angles
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 generally
                 received
                 Precepts
                 and
                 Aphorisms
                 .
                 But
                 to
                 make
                 this
                 the
                 clearer
                 I
                 will
                 illustrate
                 all
                 by
                 —
              
               
                 Example
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Gentleman
                 fell
                 Sick
                 at
                 Paris
                 of
                 an
                 Acute
                 Disease
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1641.
                 the
                 Second
                 of
                 January
                 ,
                 about
                 8
                 a
                 Clock
                 in
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 :
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 I
                 find
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 10
                 degr
                 .
                 19
                 Min.
                 of
                 ♒
                 .
                 wherefore
                 I
                 put
                 this
                 Sign
                 with
                 the
                 degree
                 and
                 Minute
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 Angle
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Next
                 place
                 I
                 add
                 45
                 degrees
                 to
                 10
                 degr
                 .
                 19
                 Min.
                 of
                 ♒
                 .
                 (
                 the
                 Radical
                 Point
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 )
                 and
                 it
                 gives
                 me
                 25
                 degr
                 .
                 19
                 Min.
                 of
                 ♓
                 .
                 for
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 the
                 First
                 Indicative
                 :
                 And
                 by
                 adding
                 45
                 degrees
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 I
                 get
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 Third
                 Angle
                 ,
                 10
                 degr
                 .
                 19
                 Min.
                 of
                 ♉
                 .
                 (
                 the
                 Point
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Crisis
                 :
                 )
                 And
                 soby
                 a
                 continued
                 addition
                 of
                 45
                 degrees
                 ,
                 it
                 produceth
                 the
                 Fourth
                 Angle
                 ,
                 (
                 25
                 d●grees
                 ,
                 19
                 Minutes
                 of
                 ♊
                 .
                 (
                 the
                 second
                 Ind●cative
                 )
                 The
                 Fifth
                 Angle
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 which
                 is
                 observed
                 the
                 Second
                 Crisis
                 )
                 1●
                 degrees
                 ,
                 19
                 Minutes
                 of
                 ♌
                 .
                 (
                 being
                 the
                 Point
                 Opposite
                 to
                 the
                 Radical
                 place
                 :
                 )
                 The
                 Sixth
                 Angle
                 ,
                 25
                 degrees
                 ,
                 
                 19
                 minutes
                 of
                 ♍
                 .
                 (
                 designing
                 the
                 Third
                 Indicative
                 :
                 The
                 Seventh
                 Angle
                 ,
                 10
                 degrees
                 ,
                 19
                 minutes
                 of
                 ♍
                 .
                 for
                 the
                 point
                 of
                 the
                 Third
                 Crisis
                 :
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 Eighth
                 Angle
                 (
                 wherein
                 is
                 the
                 Fourth
                 Indicative
                 )
                 25
                 degrees
                 ,
                 19
                 minutes
                 of
                 ♐
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 had
                 ,
                 I
                 therein
                 insert
                 the
                 Places
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 respectively
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 I
                 have
                 it
                 compleat
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 following
                 Figure
                 demonstrates
                 .
              
               
               
                 Now
                 to
                 know
                 when
                 the
                 Moon
                 comes
                 to
                 the
                 10.
                 degree
                 ,
                 19.
                 
                 Min.
                 ♉
                 .
                 (
                 for
                 in
                 that
                 point
                 she
                 beholds
                 the
                 Radical
                 Point
                 ,
                 or
                 her
                 place
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Decumbiture
                 with
                 a
                 Quartile
                 Aspect
                 ,
                 viz.
                 10
                 degrees
                 19
                 min.
                 
                 ♒
                 .
                 )
                 you
                 must
                 do
                 as
                 followeth
                 :
              
               
                 First
                 ,
                 look
                 in
                 the
                 Ephemeris
                 on
                 what
                 day
                 the
                 Moon
                 comes
                 to
                 the
                 degree
                 of
                 the
                 Sign
                 that
                 beholds
                 her
                 
                 Radical
                 place
                 with
                 a
                 Quartile
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 will
                 find
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 9
                 th
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 January
                 ,
                 for
                 on
                 that
                 day
                 at
                 Noon
                 her
                 true
                 place
                 is
                 6
                 degrees
                 ,
                 11
                 minutes
                 of
                 ♉
                 .
                 and
                 the
                 10.
                 day
                 at
                 Noon
                 in
                 18
                 degrees
                 ,
                 34
                 Minutes
                 of
                 ♉
                 .
                 wherefore
                 her
                 Diurnal
                 Motion
                 is
                 12
                 degrees
                 ,
                 25
                 minutes
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 distance
                 from
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 her
                 Quadrature
                 ,
                 4
                 degrees
                 ,
                 8
                 minutes
                 ,
                 which
                 had
                 ,
                 I
                 reason
                 thus
                 —
              
               
                 As
                 her
                 Diurnal
                 Motion
                 ,
                 12
                 degr
                 .
                 25
                 min.
                 to
                 24
                 hours
                 ;
              
               
                 So
                 the
                 Distance
                 ,
                 4
                 degr
                 .
                 8
                 min.
                 To
                 8
                 hours
                 ,
                 ferè
                 ,
                 the
                 Critical
                 time
                 desired
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 same
                 manner
                 do
                 I
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 Time
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 Crises
                 and
                 Indicatives
                 ,
                 and
                 after
                 that
                 the
                 state
                 and
                 disposition
                 of
                 the
                 Heavens
                 ,
                 agreeing
                 to
                 every
                 Critical
                 Phasis
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 evident
                 by
                 the
                 following
                 Synopsis
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Abacus
                       ,
                       seu
                       Sypnosis
                       Calculi
                       Figura
                       Octogonalis
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Species
                       of
                       Critical
                       Days
                       .
                    
                     
                       The
                       Motion
                       of
                       the
                       Moon
                       .
                    
                     
                       The
                       time
                       of
                       ●very
                       Critical
                       Phasis
                       .
                    
                     
                       The
                       state
                       of
                       the
                       Moon
                       in
                       respect
                       of
                       her
                       Place
                       in
                       the
                       Ralix
                       ,
                       with
                       the
                       Syzygies
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       Mutual
                       Aspects
                       of
                       the
                       Planets
                       ,
                       January
                       1641.
                       
                       
                         S.
                         V.
                      
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Decumbiture
                       .
                    
                     
                       d.
                       10
                    
                     
                       ●
                       .
                       19
                    
                     
                       ♒
                    
                     
                       D.
                       2
                    
                     
                       H.
                       8
                    
                     
                       M.
                       0
                    
                     
                       
                         P.
                         M.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       ☽
                       app
                       .
                       ♀
                       .
                       and
                       ♄
                       .
                       ⚹
                       .
                       ☽
                       ♂
                       .
                       □
                       ☉
                       ♂
                       .
                       □
                       ♃
                       ☿
                       .
                       ♂
                       ☉
                       ♃
                       ☿
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       1.
                       
                       In●icat
                       .
                    
                     
                       25
                    
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       ♓
                    
                     
                       6
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       43
                    
                     
                       Manè
                    
                     
                       Octile
                       o●
                       S●mi-qu●drate
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       1.
                       
                       Critic
                       .
                    
                     
                       10
                    
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       ♉
                    
                     
                       9
                    
                     
                       8
                    
                     
                       0
                    
                     
                       
                         P.
                         M.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       Quartile
                       Sinister
                       ,
                       □
                       ♂
                       ☿
                       .
                       3
                       h.
                       11′
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       2.
                       
                       Indicat
                       .
                    
                     
                       25
                    
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       ♊
                    
                     
                       13
                    
                     
                       2
                    
                     
                       36
                    
                     
                       
                         P.
                         M.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       Trioct
                       .
                       Sinister
                       ,
                       △
                       ♄
                       .
                       10
                       h.
                       57′
                       .
                       shewing
                       a
                       Bad
                       Crisis
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       2.
                       
                       Critic
                       .
                    
                     
                       10
                    
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       ♌
                    
                     
                       17
                    
                     
                       5
                    
                     
                       50
                    
                     
                       Manè
                    
                     
                       Opposition
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       3.
                       
                       Indicat
                       .
                    
                     
                       25
                    
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       ♍
                    
                     
                       20
                    
                     
                       3
                    
                     
                       44
                    
                     
                       
                         P.
                         M.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       Trioct
                       .
                       Dexter
                       ,
                       △
                       ♃
                       .
                       4
                       h.
                       28′
                       .
                       shewing
                       a
                       happy
                       and
                       propitious
                       Crisis
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       3.
                       
                       Critic
                       .
                    
                     
                       10
                    
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       ♏
                    
                     
                       23
                    
                     
                       9
                    
                     
                       1
                    
                     
                       
                         P.
                         M.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       Qu●rtile
                       Dexter
                       .
                       △
                       ♀
                       .
                       hor
                       22
                       .
                       36′
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       4.
                       
                       Indic
                       .
                    
                     
                       25
                    
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       ●
                    
                     
                       2●
                    
                     
                       12
                    
                     
                       9
                    
                     
                       
                         P.
                         M.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       O●tile
                       ,
                       or
                       Semi-quadrate
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       4.
                       
                       Critic
                       .
                    
                     
                       10
                    
                     
                       19
                    
                     
                       ♒
                    
                     
                       29
                    
                     
                       16
                    
                     
                       17
                    
                     
                       
                         P.
                         M.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       Th●
                       Radical
                       pla●e
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 The
                 Story
                 of
                 this
                 Observation
                 concerns
                 a
                 Person
                 ,
                 who
                 after
                 a
                 long
                 and
                 wearisome
                 journy
                 was
                 suddenly
                 assaulted
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 aforesaid
                 by
                 a
                 Quotidian
                 Feaver
                 ,
                 attended
                 with
                 a
                 dry
                 Cough
                 and
                 a
                 Plurisie
                 :
                 The
                 Feaver
                 grew
                 to
                 a
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 .
                 For
                 indeed
                 the
                 Night
                 before
                 it
                 seized
                 on
                 him
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 in
                 a
                 grievous
                 condition
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Third
                 day
                 he
                 was
                 quite
                 without
                 any
                 Shivering
                 ,
                 nor
                 brought
                 it
                 any
                 Intermission
                 to
                 the
                 Patient
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Moon
                 passed
                 10
                 degrees
                 ,
                 19
                 minutes
                 of
                 ♒
                 .
                 (
                 a
                 Sign
                 of
                 Infirmity
                 )
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 she
                 applyed
                 to
                 Venus
                 and
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 long
                 Sextile
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 who
                 afflicted
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mercury
                 (
                 both
                 in
                 Combustion
                 )
                 and
                 likewise
                 the
                 Sun
                 himself
                 by
                 a
                 Quartile
                 Aspect
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Sixth
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Month
                 of
                 January
                 the
                 disease
                 
                 grew
                 worse
                 ,
                 for
                 then
                 the
                 Moon
                 came
                 to
                 an
                 Octile
                 ,
                 or
                 Semi-quadrate
                 Aspect
                 where
                 the
                 first
                 Indicative
                 was
                 celebrated
                 :
                 at
                 which
                 time
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 Aspect
                 with
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 a
                 doubtful
                 or
                 unfortunate
                 Crisis
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 feared
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Ninth
                 day
                 (
                 about
                 8.
                 a
                 Clock
                 )
                 produced
                 the
                 First
                 Crisis
                 by
                 a
                 little
                 Sweat
                 ,
                 about
                 which
                 time
                 both
                 a
                 Cough
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Pain
                 he
                 had
                 in
                 his
                 side
                 ,
                 left
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 his
                 Pulse
                 beat
                 inordinately
                 for
                 thr●e
                 hours
                 after
                 ,
                 the
                 Tritaeophia
                 remaining
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 
                   Galen
                   ,
                   Lib.
                
                 1.
                 
                 
                   Epid.
                   —
                   Proprium
                   est
                   Febrium
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                  
                   ,
                   ut
                   &
                   malignarum
                   exacerbari
                   diebus
                   Criticis
                   .
                
                 The
                 which
                 also
                 Mars
                 seems
                 to
                 argue
                 by
                 his
                 Quartile
                 Aspect
                 with
                 Mercury
                 about
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 .
                 Moreover
                 both
                 these
                 Quartiles
                 ,
                 namely
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 to
                 her
                 radical
                 place
                 ,
                 (
                 ♉
                 .
                 to
                 ♒
                 .
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 other
                 of
                 Mars
                 to
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 (
                 ♈
                 .
                 to
                 ♑
                 .
                 )
                 are
                 differing
                 in
                 Qualities
                 as
                 well
                 Active
                 as
                 Passive
                 ,
                 which
                 aggravates
                 the
                 mischief
                 :
                 Besides
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 noted
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Signs
                 ♒
                 .
                 and
                 ♉
                 .
                 are
                 Signs
                 of
                 Infirmity
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Thirteenth
                 day
                 when
                 the
                 Moon
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 Trioctile
                 Aspect
                 in
                 25
                 degrees
                 ,
                 19
                 minutes
                 of
                 ♊
                 .
                 Saturn
                 afflicting
                 her
                 by
                 a
                 Trine
                 ,
                 shewed
                 that
                 an
                 evil
                 Crisis
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 feared
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Seventeenth
                 day
                 ,
                 at
                 5
                 hours
                 ,
                 and
                 50
                 minutes
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 ,
                 the
                 Moon
                 possess●ng
                 the
                 degr●e
                 Opposite
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 she
                 was
                 in
                 at
                 the
                 Decumbiture
                 ,
                 viz.
                 10
                 d●grees
                 ,
                 19
                 minutes
                 of
                 ♌
                 .
                 wh●n
                 there
                 was
                 no
                 Aspect
                 good
                 or
                 bad
                 unto
                 her
                 ,
                 promised
                 the
                 Patient
                 no
                 hopes
                 of
                 his
                 Health
                 .
                 —
                 And
                 then
                 inde●d
                 he
                 was
                 in
                 greatest
                 fear
                 of
                 himself
                 —
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 —
              
               
                 The
                 Twentieth
                 day
                 about
                 Four
                 a
                 Clock
                 the
                 Moon
                 entered
                 the
                 25.
                 degree
                 ,
                 19
                 minutes
                 of
                 ♍
                 .
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 a
                 Trioctile
                 with
                 the
                 Radical
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 Indicative
                 ,
                 (
                 Jupiter
                 benignly
                 Irradiating
                 the
                 Moon
                 by
                 a
                 Trine
                 about
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 )
                 denounced
                 a
                 propitious
                 Cris●s
                 to
                 ●nsue
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Twenty-third
                 day
                 ,
                 about
                 Nine
                 a
                 Clock
                 in
                 the
                 Evening
                 ,
                 the
                 Moon
                 perambulating
                 10
                 degrees
                 ,
                 19
                 min.
                 of
                 ♍
                 .
                 (
                 wherein
                 fell
                 the
                 second
                 Critical
                 day
                 )
                 applyed
                 to
                 the
                 Trine
                 of
                 Venus
                 .
                 At
                 which
                 time
                 she
                 Produced
                 a
                 wholsome
                 and
                 propitious
                 Crisis
                 :
                 For
                 on
                 this
                 very
                 day
                 the
                 Feaver
                 began
                 to
                 leave
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 he
                 r●covered
                 his
                 Health
                 .
                 
                   Quod
                   sanè
                   miram
                   rerum
                   Medicarum
                   cum
                   coelo
                   Harmoniam
                   &
                   consensum
                   arguit
                   .
                
              
               
                 Now
                 that
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 this
                 Crisis
                 arising
                 from
                 the
                 Stars
                 ,
                 may
                 yet
                 more
                 plainly
                 appear
                 :
                 I
                 will
                 hereunto
                 add
                 a
                 Coelestial
                 Figure
                 ,
                 erected
                 after
                 the
                 Rational
                 manner
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Judgment
                 Astrological
                 thereupon
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Judicium
                   Astrologicum
                   ex
                   Figurâ
                   Decubitus
                   Rationali
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Figura
                     Decubitus
                     Rationalis
                     Ad
                     Annum
                  
                   1641.
                   
                   
                     Mens
                     .
                     Januarii
                     ,
                     Die.
                     Hor.
                     Min.
                  
                   2.
                   8.
                   00.
                   
                   Lat.
                   480
                   .
                   50′
                   .
                   
                     T.
                     Ap.
                  
                   ☽
                   ad
                   ⚹
                   ♂
                   &
                   ☌
                   ♀
                   .
                
              
               
               
                 The
                 Principal
                 significators
                 of
                 this
                 Figure
                 are
                 ,
                 (
                 1.
                 )
                 The
                 Ascendant
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 2.
                 )
                 Mercury
                 Lord
                 thereof
                 in
                 Capricorn
                 ,
                 a
                 movable
                 Sign
                 ,
                 Retrograd
                 ,
                 and
                 Combust
                 in
                 the
                 Fifth
                 House
                 ,
                 (
                 3.
                 )
                 The
                 Sixth
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 4.
                 )
                 the
                 Lord
                 thereof
                 in
                 Aquarius
                 a
                 Fixed
                 Sign
                 ,
                 strong
                 and
                 powerful
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 House
                 ,
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 the
                 Cusp
                 of
                 the
                 Sixth
                 House
                 in
                 Aquarius
                 .
                 The
                 Sun
                 in
                 the
                 Fifth
                 ,
                 afflicted
                 at
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Disease
                 by
                 a
                 Quadrate
                 of
                 Mars
                 in
                 Aries
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 Fiery
                 Sign
                 )
                 and
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Eighth
                 House
                 .
                 Whence
                 it
                 appears
                 that
                 the
                 Disease
                 proceeded
                 from
                 Choller
                 ingendred
                 of
                 a
                 Churlish
                 Melancholy
                 Humor
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Aphorisme
                 ,
                 
                   Sol
                   à
                   Marte
                   ad
                   Initium
                   Morbi
                   quovis
                   modo
                   infortunatus
                   ,
                   aegritudo
                   erit
                   Cholerica
                   ex
                   humore
                   bilioso
                   orta
                   .
                
              
               
                 Furthermore
                 ,
                 Jupiter
                 in
                 a
                 movable
                 Sign
                 in
                 the
                 Fifth
                 House
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 rules
                 the
                 Stomach
                 ,
                 Liver
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sides
                 ,
                 &c.
                 combust
                 and
                 wounded
                 by
                 the
                 Quartile
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 brought
                 the
                 Pleurisie
                 upon
                 him
                 ;
                 and
                 because
                 Mercury
                 (
                 Afflicted
                 by
                 the
                 Malevolent
                 Planets
                 )
                 is
                 hereby
                 rendered
                 Malevolent
                 ,
                 he
                 gave
                 him
                 the
                 Dry-Cough
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 Aquarius
                 applying
                 to
                 Saturn
                 argues
                 that
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 the
                 Disease
                 proceeded
                 from
                 the
                 Weariness
                 of
                 a
                 Journey
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Doctrine
                 of
                 Hermes
                 and
                 Hippocrates
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 for
                 determining
                 the
                 length
                 or
                 shortness
                 of
                 the
                 Disease
                 ,
                 consider
                 these
                 Aphorisms
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Sexta
                   Domus
                   in
                   Signo
                   Fixo
                   ,
                   Morbi
                   Longitudinem
                   pollicetur
                   .
                   Item
                   ,
                   Saturnus
                   existens
                   Dominus
                   sextae
                   ,
                   &
                   in
                   Signo
                   Fixo
                   ,
                   longum
                   praesagit
                   morbum
                   .
                   Rursum
                   ,
                   Saturnus
                   Dominus
                   Sextae
                   Domino
                   Ascendentis
                   fortior
                   ,
                   Morbi
                   Incrementum
                   denotat
                   .
                   Postremò
                   ,
                   Luna
                   Domino
                   Sextae
                   applicans
                   ,
                   Incrementum
                   Morbi
                   portendir
                   .
                
              
               
                 Seeing
                 therefore
                 that
                 Mars
                 (
                 in
                 a
                 fiery
                 Sign
                 )
                 afflicts
                 both
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 ,
                 namely
                 the
                 Sun
                 by
                 a
                 Quadrate
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Moon
                 by
                 a
                 long
                 Sextile
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 
                 equivalent
                 to
                 a
                 Quadrate
                 ,
                 I
                 gather
                 that
                 the
                 Principal
                 Authors
                 of
                 this
                 Disease
                 are
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Mars
                 ;
                 which
                 together
                 excited
                 a
                 very
                 long
                 Burning
                 Feaver
                 :
                 Then
                 Mercury
                 the
                 dry
                 Cough
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 last
                 Jupiter
                 the
                 Plurisie
                 ;
                 the
                 which
                 (
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Cough
                 )
                 sooner
                 ended
                 than
                 the
                 Feaver
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 Mercury
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 were
                 both
                 constituted
                 in
                 a
                 movable
                 Sign
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Of
                 the
                 Mutations
                 ,
                 Inclinations
                 and
                 Eversions
                 of
                 Empires
                 ,
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 IT
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 (
                 I
                 hope
                 )
                 ungrateful
                 to
                 the
                 Ingenious
                 ,
                 if
                 I
                 recollect
                 and
                 commend
                 unto
                 their
                 ,
                 and
                 my
                 own
                 contemplation
                 ,
                 the
                 Causes
                 of
                 the
                 Mutations
                 ,
                 Inclinations
                 and
                 Eversions
                 of
                 Empires
                 ,
                 Kingdoms
                 and
                 Commonwealths
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 rather
                 ,
                 because
                 (
                 as
                 I
                 suppose
                 )
                 Time
                 never
                 produced
                 an
                 Age
                 so
                 full
                 of
                 Prodigies
                 ,
                 nor
                 a
                 Generation
                 of
                 Men
                 so
                 inclin'd
                 to
                 Novelty
                 ,
                 as
                 now
                 the
                 present
                 ;
                 wherein
                 every
                 day
                 presents
                 a
                 New
                 Inquiry
                 ,
                 every
                 Month
                 a
                 fresh
                 Vicissitude
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Politiques
                 distinguish
                 the
                 Causes
                 of
                 all
                 Mutations
                 into
                 Two
                 sorts
                 ;
                 First
                 ,
                 and
                 Second
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 First
                 cause
                 is
                 God
                 ,
                 the
                 Creator
                 and
                 Governour
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 Actions
                 of
                 all
                 Individual
                 Human
                 Creatures
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 Human
                 Power
                 ;
                 yet
                 the
                 Constitutions
                 ,
                 Governments
                 and
                 Conservations
                 of
                 Human
                 Communions
                 and
                 Societies
                 ,
                 or
                 Republiques
                 ,
                 are
                 not
                 so
                 in
                 the
                 Power
                 of
                 Men
                 ,
                 but
                 depend
                 wholly
                 upon
                 the
                 First
                 and
                 Supreme
                 Cause
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 disposition
                 thereof
                 :
                 And
                 for
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 God
                 performs
                 his
                 greatest
                 works
                 in
                 the
                 world
                 by
                 Angels
                 ;
                 it
                 
                 is
                 not
                 impossible
                 ,
                 or
                 strange
                 ,
                 if
                 I
                 say
                 and
                 aver
                 ,
                 that
                 every
                 Empire
                 ,
                 Kingdom
                 and
                 Republique
                 ,
                 hath
                 some
                 certain
                 Angel
                 and
                 Genius
                 peculiarly
                 appropriated
                 thereunto
                 )
                 as
                 a
                 Governour
                 ordained
                 by
                 God.
                 For
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 constant
                 opinion
                 of
                 the
                 Jews
                 ,
                 who
                 believe
                 that
                 every
                 Person
                 and
                 Place
                 ,
                 hath
                 a
                 certain
                 Guardian
                 Angel
                 set
                 over
                 it
                 ;
                 nor
                 do
                 a
                 few
                 Doctors
                 of
                 the
                 Catholick
                 Church
                 believe
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 whilst
                 in
                 Dan.
                 10
                 ,
                 11.
                 there
                 is
                 mention
                 made
                 of
                 an
                 Angel
                 Governour
                 of
                 Persia
                 ,
                 and
                 Grece
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 Apostle
                 (
                 Ephes.
                 3.
                 )
                 expresly
                 constitutes
                 a
                 certain
                 Order
                 of
                 Angels
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 calls
                 Potestates
                 ,
                 [
                 Rulers
                 ,
                 or
                 Potentates
                 ;
                 or
                 as
                 our
                 English
                 Translation
                 hath
                 it
                 ,
                 Principalities
                 and
                 Powers
                 .
                 ]
              
               
                 God
                 hath
                 set
                 certain
                 Intervals
                 ,
                 and
                 Periods
                 of
                 times
                 ,
                 to
                 all
                 Empires
                 ,
                 &c.
                 amongst
                 which
                 Periods
                 ,
                 the
                 500.
                 and
                 700.
                 years
                 are
                 accounted
                 most
                 Fatal
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 in
                 Bodin
                 ,
                 Lib.
                 4.
                 
                 Cap.
                 2.
                 but
                 especially
                 in
                 
                   Richterus
                   ,
                   Ax.
                
                 1.2
                 .
                 
                   &
                   seq
                
                 .
                 And
                 the
                 natural
                 reason
                 hereof
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 in
                 this
                 space
                 of
                 time
                 ,
                 there
                 clapseth
                 the
                 sixth
                 Generation
                 of
                 Men
                 ;
                 which
                 abateth
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 and
                 more
                 declineth
                 from
                 ,
                 the
                 simplicity
                 ,
                 strength
                 and
                 fortitude
                 of
                 those
                 Men
                 ,
                 who
                 at
                 first
                 obtained
                 and
                 preserved
                 Empires
                 ,
                 by
                 such
                 vertues
                 :
                 For
                 like
                 as
                 the
                 Bodies
                 of
                 Men
                 became
                 weak
                 and
                 feeble
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 and
                 fifth
                 Generation
                 ,
                 even
                 so
                 also
                 decreaseth
                 the
                 strength
                 and
                 fortitude
                 ,
                 whereby
                 Kingdoms
                 are
                 acquired
                 ,
                 preserved
                 and
                 propagated
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 been
                 observed
                 ,
                 that
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 every
                 30
                 th
                 .
                 year
                 ,
                 there
                 usually
                 falls
                 out
                 some
                 one
                 or
                 other
                 Mutation
                 in
                 Empires
                 ,
                 &c.
                 because
                 that
                 after
                 so
                 many
                 years
                 ,
                 such
                 men
                 as
                 formerly
                 had
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 Affairs
                 and
                 things
                 therein
                 ,
                 do
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 )
                 leave
                 their
                 Station
                 :
                 and
                 that
                 from
                 thenceforth
                 New
                 Ones
                 succeed
                 them
                 ,
                 who
                 in
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 
                 Thirty
                 years
                 more
                 grow
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 introduce
                 new
                 Customs
                 and
                 Opinions
                 in
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 :
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 read
                 in
                 
                   Richterus
                   ,
                   Axiom
                
                 ,
                 9.
                 
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 certain
                 ,
                 that
                 as
                 God
                 hath
                 appointed
                 fatal
                 Bounds
                 ,
                 and
                 Limits
                 of
                 time
                 to
                 all
                 Empires
                 ,
                 &c.
                 so
                 hath
                 he
                 the
                 like
                 Bounds
                 and
                 Limits
                 to
                 all
                 other
                 particular
                 places
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 any
                 change
                 of
                 Empires
                 ,
                 &c.
                 is
                 imminent
                 ,
                 he
                 commonly
                 raiseth
                 up
                 some
                 great
                 Heroes
                 ,
                 whom
                 he
                 useth
                 as
                 Organs
                 ,
                 to
                 punish
                 or
                 amend
                 them
                 :
                 yet
                 first
                 revealeth
                 such
                 future
                 changes
                 by
                 certain
                 Signs
                 and
                 Prodigies
                 .
                 
                   Vid.
                   Bodin
                   .
                   Lib.
                
                 4.
                 
                 Cap.
                 2.
                 
                 
                   Richt
                   .
                   Axiom
                
                 .
                 19.
                 
                 And
                 thus
                 much
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 cause
                 of
                 the
                 Changes
                 of
                 Empires
                 ,
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 and
                 Republiques
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Second
                 Cause
                 ,
                 is
                 either
                 Natural
                 ,
                 or
                 Moral
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Natural
                 cause
                 ,
                 is
                 either
                 Superior
                 ,
                 or
                 Inferior
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Superior
                 Natural
                 Cause
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Motion
                 and
                 Influence
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 and
                 Stars
                 upon
                 these
                 Inferiours
                 ;
                 touching
                 which
                 ,
                 the
                 Ingenious
                 
                   Keckerman
                   ,
                   Lib.
                
                 1.
                 
                 Cap.
                 26.
                 delivers
                 this
                 Canon
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Coelum
                   ,
                   Efficacissimè
                   agit
                   in
                   Corpus
                   humanum
                   ,
                   sibi
                   maximè
                   cognatum
                   ,
                   atque
                   adeo
                   etiam
                   in
                   corpus
                   tum
                   ipsius
                   Principis
                   ,
                   tum
                   Subditorum
                   ;
                   ita
                   nempe
                   ,
                   ut
                   in
                   corporibus
                   mutat
                   temperamenta
                   :
                   mutatis
                   autem
                   temperamentis
                   mutantur
                   mores
                   ;
                   mutatis
                   moribus
                   Principum
                   &
                   Subditorum
                   ,
                   Sequitur
                   mutatio
                   Reip.
                
                 —
                 Heaven
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 most
                 effectually
                 Operates
                 upon
                 a
                 Human
                 Body
                 ,
                 best
                 agreeable
                 to
                 it self
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 also
                 on
                 the
                 Body
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 himself
                 and
                 his
                 Subjects
                 :
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 so
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 it
                 changeth
                 the
                 Temperaments
                 of
                 Mens
                 Bodies
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 those
                 Temperaments
                 their
                 manners
                 or
                 conditions
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 manners
                 or
                 conditions
                 of
                 Princes
                 and
                 Subjects
                 being
                 changed
                 a
                 mutation
                 of
                 the
                 Commonwealth
                 followeth
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 with
                 him
                 agrees
                 that
                 excellent
                 Mathematician
                 
                 and
                 Astrologer
                 ,
                 Origanus
                 part
                 ,
                 3.
                 
                 Membr
                 .
                 2.
                 
                 Cap.
                 1.
                 
                 
                   Non
                   modo
                   in
                   Regnis
                   varias
                   mutationes
                   &
                   translationes
                   animadvertimus
                   ,
                   dum
                   modo
                   hos
                   ,
                   modo
                   illos
                   Regnare
                   atque
                   aliis
                   Dominari
                   comperimus
                   :
                   verum
                   etiam
                   in
                   ipsa
                   superficie
                   terrae
                   nihil
                   esse
                   perpetuum
                   ,
                   &
                   ex
                   collatione
                   temporum
                   &
                   locorum
                   ,
                   Siccum
                   humido
                   ,
                   humidum
                   sicco
                   permutari
                   ,
                   terrasque
                   alias
                   aquis
                   aboleri
                   ,
                   alias
                   assurgere
                   deprehendimus
                   :
                
                 We
                 Observe
                 not
                 only
                 sundry
                 Changes
                 and
                 Translations
                 of
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 whilst
                 these
                 and
                 these
                 Planets
                 reign
                 ,
                 and
                 bear
                 Rule
                 with
                 others
                 :
                 but
                 also
                 that
                 upon
                 the
                 whole
                 surface
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 nothings
                 perpetual
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 comparing
                 of
                 Times
                 and
                 Places
                 ,
                 perceive
                 Siccity
                 chang'd
                 into
                 Moisture
                 ,
                 Moisture
                 to
                 Siccity
                 ;
                 some
                 Countries
                 destroy'd
                 ,
                 others
                 increas'd
                 by
                 Waters
                 .
                 Thus
                 He
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 very
                 truly
                 :
                 For
                 although
                 God
                 the
                 Author
                 of
                 Nature
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 First
                 Cause
                 of
                 every
                 Good
                 thing
                 ,
                 changes
                 Countries
                 and
                 Transfers
                 Kingdoms
                 at
                 his
                 pleasure
                 :
                 yet
                 seeing
                 he
                 hath
                 engraven
                 in
                 the
                 Book
                 of
                 Nature
                 (
                 and
                 chiefly
                 ,
                 in
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 which
                 measureth
                 Times
                 )
                 the
                 Motions
                 and
                 Mutations
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 ,
                 things
                 that
                 be
                 Invisible
                 even
                 his
                 own
                 eternal
                 Power
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 ;
                 yea
                 and
                 exposed
                 Heaven
                 unto
                 our
                 view
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 might
                 be
                 for
                 signs
                 of
                 Present
                 and
                 Future
                 things
                 :
                 I
                 shall
                 not
                 think
                 it
                 contrary
                 to
                 true
                 Religion
                 ,
                 or
                 Good
                 Manners
                 ,
                 if
                 (
                 with
                 Fear
                 and
                 Reverence
                 )
                 I
                 enquire
                 the
                 Superior
                 Natural
                 Causes
                 of
                 those
                 Mutations
                 ,
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 I
                 ascribe
                 no
                 necessity
                 thereunto
                 ;
                 Maugre
                 the
                 Croaking
                 and
                 Coaxation
                 of
                 some
                 few
                 Epileptique
                 Prophets
                 and
                 other
                 Religious
                 Lunatiques
                 ,
                 who
                 prate
                 and
                 perswade
                 the
                 Contrary
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 First
                 Cause
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 the
                 Change
                 of
                 the
                 Absides
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 Five
                 Planets
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 transfer
                 the
                 Places
                 in
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 highest
                 and
                 most
                 remote
                 from
                 the
                 Center
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 
                 so
                 also
                 the
                 Places
                 wherein
                 they
                 are
                 lowest
                 and
                 nearest
                 thereunto
                 ;
                 and
                 together
                 with
                 those
                 Places
                 ,
                 their
                 swiftness
                 and
                 slowness
                 of
                 Motion
                 ,
                 into
                 several
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiaque
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 succession
                 of
                 the
                 Signs
                 :
                 whereof
                 Cardan
                 ,
                 Seg.
                 1.
                 
                 Aph.
                 37.
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 ,
                 
                   Permutationes
                   Absidum
                   ,
                   Regna
                   ,
                   &
                   Regiones
                   ,
                   &
                   Religiones
                   mutant
                   .
                
                 Changes
                 of
                 the
                 Absides
                 alter
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Regions
                 and
                 Religions
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 from
                 the
                 Change
                 of
                 
                 Saturn's
                 Absis
                 into
                 Cancer
                 ,
                 Mahomet
                 had
                 his
                 growth
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Change
                 thereof
                 into
                 Capricorn
                 (
                 the
                 Sign
                 Opposite
                 thereunto
                 )
                 receives
                 he
                 Detriment
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 length
                 a
                 final
                 Destruction
                 .
              
               
                 Spinaeus
                 (
                 an
                 Excellent
                 Astrologian
                 ,
                 and
                 Physician
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Mantua
                 )
                 in
                 his
                 
                   Catastrophe
                   Mundi
                   ,
                   (
                   Genuinely
                
                 English'd
                 by
                 the
                 Polite
                 Quill
                 of
                 my
                 Oaken
                 Friend
                 
                   Elias
                   Ashmole
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 )
                 tells
                 us
                 ,
                 that
                 Mahomets
                 Destruction
                 initiated
                 Anno
                 1630
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 this
                 he
                 chiefly
                 deduces
                 from
                 the
                 Change
                 of
                 
                 Saturn's
                 Absi●
                 out
                 of
                 Sagittary
                 into
                 Capricorn
                 ,
                 which
                 indeed
                 I
                 confess
                 fell
                 out
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Prutenick
                 Tables
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 1630.
                 
                 But
                 by
                 the
                 more
                 accurate
                 observations
                 of
                 lat●r
                 Authors
                 ,
                 the
                 Absis
                 of
                 Saturn
                 continues
                 in
                 Sagittary
                 for
                 many
                 years
                 yet
                 to
                 come
                 ;
                 For
                 by
                 the
                 Philolaique
                 Tables
                 (
                 the
                 best
                 extant
                 )
                 it
                 enters
                 not
                 Capricorn
                 until
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 1728.
                 and
                 therefore
                 it
                 could
                 not
                 in
                 the
                 least
                 be
                 (
                 unless
                 we
                 will
                 have
                 the
                 Effect
                 precede
                 its
                 Cause
                 )
                 that
                 Mahomets
                 Destruction
                 commenc'd
                 (
                 in
                 this
                 respect
                 )
                 in
                 ,
                 or
                 near
                 the
                 year
                 1630.
                 
                 Nevertheless
                 ,
                 I
                 believe
                 (
                 with
                 Spinaeus
                 )
                 that
                 the
                 many
                 Revolutions
                 of
                 the
                 Heavens
                 ,
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 that
                 year
                 ,
                 have
                 already
                 produced
                 a
                 sensible
                 Commencement
                 of
                 Detriment
                 unto
                 him
                 ;
                 yet
                 conclude
                 not
                 his
                 final
                 Destruction
                 ,
                 until
                 after
                 the
                 year
                 1728.
                 
                 Wherein
                 Saturns
                 Absis
                 will
                 be
                 Changed
                 into
                 Capricorn
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 several
                 other
                 
                 Causes
                 concur
                 to
                 extirpate
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Law.
                 
              
               
                 There
                 is
                 no
                 other
                 change
                 of
                 the
                 Absis
                 of
                 any
                 Planet
                 falling
                 out
                 in
                 our
                 time
                 ,
                 save
                 only
                 the
                 Absis
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 happen'd
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 Bullialdus
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 latter
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 year
                 1647.
                 which
                 was
                 from
                 Leo
                 to
                 Virgo
                 :
                 and
                 what
                 a
                 strange
                 mutation
                 ensued
                 the
                 year
                 following
                 ,
                 viz.
                 A
                 Dissolution
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Monarchy
                 ,
                 &c.
                 the
                 whole
                 World
                 can
                 witness
                 :
                 which
                 very
                 thing
                 signally
                 confirms
                 that
                 of
                 
                   Ludovic
                   .
                   de
                   Reg.
                   Aph.
                
                 9.
                 
                 
                   Mutantur
                   Regna
                   &
                   Dominia
                   ,
                   Fides
                   ,
                   Sectaeque
                   ac
                   opiniones
                   hominum
                   ,
                   dum
                   mutantur
                   Auges
                   Planetarum
                   de
                   signo
                   in
                   signum
                   :
                   dico
                   illarum
                   gentium
                   quarum
                   significator
                   erit
                   Planeta
                   Augis
                   permutatae
                   :
                
                 —
                 Kingdoms
                 and
                 Governments
                 ,
                 Faith
                 ,
                 Religions
                 and
                 Opinions
                 of
                 Men
                 are
                 changed
                 when
                 the
                 Auges
                 ,
                 (
                 or
                 Absides
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 are
                 changed
                 from
                 one
                 Sign
                 to
                 another
                 ;
                 I
                 mean
                 the
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Governments
                 ,
                 Faith
                 ,
                 Religions
                 and
                 Opinions
                 of
                 such
                 Nations
                 as
                 have
                 for
                 their
                 significator
                 the
                 Planet
                 whose
                 Auge
                 is
                 changed
                 .
                 Now
                 all
                 men
                 know
                 ,
                 who
                 know
                 any
                 thing
                 of
                 this
                 Nature
                 ,
                 that
                 Aries
                 is
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 and
                 Mars
                 (
                 Lord
                 thereof
                 )
                 the
                 significator
                 of
                 England
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 he
                 is
                 of
                 
                   France
                   ,
                   Germany
                   ,
                   Denmark
                
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 herein
                 no
                 less
                 concern'd
                 than
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 few
                 years
                 will
                 assuredly
                 manifest
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Mutatioque
                   erit
                   ad
                   bonum
                   vel
                   malum
                   secundum
                   Naturam
                   significatorum
                   superiorum
                   illorum
                   temporum
                   ,
                   &
                   secundum
                   Naturam
                   signi
                   mutationis
                   :
                
                 And
                 this
                 change
                 (
                 saith
                 that
                 same
                 Author
                 and
                 Aphorisme
                 )
                 shall
                 be
                 to
                 Good
                 or
                 Evil
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Nature
                 of
                 the
                 chief
                 significators
                 of
                 those
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 Sign
                 of
                 Mutation
                 .
                 We
                 know
                 
                   Saturn
                   ,
                   Mars
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mercury
                 have
                 born
                 the
                 greatest
                 sway
                 in
                 almost
                 every
                 Eclipse
                 ,
                 Revo●ution
                 and
                 other
                 notable
                 Configurations
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 〈◊〉
                 ,
                 and
                 since
                 that
                 year
                 ,
                 especially
                 in
                 Two
                 of
                 the
                 Three
                 
                 Eclipses
                 of
                 1652.
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 great
                 and
                 Total
                 Eclipse
                 Anno
                 1653.
                 in
                 March.
                 And
                 as
                 for
                 the
                 Sign
                 into
                 which
                 this
                 change
                 was
                 made
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 Virgo
                 ,
                 the
                 principal
                 house
                 of
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 a
                 Cold
                 and
                 Dry
                 ,
                 Melancholy
                 ,
                 Barren
                 Sign
                 :
                 whereby
                 we
                 may
                 easily
                 judge
                 of
                 what
                 Nature
                 the
                 Change
                 is
                 :
                 I
                 spare
                 to
                 Expatiate
                 .
              
               
                 Another
                 Cause
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Change
                 of
                 the
                 Sun's
                 Eccentricity
                 ,
                 described
                 of
                 
                   Copernicus
                   (
                   cap.
                
                 20
                 lib.
                 3.
                 
                 Revol
                 .
                 )
                 by
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 a
                 little
                 Circle
                 having
                 the
                 Center
                 of
                 the
                 Eccentrick
                 in
                 its
                 Circumference
                 ,
                 and
                 finishing
                 its
                 Period
                 in
                 3434
                 years
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 year
                 1653.
                 
                 Offers
                 it
                 the
                 least
                 that
                 can
                 be
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 Rheinoldus
                 and
                 Copernicus
                 )
                 being
                 32190.
                 such
                 parts
                 as
                 the
                 Eccentrick
                 hath
                 1000000
                 ,
                 or
                 Part
                 1.
                 
                 55′
                 .
                 53″
                 .
                 24‴
                 .
                 where
                 the
                 Semidiameter
                 of
                 the
                 Suns
                 Eccentricity
                 hath
                 60.
                 
                 The
                 greatest
                 ,
                 viz.
                 2°
                 .
                 3●
                 .
                 7″
                 .
                 happen'd
                 36
                 years
                 before
                 Christ
                 ;
                 about
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Roman
                 Monarchy
                 ;
                 
                   Georgius
                   Joachim●●
                   Rheticus
                
                 callled
                 this
                 Circle
                 the
                 Wheel
                 of
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 by
                 whose
                 Revolutions
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 the
                 Monarchies
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 assume
                 their
                 Commencements
                 and
                 Changes
                 :
                 For
                 like
                 as
                 the
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 obtain'd
                 its
                 Highest
                 Dignity
                 when
                 the
                 Eccentricity
                 was
                 greatest
                 ,
                 so
                 the
                 same
                 decreasing
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 very
                 much
                 Impaired
                 ,
                 and
                 almost
                 at
                 the
                 Brink
                 of
                 Destruction
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Turkish
                 Empire
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 First
                 Quadrant
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 Mahomet
                 ;
                 and
                 hath
                 been
                 most
                 swiftly
                 augmented
                 proportionably
                 to
                 the
                 Motion
                 thereof
                 ,
                 being
                 at
                 this
                 Day
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Eccentricity
                 is
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Flourishing
                 Estate
                 :
                 But
                 shall
                 henceforward
                 be
                 diminished
                 until
                 the
                 other
                 Quadrant
                 ,
                 and
                 alike
                 swiftly
                 (
                 God
                 so
                 pleasing
                 )
                 hasten
                 to
                 Destruction
                 .
              
               
                 Indeed
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 Tycho
                 and
                 others
                 of
                 the
                 bes●
                 Astronomers
                 ,
                 the
                 Eccentricity
                 is
                 already
                 notably
                 increased
                 ,
                 viz.
                 unto
                 Part
                 2.
                 
                 9′
                 .
                 or
                 thereabouts
                 
                 Lausbergius
                 makes
                 it
                 Part
                 2.
                 
                 6′
                 .
                 21″
                 .
                 Insomuch
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 Christians
                 of
                 Europe
                 could
                 but
                 henceforth
                 lay
                 aside
                 their
                 Ambition
                 and
                 Avarice
                 ,
                 and
                 Live
                 at
                 Peace
                 among
                 themselves
                 ,
                 the
                 God
                 of
                 Nature
                 presents
                 them
                 with
                 an
                 Age
                 ,
                 wherein
                 they
                 may
                 totally
                 subvert
                 and
                 lay
                 waste
                 the
                 Empire
                 of
                 ●he
                 Turks
                 ,
                 and
                 put
                 a
                 speedy
                 Period
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 of
                 their
                 Prophet
                 Mahomet
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Third
                 Cause
                 is
                 ,
                 the
                 change
                 of
                 the
                 Obliquity
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 when
                 at
                 the
                 greatest
                 )
                 according
                 to
                 Bullialdus
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 23°
                 .
                 52′
                 .
                 53″
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 was
                 
                   Anno
                   Nabonassari
                
                 ,
                 381.
                 (
                 367
                 years
                 before
                 the
                 Nativity
                 of
                 Christ.
                 )
                 When
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 ,
                 23°
                 .
                 31′
                 .
                 7″
                 .
                 and
                 that
                 fell
                 out
                 
                   Anno
                   Christi
                
                 1434.
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 mean
                 betwixt
                 these
                 is
                 ,
                 23°
                 .
                 42′
                 .
                 00″
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 year
                 1653.
                 the
                 greatest
                 Obliquity
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 was
                 23°
                 .
                 31′
                 .
                 55″
                 .
                 For
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Anomaly
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack's
                 Obliquity
                 ,
                 was
                 6s.
                 21°
                 .
                 49′
                 .
                 The
                 Prosthaphaeresis
                 ,
                 0′
                 .
                 48″
                 .
                 which
                 added
                 to
                 the
                 least
                 Obliquity
                 ,
                 23°
                 .
                 31′
                 .
                 7″
                 .
                 gives
                 us
                 23°
                 .
                 31′
                 .
                 55″
                 .
                 as
                 before
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 Obliquity
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 is
                 now
                 likewise
                 increasing
                 ;
                 for
                 it
                 still
                 increaseth
                 and
                 diminisheth
                 with
                 the
                 Suns
                 Eccentricity
                 :
                 Whereby
                 it
                 appears
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Axis
                 of
                 the
                 Earth's
                 Poles
                 .
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 changes
                 its
                 Inclination
                 to
                 the
                 Plane
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 ,
                 through
                 some
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Libration
                 .
                 But
                 to
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 Physical
                 Cause
                 thereof
                 ,
                 my
                 Reason
                 concludes
                 it
                 almost
                 impossible
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 as
                 Bullialdus
                 truly
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Scimus
                   rem
                   esse
                   ,
                   sed
                   causam
                   motus
                   illius
                   ignoramus
                   ,
                   n●c
                   potest
                   humani
                   Ingenii
                   acumen
                   pervidere
                   causas
                   illas
                
                 :
                 We
                 know
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 there
                 is
                 such
                 a
                 Motion
                 ,
                 but
                 are
                 ignorant
                 of
                 the
                 Cause
                 thereof
                 ;
                 nor
                 can
                 the
                 subtilty
                 of
                 Humane
                 Wit
                 throughly
                 perceive
                 those
                 Causes
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Fourth
                 Cause
                 is
                 ,
                 ●he
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 the
                 ●wo
                 Superiour
                 Planets
                 ,
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 Cardanus
                 )
                 is
                 three-fold
                 ;
                 [
                 Great
                 ,
                 Mean
                 ,
                 and
                 Lesser
                 .
                 ]
              
               
               
                 The
                 Lesser
                 are
                 they
                 which
                 happen
                 in
                 Signs
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Nature
                 or
                 Trigon
                 ,
                 with
                 others
                 preceding
                 them
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 cannot
                 occasion
                 any
                 great
                 Change
                 ;
                 yet
                 are
                 not
                 without
                 their
                 peculiar
                 Effects
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 in
                 
                   Card●n
                   ,
                   Seg.
                
                 5.
                 
                 Aphor.
                 48.
                 
                 Of
                 these
                 there
                 be
                 ten
                 in
                 Number
                 ,
                 which
                 do
                 orderly
                 succeed
                 one
                 another
                 in
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 less
                 than
                 200
                 Years
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Mean
                 are
                 they
                 which
                 fall
                 out
                 in
                 a
                 differen●
                 Trigon
                 ,
                 yet
                 not
                 in
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 altogether
                 contrary
                 is
                 qualities
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Conjunctions
                 pass
                 from
                 a
                 Fiery
                 into
                 an
                 Earthy
                 Sign
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 an
                 Earthy
                 into
                 an
                 Airy
                 ,
                 or
                 from
                 an
                 Airy
                 into
                 a
                 Watry
                 Sign
                 ;
                 as
                 from
                 Ari●s
                 into
                 Capricorn
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 Capricorn
                 into
                 Libra
                 ,
                 from
                 Libra
                 to
                 Cancer
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 touching
                 these
                 it
                 is
                 certain
                 they
                 produce
                 sundry
                 Operations
                 :
                 For
                 they
                 alter
                 ,
                 in
                 one
                 respect
                 or
                 other
                 ,
                 the
                 Estate
                 of
                 Empires
                 ,
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Common-wealths
                 ,
                 and
                 Countries
                 ,
                 causing
                 some
                 new
                 Empires
                 and
                 Kingdoms
                 to
                 emerge
                 :
                 Like
                 as
                 that
                 of
                 Al●xander
                 the
                 Great
                 ,
                 in
                 an
                 Airy
                 ;
                 the
                 Persians
                 in
                 an
                 Earthy
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 of
                 Mahomet
                 in
                 a
                 Wat●y
                 ;
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 read
                 in
                 
                   Cardan
                   ,
                   S●g
                
                 .
                 1.
                 
                 Aphor.
                 73.
                 
                 And
                 of
                 these
                 Conjunctions
                 (
                 if
                 so
                 be
                 you
                 account
                 fr●m
                 the
                 change
                 of
                 the
                 Fiery
                 Trigon
                 into
                 the
                 Earthy
                 )
                 th●re
                 falleth
                 out
                 always
                 three
                 within
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 596
                 Year●
                 :
                 The
                 First
                 in
                 the
                 Earthy
                 ,
                 the
                 Second
                 in
                 the
                 Airy
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Third
                 in
                 the
                 Watry
                 Trigon
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 they
                 are
                 called
                 Great
                 Conjunctions
                 ,
                 which
                 begin
                 to
                 be
                 Celebrat●d
                 in
                 the
                 Fi●ry
                 Trigon
                 ,
                 chiefly
                 in
                 Aries
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 first
                 Sign
                 of
                 th●
                 Zodiack
                 .
                 )
                 For
                 when
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 a
                 Transit
                 made
                 from
                 a
                 Watry
                 into
                 a
                 Fiery
                 Sign
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 as
                 contrary
                 ●ach
                 to
                 other
                 in
                 th●ir
                 prime
                 qu●lities
                 ,
                 as
                 Fire
                 is
                 to
                 Water
                 ;
                 then
                 also
                 do
                 great
                 Mutations
                 succeed
                 all
                 the
                 World
                 over
                 :
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 clear'd
                 to
                 all
                 Men
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 been
                 ●ut
                 never
                 so
                 little
                 conversant
                 in
                 History
                 .
              
               
               
                 For
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 Calculate
                 backward
                 ,
                 and
                 allow
                 for
                 each
                 of
                 these
                 Great
                 Conjunctions
                 794
                 Years
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 a
                 half
                 ,
                 we
                 shall
                 be
                 reduced
                 from
                 the
                 Year
                 1603.
                 (
                 in
                 which
                 there
                 happened
                 a
                 Great
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 in
                 Sagittary
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Year
                 of
                 Christ
                 809.
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Roman
                 Empire
                 (
                 Destroyed
                 by
                 continual
                 Wars
                 )
                 is
                 at
                 length
                 reformed
                 and
                 augmented
                 under
                 Charles
                 the
                 Great
                 :
                 Thence
                 to
                 the
                 Year
                 of
                 Christ
                 15.
                 soon
                 after
                 which
                 succeeded
                 a
                 great
                 Mutation
                 both
                 of
                 the
                 State
                 Ecclesiastical
                 and
                 Political
                 .
                 From
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Year
                 preceding
                 Christ
                 ,
                 779
                 ;
                 soon
                 after
                 which
                 followed
                 the
                 Institution
                 of
                 the
                 Olympick
                 Games
                 and
                 Times
                 ,
                 the
                 Birth
                 of
                 Romulus
                 and
                 R●mus
                 ,
                 the
                 Building
                 of
                 Rome
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 grievous
                 Affliction
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 Israel
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Tiglath
                   Pileser
                
                 King
                 of
                 the
                 Assyrians
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 length
                 a
                 Destruction
                 thereof
                 by
                 Salmanassar
                 his
                 Successor
                 .
              
               
                 Hence
                 we
                 recede
                 to
                 the
                 1574.
                 
                 Year
                 before
                 Christ
                 ,
                 near
                 unto
                 which
                 Moses
                 was
                 Born
                 ,
                 who
                 afterwards
                 led
                 the
                 People
                 of
                 Israel
                 out
                 of
                 Egypt
                 by
                 a
                 Divine
                 Power
                 .
                 Thence
                 to
                 the
                 Year
                 2368.
                 within
                 one
                 Age
                 after
                 which
                 followed
                 the
                 Universal
                 Deluge
                 ;
                 afterwards
                 to
                 the
                 Year
                 3163.
                 and
                 at
                 length
                 to
                 the
                 Year
                 3957.
                 about
                 which
                 God
                 Created
                 the
                 World
                 of
                 Nothing
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 't
                 is
                 good
                 Reason
                 ,
                 that
                 like
                 as
                 Rome
                 was
                 Built
                 a
                 little
                 after
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 fifth
                 Fi●ry
                 Trigon
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 first
                 being
                 that
                 under
                 which
                 the
                 World
                 was
                 Created
                 )
                 and
                 afterwards
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 increased
                 ,
                 and
                 amongst
                 other
                 Cities
                 the
                 great
                 Assembly
                 of
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 ,
                 People
                 ,
                 and
                 Kingdoms
                 she
                 has
                 subdued
                 ,
                 bore
                 up
                 her
                 Head
                 ,
                 until
                 at
                 length
                 ,
                 (
                 about
                 the
                 six●h
                 Fiery
                 Trigon
                 )
                 she
                 had
                 reduced
                 very
                 many
                 Kingdoms
                 of
                 
                   Europe
                   ,
                   Asia
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Africa
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Form
                 of
                 a
                 Monarchy
                 and
                 Sovereign
                 Empire
                 ,
                 and
                 flourished
                 in
                 great
                 Glory
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 from
                 thence
                 the
                 Empire
                 ,
                 b●ing
                 
                 divided
                 into
                 two
                 ,
                 [
                 East
                 and
                 West
                 ,
                 ]
                 was
                 observed
                 to
                 be
                 fallen
                 to
                 decay
                 ,
                 been
                 troubled
                 with
                 Intestine
                 Wars
                 ,
                 and
                 exhausted
                 by
                 the
                 Alienations
                 of
                 Kingdoms
                 and
                 Provinces
                 ,
                 until
                 about
                 the
                 seventh
                 Trigon
                 it
                 was
                 restored
                 by
                 Charles
                 the
                 Great
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 in
                 some
                 sort
                 )
                 received
                 its
                 Pristine
                 Beauty
                 :
                 So
                 also
                 shall
                 this
                 Empire
                 ,
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 eighth
                 Fiery
                 Trigon
                 ,
                 sustain
                 great
                 Mutations
                 ;
                 which
                 I
                 rather
                 leave
                 to
                 Experience
                 ,
                 than
                 Prostitute
                 my
                 own
                 Judgment
                 at
                 so
                 easie
                 a
                 rate
                 .
              
               
                 Nor
                 do
                 only
                 the
                 Great
                 ,
                 Mean
                 ,
                 and
                 Lesser
                 Conjunctions
                 of
                 the
                 two
                 Superiours
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 their
                 Opposite
                 and
                 Quartile
                 Configurations
                 design
                 great
                 Mutations
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 read
                 in
                 
                   Cardan
                   ,
                   Seg.
                
                 5.
                 
                 Aphor.
                 49.
                 and
                 Seg.
                 7.
                 
                 Aphor.
                 6.
                 
              
               
                 Other
                 Causes
                 are
                 Comets
                 ,
                 or
                 counterfeit
                 Stars
                 ,
                 &c.
                 such
                 as
                 that
                 whereof
                 
                   Josephus
                   (
                   Bell.
                   Jud.
                   Lib.
                
                 7.
                 
                 Cap.
                 12.
                 )
                 makes
                 mention
                 ,
                 which
                 appeared
                 for
                 a
                 years
                 space
                 in
                 the
                 form
                 of
                 a
                 Fiery
                 Sword
                 ,
                 over
                 the
                 City
                 Jerusalem
                 ,
                 fore-warning
                 her
                 Destruction
                 ;
                 or
                 as
                 that
                 at
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 Mahomet
                 ,
                 seen
                 at
                 High-Noon
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 sh●pe
                 (
                 also
                 )
                 of
                 a
                 Sword
                 ,
                 which
                 continued
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 a
                 Month
                 ,
                 rendring
                 his
                 Death
                 no
                 less
                 Prodigious
                 than
                 was
                 the
                 course
                 of
                 his
                 Life
                 .
                 Or
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Year
                 1572.
                 in
                 Cassiop●ia
                 ,
                 surpassing
                 of
                 the
                 quantity
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 500
                 times
                 :
                 Or
                 those
                 of
                 the
                 Years
                 1604.
                 and
                 1618.
                 which
                 were
                 no
                 less
                 Miraculous
                 than
                 that
                 the
                 Sun
                 should
                 stand
                 still
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 read
                 it
                 did
                 in
                 the
                 Days
                 of
                 Joshua
                 .
                 or
                 return
                 ten
                 Degrees
                 backward
                 ,
                 as
                 once
                 upon
                 the
                 Dial
                 of
                 Abaz
                 ;
                 or
                 be
                 Eclipsed
                 so
                 near
                 a
                 Full
                 Moon
                 ,
                 as
                 at
                 our
                 Saviour's
                 Passion
                 ,
                 being
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 alike
                 ●strang'd
                 from
                 the
                 accustomed
                 Order
                 of
                 Nature
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 the
                 Eclipses
                 of
                 th●
                 Luminaries
                 are
                 the
                 Causes
                 of
                 many
                 Changes
                 that
                 ensue
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 because
                 their
                 Effects
                 are
                 general
                 ,
                 pouring
                 forth
                 the●r
                 
                 Influence
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 upon
                 Cities
                 ,
                 but
                 even
                 whole
                 Regions
                 subject
                 to
                 the
                 Quadrangle
                 (
                 the
                 Sign
                 more
                 especially
                 )
                 wherein
                 the
                 Defect
                 happens
                 ;
                 and
                 no
                 less
                 on
                 particular
                 Persons
                 who
                 have
                 any
                 affinity
                 in
                 their
                 Genitures
                 with
                 the
                 Schemes
                 of
                 such
                 Eclipses
                 :
                 So
                 likewise
                 are
                 the
                 strong
                 Genitures
                 of
                 Kings
                 ,
                 
                   &c.
                   
                   Geniturae
                   validae
                   Regna
                   mutant
                   .
                
                 Mighty
                 Genitures
                 change
                 or
                 translate
                 Kingdoms
                 .
              
               
                 Causes
                 adjuvant
                 ,
                 are
                 Revolutions
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 the
                 Progression
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Orb
                 ,
                 of
                 Great
                 Conjunctions
                 before
                 the
                 Flood
                 ,
                 the
                 Birth
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 Mahomet
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 could
                 much
                 enlarge
                 my self
                 upon
                 the
                 Progressions
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Orb
                 ,
                 Great
                 Conjunctions
                 ,
                 &c.
                 but
                 shall
                 forbear
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 the
                 most
                 of
                 them
                 concern
                 Foreign
                 Parts
                 ,
                 excepting
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Conjunction
                 before
                 the
                 Flood
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1653.
                 was
                 come
                 to
                 the
                 Sign
                 Cancer
                 ,
                 and
                 did
                 therefore
                 afflict
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 
                   Albumazar
                   ,
                   Tract
                
                 .
                 4.
                 
                 Differ
                 .
                 4.
                 )
                 the
                 Countries
                 of
                 Scotland
                 and
                 Holland
                 with
                 many
                 Changes
                 and
                 Conversions
                 of
                 things
                 ,
                 from
                 one
                 condition
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 a
                 Famine
                 and
                 Poverty
                 proceeding
                 from
                 Siccity
                 and
                 Drought
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 general
                 Fear
                 to
                 possess
                 the
                 People
                 of
                 those
                 places
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 their
                 Enemies
                 :
                 Great
                 Mortality
                 and
                 Slaughters
                 amongst
                 them
                 ,
                 with
                 abundance
                 of
                 such
                 Creatures
                 as
                 are
                 destructive
                 to
                 the
                 Earth
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 far
                 have
                 you
                 seen
                 the
                 Superiour
                 Natural
                 Causes
                 of
                 the
                 Mutations
                 or
                 Changes
                 of
                 Empires
                 ,
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 and
                 Common-Wealths
                 ,
                 how
                 far
                 ,
                 wherein
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 they
                 concern
                 us
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Nations
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Inferiour
                 Natural
                 Cause
                 ,
                 is
                 either
                 within
                 or
                 without
                 Man.
                 
              
               
                 That
                 within
                 is
                 the
                 Disposition
                 of
                 the
                 Temperament
                 of
                 the
                 Bodies
                 both
                 of
                 Princes
                 and
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 a●d
                 ●o
                 both
                 different
                 Births
                 and
                 Deaths
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 well
                 )
                 of
                 them
                 that
                 
                 Govern
                 (
                 as
                 those
                 that
                 be
                 Governed
                 in
                 )
                 the
                 Common-Wealth
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 without
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 Mutation
                 either
                 of
                 Fire
                 or
                 Water
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 place
                 where
                 the
                 Common-wealth
                 is
                 constituted
                 :
                 Unto
                 which
                 do
                 belong
                 House-burnings
                 ,
                 Earthquakes
                 ,
                 Change
                 of
                 Ports
                 ,
                 Barrenness
                 ,
                 Famine
                 ,
                 Pestilence
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Natural
                 damages
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 which
                 Common-wealths
                 are
                 changed
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Moral
                 Cause
                 of
                 Mutation
                 ,
                 is
                 either
                 Internal
                 ,
                 or
                 External
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Internal
                 ,
                 is
                 either
                 on
                 the
                 Prince's
                 or
                 Subject's
                 part
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Internal
                 on
                 the
                 Prince's
                 part
                 admits
                 this
                 general
                 Canon
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 beginnings
                 of
                 Princes
                 are
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 good
                 ,
                 but
                 their
                 Progress
                 worse
                 :
                 From
                 which
                 Change
                 arise
                 great
                 Mutations
                 in
                 Publick
                 Affairs
                 and
                 things
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Internal
                 Cause
                 (
                 also
                 )
                 of
                 Changes
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 is
                 either
                 Ethical
                 ,
                 or
                 Political
                 .
              
               
                 Touching
                 Ethical
                 Causes
                 ,
                 there
                 are
                 these
                 Canons
                 :
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Intemperance
                 and
                 Lust
                 of
                 Princes
                 occasion
                 change
                 of
                 the
                 Common-wealth
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 like
                 when
                 Princes
                 are
                 Effeminate
                 and
                 Cowardly
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 like
                 as
                 Empires
                 are
                 obtained
                 ,
                 maintained
                 and
                 kept
                 by
                 Warlike
                 Fortitude
                 ;
                 so
                 on
                 the
                 contrary
                 are
                 they
                 lost
                 ,
                 or
                 dangerously
                 changed
                 by
                 softness
                 and
                 Pusillanimity
                 .
              
               
                 Political
                 Causes
                 of
                 Changes
                 ,
                 are
                 either
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Foundation
                 of
                 the
                 Principality
                 ,
                 or
                 of
                 the
                 Office
                 and
                 Care
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 touching
                 the
                 Causes
                 respecting
                 the
                 Foundation
                 of
                 the
                 Principality
                 ,
                 there
                 be
                 these
                 Canons
                 :
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 It
                 is
                 impossible
                 any
                 Common-wealth
                 should
                 long
                 be
                 safe
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Prince
                 comes
                 to
                 Rule
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 a
                 
                 violent
                 Invasion
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 crafty
                 Subreption
                 ,
                 without
                 any
                 access
                 to
                 the
                 Principality
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Perjuries
                 of
                 Princes
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 keep
                 not
                 their
                 Oaths
                 made
                 to
                 their
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 they
                 were
                 called
                 to
                 Govern
                 ,
                 bring
                 upon
                 Kingdoms
                 dangerous
                 Changes
                 and
                 Conversions
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Authority
                 of
                 a
                 Prince
                 decreasing
                 produceth
                 Change
                 ;
                 and
                 when
                 the
                 Periods
                 of
                 Empires
                 are
                 divolved
                 ,
                 the
                 Authority
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 Govern
                 ,
                 faileth
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Causes
                 that
                 respect
                 the
                 Care
                 or
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 have
                 these
                 Canons
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 When
                 the
                 Prince
                 listens
                 not
                 to
                 Wise
                 and
                 Faithful
                 Councellors
                 ,
                 Changes
                 are
                 imminent
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 When
                 Publick
                 Judgments
                 are
                 corrupted
                 ,
                 and
                 hainous
                 Impieties
                 remain
                 unpunished
                 ,
                 Changes
                 are
                 at
                 hand
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 When
                 the
                 Prince
                 affords
                 not
                 the
                 Subject
                 a
                 Lawful
                 and
                 necessary
                 Defence
                 ,
                 but
                 suffers
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 vexed
                 and
                 trampled
                 over
                 by
                 Incursions
                 of
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 Changes
                 ensue
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 When
                 the
                 Revenues
                 of
                 a
                 Kingdom
                 decrease
                 ,
                 of
                 necessity
                 a
                 Change
                 must
                 follow
                 :
                 For
                 Moneys
                 are
                 the
                 Nerves
                 of
                 Empires
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 When
                 the
                 Prince
                 doth
                 too
                 much
                 Poll
                 his
                 Subjects
                 with
                 heavy
                 Tributes
                 and
                 Exactions
                 ,
                 a
                 Change
                 succeedeth
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 When
                 the
                 Potency
                 and
                 Amplitude
                 of
                 Kingdoms
                 arrive
                 at
                 an
                 exceeding
                 greatness
                 ,
                 a
                 Change
                 follows
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Empire
                 falleth
                 by
                 its
                 own
                 weight
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 Foreigners
                 rashly
                 irritated
                 ,
                 or
                 called
                 into
                 a
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 do
                 introduce
                 a
                 Change
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 are
                 the
                 Causes
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 his
                 part
                 ;
                 there
                 now
                 remain
                 the
                 Causes
                 on
                 the
                 Subjects
                 part
                 ;
                 which
                 are
                 (
                 also
                 )
                 either
                 Ethical
                 or
                 Political
                 .
              
               
               
                 Touching
                 the
                 Ethical
                 Causes
                 ,
                 these
                 be
                 the
                 Canons
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 When
                 grievous
                 Wickedness
                 is
                 committed
                 amongst
                 the
                 Subjects
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Reverence
                 of
                 the
                 Laws
                 shaken
                 off
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 Live
                 Licentiously
                 ,
                 in
                 Lust
                 and
                 Luxury
                 ,
                 Mutations
                 follow
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 When
                 Subjects
                 degenerate
                 from
                 their
                 Pristine
                 Fortitude
                 ,
                 and
                 become
                 Unwarlike
                 and
                 Effeminate
                 ,
                 Kingdoms
                 are
                 Changed
                 .
              
               
                 Political
                 Causes
                 have
                 these
                 Canons
                 .
              
               
                 1
                 When
                 Subjects
                 begin
                 to
                 have
                 their
                 Princes
                 in
                 hatred
                 ,
                 and
                 grow
                 weary
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 Changes
                 will
                 assuredly
                 follow
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 P●nishments
                 and
                 Changes
                 do
                 ever
                 succeed
                 Infidelity
                 of
                 Subjects
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Changes
                 of
                 things
                 do
                 always
                 accompany
                 the
                 Disobedience
                 and
                 Contumacy
                 of
                 Subjects
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Where
                 nei●her
                 the
                 Laws
                 nor
                 Magistrates
                 are
                 had
                 in
                 Honour
                 ,
                 there
                 the
                 Common-wealth
                 cannot
                 be
                 safe
                 or
                 durable
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 An
                 Excellent
                 Discourse
                 of
                 the
                 Names
                 ,
                 Genus
                 ,
                 Species
                 ,
                 Efficient
                 and
                 Final
                 Causes
                 of
                 all
                 Comets
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 THE
                 Order
                 which
                 Nature
                 observeth
                 in
                 all
                 things
                 Created
                 doth
                 plainly
                 enough
                 teach
                 us
                 ,
                 That
                 whatsoever
                 is
                 Born
                 ,
                 passeth
                 and
                 hasteth
                 towards
                 Death
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 all
                 things
                 which
                 have
                 a
                 beginning
                 ,
                 necessarily
                 and
                 interchangably
                 roul
                 towards
                 their
                 End.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 Humane
                 Bodies
                 some
                 are
                 more
                 strong
                 ,
                 vigorous
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 better
                 Constitution
                 than
                 others
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 therefore
                 of
                 longer
                 continuance
                 :
                 Even
                 so
                 in
                 Empires
                 ,
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 and
                 Common-wealths
                 ,
                 some
                 preserve
                 themselves
                 longer
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 either
                 they
                 are
                 by
                 Nature
                 more
                 strenuous
                 and
                 stable
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 having
                 propitious
                 Stars
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 well
                 Fortified
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 first
                 Foundation
                 :
                 )
                 Or
                 because
                 the
                 Situation
                 of
                 them
                 is
                 Naturally
                 stronger
                 than
                 others
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 see
                 at
                 this
                 day
                 in
                 the
                 Signory
                 of
                 Venice
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 holdeth
                 in
                 Cities
                 and
                 Towns
                 ,
                 in
                 particular
                 Families
                 ,
                 Laws
                 ,
                 Conclaves
                 ,
                 and
                 Councils
                 ,
                 in
                 Religions
                 ,
                 Heresies
                 ,
                 and
                 Schisms
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 consideration
                 whereof
                 prevents
                 my
                 Wonder
                 at
                 the
                 Vicissitudes
                 and
                 Changes
                 here
                 on
                 Earth
                 :
                 I
                 account
                 it
                 no
                 Miracle
                 to
                 see
                 a
                 Monarchy
                 Eclipsed
                 in
                 its
                 greatest
                 Glory
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 ruine
                 of
                 one
                 ,
                 the
                 raising
                 of
                 another
                 .
                 I
                 stand
                 not
                 amazed
                 at
                 the
                 fall
                 of
                 a
                 Prince
                 ,
                 nor
                 the
                 furious
                 madness
                 of
                 a
                 People
                 ;
                 I
                 dread
                 not
                 the
                 tottering
                 of
                 a
                 State
                 ,
                 nor
                 startle
                 at
                 the
                 Dissolution
                 of
                 a
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 to
                 fore-see
                 and
                 predict
                 these
                 Eversions
                 and
                 Changes
                 ,
                 sundry
                 things
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 considered
                 ;
                 As
                 Eclipses
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Moon
                 ,
                 Great
                 Conjunctions
                 of
                 the
                 Stars
                 ,
                 Comets
                 or
                 New
                 Stars
                 ,
                 &c.
                 —
                 But
                 that
                 on
                 which
                 the
                 Eyes
                 of
                 all
                 Europe
                 are
                 at
                 the
                 present
                 fixed
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Apparition
                 of
                 the
                 Comet
                 the
                 last
                 Year
                 ,
                 [
                 viz.
                 1652.
                 ]
                 of
                 which
                 I
                 shall
                 a
                 little
                 Treat
                 ,
                 or
                 Discourse
                 of
                 .
                 But
                 first
                 I
                 will
                 present
                 you
                 with
                 an
                 Account
                 of
                 —
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   The
                   Names
                   ,
                   Genus
                   ,
                   and
                   Species
                   of
                   Comets
                   .
                
                 
                   COmeta
                   ,
                   or
                   Cometes
                   ,
                   a
                   Comet
                   ,
                   (
                   so
                   called
                   from
                   Coma
                   ,
                   the
                   Hair
                   of
                   the
                   Head
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   bush
                   of
                   Hairs
                   :
                   )
                   Although
                   it
                   signifies
                   but
                   one
                   Species
                   of
                   the
                   Phaenomenon
                   ,
                   when
                   taken
                   in
                   the
                   strictest
                   sence
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Stellam
                     Crinitam
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   Capillatam
                   ,
                   (
                   a
                   Star
                   long-hair'd
                   by
                   the
                   splendour
                   of
                   his
                   Rays
                   ,
                   )
                   or
                   ,
                   (
                   to
                   speak
                   with
                   Cicero
                   )
                   
                   
                     Concinnatum
                     Sydus
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   a
                   Star
                   with
                   crisp'd
                   or
                   curl'd
                   hair
                   )
                   yet
                   in
                   a
                   larger
                   sence
                   it
                   is
                   a
                   Generical
                   ,
                   or
                   common
                   name
                   to
                   all
                   the
                   rest
                   set
                   down
                   by
                   
                     Pliny
                     ,
                     lib.
                  
                   2.
                   cap.
                   15.
                   where
                   (
                   respecting
                   the
                   Accidents
                   of
                   Colours
                   and
                   Shapes
                   )
                   he
                   reckons
                   up
                   these
                   twelve
                   following
                   Species
                   .
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Cometes
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   narrowest
                   sence
                   )
                   a
                   Star
                   on
                   every
                   side
                   hairy
                   ;
                   by
                   some
                   termed
                   Rosa
                   ,
                   a
                   Rose
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Barbata
                   ,
                   a
                   bearded
                   Star
                   ;
                   not
                   vulgarly
                   distinguished
                   from
                   Caudata
                   ,
                   a
                   Tayled
                   Star
                   ;
                   because
                   (
                   as
                   
                     Fromundus
                     ,
                     lib.
                  
                   3.
                   cap.
                   4.
                   observes
                   )
                   the
                   difference
                   grows
                   from
                   a
                   respect
                   had
                   to
                   the
                   Sun
                   :
                   For
                   ,
                   if
                   by
                   the
                   Motion
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Primum
                     Mobile
                  
                   ,
                   it
                   arise
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   before
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   it
                   then
                   appears
                   bearded
                   ,
                   extending
                   its
                   Rays
                   Westward
                   ,
                   as
                   did
                   the
                   Comet
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1618.
                   
                   But
                   if
                   in
                   the
                   Evening
                   after
                   Sun-set
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   Tayled
                   ,
                   casting
                   out
                   a
                   long
                   train
                   behind
                   it
                   Eastward
                   ,
                   as
                   did
                   the
                   Comet
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1577.
                   
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Jaculum
                   ,
                   a
                   Javelin
                   ;
                   because
                   brandished
                   by
                   a
                   long
                   appendix
                   of
                   Rays
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   shape
                   of
                   a
                   Javelin
                   ;
                   as
                   that
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   1533.
                   in
                   the
                   Month
                   of
                   July
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   other
                   ,
                   on
                   which
                   
                     Titus
                     Caesar
                  
                   writ
                   such
                   Excellent
                   Verses
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   fifth
                   Year
                   of
                   his
                   Consulship
                   .
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                   Gladius
                   ,
                   or
                   Pugio
                   ,
                   a
                   Sword
                   or
                   Dagger
                   ;
                   the
                   head
                   whereof
                   appears
                   like
                   the
                   Hilt
                   of
                   a
                   Sword
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   Rays
                   (
                   quickly
                   contracting
                   a
                   point
                   )
                   resembling
                   a
                   Dagger
                   rather
                   than
                   a
                   Sword
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   longer
                   :
                   Of
                   this
                   sort
                   appeared
                   one
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   1532.
                   and
                   perhaps
                   it
                   is
                   the
                   same
                   which
                   Historians
                   call
                   Metam
                   or
                   Pyramidem
                   .
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                   Disceus
                   ,
                   or
                   rather
                   Disciformis
                   ,
                   the
                   shape
                   of
                   a
                   Dish
                   or
                   Platter
                   ,
                   because
                   (
                   glistering
                   or
                   shining
                   in
                   a
                   broad
                   and
                   round
                   shape
                   )
                   it
                   dilateth
                   slender
                   Rays
                   in
                   the
                   Margin
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   is
                   commonly
                   of
                   an
                   Amber
                   colour
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   6.
                   
                   Pithetes
                   ,
                   or
                   Doliaris
                   ,
                   because
                   resembling
                   the
                   shape
                   of
                   a
                   Tun
                   ,
                   hiding
                   (
                   as
                   in
                   a
                   Concave
                   )
                   the
                   smoaky
                   Light
                   and
                   obscure
                   Beams
                   in
                   the
                   middle
                   thereof
                   .
                
                 
                   7.
                   
                   Ceratias
                   ,
                   or
                   Cornu
                   :
                   the
                   crooked
                   flame
                   whereof
                   is
                   bowed
                   like
                   a
                   Horn
                   ,
                   the
                   head
                   of
                   a
                   Crosiers
                   staff
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   Persian
                   Sword.
                   Such
                   was
                   the
                   last
                   of
                   the
                   third
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   1618.
                   
                
                 
                   8.
                   
                   Lampas
                   ,
                   resembling
                   a
                   burning
                   Lamp
                   or
                   Torch
                   .
                
                 
                   9.
                   
                   
                     Hyppeus
                     ,
                     Equinum
                     Sydus
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   
                     Stella
                     Equina
                  
                   ,
                   representing
                   the
                   Mane
                   of
                   a
                   Horse
                   ;
                   most
                   swift
                   in
                   Motion
                   .
                
                 
                   10.
                   
                   Argyrocomus
                   ,
                   or
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   you
                   should
                   say
                   ,
                   Crinargenteus
                   ,
                   or
                   Argenticomus
                   ,
                   Silver-hair'd
                   :
                   Whereof
                   Pliny
                   in
                   these
                   words
                   :
                   
                     Fit
                     &
                     candidus
                     Cometes
                     ,
                     argenteo
                     Crine
                     it
                     a
                     refulgens
                     ,
                     ut
                     viz
                     contueri
                     liceat
                     ,
                     specieque
                     humana
                     Dei
                     Effigiem
                     in
                     se
                     ostendens
                     .
                  
                   There
                   appeared
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   a
                   white
                   Comet
                   so
                   shining
                   with
                   its
                   silver
                   hair
                   ,
                   it
                   could
                   scarce
                   be
                   discern'd
                   ,
                   and
                   therein
                   declaring
                   the
                   Image
                   of
                   God
                   in
                   Mankind
                   .
                   Which
                   words
                   
                     Fromundus
                     ,
                     lib.
                  
                   3.
                   cap.
                   4.
                   supposes
                   are
                   relating
                   to
                   the
                   Star
                   of
                   the
                   Magi
                   ;
                   perhaps
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   for
                   the
                   Fame
                   that
                   Comet
                   had
                   which
                   was
                   seen
                   in
                   the
                   East
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   Judaea
                   in
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Augustus
                   ,
                   wherein
                   the
                   express
                   Image
                   of
                   a
                   little
                   Boy
                   ,
                   declared
                   that
                   God
                   was
                   made
                   Man.
                   
                
                 
                   11.
                   
                   Hircus
                   ,
                   a
                   Comet
                   environ'd
                   with
                   some
                   kind
                   of
                   Hairs
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Mane
                   seemingly
                   rough
                   and
                   hairy
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   slender
                   Fibre
                   of
                   its
                   Beams
                   :
                   And
                
                 
                   12.
                   
                   Hasta
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   form
                   of
                   a
                   Spear
                   ;
                   which
                   late
                   Writers
                   call
                   Veru
                   ,
                   a
                   Broach
                   or
                   Spit
                   ;
                   and
                   Perticam
                   ,
                   a
                   Pole
                   or
                   Perch
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   which
                   twelve
                   Species
                   of
                   Comets
                   ,
                   
                     Aristotle
                     ,
                     lib.
                  
                   1.
                   
                   
                     Meteor
                     .
                     cap.
                  
                   8.
                   reduces
                   to
                   two
                   only
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Crinitas
                  
                   and
                   Barbatas
                   :
                   Under
                   the
                   first
                   whereof
                   he
                   comprehends
                   all
                   those
                   Species
                   that
                   dilate
                   their
                   Rays
                   (
                   like
                   
                   hairs
                   )
                   on
                   every
                   part
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Disceus
                     ,
                     Pithetes
                     ,
                     Hippeus
                     ,
                     Argyrocomus
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Hircus
                   ;
                   under
                   the
                   latter
                   ,
                   those
                   that
                   stretch
                   or
                   cast
                   out
                   a
                   Tail
                   or
                   Mane
                   (
                   right
                   or
                   crooked
                   )
                   towards
                   one
                   part
                   only
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     Jaculum
                     ,
                     Gladius
                     ,
                     Ceratias
                     ,
                     Lampas
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Hasta
                   .
                
                 
                   Iphigines
                   divides
                   them
                   (
                   
                     à
                     motu
                     &
                     substantiâ
                  
                   ,
                   from
                   their
                   motion
                   and
                   substance
                   )
                   into
                   two
                   sorts
                   :
                   
                     Alii
                     ardorem
                     undique
                     fundunt
                     ,
                     nec
                     locum
                     mutant
                     ;
                     alii
                     in
                     unam
                     partem
                     ignem
                     vagum
                     in
                     modum
                     comae
                     porrigunt
                     ,
                     &
                     Stellas
                     permeant
                     :
                  
                   Some
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   stretch
                   out
                   their
                   Ardour
                   or
                   Light
                   ,
                   on
                   every
                   side
                   ,
                   and
                   change
                   not
                   their
                   place
                   ;
                   others
                   spread
                   forth
                   a
                   flittering
                   fire
                   towards
                   one
                   part
                   ,
                   like
                   the
                   hair
                   of
                   ones
                   Head
                   ,
                   and
                   pass
                   through
                   the
                   Stars
                   .
                
                 
                   Others
                   (
                   
                     à
                     materia
                     vel
                     loco
                  
                   )
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   the
                   matter
                   or
                   place
                   ;
                   for
                   that
                   some
                   Comets
                   are
                   Elementary
                   ,
                   others
                   Coelestial
                   .
                   Astrologers
                   (
                   
                     ab
                     efficienti
                     causa
                  
                   ,
                   from
                   their
                   Efficient
                   Cause
                   )
                   divide
                   them
                   into
                   seven
                   Species
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Number
                   and
                   Nature
                   of
                   the
                   Planets
                   ,
                   calling
                   some
                   Saturnine
                   ,
                   others
                   Jovial
                   ;
                   some
                   Martial
                   ,
                   others
                   Solar
                   ;
                   whereof
                   more
                   fully
                   hereafter
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   The
                   Number
                   of
                   Comets
                   .
                
                 
                   RIcciolus
                   affords
                   us
                   a
                   History
                   of
                   154
                   Comets
                   betwixt
                   the
                   480
                   Year
                   preceding
                   Christ
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Year
                   1618.
                   
                   Lavatterus
                   and
                   Keckerman
                   agree
                   of
                   117
                   ,
                   seen
                   and
                   observed
                   from
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   Augustus
                   to
                   the
                   Year
                   of
                   Christ
                   1556.
                   
                   But
                   doubtless
                   there
                   have
                   been
                   many
                   more
                   below
                   the
                   Horizons
                   of
                   Europe
                   ;
                   if
                   above
                   ,
                   not
                   visible
                   ,
                   because
                   obscured
                   by
                   the
                   Rays
                   of
                   the
                   Sun.
                   
                
                 
                   For
                   Seneca
                   (
                   out
                   of
                   Possidonius
                   )
                   writes
                   how
                   that
                   once
                   in
                   an
                   Eclipse
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   a
                   Comet
                   appeared
                   ,
                   
                   which
                   the
                   Sun
                   (
                   being
                   near
                   unto
                   it
                   )
                   had
                   before
                   covered
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   3.
                   
                   The
                   Number
                   of
                   Comets
                   at
                   one
                   time
                   .
                
                 
                   THat
                   there
                   have
                   been
                   several
                   Comets
                   at
                   one
                   time
                   ▪
                   Aristotle
                   witnesses
                   ,
                   Lib.
                   1.
                   
                   
                     Meteor
                     .
                     Cap.
                  
                   6.
                   
                   Palmerinus
                   (
                   in
                   Chronico
                   )
                   Records
                   two
                   Comets
                   that
                   appeared
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   729.
                   both
                   in
                   the
                   Month
                   of
                   January
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   space
                   of
                   fifteen
                   days
                   ,
                   one
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                   in
                   the
                   Evening
                   :
                   The
                   like
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   of
                   Christ
                   761.
                   
                
                 
                   And
                   the
                   Scotch
                   History
                   tells
                   us
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   1214.
                   there
                   were
                   two
                   Comets
                   seen
                   at
                   a
                   time
                   ,
                   one
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   going
                   before
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                   in
                   the
                   Evening
                   following
                   after
                   .
                   Anno
                   1529.
                   there
                   were
                   four
                   seen
                   .
                   Anno
                   1337.
                   in
                   May
                   ,
                   there
                   appeared
                   a
                   Comet
                   ,
                   and
                   soon
                   after
                   another
                   ,
                   which
                   joyned
                   its
                   self
                   to
                   the
                   former
                   ,
                   both
                   which
                   were
                   very
                   conspicuous
                   all
                   the
                   
                     June
                     ,
                     July
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   August
                   following
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Scaliger
                     (
                     Exer.
                  
                   79.
                   in
                   Cardan
                   .
                   )
                   tells
                   us
                   ,
                   that
                   at
                   what
                   time
                   the
                   French
                   King
                   Invaded
                   Italy
                   ,
                   there
                   was
                   a
                   Comet
                   seen
                   at
                   Sun-set
                   ,
                   which
                   in
                   few
                   days
                   after
                   overtook
                   and
                   conducted
                   him
                   :
                   And
                   withal
                   addeth
                   ,
                   
                     Nos
                     duos
                     simul
                     videmus
                     ,
                     alterum
                     matutinum
                     ,
                     alterum
                     vespertinum
                     ,
                     multis
                     diebus
                     ,
                     diversa
                     latitudine
                     haud
                     ita
                     multis
                     abhinc
                     annis
                     .
                  
                   I
                   my self
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   saw
                   two
                   at
                   once
                   ,
                   not
                   many
                   Years
                   since
                   ,
                   one
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   ,
                   the
                   other
                   in
                   the
                   Evening
                   ,
                   for
                   many
                   days
                   together
                   .
                   But
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   1618.
                   there
                   were
                   two
                   infallibly
                   seen
                   at
                   once
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   in
                   India
                   and
                   Persia.
                   Nevertheless
                   ,
                   it
                   hath
                   sometimes
                   fallen
                   out
                   ,
                   that
                   when
                   indeed
                   there
                   hath
                   been
                   but
                   one
                   Comet
                   ,
                   yet
                   (
                   because
                   perhaps
                   it
                   was
                   first
                   seen
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   before
                   Sun-rise
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   became
                   Vespertine
                   ,
                   its
                   Declination
                   and
                   
                   Right
                   Ascention
                   being
                   changed
                   )
                   the
                   same
                   hath
                   been
                   mistaken
                   for
                   two
                   ,
                   as
                   both
                   Apian
                   and
                   Fracostorius
                   observed
                   of
                   the
                   Comets
                   in
                   1531.
                   and
                   1532.
                   
                
                 
                   Moreover
                   ,
                   Aristotle
                   informs
                   us
                   ,
                   lib.
                   1.
                   
                   
                     Meteor
                     .
                     cap.
                  
                   6.
                   that
                   in
                   the
                   450
                   Year
                   before
                   Christ
                   ,
                   or
                   thereabouts
                   ,
                   Democritus
                   saw
                   a
                   Comet
                   dissolved
                   into
                   many
                   Stars
                   ;
                   and
                   Ephorus
                   the
                   Historian
                   affirms
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   great
                   Comet
                   ,
                   Anno
                   372.
                   before
                   Christ
                   ,
                   (
                   which
                   preceded
                   the
                   sad
                   Fate
                   of
                   Helice
                   and
                   Bura
                   ,
                   two
                   Cities
                   in
                   Achaia
                   ,
                   both
                   swallowed
                   up
                   of
                   the
                   Sea
                   ,
                   )
                   divided
                   it self
                   into
                   two
                   unknown
                   Stars
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   Dio
                   testifies
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Comet
                   which
                   hover'd
                   so
                   long
                   over
                   
                     Rome
                     ,
                     Anno
                  
                   13.
                   before
                   Christ
                   ,
                   was
                   afterwards
                   dissolved
                   into
                   many
                   Faces
                   or
                   Stars
                   ;
                   and
                   Kepler
                   thinks
                   no
                   otherwise
                   of
                   the
                   two
                   Comets
                   by
                   him
                   observed
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1618.
                   
                
                 
                   But
                   Nicephorus
                   (
                   lib.
                   12.
                   
                   
                     Hist.
                     Eccl.
                     cap.
                  
                   37.
                   )
                   records
                   the
                   quite
                   contrary
                   of
                   that
                   great
                   Star
                   or
                   Comet
                   in
                   his
                   time
                   :
                   For
                   ,
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   
                     Paulatim
                     ad
                     eam
                     velut
                     apes
                     ad
                     ducem
                     suum
                     ingens
                     aliarum
                     Stellarum
                     vis
                     aggregabatur
                     .
                  
                   A
                   mighty
                   power
                   of
                   other
                   Stars
                   by
                   little
                   and
                   little
                   assembled
                   unto
                   it
                   ,
                   as
                   Bees
                   to
                   their
                   Prince
                   or
                   Captain
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   The
                   time
                   of
                   their
                   appearance
                   .
                
                 
                   TOuching
                   which
                   ,
                   
                     Junctinus
                     ,
                     Suesanus
                     ,
                     Resta
                     ,
                     Gloriosus
                     ,
                     Fromundus
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   others
                   tell
                   us
                   ,
                   they
                   are
                   generated
                   for
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   in
                   Autumn
                   and
                   Winter
                   ,
                   yet
                   deny
                   not
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   other
                   times
                   have
                   had
                   their
                   Comets
                   ;
                   however
                   ,
                   Ricciolus
                   hath
                   cull'd
                   out
                   only
                   41
                   (
                   of
                   the
                   154
                   Recorded
                   by
                   him
                   )
                   to
                   prove
                   that
                   the
                   greatest
                   part
                   have
                   happened
                   in
                   Summer
                   :
                   But
                   I
                   know
                   not
                   for
                   what
                   purpose
                   ,
                   since
                   the
                   Reasons
                   wherein
                   the
                   other
                   113
                   happened
                   are
                   unknown
                   ,
                   or
                   (
                   it
                   may
                   be
                   )
                   purposely
                   
                   omitted
                   by
                   him
                   in
                   his
                   Collections
                   ,
                   (
                   for
                   in
                   that
                   I
                   find
                   him
                   but
                   too
                   guilty
                   ,
                   whensoever
                   it
                   maketh
                   for
                   his
                   Opinion
                   or
                   Interest
                   )
                   and
                   that
                   ,
                   as
                   formerly
                   I
                   noted
                   ,
                   we
                   know
                   not
                   how
                   many
                   have
                   been
                   hidden
                   by
                   the
                   Sun's
                   Beams
                   ,
                   or
                   appeared
                   in
                   the
                   other
                   Hemisphere
                   only
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   The
                   time
                   they
                   continue
                   .
                
                 
                   AS
                   for
                   this
                   ,
                   
                     Keckerman
                     ,
                     lib.
                  
                   6.
                   
                   
                     System
                     .
                     Phys.
                  
                   makes
                   mention
                   of
                   a
                   terrible
                   Comet
                   beheld
                   by
                   
                     Peter
                     Creusser
                  
                   ,
                   an
                   Astronomer
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1527.
                   which
                   continued
                   not
                   above
                   ●
                   /
                   96
                   parts
                   of
                   a
                   day
                   ,
                   or
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   all
                   one
                   ,
                   an
                   hour
                   and
                   fifteen
                   minutes
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   is
                   the
                   shortest
                   time
                   we
                   read
                   that
                   ever
                   any
                   Comet
                   lasted
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   longest
                   was
                   that
                   whereof
                   Josephus
                   makes
                   mention
                   (
                   Lib.
                   7.
                   
                   
                     Bel.
                     Jud.
                     Cap.
                  
                   17.
                   )
                   which
                   was
                   visible
                   a
                   whole
                   Year
                   together
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   Destruction
                   of
                   Jerusalem
                   ,
                   for
                   we
                   meet
                   not
                   with
                   any
                   other
                   that
                   lasted
                   above
                   six
                   Months
                   ,
                   and
                   but
                   three
                   which
                   lasted
                   so
                   long
                   ;
                   the
                   first
                   of
                   which
                   appeared
                   in
                   
                   Nero's
                   time
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   64
                   Year
                   of
                   Christ
                   ;
                   the
                   second
                   ,
                   Anno
                   603.
                   about
                   a
                   Year
                   before
                   
                   Mahomet's
                   Birth
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   third
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   1240.
                   upon
                   the
                   Eruption
                   of
                   Tamberlain
                   the
                   Great
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   6.
                   
                   The
                   apparent
                   Magnitude
                   of
                   their
                   Heads
                   .
                
                 
                   WHich
                   never
                   was
                   found
                   to
                   be
                   certain
                   ;
                   few
                   of
                   the
                   Ancients
                   having
                   writ
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   those
                   few
                   ,
                   but
                   a
                   few
                   things
                   .
                   Some
                   have
                   appeared
                   greatest
                   at
                   their
                   first
                   appearance
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   little
                   and
                   little
                   sensibly
                   decreased
                   ;
                   others
                   the
                   contrary
                   ,
                   as
                   that
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   1460.
                   observed
                   by
                   Pontanus
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   greatest
                   we
                   read
                   of
                   ,
                   was
                   that
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   146.
                   before
                   Christ
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   said
                   to
                   have
                   been
                   bigger
                   than
                   the
                   Sun
                   ;
                   whereof
                   
                     Seneca
                     ,
                     Lib.
                  
                   7.
                   
                   
                     Nat.
                     qq
                     .
                     Cap.
                  
                   15.
                   
                   in
                   these
                   words
                   ;
                   
                     Paulo
                     ante
                     Achaicum
                     bellum
                     ,
                     Cometes
                     Effulsit
                     non
                     minor
                     sole
                     .
                  
                   A
                   little
                   before
                   the
                   Grecian
                   War
                   ,
                   there
                   was
                   a
                   Comet
                   appeared
                   as
                   big
                   as
                   the
                   Sun.
                   
                
                 
                   Haly
                   mentions
                   one
                   that
                   appeared
                   Anno
                   1200.
                   as
                   great
                   as
                   the
                   Moon
                   seemeth
                   ,
                   when
                   in
                   either
                   of
                   her
                   quarters
                   .
                   The
                   like
                   
                     Cardan
                     (
                     Lib.
                  
                   14.
                   
                   
                     Var.
                     Rer.
                     cap.
                  
                   69.
                   )
                   Reports
                   did
                   appear
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1521.
                   and
                   1556.
                   
                   Moreover
                   ,
                   Haly
                   adds
                   ,
                   Lib.
                   2.
                   
                   
                     Quad.
                     Cap.
                  
                   9.
                   
                   That
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   1200.
                   had
                   a
                   Head
                   three
                   times
                   bigger
                   than
                   Venus
                   .
                   The
                   Comet
                   in
                   1532.
                   
                   Fracostorius
                   found
                   to
                   be
                   three
                   times
                   greater
                   than
                   Jupiter
                   .
                   But
                   Tycho
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   1557.
                   seven
                   Minutes
                   and
                   more
                   than
                   twice
                   so
                   big
                   as
                   Venus
                   ,
                   when
                   in
                   Porridge
                   ,
                   whose
                   apparent
                   Diameter
                   is
                   (
                   according
                   to
                   Tycho
                   )
                   3
                   Minutes
                   ,
                   13
                   Seconds
                   .
                   The
                   Comet
                   in
                   1585.
                   was
                   at
                   the
                   first
                   appearance
                   observed
                   ,
                   by
                   Tycho
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   almost
                   equal
                   to
                   
                     Jupiter
                     ,
                     viz.
                  
                   3
                   min.
                   So
                   that
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   1590.
                   
                   The
                   Comet
                   observed
                   by
                   
                     Longomontanus
                     ,
                     Anno
                  
                   1618.
                   was
                   somewhat
                   bigger
                   than
                   the
                   Virgins
                   Spike
                   ,
                   yet
                   less
                   than
                   Jupiter
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   The
                   Apparent
                   Magnitude
                   of
                   the
                   Tail
                   ,
                   or
                   Beard
                   of
                   Comets
                   —
                
                 
                   DO
                   for
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   increase
                   in
                   a
                   few
                   days
                   after
                   their
                   first
                   appearance
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   decrease
                   .
                   The
                   Tail
                   of
                   which
                   Aristotle
                   saw
                   ,
                   Anno
                   341.
                   before
                   Christ
                   ,
                   was
                   60
                   degrees
                   in
                   length
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Tail
                   of
                   that
                   in
                   the
                   135
                   Year
                   before
                   Christ
                   ,
                   was
                   exceeding
                   great
                   ,
                   as
                   
                     Seneca
                     (
                     Lib.
                  
                   7.
                   
                   
                     Nat.
                     qq
                     .
                     cap.
                  
                   15.
                   )
                   relates
                   ,
                   
                     Attila
                     regnante
                     initio
                     Cometes
                     apparuerit
                     modicus
                     :
                     Deinde
                     sustulit
                     se
                     diffuditque
                     &
                     usque
                     in
                     Aequinoctialem
                     circulum
                     venit
                     ,
                     ita
                     ut
                     illam
                     plagam
                     Coeli
                     ,
                     cui
                     lactea
                     nomen
                     est
                     ,
                     in
                     immensum
                     extensus
                     aequaret
                     .
                  
                   In
                   the
                   Reign
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   of
                   Attalus
                   ,
                   there
                   at
                   first
                   appeared
                   a
                   small
                   Comet
                   ,
                   afterward
                   it
                   mounted
                   and
                   
                   dilated
                   it self
                   on
                   high
                   ,
                   and
                   came
                   even
                   to
                   the
                   Equinoctial
                   Circle
                   ,
                   so
                   immensly
                   extended
                   ,
                   as
                   that
                   it
                   equallized
                   that
                   portion
                   of
                   Heaven
                   called
                   the
                   
                     Via
                     Lactea
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Tail
                   of
                   that
                   in
                   1533.
                   was
                   observed
                   by
                   Apian
                   to
                   be
                   15
                   degrees
                   .
                   That
                   in
                   1538.
                   
                   Thirty
                   .
                   The
                   Tail
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   1577.
                   by
                   Tycho
                   ,
                   Twenty
                   two
                   .
                   That
                   in
                   1585.
                   not
                   above
                   a
                   Span
                   in
                   appearance
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   other
                   ,
                   1590.
                   ten
                   degrees
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Tail
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   1618.
                   was
                   more
                   notable
                   for
                   Magnitude
                   ,
                   and
                   variety
                   of
                   Magnitude
                   than
                   all
                   the
                   rest
                   ;
                   for
                   that
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Nights
                   it
                   appeared
                   of
                   different
                   lengths
                   ,
                   not
                   only
                   to
                   sundry
                   Observers
                   in
                   several
                   places
                   ,
                   but
                   to
                   the
                   same
                   Observer
                   in
                   one
                   and
                   the
                   same
                   place
                   ;
                   now
                   shorter
                   ,
                   anon
                   longer
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   quavering
                   extension
                   of
                   its
                   Beams
                   .
                   For
                   Millerus
                   found
                   it
                   ,
                   Novemb.
                   26.
                   when
                   it
                   first
                   appeared
                   ,
                   90
                   degrees
                   :
                   Kepler
                   two
                   days
                   after
                   .
                   Thirty
                   .
                   December
                   the
                   4
                   th
                   .
                   it
                   was
                   21
                   degrees
                   ;
                   the
                   seventh
                   day
                   57
                   degrees
                   :
                   The
                   Ninth
                   Cysatus
                   found
                   it
                   75
                   degrees
                   ;
                   and
                   Kepler
                   the
                   same
                   day
                   ,
                   but
                   70
                   degrees
                   .
                   The
                   tenth
                   day
                   Longomontanus
                   observed
                   it
                   to
                   be
                   104
                   degrees
                   .
                   The
                   14.
                   
                   Rhodius
                   found
                   it
                   50
                   or
                   60
                   degrees
                   ;
                   and
                   Blanchinus
                   on
                   the
                   same
                   day
                   but
                   36
                   degrees
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   the
                   Tails
                   of
                   those
                   Comets
                   that
                   appeared
                   in
                   the
                   Years
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   70.
                   400.
                   1472
                   .
                   and
                   l543
                   .
                   were
                   observed
                   to
                   reach
                   even
                   to
                   the
                   Earth
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   8.
                   
                   The
                   true
                   Magnitude
                   of
                   the
                   Head
                   and
                   Tail
                   of
                   Comets
                   .
                
                 
                   TYcho
                   observed
                   the
                   true
                   Diameter
                   of
                   the
                   Comets
                   Head
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1577.
                   to
                   be
                   Three
                   hundred
                   sixty
                   and
                   eight
                   German
                   Miles
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   proportion
                   to
                   the
                   Diameter
                   of
                   the
                   Earth
                   ,
                   as
                   3.
                   to
                   14.
                   
                   To
                   the
                   Diameter
                   of
                   the
                   Moon
                   ,
                   as
                   1.
                   to
                   4.
                   and
                   the
                   true
                   length
                   of
                   the
                   Tail
                   at
                   the
                   least
                   95
                   Semi-diameters
                   of
                   the
                   Earth
                   ,
                   and
                   Eighty
                   one
                   Thousand
                   and
                   seven
                   hundred
                   German
                   Miles
                   .
                
                 
                   Longomontanus
                   and
                   Cysatus
                   found
                   the
                   true
                   Diameter
                   of
                   the
                   Head
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   1618.
                   
                   One
                   hundred
                   and
                   seventy
                   five
                   German
                   Miles
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   proportion
                   to
                   the
                   Diameter
                   of
                   the
                   Earth
                   ,
                   as
                   377.
                   to
                   3600.
                   the
                   length
                   of
                   the
                   Tail
                   continually
                   variable
                   ,
                   and
                   very
                   uncertain
                   ;
                   excepting
                   only
                   the
                   29
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   on
                   which
                   day
                   it
                   was
                   observed
                   to
                   be
                   445
                   Semi-diameters
                   of
                   the
                   Earth
                   ,
                   which
                   answers
                   to
                   three
                   hundred
                   eighty
                   two
                   thousand
                   and
                   seven
                   hundred
                   German
                   Miles
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   9.
                   
                   The
                   Situation
                   of
                   the
                   Tail
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Sun
                     ,
                     Venus
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   Mercury
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   Quarter
                   of
                   Heaven
                   towards
                   which
                   it
                   seems
                   to
                   incline
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     PEtrus
                     Apianus
                  
                   first
                   Observed
                   ,
                   that
                   Comets
                   projected
                   their
                   Tails
                   to
                   the
                   adverse
                   part
                   from
                   the
                   Sun
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   him
                   
                     Cornelius
                     Gemma
                     ,
                     Cardanus
                     ,
                     Maestlin
                     ,
                     Cysatus
                     ,
                     Blananus
                     ,
                     Longomontanus
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Tycho
                   subscribed
                   :
                   The
                   last
                   of
                   whom
                   speaking
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   1590.
                   hath
                   these
                   words
                   .
                   —
                   
                     Ex
                     iis
                     vero
                     ,
                     quas
                     indicavimus
                     caudae
                     porrectionibus
                     evidenter
                     colligitur
                     ,
                     ubique
                     à
                     sole
                     fuisse
                     ad
                     amussim
                     versam
                     ;
                     si
                     modo
                     solis
                     positus
                     ,
                     cum
                     capite
                     Cometae
                     locis
                     ,
                     quos
                     iisdem
                     temporibus
                     
                     obtinuerunt
                     ,
                     in
                     vicem
                     conferantur
                     ,
                     viz.
                  
                   By
                   these
                   Porrections
                   (
                   or
                   stretchings
                   out
                   )
                   of
                   the
                   Tail
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   before
                   expressed
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   evidently
                   gathered
                   that
                   the
                   same
                   have
                   been
                   every
                   where
                   exactly
                   averse
                   from
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   if
                   so
                   be
                   the
                   Positions
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   places
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   's
                   Head
                   (
                   which
                   at
                   those
                   times
                   they
                   possessed
                   )
                   be
                   compared
                   together
                   .
                   Nevertheless
                   ,
                   Tycho
                   acknowledges
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Tail
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   1577.
                   was
                   directly
                   opposed
                   to
                   Venus
                   ,
                   not
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   rather
                   attributes
                   to
                   some
                   secret
                   Optical
                   Cause
                   ,
                   than
                   he
                   would
                   admit
                   Venus
                   could
                   cast
                   out
                   such
                   strong
                   Rays
                   .
                   But
                   whether
                   for
                   some
                   hidden
                   Optical
                   Reason
                   (
                   as
                   Tycho
                   thinks
                   )
                   or
                   because
                   the
                   Head
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   is
                   not
                   exactly
                   Sphaerical
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   Cabaeus
                   supposes
                   )
                   certain
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Tail
                   sometimes
                   seems
                   to
                   recede
                   a
                   little
                   from
                   the
                   place
                   opposite
                   to
                   the
                   Sun
                   ;
                   for
                   so
                   Kepler
                   himself
                   acknowledges
                   ,
                   pag.
                   54.
                   
                   
                     Solemne
                     hoc
                     est
                     Cometis
                     quod
                     caudae
                     ipsorum
                     nonnihil
                     ab
                     opposito
                     Solis
                     deflectant
                     .
                  
                   This
                   is
                   ordinary
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   with
                   Comets
                   ,
                   that
                   their
                   Tails
                   do
                   somewhat
                   incline
                   from
                   the
                   places
                   opposite
                   to
                   the
                   Sun.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   like
                   may
                   be
                   said
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   1618.
                   the
                   Tail
                   whereof
                   Kepler
                   ,
                   the
                   9
                   th
                   .
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   found
                   to
                   be
                   rather
                   opposed
                   to
                   Mercury
                   than
                   the
                   Sun.
                   
                     Johannes
                     Hommelius
                  
                   likewise
                   Observed
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Tail
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   1556.
                   did
                   not
                   exactly
                   oppose
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   so
                   long
                   as
                   it
                   was
                   distant
                   from
                   him
                   less
                   than
                   a
                   Quadrant
                   (
                   or
                   90
                   degrees
                   )
                   but
                   that
                   afterwards
                   it
                   tended
                   directly
                   to
                   the
                   Quarter
                   opposite
                   to
                   the
                   Sun.
                   By
                   all
                   which
                   it
                   appears
                   ,
                   that
                   this
                   deflection
                   from
                   the
                   opposite
                   place
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   arises
                   
                     per
                     accidens
                  
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   Position
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   the
                   Comet
                   ,
                   and
                   Observer
                   ;
                   other
                   secret
                   Causes
                   ,
                   perhaps
                   ,
                   concurring
                   in
                   the
                   matter
                   and
                   shape
                   of
                   the
                   Head
                   ,
                   or
                   from
                   the
                   transverse
                   distance
                   and
                   motion
                   thereof
                   :
                   But
                   doubtless
                   of
                   it self
                   ,
                   it
                   always
                   respects
                   the
                   
                   Region
                   opposite
                   to
                   the
                   Sun
                   :
                   Whence
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   as
                   before
                   I
                   noted
                   ,
                   that
                   Matutine
                   and
                   Oriental
                   Comets
                   are
                   bearded
                   ,
                   (
                   their
                   Rays
                   being
                   projected
                   Westward
                   )
                   but
                   the
                   Vespertine
                   and
                   Occidental
                   ,
                   Tailed
                   ;
                   their
                   Rays
                   being
                   averse
                   from
                   the
                   West
                   ,
                   Eastward
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                   The
                   Quarter
                   of
                   Heaven
                   in
                   which
                   they
                   arise
                   ,
                   to
                   which
                   they
                   are
                   carried
                   ,
                   and
                   where
                   extinct
                   .
                
                 
                   AS
                   to
                   this
                   ,
                   we
                   read
                   of
                   none
                   that
                   were
                   moved
                   by
                   a
                   direct
                   Tract
                   from
                   any
                   one
                   Quarter
                   of
                   Heaven
                   to
                   another
                   opposite
                   thereunto
                   ,
                   but
                   all
                   obliquely
                   ,
                   unless
                   it
                   was
                   that
                   observed
                   by
                   
                     Haly
                     ,
                     Anno
                  
                   1200.
                   because
                   ,
                   he
                   saith
                   ,
                   the
                   same
                   was
                   carried
                   by
                   the
                   motion
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Primum
                     Mobile
                  
                   from
                   the
                   East
                   ,
                   Westward
                   :
                   Those
                   of
                   the
                   Years
                   392.
                   405.
                   1471.
                   1475.
                   1532.
                   1533.
                   1539.
                   1556.
                   and
                   1618.
                   were
                   moved
                   from
                   the
                   East
                   ,
                   Westward
                   ;
                   but
                   all
                   of
                   them
                   obliquely
                   ,
                   inclining
                   Northward
                   .
                   So
                   on
                   the
                   contrary
                   ,
                   Those
                   that
                   move
                   from
                   the
                   West
                   ,
                   Eastward
                   ,
                   incline
                   either
                   Southward
                   ,
                   or
                   Northward
                   :
                   As
                   that
                   great
                   Comet
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   373.
                   before
                   Christ
                   ,
                   (
                   seen
                   and
                   described
                   of
                   Aristotle
                   )
                   which
                   begun
                   in
                   the
                   West
                   Aequinoctial
                   point
                   ,
                   and
                   came
                   thence
                   to
                   
                   Orion's
                   Girdle
                   ,
                   where
                   it
                   extinguished
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   like
                   manner
                   ,
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   September
                   ,
                   1607.
                   began
                   to
                   shew
                   it self
                   betwixt
                   the
                   North
                   and
                   West
                   Aestival
                   point
                   ,
                   having
                   almost
                   50
                   degrees
                   of
                   Northern
                   declination
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   a
                   continual
                   Motion
                   (
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Signs
                   )
                   the
                   10
                   th
                   .
                   of
                   October
                   it
                   was
                   got
                   beyond
                   the
                   Aequator
                   ,
                   (
                   
                     ad
                     Serpentarii
                     Tibiam
                     praecedentem
                  
                   )
                   where
                   it
                   vanished
                   ,
                   having
                   twelve
                   degrees
                   and
                   upwards
                   ,
                   of
                   South
                   declination
                   .
                
                 
                   Others
                   have
                   first
                   appeared
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   ,
                   and
                   been
                   moved
                   thence
                   Eastward
                   ,
                   as
                   that
                   ,
                   Anno
                   54.
                   in
                   
                   Nero's
                   time
                   ;
                   others
                   towards
                   the
                   South
                   ,
                   as
                   those
                   of
                   the
                   Years
                   
                   1313.
                   and
                   1551.
                   
                   Others
                   have
                   at
                   first
                   appeared
                   in
                   the
                   North
                   ,
                   as
                   that
                   at
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   
                     Julius
                     Caesar
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   44
                   Year
                   preceding
                   Christ
                   ,
                   with
                   many
                   more
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                   Their
                   Motion
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Succession
                   of
                   the
                   Signs
                   ,
                   or
                   contrary
                   ;
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   Motion
                   of
                   the
                   Primum
                   Mobile
                   .
                
                 
                   SOme
                   Comets
                   have
                   moved
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Succession
                   of
                   the
                   Signs
                   ,
                   as
                   those
                   of
                   the
                   Years
                   1592.
                   and
                   1607.
                   
                   Some
                   contrary
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   of
                   the
                   Years
                   1556.
                   and
                   1618.
                   with
                   many
                   others
                   .
                   Some
                   that
                   were
                   at
                   first
                   Retrograde
                   ,
                   have
                   become
                   direct
                   ;
                   as
                   that
                   in
                   1556.
                   and
                   some
                   that
                   were
                   at
                   first
                   Direct
                   ,
                   have
                   become
                   Retrograde
                   ,
                   or
                   Stationary
                   ;
                   as
                   were
                   those
                   of
                   the
                   Years
                   1569.
                   and
                   1582.
                   
                
                 
                   That
                   they
                   have
                   a
                   Diurnal
                   Motion
                   (
                   or
                   a
                   Motion
                   agreeing
                   to
                   that
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Primum
                     Mobile
                  
                   )
                   is
                   evident
                   because
                   that
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   of
                   such
                   as
                   appeared
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   ,
                   have
                   return'd
                   in
                   the
                   dawning
                   of
                   the
                   day
                   ,
                   or
                   before
                   ;
                   but
                   were
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   se●n
                   at
                   Sun-set
                   ,
                   or
                   Twilight
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   place
                   where
                   they
                   were
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   should
                   have
                   been
                   if
                   they
                   had
                   remained
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   place
                   ,
                   or
                   had
                   moved
                   only
                   by
                   their
                   own
                   Motion
                   .
                   In
                   like
                   manner
                   ,
                   the
                   great●st
                   part
                   of
                   those
                   that
                   are
                   seen
                   in
                   the
                   Evening
                   ,
                   do
                   so
                   appear
                   ,
                   after
                   Sun-s●t
                   ,
                   above
                   the
                   West
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Horizon
                   ,
                   that
                   (
                   notwithstanding
                   their
                   Motion
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Succession
                   of
                   Signs
                   )
                   some
                   set
                   in
                   the
                   West
                   before
                   Midnight
                   ;
                   others
                   ,
                   at
                   least
                   before
                   the
                   Sun
                   rise
                   next
                   Morning
                   ;
                   yet
                   among
                   these
                   some
                   rise
                   in
                   the
                   Evening
                   ,
                   and
                   set
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   the
                   Comet
                   ,
                   119.
                   )
                   Some
                   are
                   visible
                   all
                   the
                   Night
                   long
                   ,
                   or
                   set
                   not
                   at
                   all
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   did
                   those
                   included
                   within
                   the
                   Circle
                   of
                   ●hose
                   Stars
                   that
                   never
                   s●t
                   ;
                   viz.
                   the
                   Comets
                   of
                   the
                   Years
                   1513.
                   1533.
                   and
                   1556.
                   
                   and
                   that
                   in
                   1618.
                   from
                   the
                   20
                   of
                   December
                   .
                   )
                   But
                   whether
                   the
                   Comet
                   that
                   hung
                   over
                   
                     Rome
                     ,
                     Anno
                  
                   13.
                   before
                   Christ
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   other
                   of
                   the
                   70
                   Year
                   after
                   Christ
                   ,
                   which
                   appeared
                   a
                   whole
                   Year
                   over
                   the
                   City
                   Jerusalem
                   ,
                   had
                   any
                   common
                   or
                   proper
                   Motion
                   ,
                   will
                   not
                   easily
                   be
                   determined
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   12.
                   
                   The
                   Arch
                   ,
                   or
                   Way
                   of
                   Comets
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Quantity
                   thereof
                   .
                
                 
                   AS
                   touching
                   the
                   Arch
                   or
                   way
                   of
                   Comets
                   ,
                   there
                   hath
                   been
                   great
                   Controversie
                   ,
                   whether
                   all
                   (
                   or
                   the
                   most
                   of
                   )
                   Comets
                   are
                   moved
                   by
                   a
                   right
                   Line
                   ,
                   as
                   
                     Kepler
                     ,
                     Galilaeus
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   others
                   thought
                   ,
                   or
                   by
                   a
                   Circle
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   most
                   suppose
                   ,
                   and
                   if
                   by
                   a
                   crooked
                   Line
                   ,
                   whether
                   in
                   the
                   Plane
                   of
                   a
                   great
                   Circle
                   of
                   a
                   Sphere
                   ,
                   as
                   
                     Regiomontanus
                     ,
                     Tycho
                     ,
                     Longomontanus
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   many
                   Modern
                   Astronomers
                   have
                   demonstrated
                   ?
                
                 
                   This
                   apparent
                   Arch
                   hath
                   been
                   in
                   some
                   shorter
                   ,
                   in
                   others
                   longer
                   ,
                   the
                   quantity
                   whereof
                   is
                   gathered
                   from
                   the
                   Diurnal
                   Motions
                   in
                   its
                   own
                   Circle
                   ,
                   collected
                   into
                   one
                   Sum
                   ,
                   or
                   from
                   the
                   Point
                   whence
                   its
                   Motion
                   began
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Point
                   wherein
                   it
                   vanished
                   ;
                   the
                   way
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   being
                   traced
                   in
                   the
                   Superficies
                   of
                   the
                   Globe
                   ,
                   and
                   measured
                   by
                   the
                   Compass
                   ;
                   or
                   else
                   by
                   a
                   bare
                   Ocular
                   Observation
                   of
                   the
                   Astronomer
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   13.
                   
                   The
                   swiftness
                   of
                   Comets
                   .
                
                 
                   IF
                   by
                   a
                   few
                   we
                   may
                   judge
                   of
                   the
                   rest
                   ,
                   their
                   Motion
                   is
                   unequal
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   very
                   probably
                   ,
                   for
                   so
                   much
                   as
                   we
                   find
                   not
                   ,
                   even
                   among
                   the
                   Planets
                   themselves
                   ,
                   an
                   equality
                   in
                   their
                   apparent
                   Motion
                   .
                   Some
                   have
                   been
                   swift
                   at
                   the
                   beginning
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   little
                   and
                   little
                   become
                   slower
                   ;
                   such
                   were
                   those
                   of
                   the
                   Years
                   1577.
                   1585.
                   
                   1590.
                   1607.
                   and
                   1618.
                   
                   Some
                   have
                   been
                   swifter
                   at
                   the
                   middle
                   ,
                   than
                   at
                   last
                   ;
                   as
                   that
                   in
                   1472.
                   (
                   observed
                   by
                   Regiomontanus
                   )
                   and
                   that
                   in
                   1531.
                   (
                   by
                   Apian
                   )
                   so
                   likewise
                   the
                   other
                   in
                   1556.
                   (
                   by
                   Hommelius
                   )
                   and
                   some
                   swiftest
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   ;
                   as
                   that
                   (
                   observed
                   by
                   Pontanus
                   )
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   1471.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   14.
                   
                   Their
                   Distance
                   from
                   the
                   Earth
                   .
                
                 
                   FOR
                   the
                   place
                   or
                   distance
                   of
                   Comets
                   ,
                   some
                   will
                   needs
                   throw
                   them
                   all
                   below
                   the
                   Moon
                   ;
                   in
                   which
                   number
                   are
                   ,
                   
                     Regiomontanus
                     ,
                     Pontanus
                     ,
                     Fracostorius
                     ,
                     Apian
                     ,
                     Junctinus
                     ,
                     Scaliger
                     ,
                     Claramontius
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Dassipodius
                   :
                   Others
                   will
                   have
                   them
                   all
                   above
                   the
                   Moon
                   ;
                   as
                   
                     Seneca
                     ,
                     Cardanus
                     ,
                     Tycho
                     ,
                     Longomontanus
                     ,
                     Galilaeus
                     ,
                     Blanchanus
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Rothmanuus
                   :
                   Another
                   sort
                   do
                   allow
                   either
                   of
                   some
                   above
                   and
                   some
                   below
                   ,
                   or
                   of
                   some
                   that
                   are
                   sometimes
                   below
                   and
                   sometimes
                   above
                   :
                   In
                   which
                   Rank
                   are
                   ,
                   
                     Maestline
                     ,
                     Apian
                     ,
                     Camerarius
                     ,
                     Gloriosus
                     ,
                     Clavius
                     ,
                     Maurolicus
                     ,
                     Fromundus
                     ,
                     Licetus
                     ,
                     Cabaeus
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   
                     Resta
                     .
                     Kepler
                  
                   and
                   Gisatus
                   aver
                   one
                   and
                   the
                   same
                   Comet
                   hath
                   been
                   one
                   day
                   above
                   ;
                   and
                   another
                   day
                   below
                   the
                   Moon
                   ;
                   yet
                   for
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   above
                   her
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   the
                   greatest
                   part
                   of
                   our
                   late
                   Observers
                   distinguish
                   them
                   into
                   Elementary
                   and
                   Sublunary
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Coelestial
                   is
                   maintain'd
                   by
                   many
                   Arguments
                   ,
                   whereof
                   that
                   is
                   the
                   strongest
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   taken
                   from
                   the
                   Parallax
                   ,
                   or
                   diversity
                   of
                   Aspect
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   from
                   hence
                   Tycho
                   and
                   Kepler
                   do
                   prove
                   ,
                   that
                   a
                   Star
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   visible
                   Body
                   impending
                   or
                   moving
                   in
                   the
                   Air
                   ,
                   by
                   how
                   much
                   lesser
                   Parallax
                   it
                   hath
                   ,
                   is
                   by
                   so
                   much
                   the
                   higher
                   elevated
                   from
                   the
                   C●nter
                   of
                   the
                   Earth
                   .
                   And
                   because
                   many
                   Comets
                   have
                   been
                   found
                   to
                   have
                   lesser
                   Parallax
                   than
                   the
                   Moon
                   ,
                   they
                   therefore
                   
                   conclude
                   them
                   further
                   distant
                   from
                   the
                   Earth
                   ;
                   and
                   to
                   have
                   had
                   their
                   Course
                   among
                   the
                   Planets
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   15.
                   
                   The
                   Colour
                   ,
                   Smell
                   ,
                   and
                   Diaphaniety
                   of
                   Comets
                   .
                
                 
                   FOR
                   the
                   first
                   ,
                   some
                   have
                   been
                   clear
                   and
                   splendent
                   like
                   the
                   Sun
                   ;
                   as
                   were
                   those
                   of
                   the
                   Years
                   1264.
                   and
                   1521.
                   
                   Some
                   red
                   and
                   rutilant
                   ;
                   as
                   those
                   of
                   the
                   Years
                   1526.
                   and
                   1556.
                   
                   Others
                   of
                   a
                   yellow
                   or
                   Gold
                   colour
                   ;
                   as
                   that
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   1533.
                   
                   Others
                   Silver
                   colour'd
                   ;
                   as
                   that
                   which
                   Haly
                   observed
                   ,
                   1200.
                   
                   Others
                   of
                   a
                   Leaden
                   ,
                   Pale
                   ,
                   Ashy
                   colour
                   ;
                   as
                   that
                   in
                   1607.
                   
                   Some
                   of
                   a
                   dim
                   red
                   ,
                   inclining
                   to
                   a
                   brown
                   refulgent
                   colour
                   ;
                   as
                   those
                   of
                   the
                   Years
                   1477.
                   and
                   1585.
                   
                   And
                   others
                   of
                   sundry
                   (
                   yea
                   indeed
                   all
                   manner
                   of
                   )
                   colours
                   ,
                   as
                   was
                   that
                   in
                   1513.
                   
                
                 
                   Touching
                   the
                   Second
                   ,
                   there
                   was
                   only
                   one
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   396.
                   )
                   accompanied
                   with
                   a
                   Sulphurous
                   noisom
                   smell
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   the
                   last
                   ,
                   Seneca
                   seems
                   to
                   attribute
                   a
                   Diaphaniety
                   to
                   all
                   Comets
                   ,
                   
                     per
                     Cometas
                     aciem
                     transmittimus
                  
                   :
                   We
                   see
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   through
                   Comets
                   :
                   And
                   Tycho
                   tells
                   us
                   ,
                   (
                   in
                   
                     Epist.
                     p.
                  
                   143.
                   )
                   that
                   he
                   saw
                   the
                   Fixed
                   Stars
                   through
                   the
                   Tail
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   1577.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   16.
                   
                   The
                   Matter
                   ,
                   Place
                   ,
                   and
                   Efficient
                   Cause
                   of
                   Comets
                   .
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                   SOme
                   think
                   Comets
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   any
                   real
                   and
                   distinct
                   thing
                   from
                   other
                   prae-existent
                   Bodies
                   ,
                   but
                   rather
                   a
                   meer
                   Emphasis
                   or
                   Apparency
                   ,
                   made
                   by
                   the
                   reflection
                   or
                   refraction
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   or
                   Moons
                   Rays
                   ,
                   in
                   almost
                   such
                   sort
                   as
                   the
                   
                     Rain-bow
                     ,
                     Halo
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Parelii
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Some
                   account
                   them
                   not
                   any
                   thing
                   existing
                   ,
                   
                     de
                     novo
                  
                   ,
                   but
                   rather
                   a
                   meer
                   Symphasis
                   ,
                   or
                   Co-apparency
                   of
                   many
                   known
                   Stars
                   united
                   by
                   a
                   corporal
                   Conjunction
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   that
                   means
                   representing
                   a
                   kind
                   of
                   a
                   longer
                   Star.
                   
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   A
                   third
                   sort
                   think
                   that
                   a
                   Comet
                   is
                   a
                   wandring
                   Star
                   ,
                   or
                   some
                   Planet
                   (
                   not
                   of
                   the
                   seven
                   commonly
                   known
                   ,
                   but
                   some
                   other
                   strange
                   one
                   )
                   seldom
                   appearing
                   ,
                   either
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   its
                   nearness
                   to
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   it
                   's
                   too
                   far
                   distance
                   from
                   the
                   Earth
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   grosser
                   parts
                   of
                   the
                   Heaven
                   and
                   Air
                   where
                   it
                   is
                   ,
                   and
                   which
                   after
                   some
                   space
                   of
                   time
                   coming
                   to
                   a
                   more
                   convenient
                   distance
                   from
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   or
                   nearer
                   the
                   Earth
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   some
                   intercurrent
                   more
                   Diaphanous
                   parts
                   of
                   Heaven
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Air
                   ;
                   or
                   ,
                   for
                   some
                   other
                   secret
                   Cause
                   ,
                   becomes
                   conspicuous
                   .
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                   Another
                   sort
                   suppose
                   ,
                   that
                   Comets
                   are
                   an
                   aggregate
                   of
                   many
                   incorruptible
                   little
                   Stars
                   ,
                   formerly
                   joyned
                   together
                   as
                   one
                   entire
                   Body
                   ,
                   and
                   which
                   (
                   afterwards
                   separating
                   )
                   cease
                   to
                   be
                   visible
                   .
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                   Aristotle
                   and
                   his
                   followers
                   hold
                   ,
                   that
                   a
                   Comet
                   is
                   a
                   Fiery
                   Meteor
                   ,
                   newly
                   generated
                   of
                   the
                   great
                   plenty
                   of
                   Exhalations
                   ,
                   drawn
                   up
                   from
                   the
                   Earth
                   and
                   Sea
                   ,
                   into
                   the
                   Supream
                   Region
                   of
                   the
                   Air
                   ,
                   where
                   it
                   is
                   easily
                   distinguished
                   from
                   the
                   thin
                   Air
                   ,
                   and
                   being
                   well
                   compact
                   obtains
                   a
                   consistency
                   ;
                   and
                   for
                   that
                   it
                   is
                   carried
                   about
                   by
                   the
                   Motion
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Primum
                     Mobile
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   by
                   which
                   the
                   Supream
                   Air
                   is
                   also
                   moved
                   )
                   begetteth
                   Fire
                   ,
                   and
                   retaineth
                   the
                   same
                   until
                   the
                   Sulphurous
                   Unctious
                   Fat
                   ,
                   and
                   Nitrous
                   plenty
                   of
                   Exhalations
                   ,
                   gathered
                   together
                   ,
                   (
                   either
                   at
                   first
                   ,
                   or
                   successively
                   )
                   administreth
                   Matter
                   or
                   Sustenance
                   of
                   a
                   Flame
                   ,
                   which
                   ceasing
                   ,
                   the
                   Comet
                   by
                   little
                   and
                   little
                   diminisheth
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   length
                   is
                   wholly
                   extinguished
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   6.
                   
                   There
                   are
                   others
                   that
                   think
                   it
                   generated
                   of
                   an
                   Elementary
                   Matter
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   of
                   the
                   more
                   subtil
                   Exhalations
                   ,
                   which
                   are
                   mounted
                   so
                   on
                   high
                   by
                   their
                   own
                   Levity
                   ,
                   they
                   ascend
                   above
                   the
                   Moon
                   ;
                   and
                   by
                   their
                   Crystal-like
                   clearness
                   do
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   were
                   ,
                   drink
                   up
                   the
                   Rays
                   of
                   the
                   Planets
                   ,
                   (
                   especially
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   )
                   and
                   afterwards
                   transmit
                   themselves
                   into
                   a
                   Tail
                   or
                   Beard
                   .
                
                 
                   7.
                   
                   Another
                   sort
                   ,
                   That
                   a
                   Comet
                   is
                   a
                   Sublunary
                   Matter
                   ,
                   arising
                   from
                   the
                   most
                   subtil
                   breathings
                   or
                   vapours
                   ,
                   but
                   not
                   so
                   much
                   inflamed
                   as
                   illustrated
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   ;
                   like
                   as
                   it
                   were
                   to
                   Glass
                   Pots
                   (
                   distain'd
                   with
                   a
                   yellow
                   or
                   Ruddy
                   colour
                   )
                   and
                   full
                   of
                   water
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Diaphaniety
                   or
                   transparency
                   thereof
                   .
                
                 
                   8.
                   
                   Others
                   be
                   of
                   Opinion
                   ,
                   that
                   Comets
                   are
                   made
                   ,
                   
                     de
                     novo
                  
                   ,
                   of
                   a
                   Coelestial
                   Matter
                   ,
                   not
                   by
                   Generation
                   of
                   a
                   new
                   substantial
                   Form
                   ,
                   but
                   by
                   condensation
                   with
                   a
                   mixture
                   of
                   Opacity
                   and
                   Diaphaniety
                   ,
                   which
                   receive
                   and
                   transmit
                   the
                   Light
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   :
                   Or
                   by
                   an
                   addition
                   of
                   Light
                   made
                   in
                   the
                   parts
                   of
                   Heaven
                   .
                
                 
                   9.
                   
                   A
                   Ninth
                   sort
                   suppose
                   they
                   are
                   generated
                   ,
                   
                     de
                     novo
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   Heaven
                   ,
                   of
                   a
                   Coelestial
                   Matter
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   all
                   ,
                   or
                   many
                   of
                   them
                   corrupted
                   .
                
                 
                   10.
                   
                   Kepler
                   was
                   the
                   only
                   Man
                   believed
                   them
                   generated
                   of
                   Coelestial
                   Matter
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   nevertheless
                   some
                   descended
                   below
                   the
                   Moon
                   .
                
                 
                   11.
                   
                   Another
                   Opinion
                   is
                   ,
                   that
                   if
                   not
                   all
                   ,
                   yet
                   that
                   many
                   Comets
                   are
                   ●ither
                   created
                   by
                   God
                   of
                   nothing
                   ,
                   as
                   Maestlin
                   supposed
                   ,
                   or
                   made
                   of
                   what
                   Matter
                   soever
                   it
                   pleaseth
                   him
                   ,
                   Coelestial
                   or
                   Elementary
                   ,
                   and
                   put
                   into
                   any
                   form
                   or
                   shape
                   to
                   terrifie
                   Mortals
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   threaten
                   Calamities
                   to
                   the
                   World
                   ;
                   but
                   moved
                   (
                   where
                   he
                   pleased
                   )
                   by
                   Angels
                   and
                   Intelligences
                   .
                
                 
                   12.
                   
                   The
                   twelfth
                   and
                   last
                   Opinion
                   is
                   not
                   differing
                   from
                   all
                   the
                   rest
                   ,
                   but
                   rather
                   distinguishing
                   Coelestial
                   from
                   Elementary
                   Comets
                   ,
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   their
                   Place
                   and
                   
                   Matter
                   :
                   For
                   it
                   admitteth
                   some
                   Comets
                   to
                   be
                   generated
                   below
                   the
                   Moon
                   ,
                   (
                   by
                   the
                   breathings
                   of
                   the
                   Terrestrial
                   Globe
                   ,
                   )
                   either
                   inflamed
                   or
                   illuminated
                   :
                   Yet
                   that
                   some
                   are
                   above
                   the
                   Moon
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   a
                   Coelestial
                   Matter
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   my
                   own
                   part
                   ,
                   in
                   regard
                   of
                   the
                   incertainty
                   of
                   all
                   other
                   Opinions
                   ,
                   I
                   willingly
                   incline
                   to
                   that
                   which
                   attributes
                   the
                   Generation
                   and
                   Government
                   of
                   Comets
                   to
                   God
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Intelligences
                   :
                   Or
                   to
                   such
                   as
                   reckon
                   them
                   among
                   the
                   Arcana
                   of
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   most
                   hidden
                   Miracles
                   of
                   Nature
                   :
                   In
                   which
                   Number
                   are
                   ,
                   
                     Messabala
                     ,
                     Hagecius
                     ,
                     Rhodius
                     ,
                     Regiomontanus
                     ,
                     Tycho
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   many
                   others
                   :
                   For
                   the
                   Dotages
                   of
                   Bodin
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   others
                   ,
                   who
                   suppose
                   Comets
                   were
                   the
                   Souls
                   of
                   Illustrious
                   Men
                   triumphing
                   in
                   Heaven
                   :
                   Or
                   of
                   those
                   that
                   thought
                   them
                   to
                   be
                   Fires
                   conveyed
                   to
                   and
                   fro
                   by
                   Spirits
                   :
                   I
                   shall
                   not
                   trouble
                   the
                   Reader
                   with
                   such
                   Phantasms
                   .
                
                 
                   Having
                   now
                   declared
                   to
                   you
                   the
                   Name
                   ,
                   Genus
                   ,
                   and
                   Species
                   of
                   Comets
                   ;
                   their
                   Number
                   ,
                   time
                   of
                   Appearance
                   ,
                   and
                   Continuance
                   ,
                   the
                   Apparent
                   ,
                   and
                   true
                   Magnitude
                   of
                   their
                   Head
                   and
                   Tail
                   ,
                   their
                   Situation
                   ,
                   Inclination
                   ,
                   Motion
                   ,
                   Way
                   ,
                   Quantity
                   ,
                   Swiftness
                   ,
                   Distance
                   ,
                   Shape
                   ,
                   Colour
                   ,
                   Smell
                   ,
                   Diaphaniety
                   ,
                   Matter
                   ,
                   Place
                   ,
                   and
                   Efficient
                   Cause
                   :
                   It
                   now
                   remains
                   that
                   I
                   give
                   you
                
              
               
                 
                   17.
                   
                   Their
                   Final
                   Cause
                   .
                
                 
                   IT
                   has
                   been
                   a
                   received
                   Opinion
                   in
                   all
                   Ages
                   ,
                   that
                   Comets
                   are
                   certain
                   Funebrious
                   Appearances
                   ,
                   secret
                   Fires
                   and
                   Torches
                   of
                   Death
                   rather
                   than
                   of
                   Life
                   ,
                   and
                   were
                   ever
                   look'd
                   upon
                   as
                   the
                   threatning
                   Eyes
                   of
                   Divine
                   Vengeance
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Tongue
                   of
                   an
                   Ireful
                   Deity
                   ,
                   portending
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   Princes
                   ,
                   Plague
                   of
                   the
                   People
                   ,
                   Famine
                   ,
                   and
                   Earthquakes
                   ,
                   with
                   horrid
                   and
                   terrible
                   Tempests
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   
                     Aristotle
                     (
                     lib.
                  
                   1.
                   
                   
                     Meteor
                     .
                     Cap.
                  
                   7.
                   )
                   acknowledges
                   ,
                   
                     Cometas
                     significare
                     Tempestatem
                     &
                     ventorum
                     intemperantiam
                     atque
                     imbrium
                     :
                  
                   That
                   Comets
                   signifie
                   Tempests
                   ,
                   Intemperance
                   of
                   Winds
                   and
                   Showers
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Cicero
                     (
                     lib.
                  
                   2.
                   
                     de
                     nat
                     .
                     Deor.
                  
                   )
                   That
                   Comets
                   (
                   or
                   as
                   he
                   calls
                   them
                   )
                   
                     Sidera
                     concinnata
                  
                   ,
                   curl'd
                   or
                   crisped
                   Stars
                   )
                   
                     Bella
                     Octaviano
                     Magnarum
                     fuerunt
                     calamitatum
                     praenunciae
                     ,
                  
                   were
                   the
                   Fore-runners
                   or
                   Messengers
                   of
                   the
                   great
                   Calamities
                   that
                   ensued
                   by
                   means
                   of
                   the
                   Octavian
                   War.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   great
                   Naturalist
                   ,
                   Pliny
                   ,
                   tells
                   us
                   no
                   less
                   in
                   these
                   words
                   ,
                   
                     Cometes
                     terrificum
                     magna
                     ex
                     parte
                     Sydus
                     ,
                     ac
                     non
                     leviter
                     piatum
                     ,
                     ut
                     Civili
                     motu
                     Octavio
                     Consule
                     ,
                     iterumque
                     Pompeii
                     ac
                     Caesaris
                     bello
                     ;
                     in
                     nostro
                     vero
                     aevo
                     circa
                     venificium
                     quo
                  
                   Claudius
                   Caesar
                   
                     Imperium
                     reliquit
                  
                   Domitio
                   Neroni
                   ,
                   
                     ac
                     deinde
                     Principatu
                     ejus
                     ,
                     assiduum
                     prope
                     ac
                     saevum
                     .
                  
                   A
                   Comet
                   is
                   a
                   terrible
                   Star
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   easily
                   purged
                   away
                   by
                   Sacrifice
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   the
                   Civil
                   War
                   whilst
                   Octavius
                   was
                   Consul
                   :
                   And
                   again
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   War
                   betwixt
                   Pompey
                   and
                   Caesar
                   ;
                   but
                   in
                   our
                   Age
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   it
                   was
                   in
                   a
                   manner
                   assiduous
                   and
                   cruel
                   about
                   the
                   Feat
                   of
                   Poysoning
                   ,
                   whereby
                   
                     Claudius
                     Caesar
                  
                   left
                   the
                   Empire
                   to
                   
                     Domitius
                     Nero
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   no
                   less
                   afterwards
                   by
                   his
                   Sovereignty
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   likewise
                   Suetonius
                   (
                   writing
                   on
                   
                     Claudius
                     ,
                     cap.
                  
                   26.
                   )
                   
                     Praesagia
                     mortis
                     ejus
                     praecipua
                     fuerunt
                     exortus
                     Stellae
                     Crinitae
                     ,
                     quam
                     Cometem
                     vocant
                     :
                  
                   The
                   chief
                   Presages
                   of
                   his
                   Death
                   ,
                   were
                   the
                   arisings
                   of
                   the
                   Hairy
                   Star
                   ,
                   they
                   call
                   a
                   Comet
                   .
                
                 
                   Nor
                   are
                   the
                   Poets
                   silent
                   in
                   this
                   particular
                   :
                   For
                   thus
                   Virgil
                   (
                   Prince
                   of
                   Latine
                   Poets
                   )
                   enumerating
                   the
                   Prodigies
                   that
                   preceded
                   the
                   Civil
                   War
                   after
                   
                   Caesar's
                   Death
                   :
                   
                     
                     
                       
                         Non
                         aliàs
                         Caelo
                         ceciderunt
                         plura
                         sereno
                      
                       
                         Fulgura
                         :
                         nec
                         diri
                         toties
                         arsere
                         Cometae
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         Not
                         from
                         clear
                         Skies
                         ever
                         more
                         Lightning
                         came
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Nor
                         such
                         Dire
                         Comets
                         oft'ner
                         seen
                         to
                         flame
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                   And
                   Lucan
                   ,
                   
                     
                       
                         Ignota
                         obscurae
                         viderunt
                         sidera
                         noctes
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Ardentemque
                         Polum
                         flammis
                         ,
                         Coeloque
                         volantes
                      
                       
                         Obliquas
                         per
                         inane
                         faces
                         ,
                         crinemque
                         timendi
                      
                       
                         Sideris
                         ,
                         &
                         Terris
                         mutantem
                         Regna
                         Cometen
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         Unheard-of
                         Stars
                         by
                         Night
                         possess'd
                         the
                         Skies
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Heaven
                         seems
                         to
                         flame
                         :
                         and
                         through
                         the
                         Welkin
                         fire
                      
                       
                         Obliquely
                         flies
                         :
                         States
                         changing
                         Comets
                         dire
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Display
                         to
                         us
                         their
                         Blood-portending
                         Hair.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   Neither
                   were
                   the
                   Holy
                   Fathers
                   of
                   other
                   Opinion
                   ;
                   For
                   ,
                   S.
                   
                     Damascen
                     (
                     lib.
                  
                   2.
                   
                   
                     Orthodox
                     .
                     fid
                  
                   .
                   )
                   tells
                   us
                   ,
                   
                     Aggignuntur
                     autem
                     &
                     frequenter
                     Cometae
                     signa
                     quaedam
                     interitus
                     Regum
                     ,
                     qui
                     quidem
                     non
                     sunt
                     ex
                     iis
                     Astris
                     quae
                     à
                     rerum
                     initio
                     facta
                     sunt
                     ;
                     sed
                     jussu
                     divino
                     certis
                     temporibus
                     conflantur
                     ,
                     ac
                     rursus
                     dissolvuntur
                     .
                  
                   There
                   are
                   Comets
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   frequently
                   generated
                   ,
                   that
                   be
                   signs
                   of
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   Kings
                   ,
                   which
                   indeed
                   be
                   not
                   of
                   those
                   Stars
                   that
                   were
                   at
                   first
                   created
                   ,
                   but
                   which
                   are
                   gathered
                   by
                   the
                   will
                   of
                   God
                   at
                   certain
                   times
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   dissolved
                   .
                   And
                   
                     Tertullian
                     (
                     ad
                     scap
                     .
                     cap.
                  
                   3.
                   )
                   after
                   a
                   long
                   Discourse
                   thereof
                   ,
                   thus
                   concludes
                   ;
                   
                     Omnia
                     haec
                     signa
                     sunt
                     imminentis
                     irae
                     Dei.
                  
                   They
                   are
                   all
                   Signs
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   of
                   the
                   imminent
                   wrath
                   of
                   God.
                   
                
                 
                 
                   But
                   because
                   I
                   would
                   not
                   be
                   over-tedious
                   ,
                   take
                   the
                   Testimony
                   of
                   S.
                   Augustine
                   for
                   all
                   ,
                   (
                   
                     lib.
                     de
                     urbis
                     excid
                     .
                     Tom.
                  
                   9.
                   )
                   where
                   speaking
                   of
                   a
                   great
                   Comet
                   that
                   impended
                   over
                   Constantinople
                   ,
                   about
                   the
                   Year
                   396.
                   (
                   according
                   to
                   a
                   Revelation
                   first
                   made
                   thereof
                   to
                   a
                   Souldier
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   him
                   to
                   a
                   Bishop
                   ,
                   who
                   thereupon
                   exhorted
                   the
                   People
                   to
                   Repentance
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   receive
                   the
                   Sacraments
                   ,
                   )
                   he
                   hath
                   these
                   very
                   words
                   ,
                   
                     Volens
                     siquidem
                     Deus
                     terrere
                     civitatem
                     ,
                     &
                     terrendo
                     emendare
                     ,
                     terrendo
                     convertere
                     ,
                     terrendo
                     mundare
                     ,
                     terrendo
                     mutare
                     ,
                     servo
                     suo
                     fideli
                     ,
                     viro
                     ut
                     dicitur
                     militari
                     ,
                  
                   &c.
                   
                   God
                   being
                   pleased
                   to
                   terrifie
                   the
                   City
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   terrifying
                   convert
                   it
                   ,
                   by
                   terrifying
                   cleanse
                   it
                   ,
                   by
                   terrifying
                   change
                   it
                   ;
                   he
                   revealed
                   (
                   as
                   't
                   is
                   reported
                   )
                   to
                   a
                   Souldier
                   his
                   faithful
                   Servant
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   And
                   a
                   little
                   after
                   ,
                   
                     Noctis
                     initio
                     tenebrante
                     jam
                     mundo
                     visa
                     est
                     ignea
                     nubes
                     ab
                     Oriente
                     primo
                     parva
                     ,
                     deinde
                     paulatim
                     ut
                     accedebat
                     super
                     Civitatem
                     &
                     a
                     crescebat
                     ,
                     donec
                     toti
                     urbi
                     ingens
                     terribiliter
                     immineret
                     .
                     Videbatur
                     horrenda
                     flamma
                     pendere
                     ,
                     nec
                     odor
                     Sulphurus
                     deerat
                     :
                     Omnes
                     ad
                     Ecclesiam
                     confugiebant
                     ;
                     non
                     capiebat
                     multitudinem
                     locus
                     :
                     Baptismum
                     Extorquebat
                     quisque
                     à
                     quo
                     poterat
                     :
                     Non
                     solum
                     in
                     Ecclesia
                     ,
                     sed
                     etiam
                     per
                     Domos
                     ,
                     per
                     vicos
                     &
                     plateas
                     salus
                     Sacramenti
                     exigebatur
                     ,
                     ut
                     fugaretur
                     ira
                     non
                     praes●ns
                     utique
                     sed
                     futura
                     .
                  
                   In
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   the
                   Night
                   ,
                   whilst
                   darkness
                   cover'd
                   the
                   Earth
                   ,
                   there
                   appeared
                   a
                   fiery
                   Cloud
                   in
                   the
                   East
                   ,
                   at
                   first
                   but
                   a
                   little
                   one
                   ;
                   afterward
                   ,
                   by
                   degrees
                   (
                   as
                   it
                   approach'd
                   the
                   City
                   )
                   it
                   so
                   increased
                   ,
                   till
                   being
                   mighty
                   big
                   ,
                   it
                   hover'd
                   terribly
                   over
                   all
                   the
                   Ci●y
                   :
                   There
                   was
                   seen
                   a
                   horrible
                   flame
                   which
                   descended
                   from
                   it
                   ,
                   neither
                   was
                   there
                   a
                   Sulphurous
                   smell
                   wanting
                   .
                   All
                   the
                   People
                   fled
                   to
                   the
                   Church
                   ;
                   the
                   place
                   contained
                   not
                   the
                   Multitude
                   :
                   Every
                   one
                   wrested
                   Baptism
                   from
                   whom
                   he
                   could
                   ,
                   the
                   health
                   of
                   the
                   Sacrament
                   was
                   extorted
                   ,
                   not
                   only
                   in
                   the
                   Church
                   ,
                   
                   but
                   also
                   throughout
                   the
                   Houses
                   ,
                   Lanes
                   ,
                   and
                   Streets
                   ,
                   to
                   avoid
                   as
                   well
                   the
                   present
                   ,
                   as
                   future
                   wrath
                   of
                   God.
                   Thus
                   far
                   S.
                   Augustine
                   .
                
                 
                   Of
                   Meteorologers
                   ,
                   Let
                   us
                   hear
                   
                     Fromundus
                     ,
                     lib.
                  
                   1.
                   
                   
                     Meteor
                     .
                     cap.
                  
                   3.
                   who
                   after
                   a
                   long
                   Discourse
                   thereon
                   concludes
                   with
                   
                     Fienus
                     ,
                     Cometem
                     non
                     esse
                     Physicam
                     causam
                     calamitatum
                     ,
                     sed
                     signum
                     potius
                     ad
                     placitum
                     Dei
                     ,
                     utentis
                     Cometa
                     licet
                     effectu
                     naturali
                     ;
                     ad
                     terrendos
                     ,
                     &
                     emendandos
                     alicubi
                     mortales
                     ,
                     quo
                     modo
                     usus
                     est
                     ad
                     foedus
                     cum
                     genere
                     nostro
                     significandum
                     ;
                     &
                     licet
                     aliquibus
                     fausti
                     quidam
                     Cometae
                     fuerint
                     aut
                     visi
                     sint
                     ,
                     non
                     in
                     hunc
                     tamen
                     finem
                     ,
                     sed
                     ad
                     tristiora
                     denuncianda
                     mitti
                     ,
                     Principumque
                     exitus
                     &
                     calamitates
                     confarcinare
                     .
                  
                   That
                   a
                   Comet
                   is
                   not
                   a
                   Physical
                   cause
                   of
                   Calamities
                   ,
                   but
                   rather
                   a
                   Sign
                   at
                   the
                   pleasure
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   using
                   the
                   Comet
                   ,
                   although
                   by
                   a
                   Natural
                   Effect
                   ,
                   to
                   terrifie
                   and
                   amend
                   Mortals
                   ,
                   like
                   as
                   he
                   uses
                   the
                   Rain-bow
                   ,
                   to
                   signifie
                   the
                   Covenant
                   made
                   betwixt
                   him
                   and
                   Mankind
                   :
                   And
                   although
                   Comets
                   may
                   be
                   Fortunate
                   (
                   or
                   seem
                   so
                   )
                   unto
                   some
                   ,
                   yet
                   ,
                   that
                   they
                   are
                   not
                   sent
                   for
                   that
                   End
                   ,
                   but
                   to
                   denounce
                   more
                   sorrowful
                   things
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   heap
                   up
                   the
                   Death
                   and
                   Calamities
                   of
                   Princes
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   like
                   saith
                   
                     Franciscus
                     Resta
                  
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   narrow
                   room
                   I
                   am
                   tyed
                   to
                   ,
                   will
                   not
                   admit
                   of
                   all
                   their
                   Testimonies
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Original
                   especially
                   .
                
                 
                   Cabaeus
                   admits
                   some
                   Comets
                   to
                   be
                   unfortunate
                   ,
                   others
                   fortunate
                   ,
                   both
                   
                     per
                     se
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   all
                   ;
                   and
                   also
                   
                     per
                     accidens
                  
                   :
                   Because
                   there
                   is
                   never
                   any
                   thing
                   so
                   pernicious
                   to
                   one
                   ,
                   but
                   it
                   profits
                   another
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   one
                   lose
                   an
                   Empire
                   ,
                   another
                   gets
                   it
                   :
                   and
                   subscribeth
                   to
                   Cardan
                   ,
                   That
                   Elementary
                   Comets
                   are
                   generated
                   of
                   the
                   great
                   plenty
                   of
                   Sulphurous
                   Spirits
                   ,
                   which
                   cause
                   ,
                   or
                   signifie
                   Drought
                   ,
                   ●nd
                   Distempers
                   of
                   the
                   Air
                   ,
                   whereby
                   the
                   tenderest
                   and
                   weakest
                   Bodies
                   ,
                   and
                   those
                   that
                   be
                   most
                   delicately
                   nur●ur'd
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   as
                   be
                   subject
                   to
                   Cares
                   and
                   Watchings
                   ,
                   
                   are
                   soonest
                   hurt
                   and
                   offended
                   .
                   In
                   which
                   number
                   are
                   all
                   Princes
                   ,
                   so
                   likewise
                   tender
                   Bodies
                   ,
                   and
                   delicate
                   Females
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   such
                   is
                   not
                   so
                   much
                   taken
                   notice
                   of
                   ,
                   as
                   Princes
                   .
                
                 
                   Of
                   Astronomers
                   ,
                   let
                   Tycho
                   have
                   Audience
                   first
                   :
                   He
                   (
                   
                     Progym
                     .
                     Tom.
                  
                   1.
                   
                     à
                     pag.
                  
                   800.
                   )
                   condemns
                   all
                   such
                   ,
                   who
                   because
                   of
                   the
                   Errors
                   of
                   some
                   Astrologers
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   weakness
                   of
                   Humane
                   Understanding
                   in
                   attaining
                   the
                   certain
                   Presages
                   of
                   these
                   Portents
                   ,
                   deprive
                   them
                   of
                   all
                   Energy
                   ,
                   and
                   vertue
                   of
                   signifying
                   ;
                   as
                   if
                   God
                   and
                   Nature
                   should
                   dally
                   with
                   these
                   appearances
                   ,
                   and
                   would
                   have
                   nothing
                   to
                   be
                   thereby
                   fore-told
                   the
                   World.
                   
                
                 
                   Longomontanus
                   (
                   his
                   Scholar
                   ,
                   
                     Append.
                     ad
                     Astr.
                     Dan.
                     cap.
                  
                   7.
                   )
                   sharply
                   reprehends
                   
                     Thomas
                     Erastus
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   ,
                   who
                   allow
                   of
                   some
                   Vertue
                   to
                   Ordinary
                   Stars
                   ,
                   yet
                   indulge
                   no
                   Power
                   or
                   Efficacy
                   to
                   Comets
                   :
                   Because
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   God
                   and
                   Nature
                   have
                   made
                   nothing
                   in
                   vain
                   ,
                   but
                   ordain'd
                   the
                   Evils
                   themselves
                   signified
                   by
                   Comets
                   to
                   a
                   good
                   End.
                   That
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   Dearth
                   of
                   Corn
                   ,
                   and
                   Barrenness
                   ;
                   that
                   the
                   Earth
                   as
                   it
                   were
                   by
                   lying
                   fallow
                   ,
                   might
                   in
                   the
                   interim
                   be
                   fitted
                   and
                   prepared
                   to
                   a
                   plenty
                   of
                   all
                   Fruits
                   .
                   So
                   likewise
                   Tempests
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Air
                   thereby
                   being
                   tossed
                   and
                   tumbled
                   ,
                   might
                   be
                   purged
                   from
                   Dregs
                   ,
                   Diseases
                   ,
                   and
                   Wars
                   ,
                   that
                   wicked
                   and
                   ungodly
                   Men
                   being
                   thereby
                   routed
                   out
                   ,
                   the
                   World
                   might
                   be
                   renewed
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   these
                   Verses
                   of
                   Palingelius
                   .
                   
                     
                       "
                       Tales
                       ergo
                       homines
                       ,
                       imo
                       umbras
                       ,
                       tempore
                       certo
                    
                     
                       "
                       Mittit
                       in
                       arma
                       Deus
                       ,
                       crudeli
                       morte
                       necandos
                       ,
                    
                     
                       "
                       Sic
                       genus
                       humanum
                       purgat
                       ,
                       multosque
                       per
                       annos
                    
                     
                       "
                       Qui
                       remanent
                       vivunt
                       hilares
                       ,
                       hac
                       parte
                       Remora
                       ,
                    
                     
                       "
                       Donec
                       succrescunt
                       iterum
                       mala
                       gramine
                       ,
                       rursus
                    
                     
                       "
                       Evellendo
                       acri
                       bello
                       ,
                       gladioque
                       secanda
                       .
                    
                     
                       "
                       Tunc
                       iterum
                       immundas
                       dispuniat
                       Jupiter
                       Ollas
                       ,
                    
                     
                       "
                       Tunc
                       iterum
                       immissis
                       furtis
                       purgamina
                       verrit
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                 
                   For
                   although
                   these
                   new
                   Phaenomena
                   be
                   lock'd
                   up
                   in
                   the
                   Cabinet
                   of
                   Nature
                   ,
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   the
                   Matter
                   and
                   Efficient
                   Cause
                   thereof
                   ,
                   yet
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   end
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   pre-ordained
                   of
                   God
                   ,
                   to
                   signifie
                   the
                   Eversions
                   and
                   Changes
                   of
                   Publick
                   things
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   pull
                   down
                   the
                   too
                   much
                   Security
                   of
                   Men.
                   Hitherto
                   Longomontanus
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Kepler
                     (
                     Physiolog
                     .
                     Comet
                     .
                     )
                  
                   saith
                   ,
                   that
                   Comets
                   were
                   made
                   to
                   the
                   End
                   the
                   Aethereal
                   Region
                   might
                   not
                   be
                   more
                   void
                   of
                   Monsters
                   ,
                   than
                   the
                   Ocean
                   is
                   of
                   Whales
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   grand
                   thieving
                   Fishes
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   a
                   gross
                   fatness
                   being
                   gathered
                   together
                   as
                   Excrements
                   into
                   an
                   Aposthume
                   ,
                   the
                   Coelestial
                   Air
                   might
                   thereby
                   be
                   purged
                   ,
                   lest
                   the
                   Sun
                   should
                   be
                   obscured
                   ,
                   as
                   partly
                   he
                   was
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   1547.
                   from
                   the
                   24.
                   to
                   the
                   28.
                   of
                   April
                   ;
                   or
                   for
                   a
                   whole
                   Year
                   together
                   ,
                   as
                   in
                   that
                   wherein
                   
                     Julius
                     Caesar
                  
                   was
                   slain
                   ,
                   when
                   being
                   made
                   weak
                   by
                   a
                   Murrey
                   or
                   Bloody
                   colour
                   ,
                   he
                   cast
                   but
                   a
                   dim
                   and
                   disdainful
                   Light.
                   And
                   (
                   lib.
                   3.
                   )
                   he
                   proceeds
                   to
                   the
                   significations
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   1607.
                   unto
                   which
                   he
                   attributes
                   Drought
                   ,
                   Scarcity
                   of
                   Corn
                   ,
                   and
                   many
                   other
                   Evils
                   ;
                   adding
                   withal
                   that
                   the
                   wisest
                   of
                   Historians
                   and
                   Philosophers
                   testifie
                   ,
                   That
                   Infelicities
                   and
                   Miseries
                   have
                   always
                   succeeded
                   Comets
                   ,
                   not
                   only
                   by
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   Princes
                   ,
                   and
                   changes
                   thence
                   ensuing
                   ,
                   but
                   by
                   a
                   thousand
                   other
                   ways
                   :
                   And
                   sums
                   up
                   the
                   Troubles
                   and
                   Calamities
                   which
                   followed
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   1531.
                   in
                   
                     Helvetia
                     ,
                     Saxony
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Baltique
                   Sea
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   1532.
                   in
                   Westphalia
                   and
                   Holland
                   .
                   That
                   of
                   1538.
                   in
                   England
                   :
                   That
                   of
                   1539.
                   in
                   
                     Misnia
                     ,
                     Thuringia
                     ,
                     Marchia
                     ,
                     Brudenburgica
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Brunswick
                   .
                   That
                   of
                   1558.
                   (
                   again
                   )
                   in
                   
                     England
                     ,
                     France
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Holland
                   .
                   So
                   likewise
                   that
                   of
                   the
                   Year
                   1569.
                   in
                   Saxony
                   ;
                   and
                   those
                   in
                   1577.
                   and
                   1580.
                   in
                   several
                   places
                   of
                   Germany
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   Which
                   done
                   ,
                   he
                   declares
                   the
                   Events
                   of
                   the
                   
                   Comet
                   in
                   1607.
                   and
                   his
                   Judgment
                   of
                   those
                   in
                   1618.
                   and
                   1619.
                   unto
                   which
                   I
                   refer
                   the
                   Reader
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   have
                   been
                   the
                   larger
                   in
                   these
                   Testimonies
                   of
                   Philosophers
                   ,
                   Poets
                   ,
                   Fathers
                   ,
                   Meteorologists
                   ,
                   and
                   Astronomers
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   end
                   all
                   rational
                   and
                   indifferent
                   Men
                   may
                   see
                   and
                   judge
                   ,
                   what
                   an
                   awful
                   regard
                   hath
                   ever
                   been
                   had
                   of
                   Comets
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   the
                   like
                   Prodigious
                   Meteors
                   ,
                   amongst
                   the
                   Learned
                   ;
                   and
                   how
                   far
                   differing
                   from
                   the
                   too
                   prejudicate
                   and
                   uncharitable
                   Censures
                   of
                   some
                   silly
                   Sciolists
                   of
                   this
                   Age
                   ,
                   who
                   judge
                   of
                   all
                   things
                   but
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   shallow
                   Current
                   of
                   their
                   own
                   Fancies
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   cherish
                   the
                   predominant
                   Humour
                   of
                   these
                   giddy
                   times
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   for
                   Astrologers
                   ,
                   I
                   shall
                   not
                   produce
                   them
                   as
                   Witnesses
                   ,
                   but
                   Judges
                   ,
                   to
                   decide
                   the
                   Portents
                   of
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   new
                   Comet
                   in
                   December
                   ,
                   1652.
                   (
                   the
                   Occasion
                   of
                   this
                   Discourse
                   )
                   and
                   which
                   now
                   I
                   come
                   to
                   handle
                   Astrologically
                   .
                   But
                   first
                   I
                   will
                   give
                   you
                   the
                   Place
                   and
                   Motion
                   thereof
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   Comet
                   ,
                   1652.
                   
                
                 
                   UPon
                   Wednesday
                   the
                   Eighth
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   1652.
                   
                   (
                   
                     Stilo
                     veteri
                  
                   )
                   about
                   Nine
                   a
                   Clock
                   at
                   Night
                   ,
                   I
                   first
                   beheld
                   this
                   Comet
                   below
                   the
                   hinder-most
                   Star
                   in
                   the
                   Constellation
                   of
                   the
                   Hare
                   ,
                   but
                   some
                   few
                   degrees
                   to
                   the
                   East
                   thereof
                   .
                   It
                   was
                   likewise
                   seen
                   the
                   same
                   Evening
                   by
                   Mr.
                   Childrey
                   of
                   Feversham
                   in
                   Kent
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   it
                   from
                   a
                   good
                   hand
                   )
                   but
                   neither
                   he
                   nor
                   my self
                   could
                   as
                   then
                   perceive
                   any
                   Tail
                   visible
                   ;
                   what
                   it
                   had
                   before
                   the
                   Moon
                   was
                   up
                   ,
                   I
                   know
                   not
                   .
                   I
                   have
                   heard
                   of
                   some
                   who
                   say
                   they
                   saw
                   it
                   the
                   sixth
                   or
                   seventh
                   day
                   :
                   And
                   't
                   is
                   very
                   probable
                   the
                   first
                   appearance
                   thereof
                   might
                   be
                   about
                   the
                   Full
                   Moon
                   ,
                   (
                   Dec.
                   5.
                   )
                   or
                   rather
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   suppose
                   )
                   upon
                   the
                   Quartile
                   of
                   
                   Jupiter
                   and
                   Mars
                   ,
                   Celebrated
                   the
                   seventh
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   whereof
                   more
                   hereafter
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   9
                   th
                   .
                   day
                   betwixt
                   7
                   and
                   8
                   in
                   the
                   Evening
                   ,
                   I
                   saw
                   it
                   the
                   second
                   time
                   ,
                   under
                   the
                   Foot
                   of
                   Orion
                   ,
                   not
                   far
                   from
                   the
                   Hares
                   Eye
                   ;
                   and
                   then
                   there
                   appeared
                   a
                   dim
                   Tail
                   directly
                   opposed
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   but
                   after
                   the
                   Moon
                   rose
                   ,
                   the
                   Tail
                   was
                   hardly
                   visible
                   .
                   This
                   Evening
                   also
                   it
                   was
                   observed
                   by
                   the
                   Astronomical
                   Reader
                   of
                   Gresham
                   Colledge
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   am
                   inform'd
                   )
                   and
                   afterwards
                   (
                   so
                   often
                   as
                   the
                   Air
                   would
                   permit
                   him
                   )
                   till
                   it
                   vanished
                   .
                   It
                   is
                   my
                   unhappiness
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   acquainted
                   with
                   the
                   Gentleman
                   :
                   Yet
                   (
                   by
                   the
                   means
                   of
                   a
                   Noble
                   Friend
                   )
                   I
                   obtained
                   the
                   Longitude
                   and
                   Latitude
                   thereof
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   had
                   found
                   the
                   same
                   by
                   Instrument
                   ,
                   from
                   whence
                   I
                   have
                   since
                   Calculated
                   its
                   Declination
                   every
                   day
                   ,
                   and
                   here
                   together
                   present
                   them
                   the
                   Reader
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           Ephemeris
                           Cometae
                           ,
                           Anni
                        
                         1652.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         Decemb.
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           Hor.
                           Min.
                        
                         
                      
                       
                         Longitude
                         .
                      
                       
                         Latitude
                         .
                      
                       
                         Declination
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         9
                      
                       
                         7
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                         ♊
                         .
                      
                       
                         10
                      
                       
                         0′
                         .
                      
                       
                         39°
                      
                       
                         10′
                      
                       
                         A.
                         
                      
                       
                         16°
                      
                       
                         46′
                      
                       
                         A.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         10
                      
                       
                         7
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         5
                      
                       
                         29
                      
                       
                         27
                      
                       
                         51
                      
                       
                         A.
                         
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         4
                      
                       
                         A.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         11
                      
                       
                         11
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         2
                      
                       
                         45
                      
                       
                         18
                      
                       
                         20
                      
                       
                         A.
                         
                      
                       
                         2
                      
                       
                         46
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         12
                      
                       
                         7
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         1
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         9
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         A.
                         
                      
                       
                         11
                      
                       
                         36
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         14
                      
                       
                         11
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                         ♉
                         .
                      
                       
                         27
                      
                       
                         30
                      
                       
                         4
                      
                       
                         55
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         24
                      
                       
                         21
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         15
                      
                       
                         10
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         25
                      
                       
                         30
                      
                       
                         9
                      
                       
                         10
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         28
                      
                       
                         4
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         16
                      
                       
                         10
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         23
                      
                       
                         45
                      
                       
                         14
                      
                       
                         10
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         32
                      
                       
                         25
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         18
                      
                       
                         9
                      
                       
                         30
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         22
                      
                       
                         50
                      
                       
                         19
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         36
                      
                       
                         48
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         19
                      
                       
                         9
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         21
                      
                       
                         40
                      
                       
                         21
                      
                       
                         30
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         38
                      
                       
                         50
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         21
                      
                       
                         9
                      
                       
                         30
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         20
                      
                       
                         40
                      
                       
                         25
                      
                       
                         30
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         42
                      
                       
                         19
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         22
                      
                       
                         8
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         20
                      
                       
                         25
                      
                       
                         26
                      
                       
                         45
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         43
                      
                       
                         25
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         23
                      
                       
                         10
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         20
                      
                       
                         10
                      
                       
                         28
                      
                       
                         10
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         44
                      
                       
                         39
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         25
                      
                       
                         10
                      
                       
                         0
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         19
                      
                       
                         30
                      
                       
                         30
                      
                       
                         35
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         46
                      
                       
                         41
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         30
                      
                       
                         6
                      
                       
                         10
                      
                       
                         V.
                         
                      
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         18
                      
                       
                         50
                      
                       
                         33
                      
                       
                         30
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                       
                         49
                      
                       
                         9
                      
                       
                         B.
                         
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                 
                   By
                   which
                   we
                   see
                   it
                   continued
                   from
                   the
                   6
                   ,
                   7
                   ,
                   or
                   8.
                   day
                   of
                   December
                   till
                   the
                   30.
                   (
                   at
                   the
                   least
                   )
                   on
                   or
                   about
                   which
                   day
                   it
                   vanished
                   betwixt
                   Perseus
                   his
                   Sword
                   and
                   Cassiopeia
                   ;
                   having
                   run
                   through
                   the
                   first
                   ten
                   degrees
                   of
                   Gemini
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   last
                   eleven
                   degrees
                   and
                   ten
                   minutes
                   of
                   Taurus
                   ,
                   by
                   a
                   Retrograde
                   Motion
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   perpetually
                   decreasing
                   .
                   It
                   changed
                   its
                   Latitude
                   from
                   South
                   to
                   North
                   ,
                   intersecting
                   the
                   Ecliptique
                   about
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   Gemini
                   .
                   It
                   was
                   
                     Stella
                     Caudata
                  
                   ,
                   not
                   Crinita
                   ,
                   as
                   some
                   supposed
                   ,
                   because
                   it
                   had
                   a
                   visible
                   Tail
                   projected
                   towards
                   the
                   North-East
                   parts
                   of
                   the
                   Earth
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   let
                   us
                   hear
                   ,
                   and
                   adhere
                   to
                   the
                   Doctrine
                   of
                   
                     Ptolemy
                     ,
                     lib.
                  
                   2.
                   cap.
                   8.
                   
                   
                     Observandi
                     sunt
                     &
                     Cometae
                     ,
                     sive
                     in
                     deliquiis
                     ,
                     sive
                     alio
                     quovis
                     tempore
                     effulserint
                     in
                     universalium
                     eventuum
                     consideratione
                     ,
                     quales
                     sunt
                     quae
                     vocantur
                     Trabes
                     ,
                     Tubae
                     ,
                     Dolia
                     ac
                     hujusmodi
                     ;
                     etenim
                     Effectus
                     hae
                     pariunt
                     ,
                     quales
                     à
                  
                   Marte
                   
                     cientur
                     ,
                     ac
                  
                   Mercurio
                   ;
                   
                     ut
                     Bella
                     Aestus
                     ,
                     motus
                     turbulentos
                     ,
                     &
                     alia
                     quae
                     ista
                     sequi
                     consueverunt
                     .
                     Caeterum
                     quibus
                     locis
                     minitentur
                     &
                     intentent
                     effectus
                     suos
                     ,
                     ostendunt
                     Zodiaci
                     partes
                     ,
                     sub
                     quibus
                     collectae
                     ipsae
                     &
                     incensae
                     ,
                     primum
                     exarserint
                     ;
                     tum
                     inclinationes
                     Comarum
                     Crinitae
                     pro
                     rationae
                     formae
                     .
                     Ex
                     ipsa
                     verò
                     Collectionis
                     ardentis
                     velut
                     facie
                     ac
                     forma
                     ,
                     affectionis
                     species
                     &
                     res
                     ,
                     in
                     quam
                     illa
                     pervasura
                     est
                     ,
                     innotescet
                     ;
                     duratio
                     flammae
                     de
                     eventuum
                     intensione
                     aut
                     remissione
                     ,
                     habitudo
                     ad
                     solem
                     de
                     initio
                     eorundem
                     ,
                     quando
                     primum
                     invadent
                     ,
                     decebit
                     .
                     Nam
                     cum
                     Matutinae
                     fuerint
                     ,
                     diuque
                     flagrant
                     ,
                     celeriores
                     :
                     Sin
                     Vespertinae
                     ,
                     tardiores
                     eventus
                     arguunt
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   The
                   Genuine
                   sense
                   and
                   meaning
                   whereof
                   ,
                   is
                   thus
                   in
                   the
                   Englsh.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     In
                     the
                     Consideration
                     of
                     general
                     Events
                     ,
                     Comets
                     are
                     also
                     to
                     be
                     observed
                     ,
                     whether
                     they
                     appear
                     in
                     Eclipses
                     ,
                     or
                     at
                     any
                     other
                     time
                     ,
                     or
                     of
                     what
                     form
                     or
                     name
                     soever
                     they
                     be
                     ;
                     for
                     they
                     produce
                     Effects
                     like
                     those
                     that
                     be
                     caused
                     of
                     Mars
                     and
                     Mercury
                     ;
                     as
                     Wars
                     ,
                     Strifes
                     ,
                     Turbulent
                     Motions
                     ,
                     and
                     such
                     other
                     Events
                     as
                     usually
                     follow
                     these
                     .
                     But
                     unto
                     what
                     places
                     they
                     menace
                     and
                     threaten
                     their
                     Effects
                     ,
                     those
                     parts
                     of
                     the
                     Zodiack
                     in
                     which
                     they
                     are
                     first
                     collected
                     and
                     fixed
                     ,
                     as
                     also
                     the
                     inclinations
                     of
                     the
                     Comets
                     Rays
                     (
                     in
                     respect
                     of
                     the
                     form
                     thereof
                     )
                     do
                     declare
                     .
                     But
                     by
                     the
                     Face
                     and
                     Shape
                     ,
                     as
                     it
                     were
                     ,
                     of
                     that
                     blazing
                     Substance
                     ,
                     the
                     kind
                     of
                     the
                     Effect
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Matter
                     into
                     which
                     it
                     will
                     change
                     ,
                     shall
                     be
                     known
                     .
                     The
                     duration
                     of
                     the
                     Flame
                     shall
                     inform
                     us
                     of
                     the
                     intention
                     or
                     remission
                     of
                     the
                     Events
                     :
                     The
                     Comets
                     positure
                     to
                     the
                     Sun
                     ,
                     the
                     beginning
                     of
                     their
                     Operation
                     :
                     For
                     ,
                     when
                     they
                     are
                     Matutine
                     and
                     burn
                     long
                     ,
                     they
                     argue
                     swifter
                     Events
                     ;
                     but
                     being
                     Vespertine
                     ,
                     slower
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   By
                   which
                   words
                   Ptolemy
                   insinuateth
                   three
                   things
                   to
                   be
                   considered
                   in
                   Comets
                   ,
                   viz.
                   The
                   Quality
                   ,
                   Place
                   ,
                   and
                   Time
                   of
                   their
                   Effects
                   .
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                   For
                   the
                   Quality
                   or
                   Nature
                   thereof
                   ;
                   I
                   am
                   tyed
                   by
                   the
                   Rules
                   of
                   Art
                   ,
                   to
                   consider
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   first
                   place
                   )
                   the
                   Situation
                   of
                   the
                   Orb
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   beginning
                   ,
                   or
                   middle
                   appearance
                   of
                   a
                   Comet
                   ,
                   or
                   else
                   to
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   the
                   swiftest
                   Motion
                   thereof
                   :
                   But
                   forasmuch
                   as
                   not
                   one
                   of
                   those
                   three
                   times
                   can
                   certainly
                   be
                   known
                   ,
                   I
                   am
                   resolved
                   (
                   by
                   the
                   Examples
                   of
                   
                     Haly
                     ,
                     Cardan
                     ,
                     Longomontanus
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   others
                   )
                   to
                   Examine
                   the
                   Figures
                   of
                   Heaven
                   erected
                   to
                   the
                   Full
                   Moon
                   of
                   Decemb.
                   5.
                   at
                   2.
                   
                   a
                   Clock
                   and
                   26
                   Minutes
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   :
                   And
                   the
                   Quartile
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   and
                   Mars
                   ,
                   the
                   7
                   th
                   .
                   of
                   December
                   ,
                   at
                   6
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   ;
                   at
                   or
                   near
                   upon
                   which
                   times
                   this
                   Comet
                   (
                   questionless
                   )
                   appeared
                   .
                   And
                   that
                   Planet
                   which
                   shall
                   be
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   place
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   preceding
                   Angle
                   ,
                   (
                   because
                   the
                   Motion
                   thereof
                   was
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   succession
                   of
                   Signs
                   )
                   I
                   shall
                   take
                   to
                   be
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   Figure
                   ,
                   and
                   Comet
                   ,
                   and
                   consequently
                   the
                   Significator
                   of
                   future
                   Events
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Full
                   Moon
                   preceding
                   (
                   or
                   incident
                   with
                   )
                   this
                   Comet
                   ,
                   the
                   Moon
                   was
                   above
                   the
                   Earth
                   (
                   and
                   so
                   the
                   Luminary
                   of
                   the
                   time
                   )
                   in
                   the
                   24.
                   degree
                   of
                   Gemini
                   ;
                   whereof
                   Mercury
                   is
                   Dispositer
                   ,
                   and
                   together
                   with
                   the
                   Sun
                   opposing
                   her
                   ,
                   Mars
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   Angle
                   preceding
                   ,
                   applying
                   to
                   a
                   Quartile
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   and
                   upon
                   the
                   Cuspe
                   of
                   the
                   Ascendant
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Quartile
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   and
                   Mars
                   ,
                   the
                   27.
                   degree
                   of
                   Taurus
                   is
                   the
                   Cuspe
                   of
                   the
                   West
                   Angle
                   ,
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   of
                   
                     Gemini
                     (
                     viz.
                  
                   24.
                   degrees
                   thereof
                   )
                   being
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Angle
                   ,
                   and
                   therewith
                   the
                   Comet
                   :
                   Mercury
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   place
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   ;
                   Mars
                   of
                   the
                   Angle
                   precedent
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Moon
                   in
                   Quartile
                   to
                   Mars
                   ,
                   and
                   oppos'd
                   to
                   Jupiter
                   .
                
                 
                   Whereby
                   it
                   appears
                   ,
                   that
                   Mercury
                   and
                   Mars
                   are
                   as
                   well
                   the
                   Accidental
                   ,
                   as
                   Natural
                   Lords
                   of
                   this
                   Comet
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   the
                   Events
                   thereon
                   depending
                   of
                   their
                   Nature
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Secondly
                   ,
                   we
                   must
                   consider
                   it
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   colour
                   thereof
                   :
                   
                     Color
                     enim
                     significat
                     naturam
                     Planetae
                     dominantis
                  
                   ;
                   for
                   ,
                   the
                   colour
                   of
                   a
                   Comet
                   signifies
                   the
                   Nature
                   of
                   the
                   Ruling
                   Planet
                   .
                   This
                   was
                   of
                   a
                   Fiery
                   Red
                   ,
                   but
                   mixed
                   with
                   a
                   dusky
                   Silver
                   colour
                   ,
                   which
                   made
                   it
                   look
                   but
                   dim
                   in
                   appearance
                   ,
                   (
                   unless
                   in
                   clear
                   Nights
                   before
                   the
                   Moon
                   was
                   up
                   ,
                   for
                   then
                   it
                   look'd
                   more
                   Rutilant
                   :
                   )
                   and
                   therefore
                   it
                   was
                   likewise
                   in
                   this
                   respect
                   of
                   the
                   Nature
                   
                   of
                   Mars
                   and
                   Mercury
                   ,
                   as
                   shall
                   also
                   be
                   the
                   Effects
                   thereof
                   ;
                   which
                   nevertheless
                   will
                   not
                   be
                   so
                   Noble
                   ,
                   as
                   if
                   it
                   had
                   been
                   of
                   a
                   more
                   Glorious
                   and
                   Splendent
                   colour
                   ;
                   
                     Stella
                     ,
                     quo
                     magis
                     est
                     lucida
                     ,
                     eo
                     nobilioris
                     censetur
                     naturae
                  
                   :
                   By
                   how
                   much
                   brighter
                   any
                   Star
                   or
                   Comet
                   is
                   ,
                   by
                   so
                   much
                   it
                   is
                   supposed
                   to
                   be
                   of
                   a
                   more
                   Noble
                   Nature
                   .
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   The
                   Form
                   or
                   Shape
                   thereof
                   is
                   next
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   ;
                   for
                   this
                   also
                   partly
                   denotes
                   the
                   Nature
                   of
                   the
                   Planet
                   unto
                   which
                   it
                   belongs
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   consequence
                   the
                   quality
                   of
                   the
                   Effects
                   :
                   
                     Quae
                     Crinita
                     ,
                     versicolor
                     ,
                     vel
                     bene
                     caudata
                     ,
                  
                   Mercurius
                   est
                   .
                   The
                   Comet
                   that
                   is
                   Hairy
                   ,
                   of
                   sundry
                   colours
                   ,
                   or
                   very
                   much
                   Tailed
                   ,
                   belongs
                   to
                   Mercury
                   .
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                   The
                   fourth
                   thing
                   considerable
                   (
                   as
                   to
                   the
                   Nature
                   of
                   its
                   Effects
                   )
                   is
                   the
                   Magnitude
                   thereof
                   ,
                   (
                   I
                   mean
                   ,
                   first
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Head
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   )
                   for
                   the
                   knowledge
                   of
                   which
                   there
                   are
                   three
                   things
                   necessarily
                   required
                   .
                   
                     
                       1.
                       
                       The
                       apparent
                       Diameter
                       of
                       its
                       Discus
                       .
                    
                     
                       2.
                       
                       The
                       Distance
                       thereof
                       from
                       the
                       Center
                       of
                       the
                       Earth
                       .
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                       That
                       the
                       Head
                       thereof
                       be
                       Sphaerical
                       ,
                       or
                       near
                       Sphaerical
                       .
                    
                  
                
                 
                   But
                   for
                   my
                   own
                   part
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   was
                   not
                   furnished
                   with
                   Instruments
                   proper
                   for
                   this
                   purpose
                   ,
                   so
                   I
                   cannot
                   hear
                   of
                   any
                   one
                   of
                   our
                   Learned
                   English
                   Astronomers
                   (
                   and
                   we
                   have
                   not
                   a
                   few
                   such
                   in
                   Oxford
                   and
                   elsewhere
                   in
                   England
                   )
                   unless
                   at
                   London
                   ,
                   the
                   Reader
                   of
                   Gresham
                   Colledge
                   ,
                   that
                   made
                   any
                   Curious
                   Observations
                   thereof
                   :
                   What
                   was
                   done
                   by
                   
                     Gassendus
                     ,
                     Bullialdus
                     ,
                     Hevelius
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Famous
                   Observers
                   in
                   Foreign
                   Parts
                   ,
                   will
                   doubtless
                   e're
                   long
                   be
                   produced
                   to
                   Light.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Diameter
                   of
                   it
                   (
                   as
                   it
                   appear'd
                   to
                   the
                   Eye
                   )
                   was
                   not
                   so
                   little
                   as
                   15
                   Inches
                   ,
                   (
                   I
                   mean
                   ,
                   when
                   it
                   seemed
                   
                   greatest
                   :
                   )
                   And
                   therefore
                   if
                   ,
                   as
                   saith
                   the
                   Gentleman
                   ,
                   formerly
                   ,
                   and
                   but
                   now
                   instanced
                   ,
                   All
                   the
                   Symptoms
                   thereof
                   agree
                   with
                   those
                   which
                   have
                   been
                   evinced
                   to
                   be
                   Coelestial
                   ,
                   it
                   must
                   needs
                   be
                   of
                   a
                   huge
                   and
                   incredible
                   Magnitude
                   :
                   Which
                   imports
                   the
                   Fame
                   ,
                   Renown
                   ,
                   and
                   Vehemency
                   of
                   its
                   Effects
                   :
                   For
                   ,
                   
                     quo
                     major
                     est
                     ,
                     Stella
                     ,
                     eo
                     est
                     Efficacior
                     .
                  
                   The
                   greater
                   any
                   Star
                   or
                   Comet
                   is
                   ,
                   the
                   more
                   Efficacious
                   .
                   Nevertheless
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   true
                   ,
                   and
                   I
                   instance
                   it
                   by
                   way
                   of
                   Caution
                   ,
                   that
                   lesser
                   Stars
                   do
                   often-times
                   Operate
                   more
                   effectually
                   upon
                   Sublunary
                   things
                   ,
                   than
                   others
                   that
                   be
                   greater
                   ;
                   but
                   it
                   is
                   when
                   nearer
                   thereunto
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   like
                   knowledge
                   should
                   (
                   next
                   )
                   be
                   had
                   of
                   the
                   Magnitude
                   of
                   the
                   Tail
                   thereof
                   ,
                   (
                   which
                   nevertheless
                   is
                   more
                   uncertain
                   ,
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   the
                   inconstant
                   vibration
                   and
                   ejection
                   of
                   its
                   Rays
                   ,
                   )
                   but
                   having
                   not
                   the
                   distance
                   of
                   the
                   Comets
                   Head
                   ,
                   nor
                   the
                   distance
                   of
                   the
                   extremity
                   of
                   the
                   Tail
                   thereof
                   from
                   the
                   Centre
                   of
                   the
                   Earth
                   ;
                   neither
                   the
                   apparent
                   distance
                   of
                   the
                   Head
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   extremity
                   of
                   the
                   Tail
                   ;
                   (
                   which
                   three
                   things
                   are
                   necessarily
                   requisite
                   hereunto
                   ,
                   )
                   I
                   forbear
                   further
                   mention
                   thereof
                   .
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                   The
                   Fifth
                   and
                   last
                   thing
                   Observable
                   are
                   the
                   Fixed
                   Stars
                   ,
                   near
                   to
                   which
                   this
                   Comet
                   first
                   appeared
                   .
                   Touching
                   which
                   ,
                   we
                   must
                   note
                   ,
                   That
                   this
                   Comet
                   first
                   began
                   in
                   the
                   last
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Bull
                   's
                   Asterism
                   ,
                   wherein
                   are
                   the
                   Horns
                   of
                   the
                   Bull
                   ,
                   Aldebaran
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Hyades
                   ,
                   Stars
                   so
                   called
                   ,
                   of
                   the
                   Nature
                   of
                   Mars
                   :
                   So
                   likewise
                   the
                   Buckler
                   ,
                   Foot
                   ,
                   and
                   left
                   Shoulder
                   of
                   Orion
                   ;
                   of
                   the
                   Nature
                   of
                   
                     Mars
                     ,
                     Mercury
                     ,
                     Jupiter
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Saturn
                   ;
                   and
                   which
                   are
                   usually
                   the
                   Causes
                   of
                   Lightning
                   ,
                   Thunder
                   ,
                   and
                   Fiery
                   Impressions
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   then
                   it
                   appears
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   quality
                   of
                   the
                   Events
                   presaged
                   by
                   this
                   Comet
                   ,
                   are
                   clearly
                   of
                   the
                   Nature
                   of
                   Mercury
                   and
                   Mars
                   :
                   And
                   to
                   tell
                   you
                   what
                   they
                   are
                   ,
                   is
                   the
                   next
                   thing
                   intended
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   The
                   Dominion
                   of
                   Mercury
                   portends
                   great
                   Calamity
                   unto
                   all
                   those
                   that
                   Live
                   by
                   their
                   own
                   Industry
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   as
                   love
                   and
                   favour
                   the
                   Muses
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   some
                   great
                   Personage
                   ,
                   Wars
                   ,
                   Famine
                   ,
                   and
                   Pestilence
                   ;
                   of
                   Diseases
                   ,
                   the
                   Phrenzy
                   ,
                   Lethargy
                   ,
                   Epilepsie
                   ,
                   and
                   griefs
                   of
                   the
                   Head.
                   
                
                 
                   Mars
                   presageth
                   of
                   Sickly
                   ,
                   Contagious
                   ,
                   and
                   unpleasant
                   Winds
                   ,
                   the
                   drying
                   up
                   of
                   Fountains
                   and
                   Rivers
                   ,
                   Scarcity
                   and
                   Putrefaction
                   of
                   Fruits
                   ;
                   much
                   ,
                   and
                   often
                   Thunder
                   ,
                   Coruscations
                   ,
                   and
                   Lightning
                   :
                   The
                   Seas
                   pester'd
                   and
                   troubled
                   more
                   than
                   ordinary
                   with
                   frequent
                   Ship-wracks
                   ;
                   of
                   Brawlings
                   ,
                   Contentions
                   ,
                   Wars
                   ,
                   Vexations
                   ,
                   Tumults
                   ,
                   Seditions
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Mischiefs
                   .
                   Of
                   Diseases
                   ,
                   most
                   cruel
                   Dysenteries
                   (
                   or
                   Bloody-Fluxes
                   )
                   Pestilent
                   Fevers
                   ,
                   and
                   Tertian
                   Agues
                   ,
                   and
                   Swellings
                   (
                   full
                   of
                   heat
                   and
                   redness
                   )
                   commonly
                   called
                   St.
                   
                   Anthony's
                   Fire
                   ,
                   Phrensies
                   ,
                   Untimely
                   Births
                   ,
                   and
                   hot
                   Sicknesses
                   ;
                   the
                   Hemorrhoides
                   (
                   or
                   Piles
                   )
                   Dotages
                   ,
                   Acute
                   and
                   Chronick
                   Diseases
                   ,
                   with
                   others
                   of
                   like
                   Nature
                   .
                   And
                   (
                   saith
                   
                     Cardan
                     .
                     )
                     habet
                     ut
                     dixi
                     semper
                     hoc
                     praecipuum
                     Cometes
                     à
                     deliquio
                     distinctum
                     ut
                     Martis
                     de
                  
                   Mercurio
                   
                     furentium
                     damna
                     significet
                  
                   .
                   A
                   Comet
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   told
                   you
                   )
                   hath
                   always
                   this
                   special
                   distinction
                   from
                   an
                   Eclipse
                   ,
                   That
                   it
                   signifies
                   losses
                   and
                   hurt
                   to
                   be
                   done
                   by
                   the
                   Outrages
                   of
                   Souldiers
                   and
                   Mercurialists
                   .
                   He
                   adds
                   further
                   ,
                   
                     Dissidium
                     &
                     permutationem
                     Fulgura
                     ,
                     Tonitrua
                     ,
                     Terrae
                     Motus
                     ,
                     Ventos
                     graves
                     ,
                     Saevas
                     tempestates
                     ,
                     Novas
                     Artes
                     &
                     Inventiones
                     ,
                     omnes
                     tamen
                     humano
                     generi
                     perniciosas
                     :
                  
                   That
                   is
                   ,
                   Deceit
                   and
                   Bartering
                   ,
                   Thunder
                   and
                   Lightning
                   ,
                   Earthquakes
                   ,
                   Grievous
                   Winds
                   ,
                   Cruel
                   Tempests
                   ,
                   New
                   Arts
                   and
                   Inventions
                   ,
                   yet
                   those
                   Mischievous
                   to
                   Humane
                   kind
                   .
                
                 
                   Moreover
                   ,
                   the
                   same
                   Cardan
                   tells
                   us
                   ,
                   (
                   Seg.
                   3.
                   
                   Aphor.
                   117.
                   )
                   
                     Cometae
                     Mobiles
                     bella
                     indicant
                     ab
                     externis
                  
                   :
                   
                   That
                   movable
                   Comets
                   do
                   proclaim
                   Wars
                   ,
                   from
                   ,
                   or
                   by
                   means
                   of
                   Foreigners
                   and
                   Strangers
                   .
                   Again
                   (
                   in
                   another
                   place
                   )
                   
                     Semper
                     videntur
                     ,
                     quae
                     contra
                     ordinem
                     Signorum
                     feruntur
                     ,
                     mutationes
                     Legum
                     significare
                     .
                  
                   Those
                   Comets
                   which
                   are
                   moved
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   Order
                   of
                   the
                   Signs
                   ,
                   are
                   always
                   observed
                   to
                   signifie
                   Change
                   of
                   Laws
                   :
                   And
                   he
                   gives
                   the
                   Reason
                   thereof
                   ,
                   
                     Quod
                     motus
                     is
                     primi
                     Coeli
                     fit
                     ,
                     atque
                     ob
                     id
                     à
                     Deo
                     vel
                     supremo
                     Rectore
                     :
                  
                   Because
                   that
                   motion
                   follows
                   the
                   
                     Primum
                     Mobile
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   is
                   therefore
                   from
                   God
                   ,
                   or
                   other
                   Supream
                   Governour
                   of
                   our
                   Affairs
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Haly
                     Rhadoan
                  
                   is
                   likewise
                   of
                   Opinion
                   ,
                   that
                   a
                   Retrograde
                   Comet
                   doth
                   signifie
                   ,
                   
                     Haereses
                     &
                     Legum
                     turbas
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   Heresies
                   and
                   varieties
                   of
                   Laws
                   ,
                   than
                   which
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   none
                   are
                   crueller
                   ,
                   seeing
                   that
                   in
                   all
                   other
                   Evils
                   ,
                   Men
                   may
                   know
                   they
                   work
                   Mischiefs
                   ,
                   but
                   in
                   the
                   Breaches
                   and
                   Debates
                   of
                   Laws
                   and
                   Heresies
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   Wars
                   that
                   be
                   raised
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   different
                   Laws
                   ;
                   when
                   Men
                   exercise
                   their
                   Cruelty
                   upon
                   Infants
                   and
                   little
                   Children
                   ,
                   and
                   kill
                   Men
                   with
                   Torments
                   and
                   Fire
                   ;
                   lead
                   away
                   Captives
                   into
                   Bondage
                   ,
                   spoil
                   the
                   Fields
                   ,
                   and
                   destroy
                   whole
                   Cities
                   with
                   Fire
                   ,
                   some
                   think
                   they
                   do
                   God
                   good
                   Service
                   ,
                   others
                   play
                   the
                   Hypocrites
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   our
                   Learned
                   
                     Dee
                     ,
                     Aphor.
                  
                   88.
                   plainly
                   tells
                   us
                   ,
                   that
                   
                     Planeta
                     Retrogradus
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   
                   A
                   Retrograde
                   Planet
                   ,
                   or
                   Comet
                   ,
                   seems
                   after
                   a
                   sort
                   to
                   infringe
                   the
                   constant
                   Order
                   of
                   Nature
                   ,
                   in
                   that
                   it
                   finishes
                   its
                   daily
                   Motion
                   in
                   shorter
                   time
                   than
                   doth
                   the
                   Aequator
                   it self
                   .
                
                 
                   Let
                   us
                   yet
                   hear
                   what
                   Junctinus
                   says
                   ,
                   fol.
                   318.
                   
                   
                     Si
                     apparuerit
                     aliqua
                     ex
                     Stellis
                     ,
                     Cometis
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   If
                   any
                   one
                   Comet
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   shall
                   appear
                   in
                   Gemini
                   ,
                   it
                   foreshews
                   an
                   appearance
                   of
                   Wantonness
                   and
                   Fornication
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   Reverence
                   of
                   Venereal
                   Incests
                   in
                   Men
                   :
                   That
                   Religious
                   Persons
                   ,
                   and
                   Men
                   serving
                   God
                   ,
                   shall
                   be
                   cast
                   down
                   ,
                   and
                   nothing
                   regarded
                   .
                   It
                   shall
                   signifie
                   
                   Brawling
                   and
                   Contention
                   ,
                   Seed-Plots
                   of
                   War
                   and
                   Sicknesses
                   ,
                   whereby
                   shall
                   follow
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   Children
                   and
                   Young
                   Men
                   especially
                   :
                   Moreover
                   ,
                   Abortive-Births
                   ,
                   Destruction
                   of
                   Birds
                   ,
                   Famine
                   ,
                   Thunder
                   ,
                   and
                   Coruscations
                   ,
                   with
                   strong
                   Winds
                   that
                   shall
                   tear
                   up
                   young
                   Trees
                   by
                   the
                   middle
                   .
                
                 
                   Again
                   ,
                   
                     Si
                     apparuerit
                     aliqui
                     ex
                     Stellis
                     Cometis
                     in
                  
                   Tauro
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   If
                   any
                   Comet
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   shall
                   appear
                   in
                   Taurus
                   ,
                   it
                   imports
                   the
                   bad
                   state
                   and
                   condition
                   of
                   Men
                   ,
                   that
                   little
                   of
                   good
                   shall
                   befall
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Injuries
                   of
                   Rebels
                   ,
                   that
                   be
                   in
                   those
                   Regions
                   ,
                   or
                   Countries
                   towards
                   them
                   .
                   It
                   is
                   also
                   wont
                   to
                   portend
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   some
                   Great
                   Man
                   ,
                   Captivities
                   ,
                   Wrongs
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Toleration
                   of
                   Unlawful
                   things
                   .
                   Besides
                   ,
                   Detriment
                   unto
                   whole
                   Herds
                   and
                   Droves
                   of
                   Cattel
                   ,
                   strong
                   Winds
                   ,
                   Corruption
                   of
                   Corn
                   and
                   Fruits
                   ,
                   very
                   much
                   Cold
                   in
                   its
                   Season
                   ,
                   with
                   a
                   horrible
                   Earthquake
                   ,
                   Vehement
                   Sicknesses
                   ,
                   and
                   dry
                   Diseases
                   ,
                   as
                   Scabs
                   and
                   Itches
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   thus
                   much
                   of
                   the
                   Quality
                   ,
                   or
                   Nature
                   of
                   this
                   Comets
                   Effects
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   The
                   Second
                   thing
                   to
                   be
                   enquired
                   after
                   ,
                   are
                   the
                   Places
                   and
                   Persons
                   thereby
                   threatned
                   and
                   endanger'd
                   :
                   For
                   the
                   knowledge
                   whereof
                   ,
                   we
                   must
                   consider
                   ,
                   (
                   1.
                   )
                   The
                   inclination
                   of
                   the
                   Comets
                   Tail
                   ,
                   (
                   or
                   Rays
                   )
                   for
                   look
                   what
                   Regions
                   or
                   Countries
                   the
                   same
                   did
                   respect
                   ,
                   and
                   those
                   shall
                   (
                   more
                   or
                   less
                   )
                   be
                   endamaged
                   and
                   hurt
                   by
                   the
                   Effects
                   thereof
                   .
                   This
                   inclined
                   (
                   for
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   )
                   to
                   the
                   North-East
                   Nations
                   of
                   the
                   World
                   :
                   And
                   what
                   they
                   are
                   may
                   be
                   discerned
                   by
                   the
                   Globe
                   or
                   Map
                   ,
                   unto
                   which
                   I
                   refer
                   the
                   Reader
                   .
                   (
                   But
                   the
                   places
                   principally
                   designed
                   to
                   endure
                   its
                   Effects
                   ,
                   are
                   the
                   Countries
                   Subject
                   to
                   Gemini
                   and
                   Taurus
                   ,
                   through
                   which
                   it
                   moved
                   ;
                   and
                   those
                   are
                   (
                   according
                   to
                   
                     Origanus
                     )
                     Sardinia
                  
                   ,
                   part
                   of
                   
                     Lombardy
                     ,
                     Flanders
                     ,
                     Brabant
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Dukedom
                   of
                   
                     Wittemberge
                     ,
                     Hyrcania
                     ,
                     Armenia
                     ,
                     Mariana
                     ,
                     
                     Cirenaica
                     ,
                     Marmarica
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   the
                   lower
                   
                     Egypt
                     ,
                     Russia
                     ,
                     Alba
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Greater
                   Polonia
                   ,
                   the
                   North
                   of
                   Swedland
                   ,
                   all
                   
                     Ireland
                     ,
                     Lorrain
                     ,
                     Campania
                     ,
                     Switzerland
                     ,
                     Rhetia
                     ,
                     Franconia
                     ,
                     Parthia
                     ,
                     Persia
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   the
                   Cyclades
                   Islands
                   which
                   lye
                   between
                   Europe
                   and
                   
                     Asia
                     ,
                     Cyprus
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Coasts
                   of
                   the
                   Lesser
                   Asia
                   ;
                   —
                   more
                   particularly
                   the
                   Cities
                   of
                   
                     London
                     ,
                     Corduba
                     ,
                     Viterbium
                     ,
                     Cesena
                     ,
                     Turinum
                     ,
                     Vercellas
                     ,
                     Rhegium
                     ,
                     Lovain
                     ,
                     Bruges
                     ,
                     Moguntia
                     ,
                     Hasford
                     ,
                     Bamberge
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Noriberge
                   .
                   Moreover
                   ,
                   
                     Bononia
                     ,
                     Senas
                     ,
                     Mantua
                     ,
                     Tarentum
                     ,
                     Parma
                     ,
                     Lucerna
                     ,
                     Nants
                     ,
                     Wirizburge
                     ,
                     Carolostadium
                     ,
                     Lipsia
                     ,
                     Posania
                     ,
                     Guesna
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   Novogardia
                   (
                   in
                   Muscovia
                   .
                   )
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   So
                   likewise
                   the
                   Regions
                   unto
                   which
                   this
                   Comet
                   was
                   Vertical
                   :
                   For
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   
                     Origanus
                     ,
                     pag.
                  
                   525.
                   
                   
                     Cometae
                     illis
                     regionibus
                     imprimis
                     nocent
                     ;
                     quibus
                     sunt
                     verticales
                     ,
                     aut
                     in
                     quarum
                     sunt
                     signis
                  
                   :
                   Comets
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   do
                   especially
                   hurt
                   those
                   Regions
                   unto
                   which
                   they
                   are
                   Vertical
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   whose
                   Signs
                   they
                   happen
                   .
                   And
                   ,
                   our
                   Learned
                   Country-man
                   ,
                   Dr.
                   d
                   ee
                   ,
                   tells
                   us
                   ,
                   Aphor.
                   54.
                   
                   
                     Quo
                     magis
                     ad
                     perpendicularitatem
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   By
                   how
                   much
                   more
                   the
                   Radious
                   Axis
                   of
                   any
                   Star
                   ,
                   or
                   Comet
                   ,
                   comes
                   nearer
                   being
                   perpendicular
                   to
                   any
                   Elementary
                   Superficies
                   ,
                   by
                   so
                   much
                   more
                   powerfully
                   that
                   Star
                   or
                   Comet
                   pours
                   out
                   its
                   Vertues
                   upon
                   the
                   place
                   of
                   its
                   Incidence
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   the
                   specifical
                   Vertues
                   of
                   the
                   Stars
                   ,
                   and
                   Comets
                   ,
                   being
                   conveyed
                   to
                   us
                   by
                   their
                   Light
                   ;
                   the
                   fewer
                   the
                   Beams
                   are
                   that
                   fall
                   upon
                   the
                   Horizon
                   ,
                   the
                   less
                   shall
                   be
                   their
                   Vertue
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   fewer
                   Beams
                   fall
                   upon
                   the
                   place
                   of
                   the
                   Horizon
                   ,
                   in
                   their
                   Oblique
                   Position
                   ,
                   than
                   when
                   they
                   approach
                   nearer
                   to
                   ,
                   or
                   are
                   in
                   their
                   Perpendicularity
                   ,
                   is
                   evident
                   to
                   every
                   one
                   but
                   meanly
                   Versed
                   in
                   Geometry
                   and
                   the
                   Opticks
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   ,
                   what
                   the
                   Regions
                   and
                   Countries
                   be
                   unto
                   which
                   this
                   Comet
                   became
                   Perpendicular
                   ,
                   the
                   following
                   
                   Aphorism
                   will
                   determine
                   .
                   
                     Stella
                     verticales
                     sunt
                     illae
                     quae
                     tantam
                     habent
                     declinationem
                     ab
                     Aequinoctiali
                     ,
                     quanta
                     est
                     elevatio
                     Poli
                     illius
                     Regionis
                  
                   :
                   Stars
                   that
                   be
                   Vertical
                   ,
                   are
                   those
                   which
                   have
                   as
                   much
                   Declination
                   from
                   the
                   Equinoctial
                   ,
                   as
                   is
                   the
                   Elevation
                   of
                   the
                   Pole
                   ,
                   or
                   Latitude
                   of
                   the
                   place
                   .
                   And
                   therefore
                   all
                   the
                   Regions
                   ,
                   Kingdoms
                   ,
                   Common-wealths
                   ,
                   Countreys
                   and
                   Towns
                   ,
                   that
                   have
                   from
                   00.
                   degrees
                   ,
                   to
                   16.
                   degrees
                   ,
                   46
                   minutes
                   of
                   South
                   Latitude
                   ;
                   and
                   from
                   00.
                   degr
                   .
                   to
                   49°
                   .
                   9′
                   .
                   of
                   North
                   Latitude
                   ,
                   are
                   herein
                   principally
                   concern'd
                   .
                   I
                   'le
                   only
                   instance
                   some
                   few
                   eminent
                   places
                   on
                   this
                   side
                   the
                   Equator
                   ,
                   the
                   rest
                   you
                   may
                   see
                   in
                   the
                   Globe
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Alexandria
                     ,
                     in
                     Egypt
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ancona
                     ,
                     in
                     Italy
                     .
                  
                   
                     Athens
                     .
                  
                   
                     Avenio
                     ,
                     in
                     France
                     .
                  
                   
                     Babylon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Bactra
                     .
                  
                   
                     Barcino
                     ,
                     in
                     Catholon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Basilia
                     ,
                     in
                     Helvetia
                     .
                  
                   
                     Berna
                     ,
                     in
                     Helvetia
                     .
                  
                   
                     Bethlehem
                     .
                  
                   
                     Bononia
                     ,
                     in
                     Italy
                     .
                  
                   
                     Bourdeaux
                     in
                     France
                     .
                  
                   
                     Brundusium
                     .
                  
                   
                     Buda
                     ,
                     in
                     Hungary
                     .
                  
                   
                     Burgos
                     ,
                     in
                     Spain
                     .
                  
                   
                     Chartres
                     .
                  
                   
                     Compostella
                     .
                  
                   
                     Constantinople
                     .
                  
                   
                     Constance
                     .
                  
                   
                     Conimbria
                     ,
                     in
                     Portugal
                     .
                  
                   
                     Corduba
                     .
                  
                   
                     Corinthus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Dalmatia
                     ,
                     in
                     Egypt
                     .
                  
                   
                     Damascus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ephesus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ferraria
                     .
                  
                   
                     Fessa
                     .
                  
                   
                     Florence
                     .
                  
                   
                     Gades
                     ,
                     in
                     Spain
                     .
                  
                   
                     Genoua
                     ,
                     in
                     Italy
                     .
                  
                   
                     Goa
                     ,
                     in
                     India
                     .
                  
                   
                     Halicarnassus
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hamburgh
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hydruntum
                     .
                  
                   
                     Hierusalem
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ingolstade
                     .
                  
                   
                     Leyden
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lyons
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lisbon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lucca
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       S.
                       Malo.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     Mecha
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     Mexico
                     .
                  
                   
                     Morocco
                     .
                  
                   
                     Madrid
                     .
                  
                   
                     Millan
                     .
                  
                   
                     Messina
                     .
                  
                   
                     Marbon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Nants
                     .
                  
                   
                     Naples
                     .
                  
                   
                     Paris
                     .
                  
                   
                     Padua
                     .
                  
                   
                     Pampelona
                     ,
                     in
                     Navar.
                     
                  
                   
                     Pelusium
                     ,
                     in
                     Egypt
                     .
                  
                   
                     Poictiers
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ratisbon
                     .
                  
                   
                     Rochel
                     .
                  
                   
                     Rome
                     .
                  
                   
                     Salamanca
                     ,
                     in
                     Spain
                     .
                  
                   
                     Sena
                     ,
                     in
                     Hetruria
                     .
                  
                   
                     Syracuse
                     .
                  
                   
                     Smyrna
                     .
                  
                   
                     Thessalonica
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tholose
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tubinga
                     .
                  
                   
                     Turino
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tarraco
                     ,
                     in
                     Cathalo
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tirolis
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tours
                     ,
                     in
                     Spain
                     .
                  
                   
                     Valence
                     ,
                     in
                     Spain
                     .
                  
                   
                     Valladolid
                     ,
                     in
                     Spain
                     .
                  
                   
                     Venice
                     .
                  
                   
                     Vienna
                     ,
                     in
                     Austria
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ulms.
                     
                  
                   
                     Ulissippo
                     ,
                     in
                     Portugal
                     .
                  
                   
                     Urbinum
                     ,
                     in
                     Italy
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Here
                   it
                   may
                   be
                   objected
                   ,
                   whether
                   England
                   shall
                   not
                   suffer
                   by
                   the
                   Effects
                   of
                   this
                   Comet
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   other
                   places
                   ?
                   To
                   which
                   I
                   answer
                   ,
                   That
                   although
                   I
                   find
                   it
                   not
                   Vertical
                   to
                   any
                   part
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   yet
                   ,
                   I
                   must
                   needs
                   confess
                   ,
                   it
                   wanted
                   but
                   a
                   little
                   of
                   being
                   so
                   in
                   the
                   Southern
                   parts
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   cannot
                   therefore
                   be
                   exempted
                   from
                   sharing
                   with
                   other
                   places
                   in
                   the
                   Miseries
                   and
                   Calamities
                   threatned
                   them
                   ,
                   especially
                   London
                   ,
                   in
                   whose
                   Ascendant
                   the
                   Comet
                   first
                   appeared
                   .
                   Howbeit
                   ,
                   England
                   in
                   general
                   shall
                   not
                   suffer
                   by
                   it
                   so
                   extreamly
                   as
                   some
                   Provinces
                   and
                   Cities
                   of
                   
                     Italy
                     ,
                     France
                     ,
                     Spain
                     ,
                     Portugal
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   other
                   Countreys
                   under
                   whose
                   Ascendant
                   it
                   moved
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   whom
                   it
                   was
                   Vertical
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   was
                   a
                   Retrograde
                   Comet
                   in
                   Gemini
                   and
                   
                     Taurus
                     ,
                     Anno
                  
                   1553.
                   
                   That
                   immediately
                   preceded
                   a
                   great
                   Earthquake
                   and
                   horrible
                   Winds
                   in
                   the
                   Countreys
                   bordering
                   upon
                   the
                   Rhine
                   .
                   A
                   Schism
                   in
                   England
                   ,
                   a
                   
                   Famine
                   in
                   Germany
                   ,
                   an
                   Inundation
                   of
                   Waters
                   in
                   Polonia
                   ,
                   and
                   no
                   fewer
                   than
                   960
                   Houses
                   in
                   one
                   Town
                   in
                   Brabant
                   ,
                   all
                   of
                   them
                   burnt
                   and
                   consumed
                   by
                   Fire
                   .
                   The
                   Death
                   of
                   Clement
                   the
                   Seventh
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Millan
                   :
                   And
                   why
                   not
                   this
                   another
                   Earthquake
                   ,
                   and
                   Famine
                   in
                   Germany
                   ,
                   or
                   France
                   ?
                   A
                   fine
                   new
                   Schism
                   in
                   England
                   ;
                   or
                   another
                   such
                   Deluge
                   in
                   Polonia
                   ?
                   Why
                   not
                   the
                   like
                   Mischiefs
                   by
                   Fire
                   about
                   Cracovia
                   or
                   Casimyria
                   ?
                   Why
                   may
                   not
                   another
                   such
                   Duke
                   ,
                   or
                   Prince
                   ,
                   a
                   King
                   ,
                   or
                   an
                   Emperour
                   give
                   up
                   the
                   Ghost
                   ?
                   A
                   Pope
                   or
                   a
                   Cardinal
                   be
                   Poysoned
                   or
                   Stab'd
                   ?
                   But
                   
                     Solinumine
                     afflati
                     praedicant
                     particularia
                  
                   :
                   I
                   must
                   not
                   exceed
                   the
                   Limits
                   of
                   a
                   general
                   Judgment
                   ,
                   neither
                   the
                   bounds
                   alotted
                   me
                   by
                   the
                   Printer
                   ;
                   yet
                   ,
                   to
                   satisfie
                   the
                   unbelieving
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                   that
                   Comets
                   have
                   really
                   ever
                   been
                   the
                   Prodromi
                   (
                   or
                   fore-runners
                   )
                   of
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   one
                   or
                   more
                   such
                   Personages
                   (
                   for
                   those
                   are
                   the
                   proper
                   Subjects
                   of
                   Comets
                   ,
                   )
                   I
                   shall
                   here
                   give
                   them
                   the
                   following
                   Catalogue
                   ,
                   wherein
                   (
                   to
                   recede
                   no
                   further
                   )
                   are
                   —
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                         
                           The
                           Years
                           of
                           the
                           Comets
                           after
                           Christ.
                           
                        
                      
                       
                         
                           The
                           Princes
                        
                         ,
                         &c.
                         
                           that
                           Dyed
                           in
                           the
                           same
                           ,
                           or
                           the
                           following
                           Year
                           .
                        
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         13.
                         
                      
                       
                         Agrippa
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         14.
                         
                      
                       
                         Augustus
                         ,
                         Emp●rour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         54.
                         
                      
                       
                         Claudius
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         70.
                         
                      
                       
                         Vitellius
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         80.
                         
                      
                       
                         Vespasian
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         213.
                         
                      
                       
                         Severus
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         340.
                         
                      
                       
                         Constantine
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         363.
                         
                      
                       
                         Julian
                         ,
                         the
                         Apostate
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         392.
                         
                      
                       
                         Valentinian
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         454.
                         
                      
                       
                         Theodosius
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         571.
                         
                      
                       
                         Albonius
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         Lumbardy
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         
                         603.
                         
                      
                       
                         Maurice
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         814.
                         
                      
                       
                         Charles
                         the
                         Great
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         837.
                         
                      
                       
                         Pepin
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         France
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         839.
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           Ludovicus
                           Pius
                        
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         882.
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           Ludovicus
                           Bavar
                        
                         .
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         983.
                         
                      
                       
                         Otho
                         II.
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1009.
                         
                      
                       
                         Pope
                         John
                         XVIII
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1066.
                         
                      
                       
                         S.
                         Edw.
                         King
                         of
                         England
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1106.
                         
                      
                       
                         Henry
                         IV.
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1169.
                         
                      
                       
                         Malcolm
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         Scots
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1214.
                         
                      
                       
                         William
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         Scots
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1264.
                         
                      
                       
                         Pope
                         Urban
                         IV.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1301.
                         
                      
                       
                         Andrew
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         Hungary
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1314.
                         
                      
                       
                         Philip
                         the
                         Fair.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1341.
                         
                      
                       
                         Andronicus
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1375.
                         
                      
                       
                         Charles
                         the
                         IV.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1402.
                         
                      
                       
                         Tamberlain
                         and
                         Galeat
                         ,
                         Vic.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1450.
                         
                      
                       
                         Amurath
                         the
                         Turk
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1456.
                         
                      
                       
                         Ladislaus
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         Poland
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1457.
                         
                      
                       
                         Alphonsus
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         Naples
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1477.
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           Charles
                           ,
                           Burgundy
                        
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1505.
                         
                      
                       
                         King
                         Philip.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1506.
                         
                      
                       
                         Alexander
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         Poland
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1512.
                         
                      
                       
                         Pope
                         Julius
                         II.
                         And
                         Bajazet
                         the
                         Turk
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1521.
                         
                      
                       
                         Leo
                         the
                         X.
                         
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1533.
                         
                      
                       
                         Clement
                         VII
                         .
                         Alphons
                         .
                         Duke
                         of
                         Ferraria
                         .
                         And
                         Duke
                         of
                         Millan
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1558.
                         
                      
                       
                         Charles
                         V.
                         Emperour
                         .
                         Queen
                         of
                         Poland
                         ,
                         and
                         Hungary
                         .
                         And
                         Mary
                         ,
                         Queen
                         of
                         England
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         
                         1559.
                         
                      
                       
                         Paul
                         IV.
                         Henry
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         France
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         Portugal
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         Denmark
                         ,
                         Duke
                         of
                         Venice
                         ,
                         Duke
                         of
                         Ferraria
                         ,
                         and
                         fifteen
                         Cardinals
                         ,
                         with
                         divers
                         other
                         Princes
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1577.
                         
                      
                       
                         Sebastian
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         Portugal
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1585.
                         
                      
                       
                         
                           Osman
                           Turk
                        
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                         And
                         Stephen
                         ,
                         King
                         of
                         Poland
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1590.
                         
                      
                       
                         Urban
                         VII
                         .
                         And
                         Charles
                         ,
                         Arch-Duke
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1607.
                         
                      
                       
                         Charles
                         ,
                         Duke
                         of
                         Lorrain
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         1618.
                         
                      
                       
                         Matthias
                         ,
                         Emperour
                         .
                         And
                         Ann
                         ,
                         Queen
                         of
                         England
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   I
                   come
                   now
                   to
                   the
                   third
                   and
                   last
                   Particular
                   laid
                   down
                   by
                   Ptolemy
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   is
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   these
                   Events
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   due
                   search
                   whereof
                   we
                   are
                   to
                   consider
                   the
                   Habit
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   the
                   Sun.
                   
                     Cometa
                     Orientalis
                     effectum
                     suum
                     citius
                     ostendit
                     ;
                     Occidentalis
                     tardius
                     .
                  
                   An
                   Oriental
                   Comet
                   doth
                   quickly
                   shew
                   its
                   Effects
                   ,
                   but
                   an
                   Occidental
                   (
                   as
                   this
                   was
                   )
                   more
                   slowly
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   in
                   the
                   general
                   .
                   —
                   
                     In
                     Specie
                  
                   (
                   saith
                   
                     Cardan
                     )
                     quantum
                     temporis
                     requiritur
                  
                   Prolemaeus
                   
                     non
                     dixit
                     .
                     Ptolemy
                  
                   hath
                   left
                   us
                   no
                   special
                   Rule
                   whereby
                   to
                   know
                   the
                   precise
                   beginning
                   of
                   a
                   Comets
                   Effects
                   .
                
                 
                   Howbeit
                   ,
                   Cardan
                   is
                   of
                   Opinion
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   beginnings
                   thereof
                   are
                   (
                   as
                   in
                   Eclipses
                   )
                   deferred
                   so
                   many
                   Months
                   ,
                   as
                   there
                   shall
                   be
                   inequal
                   hours
                   intercepted
                   between
                   the
                   Comet
                   and
                   the
                   Ascendant
                   of
                   the
                   Figure
                   erected
                   to
                   the
                   middle
                   time
                   of
                   its
                   appearance
                   :
                   Yet
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   
                     Hoc
                     unum
                     interest
                     quod
                     semina
                     corum
                     quae
                     p●r
                     Cometam
                     significantur
                     ,
                     diutius
                     proferuntur
                     .
                  
                   This
                   one
                   thing
                   is
                   considerable
                   ,
                   that
                   sometimes
                   the
                   Generation
                   (
                   or
                   
                   Seeds
                   )
                   of
                   those
                   things
                   which
                   are
                   signified
                   by
                   a
                   Comet
                   ,
                   are
                   deferred
                   longer
                   :
                   And
                   he
                   gives
                   the
                   Example
                   of
                   our
                   Saviour
                   ,
                   at
                   whose
                   Birth
                   there
                   appeared
                   a
                   Comet
                   in
                   the
                   East
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Wise
                   Men
                   saw
                   ,
                   and
                   came
                   therefore
                   to
                   Worship
                   him
                   .
                   (
                   They
                   called
                   it
                   a
                   Star
                   ,
                   by
                   a
                   common
                   name
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   because
                   Comets
                   are
                   called
                   Stars
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   for
                   that
                   it
                   was
                   most
                   fair
                   and
                   beautiful
                   ,
                   and
                   resembling
                   those
                   that
                   usually
                   shine
                   by
                   Night
                   .
                   )
                   Which
                   Star
                   or
                   Comet
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   pronounced
                   the
                   Seditions
                   and
                   Troubles
                   that
                   succeeded
                   by
                   the
                   Promulgation
                   of
                   the
                   Faith
                   of
                   Christ
                   ;
                   These
                   many
                   Exiles
                   and
                   Martyrs
                   ,
                   and
                   afterwards
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Peace
                   and
                   Salvation
                   to
                   be
                   established
                   :
                   The
                   Author
                   and
                   King
                   of
                   which
                   [
                   CHRIST
                   ]
                   was
                   born
                   in
                   the
                   very
                   Glory
                   of
                   the
                   Comet
                   ,
                   because
                   it
                   appeared
                   in
                   the
                   East
                   .
                
                 
                   Nevertheless
                   ,
                   the
                   Effects
                   thereof
                   ,
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   the
                   Preaching
                   and
                   Promulgation
                   of
                   his
                   Law
                   ,
                   the
                   Seditions
                   and
                   Tumults
                   of
                   the
                   People
                   ,
                   the
                   Persecutions
                   ,
                   Banishments
                   ,
                   Deaths
                   ,
                   Wars
                   ,
                   and
                   Kingdoms
                   erected
                   in
                   a
                   Christian
                   Name
                   ,
                   scarce
                   had
                   their
                   Commencement
                   Thirty
                   Years
                   after
                   ,
                   and
                   persevere
                   until
                   this
                   very
                   day
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   on
                   the
                   contrary
                   ,
                   in
                   1264.
                   there
                   appeared
                   an
                   unhappy
                   Comet
                   in
                   the
                   East
                   ,
                   extending
                   its
                   Hairs
                   or
                   Rays
                   (
                   if
                   we
                   Credit
                   the
                   Story
                   )
                   to
                   the
                   Mid-heaven
                   ;
                   which
                   Comet
                   continued
                   almost
                   Nine
                   Months
                   together
                   :
                   N●ither
                   sooner
                   vanished
                   it
                   ,
                   than
                   Pope
                   Urban
                   dyed
                   .
                   After
                   whose
                   death
                   ,
                   Charles
                   with
                   an
                   Army
                   of
                   Fr●nch
                   ,
                   marched
                   against
                   Manfr●dus
                   ,
                   and
                   having
                   Vanquished
                   him
                   ,
                   possesses
                   himself
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Naples
                   .
                   Two
                   Years
                   after
                   ,
                   the
                   Paeni
                   (
                   or
                   Carthaginians
                   )
                   invaded
                   Spain
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   committed
                   great
                   Cruelty
                   ;
                   nevertheless
                   ,
                   they
                   were
                   afterwards
                   repuls●d
                   and
                   slam
                   .
                   At
                   the
                   same
                   time
                   there
                   were
                   great
                   Tumults
                   raised
                   in
                   Hetruria
                   .
                   What
                   followed
                   ?
                   In
                   the
                   
                   third
                   Year
                   after
                   the
                   Comet
                   ,
                   Banducar
                   ,
                   (
                   or
                   rather
                   Bandoduchar
                   )
                   King
                   of
                   Babylon
                   and
                   Assyria
                   ,
                   invaded
                   Armenia
                   with
                   a
                   mighty
                   Army
                   ,
                   Conquered
                   Antioch
                   ,
                   and
                   committed
                   most
                   grievous
                   slaughters
                   upon
                   the
                   Christians
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   fourth
                   Year
                   after
                   the
                   Comet
                   ,
                   Conradinus
                   (
                   the
                   Suevian
                   )
                   being
                   Vanquished
                   and
                   taken
                   Captive
                   by
                   Charles
                   ,
                   Earl
                   of
                   Provence
                   and
                   Sicily
                   ;
                   and
                   (
                   as
                   Aemilius
                   writes
                   )
                   the
                   declared
                   King
                   of
                   Jerusalem
                   was
                   Beheaded
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   fifth
                   Year
                   ,
                   Lewis
                   the
                   Ninth
                   ,
                   King
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   passing
                   into
                   Africa
                   ,
                   was
                   taken
                   at
                   Carthage
                   ;
                   or
                   ,
                   as
                   others
                   say
                   ,
                   at
                   Tunera
                   ,
                   and
                   dyed
                   of
                   a
                   Flux
                   ,
                   the
                   greatest
                   part
                   of
                   his
                   Army
                   being
                   first
                   destroyed
                   by
                   Famine
                   and
                   Pestilence
                   :
                   Whose
                   Death
                   was
                   no
                   sooner
                   heard
                   of
                   ,
                   than
                   the
                   aforesaid
                   Charles
                   enforced
                   the
                   King
                   of
                   the
                   Carthaginians
                   to
                   a
                   Yearly
                   Tribute
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   Sixth
                   Year
                   ,
                   the
                   Scythians
                   (
                   now
                   called
                   Tartars
                   )
                   assisting
                   the
                   Armenians
                   ,
                   (
                   the
                   Assyrians
                   or
                   Saracens
                   being
                   Vanquished
                   and
                   fled
                   )
                   freed
                   Asia
                   ,
                   and
                   long
                   kept
                   it
                   by
                   the
                   consent
                   of
                   the
                   Christians
                   .
                   So
                   that
                   the
                   measure
                   of
                   time
                   limiting
                   the
                   beginning
                   and
                   ending
                   of
                   a
                   Comets
                   Effects
                   cannot
                   be
                   prefixed
                   ,
                   unless
                   ,
                   as
                   Ptolemy
                   describeth
                   ;
                   for
                   so
                   indeed
                   they
                   may
                   be
                   conjectured
                   :
                   But
                   to
                   adventure
                   on
                   feigned
                   proportions
                   of
                   time
                   ,
                   where
                   none
                   is
                   in
                   Nature
                   ,
                   were
                   ridiculous
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Diuturni
                     Cometae
                     effectuum
                     magnitudinem
                     &
                     diuturnitatem
                     stabilemque
                     in
                     perturbatione
                     quam
                     afferunt
                     statum
                     significant
                     .
                     Effectus
                     minores
                     &
                     minus
                     stabiles
                     minus
                     Diuturni
                     Cometae
                     afferunt
                     .
                  
                   Comets
                   that
                   continue
                   long
                   ,
                   saith
                   Origanus
                   ,
                   import
                   the
                   Magnitude
                   and
                   continuance
                   of
                   their
                   Effects
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   stedfast
                   condition
                   in
                   the
                   Trouble
                   or
                   A●●iction
                   they
                   bring
                   .
                   But
                   such
                   as
                   continue
                   a
                   shorter
                   time
                   ,
                   lesser
                   Effects
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   so
                   durable
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   This
                   Comet
                   continued
                   twenty
                   three
                   days
                   ,
                   or
                   thereabouts
                   ;
                   and
                   't
                   is
                   probable
                   the
                   Effects
                   may
                   continue
                   as
                   many
                   Years
                   ;
                   but
                   I
                   dare
                   not
                   conclude
                   so
                   .
                   For
                   although
                   that
                   proportion
                   should
                   hold
                   true
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   Effects
                   of
                   Comets
                   (
                   meeting
                   with
                   no
                   obstruction
                   )
                   terminate
                   
                     per
                     se
                  
                   ,
                   their
                   virtue
                   being
                   extinguished
                   ,
                   like
                   as
                   it
                   falls
                   out
                   in
                   all
                   other
                   Natural
                   Causes
                   :
                   Yet
                   when
                   another
                   Comet
                   ,
                   Eclipse
                   ,
                   or
                   Great
                   Conjunction
                   supervenes
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   of
                   a
                   contrary
                   Nature
                   ,
                   it
                   everts
                   the
                   Decrees
                   of
                   the
                   former
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   eludes
                   us
                   as
                   to
                   any
                   certain
                   proportion
                   of
                   time
                   limiting
                   their
                   Effects
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Teaching
                 how
                 Astrology
                 may
                 be
                 restored
                 ;
                 from
                 Morinus
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     Johannes
                     Baptista
                     Morinus
                  
                   ,
                   Doctor
                   in
                   Physick
                   ,
                   and
                   Physician
                   in
                   Ordinary
                   to
                   the
                   Duke
                   of
                   Luxemburgh
                   ,
                   after
                   his
                   Epistles
                   to
                   the
                   South
                   and
                   North
                   Astrologers
                   ,
                   for
                   restoring
                   of
                   Astrology
                   ,
                   Printed
                   at
                   
                     Paris
                     ,
                     Anno
                  
                   1628.
                   delivers
                   these
                   six
                   following
                   Articles
                   ,
                   &c.
                   as
                   necessary
                   for
                   the
                   Confirmation
                   and
                   Demonstration
                   thereof
                   ,
                   by
                   Principles
                   :
                   which
                   Articles
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   I
                   have
                   faithfully
                   Translated
                   ,
                   and
                   here
                   inserted
                   ,
                   in
                   hope
                   some
                   Noble
                   Spirits
                   endued
                   with
                   Ability
                   of
                   Parts
                   and
                   Purse
                   ,
                   may
                   timely
                   attempt
                   the
                   Prosecution
                   thereof
                   .
                
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 FIrst
                 ,
                 to
                 Collect
                 from
                 the
                 Histories
                 of
                 several
                 Nations
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 Eminent
                 and
                 Notable
                 Changes
                 that
                 have
                 therein
                 happened
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 Sects
                 ,
                 Empires
                 ,
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 Wars
                 ,
                 Famines
                 ,
                 Deluges
                 ,
                 &c.
                 with
                 the
                 exact
                 times
                 of
                 their
                 Changes
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 the
                 true
                 postures
                 of
                 the
                 Constellations
                 and
                 Planets
                 preceding
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 To
                 observe
                 the
                 Changes
                 of
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 Heat
                 ,
                 Cold
                 ,
                 Moisture
                 ,
                 and
                 Drought
                 ;
                 as
                 also
                 the
                 Winds
                 throughout
                 the
                 whole
                 Latitude
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 :
                 And
                 then
                 the
                 different
                 places
                 of
                 Longitude
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 Natures
                 and
                 Qualities
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 and
                 at
                 several
                 times
                 ,
                 Erecting
                 Coelestial
                 Figures
                 most
                 congruous
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 ;
                 and
                 to
                 mark
                 well
                 how
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 Plants
                 ,
                 Brutes
                 ,
                 and
                 Men
                 are
                 affected
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 these
                 Observations
                 to
                 compare
                 one
                 with
                 another
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 To
                 erect
                 the
                 several
                 Nativities
                 of
                 such
                 as
                 dyed
                 not
                 long
                 after
                 they
                 were
                 Born
                 ;
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 be
                 Sickly
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 ways
                 Hurt
                 ,
                 Blind
                 ,
                 Lame
                 ,
                 Ulcerated
                 ,
                 Wounded
                 ,
                 Burnt
                 ,
                 Mutilated
                 ,
                 &c.
                 diligently
                 observing
                 the
                 Parts
                 so
                 affected
                 ;
                 the
                 which
                 may
                 most
                 conveniently
                 be
                 done
                 in
                 a
                 spacious
                 City
                 ,
                 (
                 such
                 as
                 Paris
                 is
                 )
                 where
                 are
                 many
                 Hospitals
                 ,
                 and
                 Poor
                 People
                 innumerable
                 ,
                 many
                 Chirurgeons
                 ,
                 and
                 every
                 day
                 various
                 Casualties
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 By
                 help
                 of
                 the
                 Physicians
                 ,
                 to
                 find
                 out
                 (
                 if
                 possible
                 )
                 the
                 Beginnings
                 ,
                 Species
                 ,
                 Accidents
                 ,
                 and
                 Solutions
                 of
                 all
                 Acute
                 and
                 daily
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 that
                 every
                 where
                 abound
                 ,
                 Erecting
                 Coelestial
                 Schemes
                 to
                 those
                 Beginnings
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 especially
                 at
                 Paris
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 exorbitant
                 Practice
                 of
                 frequent
                 Blood-letting
                 ,
                 does
                 much
                 disturb
                 Natures
                 Motions
                 and
                 Crises
                 in
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 often
                 elude
                 and
                 frustrate
                 the
                 Astrological
                 Predictions
                 of
                 the
                 Ancients
                 concerning
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 What
                 the
                 Ancient
                 Astrologers
                 have
                 delivered
                 on
                 every
                 Subject
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 to
                 Collect
                 and
                 Observe
                 in
                 several
                 ,
                 by
                 diligent
                 reading
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Correct
                 the
                 Figures
                 of
                 their
                 Experiments
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Errors
                 of
                 the
                 old
                 Astronomy
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 To
                 Argue
                 and
                 Determine
                 by
                 Physical
                 and
                 Astrological
                 Reasons
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 System
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 
                 now
                 so
                 much
                 controverted
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Copernicans
                 and
                 Tychonists
                 :
                 For
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 in
                 this
                 thing
                 (
                 although
                 both
                 Mensurable
                 and
                 Visible
                 )
                 Geometry
                 and
                 the
                 Sight
                 are
                 both
                 defective
                 :
                 Neither
                 can
                 the
                 quickest
                 sighted
                 Man
                 living
                 conclude
                 any
                 thing
                 thence
                 for
                 certain
                 ,
                 with
                 what
                 Telescope
                 soever
                 :
                 Because
                 the
                 same
                 Phaenomena
                 are
                 deduced
                 from
                 both
                 the
                 Systems
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 albeit
                 the
                 thing
                 it self
                 be
                 sensible
                 ,
                 yet
                 does
                 it
                 elude
                 and
                 surpass
                 the
                 sense
                 of
                 Man
                 :
                 the
                 truth
                 whereof
                 so
                 much
                 concerns
                 Astrology
                 ,
                 that
                 Tycho
                 and
                 Kepler
                 thought
                 fit
                 rather
                 to
                 destroy
                 her
                 ,
                 than
                 that
                 their
                 own
                 new
                 Systems
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 established
                 .
              
               
                 Afterwards
                 ,
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 confused
                 sayings
                 of
                 Ancient
                 Astrologers
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Observations
                 of
                 past
                 and
                 present
                 things
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 proper
                 and
                 Corrected
                 Schemes
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 by
                 accurate
                 Speculation
                 ,
                 and
                 dividing
                 rightly
                 ,
                 to
                 attain
                 unto
                 the
                 first
                 Causes
                 of
                 Effects
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 the
                 first
                 Principles
                 of
                 this
                 Science
                 ,
                 few
                 in
                 number
                 both
                 in
                 this
                 and
                 other
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 yet
                 so
                 valid
                 ,
                 that
                 from
                 thence
                 (
                 they
                 being
                 firmly
                 established
                 )
                 the
                 whole
                 Science
                 of
                 Astrology
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 innumerable
                 Conclusions
                 ,
                 may
                 easily
                 be
                 drawn
                 to
                 a
                 Method
                 .
                 Whence
                 I
                 dare
                 boldly
                 affirm
                 ,
                 that
                 Astrology
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 partly
                 a
                 Physical
                 ,
                 partly
                 a
                 Mathematical
                 Science
                 )
                 may
                 be
                 more
                 certainly
                 and
                 evidently
                 demonstrated
                 ;
                 yea
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 more
                 Excellent
                 Method
                 ,
                 than
                 either
                 Natural
                 Philosophy
                 ,
                 or
                 Physick
                 have
                 hitherto
                 been
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 Man
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
                 Yet
                 ,
                 seeing
                 many
                 times
                 for
                 the
                 restoring
                 of
                 Astronomy
                 ,
                 and
                 once
                 in
                 the
                 Kalendar
                 ,
                 many
                 Men
                 (
                 Learned
                 in
                 these
                 Arts
                 )
                 have
                 met
                 together
                 at
                 the
                 Charge
                 of
                 Kings
                 ,
                 Emperours
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 his
                 Holyness
                 the
                 Pope
                 ,
                 no
                 Man
                 (
                 I
                 suppose
                 )
                 will
                 imagine
                 ,
                 that
                 one
                 Man's
                 Life
                 or
                 Labour
                 can
                 suffice
                 for
                 the
                 above-mentioned
                 work
                 ,
                 it
                 being
                 so
                 very
                 great
                 ,
                 so
                 difficult
                 and
                 sublime
                 ,
                 but
                 
                 that
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Articles
                 require
                 several
                 Persons
                 proper
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 encouraged
                 with
                 fair
                 and
                 liberal
                 Allowances
                 .
                 All
                 whose
                 Labours
                 ,
                 he
                 who
                 being
                 endowed
                 with
                 Understanding
                 and
                 Wisdom
                 ,
                 is
                 made
                 Praefect
                 or
                 Ruler
                 of
                 the
                 Sixth
                 Article
                 ,
                 must
                 receive
                 and
                 Govern
                 ,
                 that
                 thence
                 he
                 may
                 know
                 how
                 to
                 discharge
                 his
                 Duty
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 't
                 is
                 much
                 to
                 be
                 fear'd
                 ,
                 this
                 Malignant
                 ,
                 and
                 [
                 to
                 Scholars
                 ]
                 most
                 Ingrateful
                 Age
                 (
                 the
                 so
                 long
                 wish'd
                 for
                 and
                 present
                 Opportunity
                 being
                 slighted
                 )
                 will
                 either
                 defraud
                 it self
                 and
                 Posterity
                 of
                 so
                 great
                 a
                 Benefit
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 retard
                 the
                 same
                 for
                 some
                 more
                 Myriads
                 of
                 Heavenly
                 Revolutions
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least-wise
                 scorn
                 to
                 see
                 it
                 now
                 compleat
                 and
                 perfect
                 :
                 When
                 verily
                 this
                 Science
                 is
                 more
                 Divine
                 than
                 all
                 other
                 Natural
                 Sciences
                 ;
                 howbeit
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 want
                 of
                 Demonstration
                 ,
                 and
                 Abuse
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 hitherto
                 undergone
                 the
                 Contempt
                 and
                 Hatred
                 of
                 Ignorant
                 Men.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 let
                 no
                 Man
                 think
                 I
                 enforce
                 or
                 attempt
                 any
                 thing
                 against
                 the
                 most
                 Holy
                 Roman
                 Church
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 I
                 embrace
                 not
                 only
                 the
                 Ninth
                 Rule
                 of
                 the
                 Index
                 of
                 Books
                 prohibited
                 by
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 Trent
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 the
                 Bull
                 of
                 
                   Sixtus
                   Quintus
                
                 ,
                 against
                 such
                 as
                 profess
                 the
                 vain
                 and
                 false
                 Science
                 of
                 the
                 Stars
                 and
                 Constellations
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 extreamly
                 abhor
                 ,
                 and
                 endeavour
                 with
                 all
                 my
                 might
                 utterly
                 to
                 extirpate
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 I
                 deny
                 not
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 the
                 very
                 true
                 Science
                 of
                 the
                 Stars
                 (
                 which
                 what
                 sober
                 Man
                 will
                 deny
                 ,
                 if
                 with
                 a
                 Mind
                 elevated
                 above
                 the
                 dregs
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Clouds
                 of
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 he
                 fix
                 his
                 Eye
                 upon
                 those
                 truly
                 sublime
                 ,
                 but
                 yet
                 Naturally
                 known
                 Powers
                 of
                 the
                 Coelestial
                 Bodies
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 manner
                 of
                 Operation
                 ?
                 )
                 may
                 no
                 less
                 Lawfully
                 be
                 forbidden
                 by
                 the
                 Church
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Abuse
                 thereof
                 ,
                 than
                 the
                 Reading
                 of
                 the
                 Holy
                 Scriptures
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 that
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Matthew
                   ,
                   
                   Cap.
                
                 18.
                 
                 
                   If
                   thy
                   Hand
                   or
                   Foot
                   offend
                   thee
                   ,
                   cut
                   it
                   off
                   and
                   cast
                   it
                   from
                   thee
                
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 good
                 for
                 thee
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 However
                 ,
                 from
                 those
                 Excellent
                 Principles
                 of
                 Astrology
                 (
                 newly
                 discovered
                 )
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 Lawful
                 (
                 at
                 least
                 )
                 to
                 assure
                 you
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 can
                 so
                 strongly
                 assert
                 the
                 truth
                 thereof
                 ,
                 it
                 shall
                 abundantly
                 appear
                 to
                 all
                 Men
                 ,
                 that
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 Holy
                 and
                 Godly
                 thing
                 to
                 inveigh
                 against
                 all
                 Diabolical
                 Practisers
                 ,
                 Vain
                 ,
                 Ignorant
                 ,
                 and
                 Superstitious
                 Astrologers
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 deter
                 Men
                 from
                 all
                 vain
                 and
                 sinful
                 Curiosity
                 ;
                 so
                 ,
                 to
                 rage
                 and
                 rave
                 against
                 the
                 Substance
                 of
                 this
                 true
                 Science
                 ,
                 whether
                 in
                 Pamphlets
                 or
                 Pulpits
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 in
                 an
                 Ignorant
                 Man
                 unjust
                 and
                 rash
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 knowing
                 Man
                 very
                 Malicious
                 ;
                 and
                 that
                 indeed
                 it
                 were
                 far
                 better
                 for
                 Men
                 (
                 even
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 their
                 Salvation
                 )
                 that
                 the
                 Truth
                 and
                 true
                 Use
                 of
                 this
                 Science
                 might
                 be
                 known
                 ,
                 than
                 the
                 Falsity
                 ,
                 Ignorance
                 ,
                 and
                 Abuse
                 thereof
                 should
                 any
                 longer
                 continue
                 ,
                 and
                 GOD
                 be
                 defrauded
                 of
                 that
                 Glory
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 by
                 right
                 due
                 to
                 him
                 for
                 his
                 Creating
                 the
                 Heavens
                 .
              
               
                 Neither
                 let
                 it
                 trouble
                 any
                 Man
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 pronounce
                 
                   Sixtus
                   ab
                   Heminga
                
                 ,
                 (
                 whom
                 the
                 Enemies
                 of
                 Judiciary
                 Astrology
                 so
                 much
                 Glory
                 in
                 )
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 very
                 Ignorant
                 Fellow
                 :
                 When
                 I
                 can
                 easily
                 make
                 it
                 appear
                 by
                 Experiments
                 and
                 solid
                 Reason
                 too
                 ,
                 that
                 both
                 Cardan
                 ,
                 and
                 Ptolemy
                 himself
                 ,
                 being
                 too
                 much
                 addicted
                 to
                 Universal
                 Causes
                 ,
                 (
                 not
                 well
                 weighing
                 particular
                 )
                 did
                 lead
                 Posterity
                 into
                 no
                 finall
                 Errors
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 Blind
                 lead
                 the
                 Blind
                 ,
                 what
                 Wonder
                 is
                 it
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 both
                 fall
                 into
                 the
                 Ditch
                 ?
                 In
                 the
                 mean
                 time
                 I
                 must
                 Humbly
                 intreat
                 those
                 Rare
                 and
                 Renowned
                 Masters
                 of
                 this
                 Science
                 ,
                 if
                 they
                 have
                 gotten
                 or
                 observed
                 any
                 thing
                 in
                 it
                 that
                 is
                 Excellent
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 vouchsafe
                 ingeniously
                 to
                 impart
                 it
                 to
                 me
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 far
                 Morinus
                 ,
                 and
                 enough
                 (
                 I
                 suppose
                 )
                 to
                 satisfie
                 any
                 Reasonable
                 Man
                 ,
                 that
                 Astrology
                 is
                 demonstrable
                 ;
                 
                 and
                 not
                 only
                 Lawful
                 and
                 True
                 ,
                 but
                 Divinely
                 Excellent
                 ,
                 and
                 necessary
                 for
                 a
                 Christian
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 none
                 but
                 the
                 Ignorant
                 and
                 Malicious
                 will
                 condemn
                 or
                 oppose
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Cardan
                   .
                   Seg.
                   1.
                   
                   Aphor.
                   25.
                   
                
                 
                   Difficile
                   est
                   Judicare
                   ,
                   per
                   ea
                   quae
                   scripta
                   sunt
                   ;
                   longè
                   difficilius
                   artem
                   ipsam
                   tradere
                   :
                   Difficillimum
                   autem
                   artem
                   ipsam
                   invenire
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Cabal
                 of
                 the
                 Twelve
                 Houses
                 Astrological
                 ,
                 from
                 Morinus
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 Shall
                 not
                 dispute
                 how
                 much
                 Astronomers
                 differ
                 among
                 themselves
                 concerning
                 the
                 
                   Number
                   ,
                   Site
                   ,
                   Motions
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Nature
                 of
                 the
                 Heavens
                 :
                 Neither
                 here
                 undertake
                 to
                 compose
                 such
                 a
                 strife
                 ,
                 nor
                 to
                 censure
                 any
                 Mans
                 judgment
                 therein
                 ;
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 at
                 least
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 ,
                 they
                 do
                 many
                 of
                 them
                 agree
                 [
                 That
                 there
                 is
                 one
                 supream
                 Heaven
                 and
                 
                   first
                   Moveable
                
                 ,
                 which
                 by
                 its
                 own
                 motion
                 ,
                 from
                 East
                 to
                 West
                 ,
                 accomplisheth
                 its
                 Revolution
                 about
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 24.
                 hours
                 ;
                 and
                 causeth
                 such
                 a
                 force
                 of
                 stupend
                 Motion
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 bodies
                 subordinate
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 manifestly
                 carrieth
                 with
                 it
                 ,
                 from
                 East
                 to
                 West
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 is
                 betwixt
                 it
                 and
                 the
                 middle
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Air.
                 ]
              
               
                 'T
                 is
                 true
                 ,
                 Kepler
                 (
                 the
                 Lynceus
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Age
                 )
                 denying
                 (
                 with
                 Copernicus
                 )
                 such
                 a
                 
                   first
                   Moveable
                
                 ,
                 makes
                 the
                 
                   Starry
                   Heaven
                
                 to
                 be
                 supream
                 ,
                 and
                 immoveable
                 :
                 And
                 maintaineth
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Earth
                 (
                 called
                 a
                 Planet
                 by
                 Pythagoras
                 ,
                 and
                 placed
                 between
                 the
                 Sphaeres
                 of
                 Mars
                 and
                 Venus
                 )
                 performs
                 by
                 its
                 own
                 Motion
                 from
                 West
                 to
                 East
                 ,
                 an
                 en●ire
                 rotation
                 about
                 its
                 
                 Axis
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 24.
                 hours
                 ,
                 the
                 Sun
                 being
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 Center
                 of
                 the
                 World.
                 Which
                 supposed
                 so
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 indeed
                 it
                 is
                 by
                 the
                 most
                 Learned
                 of
                 this
                 Age
                 )
                 yet
                 in
                 this
                 doth
                 the
                 
                   Starry
                   Heaven
                
                 perform
                 the
                 Office
                 of
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Moveable
                
                 ,
                 [
                 That
                 the
                 same
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 body
                 thereof
                 ,
                 continually
                 cometh
                 into
                 the
                 Aspect
                 of
                 New
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Stellified
                   Heaven
                
                 ,
                 whereby
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 shall
                 be
                 forthwith
                 changed
                 
                   de
                   novo
                
                 ,
                 unless
                 we
                 deny
                 it
                 all
                 power
                 of
                 Operating
                 thereupon
                 .
                 ]
              
               
                 Whether
                 therefore
                 there
                 be
                 no
                 other
                 Heavens
                 above
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Fixed
                   Stars
                
                 (
                 unknown
                 I
                 confess
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Aegyptians
                   ,
                   Chaldaeans
                   ,
                   Plato
                   ,
                   Aristotle
                   ,
                   Hyparchus
                   ,
                
                 and
                 even
                 to
                 Ptolomy
                 himself
                 .
                 )
                 Or
                 whether
                 More
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Alphonsins
                 ;
                 yet
                 this
                 is
                 most
                 certain
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 contradicted
                 by
                 any
                 ,
                 That
                 in
                 Mundane
                 Bodies
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 
                   Earth
                   ,
                   Water
                   ,
                   Air
                   ,
                   Fire
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Heavens
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 some
                 First
                 and
                 Supream
                 ,
                 than
                 which
                 there
                 cannot
                 be
                 any
                 higher
                 ;
                 otherwise
                 should
                 they
                 be
                 infinite
                 in
                 Operation
                 :
                 And
                 also
                 that
                 these
                 very
                 Bodies
                 are
                 the
                 universal
                 Causes
                 of
                 Physical
                 Mutations
                 ,
                 and
                 subordinate
                 one
                 to
                 another
                 in
                 Operation
                 :
                 Therefore
                 in
                 that
                 Subordination
                 ,
                 there
                 must
                 likewise
                 be
                 one
                 first
                 and
                 supream
                 Physical
                 cause
                 ,
                 which
                 acteth
                 by
                 it self
                 ,
                 and
                 borroweth
                 not
                 of
                 any
                 former
                 the
                 power
                 of
                 Operation
                 .
                 And
                 from
                 that
                 the
                 Middle
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 these
                 the
                 Lowest
                 do
                 receive
                 their
                 vertue
                 of
                 Action
                 :
                 Otherwise
                 ,
                 this
                 Subordination
                 of
                 Causes
                 should
                 it self
                 be
                 quite
                 overthrown
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 why
                 should
                 the
                 Middle
                 be
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 Subordinate
                 to
                 the
                 Supream
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lowest
                 to
                 the
                 Middle
                 in
                 their
                 Operation
                 ,
                 if
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 lower
                 received
                 no
                 influx
                 or
                 vertue
                 from
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 Superiour
                 unto
                 it
                 ?
                 And
                 can
                 the
                 Lowest
                 without
                 the
                 Influence
                 of
                 the
                 Middle
                 ,
                 or
                 these
                 without
                 the
                 Influence
                 of
                 the
                 Highest
                 ,
                 of
                 themselves
                 produce
                 any
                 Effect
                 ?
              
               
               
                 The
                 
                   First
                   Cause
                
                 ,
                 therefore
                 ,
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 can
                 be
                 no
                 other
                 than
                 the
                 
                   Supream
                   Heaven
                
                 ,
                 which
                 if
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Doctrine
                 of
                 the
                 Ancients
                 )
                 it
                 move
                 ,
                 it
                 moveth
                 also
                 the
                 Bodies
                 that
                 be
                 thereunto
                 inferiour
                 ,
                 yet
                 is
                 not
                 it self
                 moved
                 by
                 any
                 other
                 Body
                 superiour
                 unto
                 it
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 Kepler
                 )
                 it
                 be
                 immoveable
                 ,
                 and
                 indued
                 with
                 Stars
                 ,
                 it
                 hath
                 influence
                 ,
                 at
                 least
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Bodies
                 that
                 be
                 subordinate
                 to
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 receiveth
                 not
                 influence
                 from
                 any
                 other
                 .
                 Therefore
                 either
                 way
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Heaven
                
                 shall
                 be
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Cause
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 first
                 Physical
                 beginning
                 of
                 
                   Physical
                   Effects
                
                 and
                 Changes
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 but
                 expedient
                 that
                 the
                 
                   First
                   beginning
                
                 in
                 every
                 kind
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 the
                 most
                 perfect
                 :
                 Therefore
                 shall
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Heaven
                
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Lineage
                 of
                 
                   Efficient
                   Causes
                
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 universal
                 and
                 powerful
                 Active
                 vertue
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 greatest
                 perfection
                 of
                 an
                 
                   Efficient
                   Cause
                
                 )
                 so
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 
                   Inferiour
                   Corporeal
                   Cause
                
                 ,
                 which
                 it
                 moveth
                 not
                 ,
                 or
                 into
                 which
                 it
                 instilleth
                 not
                 a
                 vertue
                 or
                 power
                 of
                 Operation
                 ;
                 and
                 nothing
                 anew
                 generated
                 in
                 the
                 whole
                 World
                 ,
                 which
                 this
                 vertue
                 of
                 it self
                 toucheth
                 not
                 .
              
               
                 Which
                 being
                 granted
                 ,
                 how
                 can
                 any
                 Man
                 doubt
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 every
                 thing
                 which
                 is
                 generated
                 and
                 born
                 
                   de
                   novo
                
                 ,
                 should
                 be
                 referred
                 to
                 that
                 
                   First
                   Cause
                
                 thereof
                 ?
                 For
                 ,
                 it
                 must
                 be
                 referred
                 either
                 to
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 that
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 that
                 
                   whole
                   Heaven
                
                 :
                 But
                 it
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 whole
                 Heaven
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   First
                   heaven
                
                 is
                 not
                 the
                 First
                 and
                 most
                 
                   Universal
                   Cause
                   ,
                   secundum
                   aliquam
                   sui
                   partem
                   ,
                
                 according
                 to
                 some
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 
                   secundum
                   se
                   totum
                
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 entire
                 Body
                 thereof
                 :
                 Therefore
                 every
                 Sublunary
                 Effect
                 ,
                 so
                 far
                 as
                 it
                 may
                 be
                 considered
                 
                   secundum
                   se
                   totum
                
                 ,
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 in
                 its
                 
                   Beginning
                   ,
                   Vigour
                   ,
                   Declination
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Destruction
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 
                   whole
                   heaven
                
                 ;
                 yet
                 not
                 confusedly
                 ,
                 but
                 distinctly
                 and
                 orderly
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 most
                 
                 orderly
                 motion
                 of
                 Heaven
                 it self
                 requireth
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 
                   whole
                   Effect
                
                 ,
                 and
                 whatsoever
                 doth
                 happen
                 from
                 Heaven
                 during
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 correspond
                 to
                 the
                 
                   whole
                   Heaven
                
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 the
                 Beginning
                 is
                 not
                 the
                 End
                 thereof
                 ;
                 so
                 what
                 was
                 in
                 Heaven
                 of
                 it self
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 its
                 Beginning
                 ,
                 this
                 same
                 thing
                 shall
                 not
                 of
                 it self
                 be
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 the
                 End
                 thereof
                 :
                 (
                 for
                 so
                 no
                 Effect
                 should
                 continue
                 ,
                 nor
                 indeed
                 any
                 be
                 produced
                 .
                 )
                 But
                 as
                 the
                 
                   Beginning
                   ,
                   Vigour
                   ,
                   Declination
                
                 ,
                 and
                 End
                 of
                 things
                 do
                 differ
                 and
                 succeed
                 one
                 another
                 :
                 So
                 the
                 
                   Coelestial
                   Causes
                
                 of
                 these
                 likewise
                 differ
                 amongst
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 must
                 succeed
                 one
                 another
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 
                   Heaven
                   ,
                   Difference
                
                 and
                 Succession
                 are
                 not
                 ,
                 unless
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 parts
                 thereof
                 .
                 Therefore
                 in
                 Heaven
                 are
                 certain
                 parts
                 that
                 be
                 the
                 Causes
                 of
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 things
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 do
                 govern
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 Others
                 succedent
                 to
                 those
                 ,
                 which
                 rule
                 the
                 Vigour
                 ;
                 others
                 that
                 rule
                 their
                 Declination
                 ;
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 govern
                 the
                 End
                 or
                 Destruction
                 of
                 things
                 .
              
               
                 What
                 part
                 of
                 Heaven
                 then
                 (
                 Nature
                 her self
                 guiding
                 and
                 teaching
                 us
                 )
                 shall
                 we
                 call
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Cause
                
                 of
                 the
                 Natural
                 Beginning
                 of
                 every
                 thing
                 ?
                 Surely
                 that
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 Beginning
                 of
                 the
                 thing
                 ,
                 ariseth
                 above
                 the
                 Horizon
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 arising
                 causeth
                 the
                 thing
                 it self
                 also
                 to
                 arise
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 certain
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 places
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 the
                 East
                 is
                 more
                 powerful
                 than
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 testified
                 by
                 all
                 Astrologers
                 ,
                 concerning
                 the
                 
                   Rising
                   ,
                   Culminating
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Setting
                 of
                 the
                 Stars
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 Experience
                 it self
                 convinceth
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Change
                 of
                 Air.
                 But
                 a
                 Cause
                 is
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 onely
                 more
                 Powerful
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 a
                 stronger
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 difficult
                 Effect
                 :
                 Therefore
                 ,
                 the
                 stronger
                 and
                 more
                 difficult
                 Effect
                 of
                 things
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 attributed
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Ascendant
                   Part
                
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 which
                 none
                 will
                 deny
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Rise
                 or
                 Production
                 of
                 those
                 things
                 .
                 But
                 successively
                 ,
                 that
                 Part
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 
                 which
                 is
                 more
                 elevated
                 above
                 the
                 Horizon
                 ,
                 and
                 possesseth
                 the
                 Mid-heauen
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Rise
                 or
                 Beginning
                 of
                 the
                 thing
                 ,
                 shall
                 have
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 vigour
                 and
                 
                   Operative
                   vertue
                
                 thereof
                 ;
                 That
                 which
                 setteth
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 ,
                 the
                 Declination
                 of
                 it
                 ,
                 from
                 its
                 perfect
                 estate
                 :
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 That
                 which
                 obtains
                 the
                 Bottom
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 its
                 Corruption
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 simple
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 of
                 all
                 others
                 )
                 the
                 first
                 Division
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 whereby
                 it
                 is
                 truly
                 and
                 rationally
                 fitted
                 for
                 the
                 
                   Begetting
                   ,
                   Increase
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Alteration
                 of
                 all
                 Physical
                 things
                 from
                 their
                 own
                 Nature
                 ,
                 and
                 ,
                 at
                 length
                 ,
                 corrupting
                 them
                 :
                 And
                 which
                 onely
                 the
                 Ancient
                 Astrologers
                 frequently
                 used
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 General
                 and
                 Particular
                 constitutions
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 as
                 appears
                 by
                 Holy
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Figure
                 of
                 the
                 Comet
                 which
                 happened
                 in
                 his
                 time
                 :
                 For
                 that
                 either
                 a
                 more
                 scrupulous
                 Division
                 of
                 Heaven
                 was
                 harder
                 in
                 those
                 days
                 for
                 want
                 of
                 
                   Astronomical
                   Tables
                
                 :
                 Or
                 because
                 this
                 Division
                 might
                 generically
                 contain
                 ,
                 whatsoever
                 another
                 could
                 more
                 specially
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 when
                 once
                 some
                 Astrologer
                 had
                 observed
                 ,
                 that
                 Heaven
                 was
                 both
                 made
                 and
                 moved
                 ,
                 rather
                 for
                 the
                 sake
                 of
                 Man
                 ,
                 than
                 any
                 other
                 Animate
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Inanimate
                   Creatures
                
                 ,
                 and
                 how
                 many
                 things
                 agreed
                 to
                 Man
                 himself
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 his
                 more
                 
                   Divine
                   Nature
                
                 ,
                 which
                 did
                 not
                 in
                 any
                 wise
                 to
                 more
                 ignoble
                 Creatures
                 :
                 He
                 supposed
                 ,
                 that
                 for
                 
                 Man's
                 own
                 sake
                 also
                 the
                 whole
                 Circle
                 of
                 Heaven
                 was
                 rationally
                 Divided
                 into
                 
                   Twelve
                   parts
                
                 ,
                 (
                 by
                 great
                 Circles
                 drawn
                 through
                 the
                 intersections
                 of
                 the
                 Horizon
                 and
                 Meridian
                 ,
                 and
                 cutting
                 the
                 Aequator
                 in
                 so
                 many
                 equal
                 parts
                 )
                 which
                 he
                 called
                 Houses
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 whereof
                 he
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 and
                 delivered
                 to
                 Posterity
                 ,
                 That
                 it
                 governed
                 the
                 Life
                 of
                 Man
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 might
                 be
                 had
                 and
                 drawn
                 a
                 conjectural
                 
                 knowledge
                 and
                 judgement
                 concerning
                 Life
                 :
                 That
                 the
                 2.
                 (
                 which
                 follow●th
                 the
                 first
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 )
                 did
                 govern
                 Riches
                 :
                 The
                 third
                 Brethren
                 :
                 The
                 fourth
                 Parents
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 of
                 the
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 subsequent
                 Figure
                 ,
                 the
                 Houses
                 are
                 Ordered
                 and
                 Named
                 .
                 And
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 until
                 this
                 present
                 time
                 hath
                 this
                 division
                 of
                 heaven
                 ,
                 and
                 appellation
                 of
                 Houses
                 ,
                 continued
                 uncorrupted
                 :
                 Howbeit
                 Ptolomy
                 and
                 his
                 Followers
                 do
                 dissent
                 from
                 this
                 Ancient
                 Tradition
                 ,
                 seeming
                 to
                 pervert
                 the
                 Division
                 in
                 many
                 places
                 :
                 As
                 when
                 (
                 concerning
                 Children
                 )
                 they
                 principally
                 judge
                 ,
                 not
                 from
                 the
                 5.
                 
                 House
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 11.
                 which
                 is
                 opposite
                 thereunto
                 :
                 When
                 (
                 concerning
                 the
                 Mother
                 )
                 not
                 from
                 the
                 4.
                 but
                 the
                 10.
                 opposite
                 unto
                 it
                 :
                 So
                 (
                 when
                 of
                 Servants
                 ,
                 and
                 Animals
                 )
                 not
                 from
                 the
                 6.
                 but
                 the
                 12.
                 (
                 the
                 House
                 opposing
                 it
                 )
                 which
                 apparent
                 Error
                 shall
                 hereafter
                 be
                 Corrected
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Order
                   and
                   Names
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Houses
                     Astrological
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       1.
                       
                       Life
                       .
                    
                     
                       2.
                       
                       Riches
                       .
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                       Brethren
                       .
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                       Parents
                       .
                    
                     
                       5.
                       
                       Children
                       .
                    
                     
                       6.
                       
                       Servants
                       .
                    
                     
                       7.
                       Marriage
                    
                     
                       8.
                       
                       Death
                       .
                    
                     
                       9.
                       
                       Religion
                       .
                    
                     
                       10.
                       Magistracy
                    
                     
                       11.
                       
                       Friends
                       .
                    
                     
                       12.
                       
                       Enemies
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 amongst
                 all
                 other
                 Foundations
                 of
                 Astrology
                 ,
                 this
                 of
                 dividing
                 the
                 Heavens
                 into
                 12
                 Houses
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 chiefest
                 ;
                 in
                 that
                 thereupon
                 principally
                 depends
                 the
                 whole
                 Art
                 of
                 Predictions
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Causes
                 ,
                 Reasons
                 ,
                 and
                 first
                 Beginnings
                 of
                 this
                 Division
                 ,
                 furthest
                 distant
                 from
                 our
                 Understanding
                 ,
                 and
                 far
                 more
                 hardly
                 to
                 be
                 found
                 out
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 ,
                 than
                 any
                 other
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 regard
                 very
                 few
                 (
                 if
                 any
                 at
                 all
                 )
                 have
                 undertaken
                 the
                 defence
                 thereof
                 ,
                 by
                 any
                 true
                 or
                 probable
                 Reasons
                 ,
                 Ptolomy
                 himself
                 (
                 to
                 say
                 the
                 truth
                 )
                 being
                 in
                 this
                 particular
                 very
                 defective
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 
                   Lucius
                   Bellantius
                
                 (
                 who
                 took
                 up●n
                 him
                 the
                 defence
                 of
                 Astrology
                 against
                 Picus
                 )
                 in
                 his
                 10.
                 
                 Book
                 (
                 written
                 against
                 c.
                 5.
                 of
                 
                 Picus's
                 10.
                 
                 Book
                 )
                 after
                 he
                 had
                 enumerated
                 sundry
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 and
                 t●●
                 Ancients
                 trifles
                 ,
                 not
                 worthy
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Reasons
                 ,
                 is
                 at
                 length
                 forced
                 to
                 oppose
                 Picus
                 with
                 Experience
                 onely
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 conclude
                 him
                 from
                 Objects
                 very
                 ridiculous
                 ,
                 and
                 unbeseeming
                 an
                 Artist
                 of
                 his
                 Learning
                 and
                 Gravity
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 
                   Quaerere
                   igitur
                   quam
                   ob
                   causam
                   haec
                   v●l
                   illa
                   domus
                   hujus
                   virtutis
                   sit
                   ,
                   est
                   quaerere
                   ,
                   quare
                   Sol
                   sit
                   Lucidus
                   ,
                   cur
                   Ignis
                   calidus
                   ,
                   Aqua
                   frigida
                   ;
                   quae
                   tamen
                   ex
                   principiis
                   intrinsecis
                   pendent
                   nobis
                   ignotioribus
                   ,
                   aut
                   saltem
                   minimè
                   notioribus
                
                 ;
                 which
                 but
                 a
                 little
                 before
                 he
                 had
                 called
                 
                   Profunda
                   Naturae
                   secreta
                
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 indeed
                 all
                 others
                 ,
                 who
                 have
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Reasons
                 of
                 these
                 Houses
                 ,
                 have
                 produced
                 nothing
                 orderly
                 ,
                 nothing
                 of
                 Truth
                 ,
                 but
                 meer
                 figments
                 onely
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 if
                 any-where
                 they
                 brought
                 a
                 reason
                 which
                 seemed
                 but
                 to
                 defend
                 one
                 House
                 ,
                 the
                 very
                 same
                 really
                 destroyed
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 
                   Alexander
                   ab
                   Angelis
                   ,
                   lib.
                
                 4.
                 cap.
                 19.
                 after
                 his
                 Muster
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Arguments
                 brought
                 by
                 
                   Julius
                   Firmicus
                
                 ,
                 concerning
                 these
                 Houses
                 ,
                 he
                 justly
                 refells
                 them
                 ,
                 in
                 these
                 wo●ds
                 :
                 
                 
                   Ridiculus
                   sit
                   quicunque
                   ridiculas
                   has
                   rationes
                   nostra
                   refutatione
                   egere
                   existimaret
                   .
                
              
               
                 By
                 which
                 it
                 plainly
                 appears
                 ,
                 how
                 easie
                 and
                 free
                 it
                 was
                 for
                 the
                 Enemies
                 of
                 Astrology
                 to
                 hiss
                 and
                 laugh
                 at
                 these
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 importunately
                 and
                 impudently
                 to
                 demand
                 ,
                 
                   Why
                   Heaven
                   might
                   not
                   be
                   divided
                   into
                   more
                   than
                
                 12.
                 
                 
                   Houses
                   ?
                   Wherefore
                   the
                   First
                   House
                   is
                   called
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Life
                   ,
                   and
                   placed
                   in
                   the
                   East
                   ?
                   Why
                   the
                   order
                   and
                   numeral
                   succession
                   of
                   the
                   Houses
                   is
                   from
                   East
                   to
                   West
                   ?
                   And
                   why
                   the
                   Second
                   House
                   is
                   ●alled
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Riches
                   or
                   Gain
                   ,
                   the
                   twelfth
                   of
                   Enemies
                   ,
                   Imprisonment
                   and
                   Misery
                   ?
                   And
                   so
                   ,
                   why
                   the
                   other
                   Houses
                   are
                   called
                   by
                   their
                   Names
                   ,
                   and
                   disposed
                   in
                   that
                   order
                   ?
                
                 Seeing
                 (
                 as
                 they
                 pretend
                 ,
                 )
                 as
                 well
                 their
                 Order
                 as
                 Names
                 ,
                 observe
                 no
                 Order
                 at
                 all
                 ,
                 but
                 are
                 rather
                 a
                 meer
                 Chymera
                 of
                 Confusion
                 ,
                 a
                 plain
                 hotch-potch
                 of
                 fiction
                 and
                 foolery
                 ,
                 as
                 Picus
                 (
                 lib.
                 10.
                 )
                 and
                 
                   Alexander
                   ab
                   Angelis
                
                 (
                 l.
                 4.
                 c.
                 27.
                 )
                 do
                 variously
                 ,
                 but
                 most
                 wretchedly
                 torment
                 themselves
                 in
                 proving
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 know
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Division
                 of
                 Heaven
                 into
                 12
                 houses
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 in
                 the
                 Figure
                 ,
                 )
                 ought
                 not
                 in
                 any
                 wise
                 to
                 be
                 accounted
                 feigned
                 ,
                 or
                 as
                 wanting
                 a
                 Natural
                 Foundation
                 :
                 But
                 rather
                 for
                 a
                 happy
                 conception
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 wise
                 and
                 piercing
                 intellect
                 ,
                 (
                 provided
                 any
                 humane
                 understanding
                 can
                 of
                 it self
                 apprehend
                 it
                 ,
                 and
                 it
                 be
                 not
                 of
                 that
                 universal
                 knowledge
                 God
                 infused
                 into
                 Adam
                 at
                 the
                 Creation
                 )
                 as
                 that
                 which
                 standing
                 upon
                 a
                 real
                 Foundation
                 ,
                 declares
                 the
                 universal
                 state
                 of
                 Man
                 in
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 wonderfully
                 shadowed
                 ,
                 like
                 as
                 in
                 his
                 first
                 
                   Physical
                   Cause
                
                 .
                 For
                 this
                 Division
                 was
                 by
                 the
                 first
                 Author
                 thereof
                 ,
                 Cabalistically
                 conveyed
                 to
                 Posterity
                 ,
                 who
                 indeed
                 have
                 in
                 no
                 sorr
                 changed
                 the
                 same
                 ;
                 but
                 yet
                 its
                 Mysteries
                 (
                 the
                 spirit
                 of
                 the
                 Cabal
                 )
                 they
                 have
                 not
                 understood
                 ,
                 nothing
                 at
                 all
                 being
                 left
                 us
                 by
                 any
                 one
                 concerning
                 them
                 .
              
               
               
                 First
                 then
                 (
                 for
                 more
                 Illustration
                 sake
                 )
                 I
                 say
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 former
                 ,
                 first
                 ,
                 and
                 simple
                 division
                 of
                 heaven
                 into
                 four
                 
                   Cardinal
                   parts
                
                 ,
                 is
                 not
                 feigned
                 ,
                 but
                 natural
                 ,
                 and
                 upheld
                 by
                 a
                 natural
                 foundation
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 hath
                 been
                 demonstrated
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 if
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 those
                 parts
                 hath
                 two
                 other
                 parts
                 in
                 heaven
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Nature
                 ,
                 viz.
                 those
                 with
                 whom
                 it
                 makes
                 an
                 
                   Aequilateral
                   Triangle
                
                 in
                 the
                 Aequator
                 (
                 the
                 principal
                 Circle
                 of
                 the
                 Worlds
                 
                   first
                   Motion
                
                 )
                 or
                 which
                 it
                 beholds
                 by
                 a
                 
                   partile
                   Trine
                
                 in
                 the
                 Aequator
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Eternal
                   Trinity
                
                 is
                 of
                 infinite
                 Love
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 fountain
                 and
                 substance
                 of
                 infinite
                 and
                 most
                 perfect
                 Love
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 thing
                 Loving
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 First
                 ;
                 the
                 thing
                 Loved
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 and
                 Love
                 proceeding
                 from
                 both
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 are
                 one
                 ,
                 not
                 
                   in
                   Genere
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   in
                   Specie
                
                 ,
                 but
                 
                   in
                   numero
                
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 most
                 simple
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 Perfect
                 :
                 Whose
                 Perfection
                 is
                 such
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 universal
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 derives
                 it self
                 into
                 every
                 Trine
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 may
                 every
                 Trine
                 be
                 called
                 Perfect
                 :
                 not
                 in
                 any
                 particular
                 or
                 special
                 perfection
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 that
                 first
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 universal
                 perfection
                 of
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Trine
                
                 ,
                 which
                 consisteth
                 in
                 Love
                 ,
                 and
                 whereof
                 all
                 Trines
                 do
                 diversly
                 participate
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Capacity
                 of
                 their
                 Nature
                 .
              
               
                 Seeing
                 therefore
                 the
                 
                   Fixed
                   Stars
                
                 and
                 Planets
                 do
                 (
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 their
                 various
                 Motions
                 )
                 oftentimes
                 behold
                 one
                 another
                 with
                 different
                 Aspects
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Coelestial
                   Circles
                
                 ,
                 viz.
                 a
                 
                   Sextile
                   ,
                   Square
                   ,
                   Trine
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Opposition
                 :
                 The
                 first
                 and
                 wise
                 Astrologers
                 (
                 as
                 well
                 for
                 reasons
                 taken
                 
                   à
                   priori
                
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 infinite
                 and
                 most
                 universal
                 perfection
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Trine
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   à
                   posteriori
                
                 ,
                 from
                 most
                 evident
                 Effects
                 )
                 do
                 generally
                 affirm
                 ,
                 that
                 of
                 all
                 Aspects
                 ,
                 the
                 Trine
                 is
                 most
                 perfect
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 therein
                 the
                 perfection
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Trine
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Love
                 ,
                 is
                 so
                 strong
                 and
                 lively
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 called
                 by
                 them
                 
                   an
                   Aspect
                   of
                   perfect
                   Friendship
                
                 .
                 Now
                 ,
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 this
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 without
                 a
                 
                 similitude
                 of
                 natures
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 a
                 generical
                 Identity
                 :
                 They
                 rightly
                 concluded
                 the
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Aequator
                 ,
                 which
                 beheld
                 one
                 another
                 by
                 a
                 partile
                 Trine
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 at
                 least
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 generical
                 nature
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 up
                 a
                 Triplic●●●
                 of
                 ●he
                 same
                 nature
                 .
              
               
                 Whe●●●ore
                 seeing
                 that
                 each
                 of
                 the
                 afore-mentioned
                 
                   Four
                   Cardinal
                   parts
                
                 of
                 Heaven
                 doth
                 challenge
                 to
                 it self
                 a
                 p●culiar
                 Triplicity
                 of
                 its
                 own
                 nature
                 ;
                 by
                 these
                 
                   four
                   Triplicities
                
                 Heaven
                 is
                 divided
                 into
                 12
                 parts
                 ,
                 called
                 Houses
                 :
                 Neither
                 was
                 it
                 divisible
                 into
                 more
                 or
                 fewer
                 parts
                 by
                 the
                 Created
                 Quaternary
                 multiplyed
                 into
                 the
                 Divine
                 Ternary
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 this
                 Division
                 is
                 accounted
                 the
                 most
                 absolute
                 and
                 truly
                 perfect
                 ;
                 as
                 containing
                 two
                 Sextiles
                 ,
                 two
                 Squares
                 ,
                 two
                 Trines
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 Opposition
                 :
                 Which
                 are
                 all
                 the
                 
                   Co●l●stial
                   Aspects
                
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 (
                 not
                 omitting
                 the
                 Conjunc●ion
                 )
                 all
                 variations
                 of
                 the
                 general
                 
                   Coelestial
                   Influences
                
                 do
                 happen
                 .
                 And
                 these
                 Aspects
                 do
                 perfectly
                 agree
                 with
                 all
                 the
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Number
                 12.
                 which
                 are
                 1.2.3.4.5.6
                 .
                 whereof
                 1.
                 is
                 referred
                 to
                 Union
                 or
                 Conjunction
                 ;
                 2.
                 (
                 the
                 6.
                 part
                 of
                 12.
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Sextile
                   Aspect
                
                 ;
                 3.
                 (
                 the
                 4
                 part
                 thereof
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Quartile
                 ;
                 and
                 4.
                 (
                 the
                 third
                 part
                 )
                 to
                 ●he
                 Trine
                 ;
                 and
                 6.
                 (
                 the
                 middle
                 part
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Opposition
                 :
                 And
                 as
                 there
                 are
                 not
                 more
                 Aspects
                 in
                 the
                 Circle
                 ,
                 so
                 in
                 th●
                 Number
                 12
                 not
                 more
                 parts
                 .
                 For
                 indeed
                 all
                 〈◊〉
                 made
                 by
                 God
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Number
                   ,
                   Weight
                
                 ,
                 and
                 M●a●●r●
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 much
                 premised
                 ,
                 I
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Life
                 of
                 Man
                 consis●s
                 of
                 4
                 
                   Ages
                   ;
                   Child-hood
                   ,
                   Youth
                   ,
                   Man-hood
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Old-age
                 :
                 And
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 Man
                 there
                 are
                 4.
                 different
                 things
                 obs●rvable
                 ,
                 unto
                 which
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 be
                 reduced
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 to
                 their
                 first
                 beginnings
                 ;
                 Namely
                 ,
                 
                   Life
                   ,
                   Action
                   ,
                   Marriage
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Passion
                 .
                 And
                 these
                 agree
                 with
                 the
                 Beginning
                 (
                 or
                 Rise
                 )
                 
                   Vigour
                   ,
                   Declination
                
                 ,
                 and
                 End
                 ,
                 or
                 D●ath
                 ;
                 which
                 four
                 were
                 before
                 insinuat●●
                 generally
                 
                 agreeable
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 effects
                 of
                 Nature
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 Man
                 is
                 said
                 to
                 Rise
                 into
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 when
                 first
                 he
                 enjoys
                 a
                 Worldly
                 Life
                 :
                 To
                 be
                 strong
                 in
                 Action
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 acteth
                 ,
                 or
                 reduceth
                 his
                 vigour
                 of
                 doing
                 ,
                 into
                 Action
                 :
                 To
                 decline
                 ,
                 so
                 soon
                 as
                 a
                 plentiful
                 dissipation
                 of
                 his
                 innate
                 heat
                 and
                 radical
                 moisture
                 beginneth
                 ,
                 as
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 Marriage
                 .
                 And
                 from
                 Man-hood
                 (
                 the
                 best
                 time
                 of
                 Marriag●
                 )
                 he
                 declineth
                 toward
                 Old-age
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 length
                 Dyes
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 sustains
                 the
                 last
                 Passion
                 of
                 Life
                 .
                 Therefore
                 Man's
                 
                   Life
                   ,
                   Action
                   ,
                   Marriage
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Passion
                 ,
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 
                   Coelestial
                   Principles
                
                 ,
                 as
                 do
                 the
                 
                   Birth
                   ,
                   Vigour
                   ,
                   Declination
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Death
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 things
                 in
                 the
                 World
                 :
                 viz.
                 Life
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 
                   East
                   ;
                   Action
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Mid-heaven
                   ;
                   Marriage
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 W●st-angle
                 ;
                 and
                 Passion
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Angle
                   of
                   the
                   Earth
                
                 .
              
               
                 Whence
                 do
                 arise
                 4.
                 
                 Triplicities
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 generical
                 nature
                 ;
                 and
                 12.
                 
                 Houses
                 ,
                 as
                 aforesaid
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   First
                   Triplicity
                
                 is
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Angle
                   of
                   the
                   East
                
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 they
                 name
                 the
                 
                   First
                   house
                
                 ,
                 and
                 belongeth
                 to
                 Child-hood
                 )
                 called
                 the
                 
                   Triplicity
                   of
                   Being
                   and
                   Life
                
                 :
                 The
                 other
                 houses
                 of
                 this
                 Triplicity
                 are
                 the
                 Ninth
                 and
                 Fifth
                 ,
                 both
                 which
                 do
                 behold
                 the
                 
                   first
                   hous●
                
                 by
                 a
                 
                   Partile
                   Trine
                   Aspect
                
                 in
                 the
                 Aequator
                 ,
                 wh●re
                 is
                 made
                 this
                 rational
                 Division
                 of
                 the
                 hou●●s
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 ,
                 Man
                 liveth
                 in
                 a
                 three-fold
                 respect
                 ,
                 
                   in
                   himself
                   ,
                   in
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   his
                   Posterity
                   .
                
                 But
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Life
                
                 is
                 onely
                 given
                 a
                 M●n
                 for
                 th●●●auses
                 ,
                 viz.
                 That
                 he
                 might
                 Worship
                 G●d
                 ,
                 and
                 beg●t
                 his
                 own
                 likeness
                 :
                 Which
                 is
                 the
                 compl●at
                 intention
                 of
                 God
                 in
                 the
                 production
                 of
                 Man.
                 
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Now
                 as
                 touching
                 the
                 Life
                 of
                 Man
                 in
                 it self
                 (
                 because
                 it
                 is
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 all
                 other
                 things
                 in
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 Nature
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 it
                 the
                 rest
                 co●●d
                 not
                 be
                 :
                 therefore
                 )
                 it
                 justly
                 chall●ngeth
                 the
                 princip●l
                 House
                 of
                 this
                 Triplicity
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
                   The
                   Angle
                   of
                   the
                   East
                
                 .
              
               
               
                 2.
                 
                 
                   Life
                   in
                   God
                
                 (
                 the
                 second
                 in
                 order
                 )
                 exists
                 in
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Religion
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 Ninth
                 ,
                 subsequent
                 to
                 the
                 
                   First
                   house
                
                 in
                 this
                 Triplicity
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Aequator
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 
                   Life
                   in
                   his
                   Posterity
                
                 ,
                 bestowed
                 on
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Children
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 fifth
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 this
                 whole
                 Triplicity
                 concerneth
                 Life
                 .
                 But
                 herein
                 one
                 thing
                 is
                 very
                 remarkable
                 ,
                 viz.
                 That
                 by
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Aequator
                 (
                 the
                 measure
                 of
                 Time
                 )
                 there
                 is
                 made
                 an
                 immediate
                 ingress
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 9.
                 house
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 8.
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 
                   Temporary
                   Death
                
                 :
                 whereby
                 man
                 is
                 to
                 understand
                 That
                 he
                 must
                 live
                 to
                 himself
                 in
                 God
                 ,
                 until
                 his
                 
                   Temporal
                   Death
                
                 :
                 so
                 that
                 betwixt
                 this
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Life
                 in
                 God
                 ,
                 no
                 part
                 of
                 time
                 intercedeth
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 second
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Triplicity
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Angle
                   of
                   the
                   mid-heaven
                
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 name
                 the
                 10.
                 house
                 and
                 appertaineth
                 unto
                 youth
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 also
                 called
                 
                   the
                   Triplicity
                   of
                   Action
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   Gain
                   or
                   worldly
                   goods
                   flowing
                   thence
                   :
                
                 because
                 every
                 thing
                 working
                 Physically
                 ,
                 worketh
                 for
                 some
                 Physical
                 good
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Equator
                 ,
                 progress
                 is
                 made
                 from
                 the
                 
                   Angle
                   of
                   the
                   East
                
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Angle
                   of
                   the
                   mid-heaven
                
                 :
                 so
                 is
                 there
                 a
                 progress
                 made
                 from
                 Child-hood
                 unto
                 youth
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 Being
                 ,
                 or
                 Life
                 ,
                 to
                 Action
                 .
                 The
                 two
                 other
                 houses
                 of
                 this
                 Triplicity
                 are
                 the
                 6.
                 and
                 2.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 Gain
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Physicall
                 good
                 arising
                 to
                 man
                 from
                 his
                 Actions
                 ,
                 is
                 threefold
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 first
                 (
                 in
                 order
                 of
                 dignity
                 )
                 is
                 Immaterial
                 :
                 as
                 are
                 
                   Arts
                   ,
                   Magistracy
                   ,
                   Dignities
                
                 ,
                 and
                 honours
                 ,
                 unto
                 which
                 a
                 man
                 is
                 raised
                 :
                 as
                 also
                 Power
                 and
                 Majesty
                 :
                 wherefore
                 it
                 hath
                 the
                 principal
                 house
                 of
                 this
                 Triplicity
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
                   The
                   Angle
                   of
                   the
                   mid-heaven
                
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 second
                 ,
                 is
                 Material
                 and
                 Animated
                 ;
                 as
                 are
                 
                   subjects
                   ,
                   servants
                
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 
                   living
                   creatures
                
                 ;
                 and
                 i●
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 6.
                 house
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Motion
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Equator
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 subsequent
                 Triplicity
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 last
                 is
                 Materiall-inanimated
                 ,
                 as
                 are
                 
                   gold
                   ,
                   silver
                   ,
                   house-hold-stuff
                
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 all
                 other
                 
                   Immoveable
                   Goods
                
                 ,
                 gotten
                 by
                 our
                 own
                 labour
                 ;
                 which
                 are
                 attributed
                 to
                 the
                 
                   second
                   house
                
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Riches
                 .
                 Therefore
                 this
                 whole
                 Triplicity
                 is
                 of
                 Action
                 and
                 Gain
                 thence
                 arising
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 third
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Triplicity
                 of
                 the
                 
                   West
                   Angle
                
                 ,
                 named
                 the
                 7.
                 
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 belonging
                 to
                 man-hood
                 :
                 This
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 Triplicity
                 of
                 Marriage
                 or
                 Love.
                 For
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Equator
                 ,
                 progress
                 is
                 made
                 from
                 the
                 Angle
                 of
                 the
                 Mid-heaven
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 
                   West
                   Angle
                
                 :
                 even
                 so
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 progress
                 from
                 youth
                 to
                 Man-hood
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 
                   famous
                   deeds
                
                 ,
                 to
                 Marriages
                 and
                 friendships
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 which
                 thence
                 are
                 purchased
                 .
                 The
                 two
                 other
                 houses
                 of
                 this
                 Triplicity
                 are
                 the
                 3.
                 and
                 11.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 a
                 man
                 is
                 joyned
                 to
                 another
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 threefold
                 respect
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 
                   first
                   Conjunction
                
                 (
                 in
                 order
                 of
                 dignity
                 )
                 is
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 body
                 ,
                 which
                 we
                 call
                 Matrimony
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 the
                 principal
                 house
                 of
                 this
                 Triplicity
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 
                   West
                   Angle
                
                 ,
                 is
                 thereunto
                 dedicated
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 second
                 ,
                 is
                 that
                 of
                 Blood
                 ,
                 which
                 constitutes
                 Brethren
                 and
                 Kindred
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Third
                   House
                
                 ,
                 accord-to
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Equator
                 in
                 this
                 following
                 Triplicity
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 last
                 ,
                 is
                 that
                 of
                 
                   simple
                   Benevolence
                
                 ,
                 or
                 favour
                 ,
                 whence
                 do
                 arise
                 friends
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 11.
                 house
                 .
                 Therefore
                 ,
                 this
                 whole
                 Triplicity
                 is
                 of
                 Marriage
                 and
                 Love.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 
                   fourth
                   Triplicity
                
                 ,
                 is
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 
                   dark
                   angle
                
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 night
                 ,
                 or
                 bottom
                 of
                 heaven
                 )
                 called
                 the
                 
                   fourth
                   house
                
                 ,
                 and
                 ●he
                 Cave
                 or
                 Den
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ;
                 attributed
                 to
                 old-age
                 ,
                 and
                 termed
                 the
                 Triplicity
                 of
                 
                   Passion
                   ,
                   Affliction
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Death
                 ;
                 whereunto
                 every
                 man
                 is
                 subject
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 sin
                 of
                 Adam
                 .
                 The
                 
                 two
                 other
                 hous●s
                 of
                 this
                 Triplicity
                 are
                 the
                 12.
                 and
                 the
                 8.
                 
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 But
                 the
                 first
                 Affliction
                 of
                 Man
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 nature
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 sorrowful
                 ●xp●ctation
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Natural
                   Dea●h
                
                 of
                 his
                 Par●nts
                 :
                 or
                 ra●her
                 (
                 speaking
                 Cabalistically
                 )
                 it
                 is
                 that
                 stain
                 of
                 
                   Original
                   Sin
                
                 ,
                 which
                 our
                 Par●nts
                 imprint
                 in
                 us
                 ,
                 and
                 through
                 which
                 we
                 are
                 from
                 our
                 very
                 Bir●hs
                 made
                 obnoxious
                 to
                 every
                 misery
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 l●ng●h
                 ,
                 to
                 death
                 it self
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 the
                 Parents
                 and
                 their
                 Condition
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 life
                 of
                 the
                 Native
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 D●●th
                 ,
                 and
                 heritages
                 left
                 by
                 them
                 to
                 the
                 Native
                 ,
                 do
                 〈◊〉
                 the
                 principal
                 house
                 of
                 this
                 Triplicity
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
                   The
                   A●gle
                   of
                   the
                   fourth
                   house
                   .
                
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 second
                 〈◊〉
                 consi●t●
                 in
                 the
                 
                   hatred
                   ,
                   deceipts
                   ,
                   Machinations
                   ,
                   Tr●ach●●●u●ness
                
                 and
                 Injuries
                 of
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 especially
                 
                   secr●t
                   ones
                
                 :
                 So
                 likewise
                 in
                 
                   Prisons
                   Servitude
                   ,
                   Poverty
                
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 the
                 Mi●●ries
                 a
                 Man
                 suffereth
                 in
                 his
                 whole
                 life-time
                 .
                 Now
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 all
                 these
                 are
                 Enemies
                 to
                 Life
                 ,
                 therefore
                 are
                 they
                 contained
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 onely
                 consideration
                 of
                 an
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 12.
                 house
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 truly
                 call●d
                 the
                 
                   valley
                   of
                   miseries
                
                 ,
                 and
                 immediately
                 followeth
                 in
                 this
                 Triplicity
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Aequator
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 
                   last
                   Affliction
                
                 ,
                 inhabiting
                 the
                 8.
                 
                 House
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 man
                 hims●lf
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 an
                 End
                 of
                 this
                 Temporal
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Beginning
                 of
                 an
                 
                   Eternal
                   Life
                
                 :
                 wherefore
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 
                   second
                   motion
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 from
                 West
                 to
                 East
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 an
                 entrance
                 made
                 from
                 the
                 8.
                 house
                 into
                 the
                 9.
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Life
                 in
                 God
                 :
                 whereby
                 man
                 is
                 given
                 to
                 understand
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 to
                 pass
                 by
                 the
                 
                   second
                   motion
                
                 of
                 the
                 Soul
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 attributed
                 to
                 the
                 mind
                 or
                 reason
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 
                   rapt
                   m●tion
                
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 the
                 Body
                 or
                 
                   sensitive
                   appetite
                
                 )
                 from
                 a
                 
                   T●mporary
                   Death
                
                 ,
                 unto
                 a
                 Life
                 in
                 God
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 Eternal
                 .
                 Therefore
                 in
                 these
                 
                 Triplicities
                 ,
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 First
                 in
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 nature
                 ,
                 or
                 dignity
                 possesseth
                 alway
                 the
                 more
                 noble
                 houses
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 Angular
                 :
                 That
                 which
                 is
                 
                   second
                   ,
                   succedent
                   houses
                
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Aequator
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 last
                 ,
                 Cadent
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 also
                 succedent
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 motion
                 of
                 the
                 Ecliptick
                 ,
                 or
                 Planets
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 I
                 beseech
                 you
                 ,
                 what
                 is
                 he
                 will
                 suppose
                 this
                 Division
                 of
                 the
                 12
                 
                   Coel●stial
                   houses
                
                 by
                 Triplicities
                 ,
                 appearing
                 in
                 this
                 so
                 excellent
                 a
                 consent
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 such
                 wonderful
                 order
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 any
                 wise
                 feigned
                 ,
                 or
                 casual
                 ?
                 Or
                 whether
                 by
                 chance
                 such
                 consents
                 are
                 wont
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 things
                 so
                 abstruse
                 and
                 intermixed
                 ?
                 Or
                 if
                 altogether
                 fictitious
                 ,
                 whether
                 therefore
                 altogeth●r
                 wanting
                 a
                 
                   Natural
                   Foundation
                
                 ;
                 which
                 before
                 I
                 have
                 plainly
                 proved
                 to
                 be
                 false
                 ,
                 and
                 now
                 made
                 that
                 most
                 orderly
                 cons●nt
                 of
                 the
                 Houses
                 themselv●s
                 manifest
                 .
                 Therefore
                 is
                 this
                 
                   Division
                   Natural
                
                 ,
                 and
                 ord●ined
                 by
                 great
                 wisdom
                 ,
                 as
                 comprehending
                 (
                 at
                 least
                 generically
                 )
                 all
                 worldly
                 things
                 that
                 can
                 possibly
                 be
                 enquired
                 of
                 or
                 concerning
                 Man
                 :
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 the
                 knowledge
                 of
                 Contraries
                 is
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 an
                 ●ffirmative
                 or
                 negative
                 may
                 be
                 sought
                 of
                 any
                 thing
                 belonging
                 to
                 any
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 example
                 ;
                 Seeing
                 Man
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 force
                 of
                 natural
                 light
                 ,
                 knoweth
                 ,
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 one
                 God
                 ,
                 who
                 made
                 and
                 governeth
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 to
                 be
                 worshipped
                 and
                 Loved
                 above
                 all
                 (
                 as
                 the
                 
                   Trine
                   Aspect
                
                 made
                 from
                 the
                 
                   first
                   house
                
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 all
                 inclinations
                 ,
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 9.
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 house
                 of
                 Religi●n
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 first
                 principles
                 of
                 nature
                 ,
                 insinuateth
                 )
                 from
                 the
                 Stars
                 and
                 Planets
                 ,
                 (
                 or
                 their
                 Asp●cts
                 )
                 r●sident
                 in
                 the
                 1.
                 and
                 especially
                 in
                 the
                 9.
                 may
                 judgment
                 b●
                 given
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 native
                 shall
                 be
                 inclinced
                 to
                 the
                 wo●ship
                 o●
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 R●ligion
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 contrary
                 .
                 And
                 so
                 c●●c●●ni●g
                 other
                 things
                 of
                 this
                 nature
                 .
              
               
               
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 conjecture
                 is
                 made
                 from
                 the
                 7.
                 house
                 ,
                 whether
                 he
                 shall
                 lead
                 a
                 married
                 or
                 a
                 single
                 life
                 :
                 From
                 the
                 5.
                 whether
                 he
                 be
                 fruitful
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 have
                 issue
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 contrary
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 of
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 other
                 houses
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 this
                 light
                 of
                 the
                 Triplicities
                 doth
                 very
                 clearly
                 distinguish
                 the
                 things
                 which
                 belong
                 to
                 every
                 House
                 
                   per
                   se
                
                 ;
                 and
                 manifests
                 their
                 Errors
                 who
                 judge
                 from
                 the
                 purpose
                 by
                 inconvenient
                 or
                 Repugnant
                 Houses
                 .
                 For
                 example
                 ;
                 In
                 a
                 manner
                 all
                 Astrologers
                 do
                 suppose
                 (
                 but
                 ●rroneously
                 )
                 that
                 health
                 and
                 sickness
                 belong
                 to
                 the
                 7.
                 and
                 6.
                 
                 Houses
                 
                   per
                   se
                
                 :
                 whereas
                 indeed
                 they
                 depend
                 upon
                 the
                 Temperament
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Seat
                 of
                 Life
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 ought
                 judgment
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 concerning
                 them
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 First
                 House
                 ,
                 
                   per
                   se
                
                 :
                 but
                 the
                 judgment
                 deduced
                 from
                 other
                 Houses
                 ,
                 is
                 only
                 
                   per
                   accidens
                
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 shall
                 find
                 the
                 
                   Malevolent
                   Planets
                
                 ,
                 or
                 their
                 Beams
                 ,
                 upon
                 which
                 the
                 horoscope
                 falls
                 by
                 Direction
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 shall
                 come
                 by
                 Direction
                 to
                 the
                 horoscope
                 it self
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 the
                 opposition
                 or
                 Square
                 thereof
                 ,
                 during
                 the
                 Life
                 of
                 the
                 Native
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 if
                 Saturn
                 or
                 Mars
                 ,
                 shall
                 at
                 the
                 Moment
                 of
                 his
                 Birth
                 ,
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 2.
                 or
                 6.
                 
                 House
                 ;
                 from
                 these
                 Houses
                 shall
                 judgment
                 be
                 given
                 (
                 
                   per
                   accidens
                
                 )
                 of
                 a
                 Saturnine
                 or
                 
                   Martial
                   disease
                
                 ;
                 to
                 happen
                 when
                 the
                 horoscope
                 comes
                 by
                 Direction
                 to
                 Saturn
                 or
                 Mars
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 2.
                 
                 Or
                 when
                 Saturn
                 or
                 Mars
                 shall
                 come
                 by
                 Direction
                 to
                 the
                 opposite
                 of
                 the
                 horoscope
                 in
                 the
                 7.
                 
                 Therefore
                 judgment
                 
                   per
                   se
                
                 is
                 always
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 horoscope
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 of
                 other
                 Houses
                 ,
                 which
                 Ptolomy
                 especially
                 seems
                 highly
                 to
                 pervert
                 ;
                 but
                 would
                 have
                 said
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 had
                 he
                 known
                 this
                 Cabal
                 of
                 the
                 Houses
                 ,
                 which
                 so
                 perfectly
                 distinguisheth
                 the
                 proper
                 house
                 of
                 ev●ry
                 thing
                 .
                 Much
                 more
                 might
                 be
                 said
                 concerning
                 these
                 Triplicities
                 ,
                 conducing
                 to
                 the
                 natural
                 light
                 of
                 Praedictions
                 ,
                 which
                 here
                 I
                 omit
                 ;
                 presuming
                 I
                 shall
                 
                 abundantly
                 satisfie
                 as
                 well
                 the
                 Friends
                 as
                 Enemies
                 of
                 Astrology
                 ,
                 if
                 from
                 the
                 Doctrine
                 proposed
                 ,
                 I
                 do
                 give
                 a
                 full
                 and
                 clear
                 Answer
                 to
                 the
                 beforementioned
                 importunate
                 Questions
                 ,
                 put
                 to
                 Astrologers
                 ,
                 concerning
                 these
                 houses
                 .
              
               
                 Therefore
                 to
                 the
                 first
                 Question
                 I
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 heaven
                 is
                 divided
                 into
                 12
                 Houses
                 and
                 no
                 more
                 ;
                 because
                 every
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 4
                 
                   Cardinal
                   parts
                
                 of
                 heaven
                 ,
                 which
                 govern
                 the
                 
                   beginning
                   ,
                   vigour
                   ,
                   Declination
                
                 and
                 Death
                 of
                 things
                 ,
                 do
                 by
                 a
                 
                   Trine
                   Aspect
                
                 ,
                 behold
                 two
                 other
                 
                   Caelestial
                   parts
                
                 ,
                 which
                 be
                 of
                 its
                 own
                 Nature
                 :
                 whence
                 shall
                 arise
                 three
                 places
                 out
                 of
                 each
                 of
                 the
                 4.
                 
                 Cardinal
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 nature
                 ;
                 for
                 three
                 times
                 4.
                 doth
                 make
                 neither
                 more
                 nor
                 less
                 than
                 12.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 I
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 first
                 House
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Life
                 ,
                 because
                 a
                 man
                 is
                 said
                 first
                 to
                 Rise
                 upon
                 this
                 Scene
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 when
                 first
                 he
                 draws
                 the
                 Breath
                 of
                 this
                 Life
                 :
                 and
                 therefore
                 seeing
                 that
                 the
                 first
                 breathing
                 of
                 this
                 Life
                 is
                 the
                 beginning
                 thereof
                 ,
                 it
                 must
                 be
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 every
                 other
                 Physical
                 thing
                 .
              
               
                 To
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 I
                 answer
                 ,
                 that
                 it
                 matters
                 not
                 as
                 to
                 the
                 instituting
                 of
                 
                   Caelestial
                   Influxes
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Praedictions
                 ,
                 what
                 number
                 any
                 House
                 be
                 called
                 by
                 ,
                 whether
                 2.3
                 .
                 or
                 4.
                 provided
                 heaven
                 be
                 divided
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 )
                 into
                 
                   four
                   Triplicities
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 the
                 Houses
                 not
                 changed
                 .
                 Yet
                 the
                 Physical
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Houses
                 is
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 to
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 agreeable
                 to
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 most
                 universal
                 
                   Physical
                   cause
                
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 whose
                 parts
                 succeeding
                 one
                 another
                 ,
                 by
                 that
                 motion
                 ,
                 are
                 the
                 principal
                 Estates
                 or
                 Ages
                 of
                 all
                 generable
                 things
                 contained
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 succession
                 ,
                 before
                 related
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Equator
                 the
                 principal
                 Circle
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 cause
                 :
                 and
                 so
                 Physically
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Enemies
                 is
                 the
                 second
                 in
                 order
                 ;
                 the
                 
                 House
                 of
                 Friends
                 ,
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Magistracy
                 ,
                 the
                 fourth
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 forth
                 .
                 But
                 mystically
                 ,
                 or
                 Analogically
                 ,
                 the
                 Numerical
                 order
                 begins
                 from
                 the
                 East
                 by
                 the
                 
                   North
                   Angle
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 West
                 :
                 the
                 reason
                 whereof
                 is
                 this
                 .
                 There
                 are
                 two
                 Motions
                 in
                 the
                 heavens
                 ;
                 the
                 first
                 is
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Moveable
                 ,
                 termed
                 the
                 Rapt-motion
                 :
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 Rapt-motion
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 wheel'd
                 about
                 )
                 inviolably
                 observe
                 the
                 Laws
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 Moderate
                 motion
                 ,
                 ordained
                 to
                 the
                 contrary
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 .
                 There
                 are
                 also
                 two
                 Motions
                 in
                 Man
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 Microcosine
                 ;
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 
                   sensitive
                   Appetite
                
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 man
                 ,
                 in
                 as
                 much
                 as
                 he
                 is
                 a
                 
                   Living
                   creature
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 first
                 in
                 the
                 order
                 of
                 nature
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 rapid
                 :
                 the
                 other
                 is
                 of
                 the
                 Rational
                 appetite
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 is
                 man
                 ,
                 and
                 contrary
                 to
                 the
                 former
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 very
                 moderate
                 in
                 it self
                 .
                 But
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 these
                 Motions
                 of
                 a
                 man
                 ,
                 hath
                 a
                 greater
                 Analogy
                 with
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 moveable
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 second
                 with
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 :
                 Therefore
                 was
                 it
                 thought
                 sit
                 that
                 heaven
                 should
                 be
                 divided
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Succession
                 of
                 the
                 Signs
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 direct
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 (
                 for
                 these
                 also
                 are
                 sometime
                 Retrograde
                 ,
                 and
                 Stationary
                 ,
                 even
                 as
                 is
                 the
                 Rational
                 appetite
                 ,
                 in
                 its
                 course
                 ,
                 whilst
                 it
                 suffers
                 it self
                 to
                 be
                 rapt
                 or
                 perverted
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Sensitive
                   Appetite
                
                 .
                 )
                 But
                 that
                 was
                 done
                 only
                 in
                 an
                 Analogical
                 consideration
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 for
                 any
                 Physical
                 cause
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Moveable
                 should
                 by
                 it self
                 have
                 influence
                 upon
                 the
                 
                   Sensitive
                   Appetite
                
                 of
                 man
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 by
                 it self
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 Rational
                 :
                 for
                 the
                 Planets
                 insomuch
                 as
                 they
                 are
                 carryed
                 by
                 their
                 own
                 Motion
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 also
                 the
                 first
                 moveable
                 ,
                 have
                 not
                 of
                 themselves
                 any
                 influence
                 upon
                 the
                 
                   Sensitive
                   Appetite
                
                 ,
                 or
                 on
                 man
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 is
                 a
                 
                   Living
                   creature
                
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 
                 than
                 upon
                 other
                 Animals
                 .
                 But
                 neither
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 nor
                 First
                 Moveable
                 ,
                 have
                 of
                 themselves
                 influence
                 upon
                 the
                 Rational
                 appetite
                 ,
                 or
                 man
                 ,
                 so
                 ●ar
                 as
                 he
                 is
                 Rational
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 reason
                 arising
                 from
                 no
                 Natural
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 
                   Supernatural
                   principle
                
                 .
              
               
                 Nevertheless
                 ,
                 there
                 are
                 many
                 things
                 to
                 be
                 perceived
                 in
                 that
                 
                   mystical
                   Analogy
                
                 ,
                 worthy
                 our
                 consideration
                 ,
                 as
                 conducing
                 not
                 a
                 little
                 to
                 the
                 wholsome
                 instruction
                 of
                 the
                 Mind
                 ,
                 and
                 amongst
                 others
                 ,
                 this
                 especially
                 ,
                 viz.
                 That
                 there
                 are
                 two
                 ways
                 which
                 presently
                 occurr
                 to
                 a
                 man
                 at
                 his
                 Bir●h
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 when
                 placed
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 House
                 of
                 his
                 Rising
                 .
                 One
                 is
                 of
                 the
                 
                   S●nsitiv●
                   Appetite
                
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 is
                 brought
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 First
                 Moveable
                 ,
                 into
                 the
                 valley
                 of
                 miseries
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 12.
                 
                 House
                 ,
                 which
                 contains
                 all
                 the
                 mis●ries
                 of
                 this
                 Life
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 the
                 secret
                 En●mies
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 the
                 Flesh
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Devil
                 ,
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 whose
                 Pride
                 this
                 is
                 ;
                 tending
                 first
                 and
                 forthwith
                 on
                 high
                 to
                 the
                 Angle
                 of
                 Honour
                 and
                 Majesty
                 ;
                 which
                 House
                 issueth
                 from
                 the
                 Triplicity
                 of
                 Par●nts
                 and
                 Death
                 ,
                 and
                 threatneth
                 continual
                 Imprisonments
                 in
                 the
                 dark
                 den
                 of
                 sorrow
                 and
                 horror
                 But
                 the
                 other
                 way
                 is
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Rational
                   Appetite
                
                 ,
                 whereby
                 a
                 man
                 is
                 carryed
                 by
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 in
                 the
                 way
                 of
                 Descension
                 and
                 humility
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Riches
                 ,
                 or
                 Goods
                 gotten
                 by
                 a
                 mans
                 own
                 vertues
                 ,
                 viz.
                 the
                 second
                 ,
                 which
                 springs
                 from
                 the
                 Triplicity
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Supr●me
                   Angle
                
                 ,
                 or
                 mid-heaven
                 ,
                 wherein
                 
                   Goodness
                   ,
                   Power
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Maj●sty
                 are
                 seated
                 ;
                 whereby
                 i'ts
                 evid●ntly
                 m●nifested
                 unto
                 us
                 ,
                 whether
                 of
                 those
                 ways
                 is
                 the
                 better
                 ,
                 and
                 which
                 we
                 had
                 best
                 follow
                 ,
                 the
                 Motion
                 of
                 the
                 Rational
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Sensitive
                   App●tite
                
                 .
              
               
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 4.
                 
                 Question
                 I
                 say
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 reason
                 ,
                 why
                 every
                 House
                 must
                 be
                 called
                 by
                 its
                 own
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 another
                 Name
                 ;
                 appears
                 more
                 clear
                 than
                 the
                 Sun-shine
                 
                 it self
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Constitution
                   ,
                   Distinction
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Explication
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Triplicities
                 before
                 posited
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 I
                 will
                 put
                 an
                 end
                 to
                 this
                 my
                 discourse
                 of
                 the
                 Coeslestial
                 Houses
                 ,
                 which
                 although
                 it
                 be
                 indeed
                 new
                 ,
                 and
                 hitherto
                 unheard
                 of
                 ,
                 yet
                 it
                 is
                 firmly
                 established
                 upon
                 
                   Physical
                   Reasons
                
                 ,
                 and
                 taking
                 its
                 Original
                 from
                 the
                 most
                 Glorious
                 things
                 ,
                 is
                 thitherto
                 reduced
                 ;
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 invisible
                 things
                 of
                 God
                 from
                 the
                 Creation
                 of
                 the
                 world
                 ,
                 might
                 be
                 clearly
                 seen
                 ,
                 being
                 understood
                 by
                 the
                 things
                 which
                 he
                 hath
                 made
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 THE
                 Cabal
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Coelestial
                   Houses
                
                 ,
                 both
                 for
                 the
                 
                   Number
                   Twelve
                
                 and
                 for
                 their
                 signification
                 ,
                 most
                 accurately
                 here
                 first
                 discover'd
                 by
                 this
                 Learned
                 Author
                 (
                 being
                 the
                 ground
                 of
                 
                   Science
                   Astrological
                
                 ,
                 )
                 I
                 do
                 very
                 much
                 applaud
                 ,
                 and
                 admire
                 ,
                 as
                 having
                 not
                 thought
                 that
                 so
                 much
                 Reason
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 Natural
                 correspond●ncy
                 could
                 have
                 been
                 shewed
                 in
                 defence
                 of
                 these
                 
                   Sublime
                   Mysteries
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     Oct.
                     16.
                     1659.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   William
                   Oughtred
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
               AN
               ASTROLOGICAL
               JUDGMENT
               UPON
               His
               Majesties
               Present
               March
               :
               Begun
               from
               
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 May
              
               7.
               1645.
               
            
             
               
                 Ludit
                 in
                 humanis
                 divina
                 potentia
                 rebus
                 .
              
            
             
               By
               
                 Geo.
                 Wharton
              
               .
            
             
               As
               it
               was
               Printed
               at
               Oxford
               ,
               by
               
                 H.
                 Hall.
              
               1645.
               
            
          
           
             
             
             
               To
               the
               Friendly
               and
               Judicious
               READER
               .
            
             
               YOU
               have
               here
               (
               at
               the
               request
               of
               some
               
                 Honourable
                 Personages
                 )
                 an
                 Astrological
                 Judgment
              
               upon
               the
               future
               Successes
               of
               His
               Majesties
               present
               March
               ,
               begun
               the
               seventh
               of
               May
               instant
               .
               It
               is
               delivered
               in
               General
               Terms
               ;
               for
               I
               neither
               will
               nor
               dare
               descend
               to
               Particulars
               ;
               that
               would
               require
               the
               knowledge
               of
               many
               things
               ,
               besides
               His
               
                 Majesties
                 Nativity
              
               ,
               which
               I
               may
               not
               presume
               to
               meddle
               with
               ;
               it
               being
               in
               it self
               both
               unlawful
               and
               very
               dangerous
               to
               publish
               any
               thing
               concerning
               the
               particular
               Fortunes
               and
               Destinies
               of
               Princes
               .
               For
               this
               
                 Thrasybulus
                 ,
                 Ascletarion
              
               ,
               and
               Gauricus
               were
               much
               to
               blame
               ;
               the
               first
               whereof
               fore-told
               the
               Destruction
               of
               Tiberius
               the
               Emperour
               ;
               the
               second
               ,
               of
               Domitian
               ;
               the
               third
               ,
               of
               Bentivola
               in
               Bononia
               :
               So
               likewise
               the
               Priest
               that
               caused
               the
               Rumour
               of
               the
               future
               Murthering
               of
               
                 Galeacius
                 Sfortia
                 ,
                 Duke
              
               of
               Millain
               ,
               who
               were
               all
               of
               them
               worthily
               rewarded
               for
               their
               Folly.
               And
               so
               ought
               Master
               Lilly
               and
               Master
               Booker
               to
               be
               for
               their
               pernicious
               Pamphlets
               ,
               wherein
               their
               sole
               endeavour
               hath
               hitherto
               been
               by
               most
               disloyal
               and
               ambiguous
               Phrases
               to
               animate
               and
               hasten
               on
               the
               Rebels
               and
               other
               Conspirators
               to
               plot
               and
               attempt
               Mischief
               against
               His
               Majesty
               ;
               whereas
               an
               honest
               and
               discreet
               Artist
               ought
               not
               to
               divulge
               any
               thing
               ,
               (
               especially
               of
               Princes
               )
               that
               may
               any
               way
               tend
               to
               endanger
               their
               Persons
               ,
               but
               either
               not
               to
               meddle
               at
               all
               ,
               or
               else
               to
               deal
               
               privately
               with
               the
               Prince
               himself
               ;
               and
               then
               also
               to
               adhere
               to
               Cardans
               Rules
               in
               his
               Book
               
                 De
                 Astrologicis
                 Interogationibus
              
               :
               
                 Principi
                 ne
                 magnum
                 malum
                 firmiter
                 unquam
                 praedixeris
                 ,
                 sed
                 periculum
                 .
              
               However
               Cardan
               himself
               dealt
               more
               plainly
               ,
               and
               therefore
               more
               dangerously
               with
               Edward
               the
               Sixth
               ,
               as
               appeareth
               in
               the
               Judicials
               of
               his
               Nativity
               ,
               given
               out
               in
               the
               beginning
               of
               his
               
                 Duodecim
                 Illustres
                 Geniturae
              
               .
            
             
               But
               neither
               Cardan
               (
               notwithstanding
               he
               was
               a
               man
               of
               extraordinary
               cr●dit
               )
               nor
               any
               other
               personal
               example
               can
               warrant
               any
               other
               private
               men
               to
               intermeddle
               with
               the
               Nativities
               of
               their
               Princes
               ,
               otherwise
               than
               is
               before
               limited
               ,
               or
               upon
               the
               Princes
               special
               Command
               .
               And
               yet
               if
               in
               this
               respect
               or
               any
               other
               the
               Art
               happen
               to
               be
               abused
               by
               some
               
                 Spurii
                 (
                 non
                 veri
                 filii
                 )
                 Artis
                 ,
              
               it
               hath
               but
               the
               same
               fortune
               that
               other
               Arts
               and
               Sciences
               have
               :
               And
               the
               Lawyers
               Rule
               is
               ,
               That
               
                 abusus
                 non
                 tollit
                 usum
              
               .
               The
               bounds
               of
               which
               limitation
               I
               presume
               I
               have
               not
               any
               way
               exceeded
               in
               this
               Discourse
               ;
               which
               be
               pleased
               to
               accept
               as
               followeth
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               Coelestial
               Scheme
               ,
               or
               Figure
               ,
               setting
               forth
               exactly
               the
               true
               position
               and
               state
               of
               the
               Heavens
               at
               the
               time
               His
               Majesty
               began
               his
               March.
               
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 mense
                 D.
                 H.M
                 1645.
                 maij
                 .
                 622
                 
                   
                     30
                  
                   
                     42
                  
                
                 post
                 .
                 meridi●m
                 .
                 positio
                 Caeliad
                 latitud
                 51.
                 46.
                 Dominus
                 
                   
                     Dici
                     ☿
                  
                   
                     Ho●e
                     ♂
                  
                
              
            
             
               Fortitudes
               and
               Debilities
               of
               the
               Planets
               ,
               according
               to
               their
               Scituation
               in
               the
               Figure
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Saturns
                   Fortitudes
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   his
                
                 
                   B●ing
                   in
                   his
                   term
                   2
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   9
                   House
                   2
                
                 
                   Direct
                   4
                
                 
                   Swift
                   2
                
                 
                   Oriental
                   2
                
                 
                   Free
                   from
                   Combust
                   .
                   5
                
                 
                   17
                
              
               
                 
                   Weak
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   h●s
                   fall
                   ,
                   4
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                   Jupiters
                   Fortitudes
                   .
                
                 
                   Decade
                   1
                
                 
                   Tenth
                   House
                   5
                
                 
                   Direct
                   4
                
                 
                   Swift
                   2
                
                 
                   Freedom
                   from
                   Combustion
                   5
                
                 
                   17
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Debilitated
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   his
                   Detriment
                   .
                
                 
                   Under
                   the
                   Sun-beams
                   4
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Mars
                   his
                   Fortitudes
                   .
                
                 
                   Direct
                   4
                
                 
                   Swift
                   2
                
                 
                   Freedom
                   from
                   Comb.
                   2
                
                 
                   8
                
              
               
                 
                   Debilities
                   .
                
                 
                   Peregrine
                   5
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   twelf●h
                   5
                
                 
                   Occidental
                   2
                
                 
                   12
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Fortitudes
                   of
                   the
                   Sun.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   tenth
                   House
                   5
                
              
               
                 
                   Debilities
                   .
                
                 
                   Peregrine
                   5
                
                 
                   Slow
                   in
                   motion
                   2
                
                 
                   7
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Venus
                   her
                   Fortitudes
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   her
                   house
                   5
                
                 
                   Triplicity
                   3
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   tenth
                   House
                   5
                
                 
                   Direct
                   4
                
                 
                   Swift
                   2
                
                 
                   Free
                   from
                   Comb.
                   5
                
                 
                   24
                
              
               
                 
                   Debilities
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   ☌
                   with
                   Cap.
                   Algol
                   .
                   5
                
                 
                   Under
                   the
                   Sun-beams
                   4
                
                 
                   9
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   Mercury
                   his
                   Fortitudes
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   his
                   House
                   5
                
                 
                   Triplicity
                   3
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   tenth
                   House
                   5
                
                 
                   Direct
                   4
                
                 
                   Swift
                   2
                
                 
                   Free
                   from
                   Comb.
                   5
                
                 
                   24
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   The
                   Moon
                   her
                   Fortitudes
                   .
                
                 
                   Free
                   from
                   Comb.
                   5
                
              
               
                 
                   Debilities
                   .
                
                 
                   Peregrine
                   5
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   sixth
                   House
                   4
                
                 
                   Slow
                   in
                   motion
                   2
                
                 
                   Decreasing
                   in
                   light
                   2
                
                 
                   13
                
              
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               An
               Astrological
               Judgment
               upon
               His
               MAJESTIES
               March.
               
            
             
               BY
               this
               distribution
               the
               Fortitudes
               and
               Debilities
               of
               every
               Planet
               in
               the
               precedent
               Coelestial
               Scheme
               are
               easily
               gathered
               :
               It
               follows
               then
               that
               we
               likewise
               confer
               them
               among
               themselves
               according
               to
               the
               respective
               numbers
               of
               their
               Fortitudes
               and
               Debilities
               ;
               that
               it
               may
               yet
               more
               manifestly
               appear
               ,
               which
               of
               them
               are
               most
               strong
               and
               fortunate
               ,
               which
               most
               weak
               and
               infortunate
               ,
               and
               accordingly
               how
               they
               succeed
               one
               another
               in
               strength
               and
               power
               .
            
             
               First
               then
               ,
               the
               Planet
               Mercury
               of
               all
               the
               rest
               is
               simply
               most
               strong
               and
               fortunate
               in
               the
               Scheme
               .
               For
               if
               the
               number
               of
               his
               Debilities
               be
               deducted
               from
               the
               sum
               of
               his
               Fortitudes
               ,
               there
               still
               remaineth
               22.
               
               Testimonies
               of
               strength
               ,
               which
               no
               other
               Planet
               obtaineth
               in
               the
               Figure
               .
            
             
               The
               next
               in
               dignity
               is
               Venus
               ,
               who
               hath
               17
               Testimonies
               ;
               then
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               ,
               who
               are
               both
               very
               powerful
               ;
               the
               first
               of
               them
               being
               endued
               with
               13
               ,
               the
               latter
               with
               10
               
                 Dignities
                 :
                 Mars
              
               and
               the
               Sun
               are
               both
               but
               weak
               in
               respect
               of
               their
               
                 Essential
                 Dignities
              
               ;
               yet
               for
               some
               Circumstances
               very
               considerable
               in
               this
               case
               ,
               the
               Sun
               may
               be
               said
               to
               be
               the
               stronger
               ,
               which
               being
               generally
               taken
               ,
               is
               a
               good
               and
               laudable
               token
               .
            
             
             
               The
               Moon
               of
               all
               others
               is
               the
               most
               debilitated
               ,
               her
               Detriments
               exceeding
               her
               Fortitudes
               by
               8
               ,
               which
               will
               prove
               very
               advantagious
               to
               His
               Majesty
               ,
               as
               hereafter
               shall
               be
               noted
               .
               And
               thus
               much
               generally
               touching
               the
               Constitution
               of
               the
               Planets
               in
               the
               Figure
               .
            
             
               Now
               to
               descend
               more
               particularly
               to
               the
               present
               m●tter
               :
               We
               are
               (
               in
               this
               case
               )
               principally
               to
               consider
               four
               things
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               the
               Ascendant
               of
               the
               Scheme
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               Significator
               of
               the
               City
               from
               whence
               His
               Majesty
               began
               his
               March
               :
               From
               which
               House
               we
               are
               to
               collect
               the
               condition
               and
               state
               of
               this
               City
               during
               His
               Majesties
               absence
               .
            
             
               Secondly
               ,
               the
               10
               House
               ,
               which
               (
               according
               to
               Haly
               )
               is
               the
               Significatrix
               of
               the
               Journey
               :
               And
               from
               this
               we
               are
               to
               deduce
               our
               judgment
               of
               His
               Majesties
               Success
               during
               the
               time
               of
               his
               March.
               
            
             
               The
               Third
               thing
               to
               be
               considered
               is
               the
               7
               House
               ,
               by
               which
               we
               are
               to
               judge
               how
               His
               Majesty
               is
               likely
               to
               be
               received
               in
               those
               parts
               where
               his
               Army
               shall
               pass
               ,
               and
               of
               his
               Success
               against
               the
               Enemy
               .
            
             
               And
               lastly
               ,
               the
               
                 fourth
                 House
              
               ;
               whereby
               we
               are
               to
               inform
               our selves
               of
               His
               Majesties
               Success
               in
               the
               Return
               .
            
             
               
                 Unde
                 si
                 quis
                 istorum
                 locorum
                 melior
                 ,
                 &
                 fortunatior
                 fuerit
                 factus
                 ,
                 significat
                 bonitatem
                 in
                 illa
                 sua
                 significatione
                 :
                 Et
                 si
                 quis
                 fuerit
                 malè
                 asflat●s
                 &
                 nocens
                 ,
                 significat
                 damnum
                 in
                 illa
                 sua
                 significatione
                 .
              
               Vid.
               Haly
               ,
               pag.
               328.
               
            
             
               As
               concerning
               the
               first
               ,
               we
               find
               the
               22
               degree
               of
               the
               
                 Regal
                 Sign
                 Leo
              
               ,
               at
               that
               instant
               ascending
               our
               
                 Horizon
                 ,
                 Cor
                 Leonis
              
               in
               the
               Ascendant
               :
               And
               the
               
                 Dragons
                 Head
              
               in
               the
               very
               Cuspe
               thereof
               :
               And
               the
               
                 Sun
                 (
                 Lord
              
               of
               the
               
                 First
                 House
              
               )
               not
               unfortunately
               posited
               in
               the
               
                 South
                 Angle
              
               of
               the
               Heavens
               ;
               whi●h
               is
               the
               House
               of
               
               
                 Empire
                 ,
                 Rule
                 ,
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 Offices
                 ,
                 and
                 Arts
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               And
               he
               environed
               with
               the
               two
               Benign
               Planets
               ,
               Jupiter
               and
               Venus
               ,
               who
               likewise
               behold
               the
               Ascendant
               ,
               and
               are
               free
               from
               any
               Configuration
               with
               the
               Malevolents
               .
               These
               are
               evident
               and
               undeniable
               Testimonies
               of
               the
               Honour
               and
               Safety
               of
               this
               Famous
               
                 University
                 and
                 City
                 of
                 Oxford
              
               ;
               And
               of
               the
               care
               and
               vigilancy
               of
               those
               that
               are
               entrusted
               by
               His
               Majesty
               ,
               with
               the
               Government
               thereof
               :
               Of
               the
               
                 Fidelity
                 ,
                 Courage
                 ,
                 Industry
              
               ,
               and
               necessary
               expence
               of
               her
               Inhabitants
               for
               the
               Defence
               of
               it
               :
               And
               of
               their
               Conformity
               to
               such
               wholsom
               Orders
               ,
               as
               either
               are
               or
               shall
               hereafter
               be
               made
               by
               the
               Wisdom
               of
               the
               Counsellours
               ,
               for
               the
               good
               and
               benefit
               of
               the
               City
               .
            
             
               In
               a
               word
               ,
               all
               the
               good
               our
               hearts
               can
               wish
               for
               ,
               is
               promised
               us
               by
               the
               Scheme
               .
               I
               hope
               the
               seasonable
               care
               taken
               ,
               and
               the
               directions
               already
               given
               for
               prevention
               of
               the
               Sickness
               ,
               will
               add
               very
               much
               to
               our
               happiness
               :
               Some
               strange
               kind
               of
               Mortality
               must
               be
               expected
               this
               Year
               in
               most
               Cities
               and
               great
               Towns
               ,
               throughout
               the
               South
               ,
               South-East
               ,
               and
               South-West
               parts
               of
               this
               Kingdom
               :
               But
               especially
               let
               London
               be
               fore-warned
               of
               her
               misery
               :
               She
               is
               much
               (
               and
               that
               deservedly
               )
               threatned
               .
               You
               may
               hear
               more
               of
               her
               after
               the
               23.
               of
               May
               instant
               ,
               for
               from
               thenc●
               doth
               the
               Influence
               of
               
               Saturn's
               Transit
               out
               of
               Aries
               into
               Taurus
               begin
               to
               operate
               .
            
             
               As
               touching
               the
               second
               thing
               here
               considerable
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               
                 tenth
                 house
              
               ;
               we
               may
               observe
               the
               
                 ninth
                 Degree
              
               and
               31.
               min.
               of
               
                 Taurus
                 Culminating
              
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               house
               and
               Triplicity
               of
               Venus
               ;
               wherein
               also
               she
               is
               most
               fortunately
               seated
               within
               3
               Degrees
               of
               the
               Cuspe
               thereof
               ,
               beholding
               the
               Asc●nd●nt
               ,
               free
               from
               Combustion
               ,
               or
               any
               Configura●ion
               with
               the
               Malevolent
               Planets
               ;
               being
               Direct
               and
               Swift
               of
               Mo●ion
               ,
               and
               Ori●ntal
               
               of
               the
               Sun
               :
               To
               her
               (
               therefore
               )
               may
               we
               justly
               attribute
               the
               signification
               of
               His
               
                 Majesties
                 March
              
               :
               Who
               being
               (
               by
               nature
               )
               Benevolent
               ,
               by
               her
               Essential
               and
               Accidental
               Position
               so
               fortunate
               :
               We
               cannot
               pronounce
               less
               to
               His
               Majesty
               and
               his
               whole
               Army
               ,
               than
               a
               wonderful
               
                 happy
                 ,
                 prosperous
              
               ,
               and
               
                 successful
                 March
              
               :
               And
               contrarily
               exceeding
               much
               Fear
               and
               
                 Terrour
                 ,
                 dissipation
              
               and
               utter
               Ruine
               to
               his
               Enemies
               .
            
             
               The
               
                 Dragons
                 Head
              
               in
               the
               Cuspe
               of
               the
               Ascendant
               tells
               us
               ,
               
                 Quod
                 habebit
                 bonum
                 antequam
                 se
                 inde
                 moveat
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 principio
                 Itineris
                 ,
                 
                   Haly
                   ,
                   par
                
                 .
                 3.
                 pag.
                 308.
                 
              
               This
               was
               verified
               in
               part
               by
               that
               gallant
               Encounter
               with
               the
               Enemy
               ,
               performed
               (
               with
               so
               good
               success
               )
               by
               the
               Right
               Honourable
               the
               Lord
               Goring
               ,
               near
               Newbridge
               the
               same
               seventh
               day
               ;
               occasioned
               upon
               His
               Majesties
               Motion
               hence
               .
            
             
               The
               Generality
               of
               this
               good
               to
               His
               Majesty
               and
               his
               Army
               ,
               is
               further
               confirmed
               by
               the
               powerful
               presence
               of
               Jupiter
               ,
               the
               Sun
               ,
               and
               Mercury
               in
               the
               
                 South
                 Angle
              
               ;
               and
               the
               unfortunate
               positure
               of
               the
               Moon
               in
               the
               Figure
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               
                 Artabari
                 dixit
                 :
                 Si
                 quando
                 Rex
                 ,
                 vel
                 alius
                 voluerit
                 capere
                 inimicum
                 qui
                 sit
                 valoris
                 minoris
                 eo
                 ;
                 statuat
                 ☽
                 in
                 ☌
                 ,
                 aut
                 ☍
                 ,
                 vel
                 in
                 via
                 combust
                 .
                 aut
                 cum
                 ☊
                 ,
                 vel
                 ☋
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Et
                 sol
                 sit
                 salvus
                 &
                 purus
                 ab
                 infortuniis
                 &
                 in
                 medio
                 Coeli
                 sint
                 fortunae
                 ;
                 etiam
                 si
                 quando
                 magis
                 infortunata
                 fuerit
                 ☽
                 erit
                 pejus
                 &
                 majus
                 damnum
                 pro
                 illo
                 inimico
                 ,
                 quia
                 ☽
                 est
                 significatrix
                 Populi
                 ,
                 &c.
                 ac
                 servorum
                 ,
                 
                   Haly
                   ,
                   pag.
                
                 340.
                 
              
            
             
               We
               have
               here
               (
               as
               before
               we
               noted
               )
               the
               Sun
               ,
               both
               the
               Fortunes
               ,
               and
               Mercury
               safely
               seated
               in
               the
               Mid-heaven
               :
               And
               the
               Moon
               (
               who
               naturally
               (
               and
               in
               this
               case
               especially
               )
               signifieth
               the
               many-headed-monster
               Multitude
               (
               such
               Persons
               as
               in
               January
               ,
               1641.
               
               Tumultuously
               assembled
               themselves
               (
               to
               the
               hazard
               of
               
               His
               
                 Majesties
                 Royal
                 Person
              
               )
               to
               cry
               for
               Blood
               in
               the
               Terms
               of
               Justice
               ;
               those
               who
               through
               their
               pretended
               Zeal
               to
               I
               know
               not
               what
               ,
               have
               brought
               the
               Curse
               of
               God
               upon
               themselves
               and
               the
               whole
               Kingdom
               ,
               first
               ,
               by
               slaying
               the
               Innocent
               in
               cold
               Blood
               ,
               and
               ever
               since
               by
               engaging
               their
               Persons
               and
               Estates
               in
               this
               most
               unnatural
               and
               bloody
               War
               against
               His
               Majesty
               .
               )
               The
               Moon
               ,
               I
               say
               ,
               who
               is
               the
               natural
               significatrix
               of
               such
               mean
               Capacities
               ,
               is
               in
               the
               sixth
               House
               very
               sick
               (
               
                 Master
                 Lilly
              
               )
               and
               nigh
               to
               the
               
                 Dragons
                 Tail.
              
               These
               positions
               will
               puzzle
               and
               stupifie
               the
               
                 mis-guided
                 Commonalty
              
               ,
               and
               make
               them
               know
               there
               's
               such
               a
               thing
               as
               Allegiance
               .
            
             
               More
               particularly
               ;
               the
               Sun
               thus
               posited
               ,
               and
               also
               Mercury
               being
               free
               from
               Combustion
               and
               the
               Infortunes
               ;
               And
               the
               
                 Dragons
                 Head
              
               so
               near
               the
               
                 Cuspe
                 ascending
              
               ;
               
                 Salvationem
                 corporis
                 ,
                 agilitatem
                 ,
                 &
                 gaudium
                 in
                 Itinere
                 significant
                 ,
                 bonumque
                 fiduciam
                 ,
                 &
                 applicari
                 ad
                 id
                 quod
                 vult
                 .
              
               Haly
               ,
               pag.
               324.
               
               Jupiters
               position
               in
               the
               10
               House
               confirms
               the
               same
               ,
               Haly
               ,
               pag.
               328.
               
            
             
               The
               Moon
               Lady
               of
               the
               12.
               and
               moving
               betwixt
               the
               8
               degree
               ,
               34
               min.
               and
               21
               degr
               .
               26
               min.
               of
               Aquarius
               ,
               gives
               us
               to
               understand
               that
               His
               Majesty
               shall
               receive
               much
               contentment
               by
               certain
               Messages
               brought
               him
               from
               
                 Foreign
                 Parts
              
               ;
               and
               that
               he
               shall
               receive
               some
               sudden
               and
               unexpected
               supply
               of
               by
               the
               means
               of
               some
               that
               assimulate
               the
               condition
               of
               his
               Enemies
               :
               And
               withal
               this
               comfort
               ;
               that
               His
               Majesty
               shall
               be
               exceeding
               successful
               in
               Besieging
               Towns
               ,
               Castles
               ,
               or
               Forts
               ,
               and
               in
               pursuing
               the
               Enemy
               .
               See
               Haly
               ,
               pag.
               346.
               
            
             
               
                 Mars
                 his
                 Sextile
              
               to
               the
               
                 Sun
                 ,
                 Lord
              
               of
               the
               Ascendant
               (
               which
               happeneth
               the
               18
               day
               of
               May
               )
               will
               encourage
               our
               Souldiers
               to
               advance
               with
               much
               Alacrity
               and
               
               chearfulness
               of
               Spirit
               ;
               to
               shew
               themselves
               gallant
               in
               the
               most
               dangerous
               attempts
               .
            
             
               The
               Ascendant
               and
               tenth
               House
               being
               both
               
                 Fixed
                 Signs
              
               ,
               tell
               us
               ,
               That
               the
               March
               shall
               not
               be
               so
               speedy
               as
               is
               expected
               ;
               but
               with
               great
               deliberation
               and
               care
               of
               settling
               the
               Affairs
               of
               the
               distracted
               Counties
               ,
               through
               which
               His
               Majesty
               passeth
               .
               Yet
               the
               great
               dominion
               of
               Mercury
               doth
               intimate
               quick
               Action
               about
               the
               latter
               end
               of
               June
               ,
               and
               the
               most
               part
               of
               July
               .
               O!
               what
               snaffling
               there
               will
               be
               amongst
               the
               Zelots
               before
               the
               middle
               of
               November
               ?
               How
               many
               days
               of
               Humiliation
               ?
               what
               Fears
               ?
               what
               Jealousies
               ?
               what
               Discontents
               and
               Wranglings
               ?
               what
               Murmurings
               ?
               how
               many
               Lies
               and
               Forgeries
               raised
               and
               dispersed
               to
               quicken
               a
               dull
               and
               dying
               Faction
               ?
            
             
               The
               next
               thing
               (
               in
               Order
               )
               which
               we
               are
               to
               consider
               ,
               is
               ,
               the
               Sign
               and
               degr
               .
               of
               the
               7
               House
               ,
               which
               in
               this
               Scheme
               is
               the
               22
               degr
               .
               and
               21
               min.
               of
               Aquarius
               ,
               the
               house
               of
               Saturn
               ,
               but
               Term
               of
               
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 Saturn
              
               being
               in
               the
               9
               House
               of
               the
               Heavens
               in
               the
               end
               of
               Aries
               ,
               and
               in
               a
               Sextile
               with
               the
               Cuspe
               of
               the
               7
               house
               ,
               and
               in
               a
               Quartile
               with
               Mars
               .
            
             
               
                 Si
                 gradus
                 7
                 domus
                 fuerit
                 dignitas
                 ♃
                 timebitur
                 &
                 honorabitur
                 &
                 credetur
                 ejus
                 verbis
                 à
                 gente
                 illius
                 Terrae
                 ad
                 quam
                 vadit
                 ,
                 &
                 erit
                 dilectus
                 ,
                 à
                 gente
                 Terrae
                 ad
                 quam
                 vadit
                 cum
                 gaudio
                 ,
                 &
                 laetitiâ
                 .
              
            
             
               Here
               by
               the
               word
               Gente
               ,
               we
               must
               understand
               the
               County
               or
               Counties
               principally
               aimed
               at
               by
               His
               Majesty
               .
               And
               this
               happy
               Reception
               is
               further
               attested
               by
               the
               propinquity
               of
               Venus
               to
               the
               Sun
               as
               he
               is
               Lord
               of
               the
               Asc●ndant
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               House
               of
               
                 Kings
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               
            
             
               Aquarius
               being
               a
               fixed
               Sign
               ,
               tells
               us
               ,
               that
               he
               shall
               not
               quickly
               remove
               thence
               ,
               but
               remain
               there
               some
               convenient
               time
               ,
               fo●
               the
               settling
               of
               some
               important
               Affairs
               ,
               and
               a
               full
               reducing
               of
               those
               Counties
               to
               their
               Obedience
               .
            
             
             
               If
               any
               man
               would
               be
               satisfied
               to
               what
               Quarter
               of
               the
               Heavens
               the
               design
               is
               intended
               ,
               although
               he
               may
               guess
               something
               by
               the
               Motion
               which
               the
               Army
               hath
               already
               made
               ;
               yet
               he
               may
               inform
               his
               Judgment
               best
               by
               considering
               the
               Signs
               of
               the
               four
               
                 Angles
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Leo
                 ,
                 Taurus
                 ,
                 Aquarius
                 ,
              
               and
               Scorpio
               ,
               (
               which
               he
               shall
               find
               to
               be
               the
               one
               half
               Northern
               ,
               the
               other
               Southern
               ;
               and
               also
               the
               Signs
               wherein
               the
               Planets
               are
               ,
               viz.
               
                 Aries
                 ,
                 Taurus
                 ,
                 Gemini
                 ,
                 Leo
                 ,
              
               and
               Aquarius
               ,
               which
               are
               all
               of
               them
               (
               except
               the
               last
               wherein
               the
               Morn
               is
               )
               Septentrional
               .
               Which
               will
               assuredly
               determine
               ,
               that
               the
               Progress
               and
               principal
               Actions
               of
               this
               Army
               ,
               or
               the
               greatest
               part
               thereof
               are
               like
               to
               be
               Northernly
               ,
               inclining
               sometimes
               to
               the
               East
               ,
               otherwhiles
               to
               the
               West
               ,
               as
               the
               Occasions
               of
               War
               require
               .
            
             
               The
               fourth
               and
               last
               thing
               to
               be
               examined
               is
               the
               4
               House
               :
               The
               Cuspe
               whereof
               is
               the
               9
               degree
               and
               31
               min.
               of
               Scorpio
               ,
               the
               most
               Vip●rous
               Sign
               of
               the
               Zodiack
               ;
               where
               Mars
               hath
               the
               Dignities
               of
               House
               ,
               Triplicity
               ,
               and
               Decade
               ;
               But
               is
               unfortunately
               collocated
               in
               the
               12
               House
               of
               the
               Figure
               .
               This
               position
               of
               his
               ought
               to
               fore-warn
               our
               Commanders
               to
               take
               heed
               of
               some
               Disaster
               immediately
               before
               His
               Majesty
               betake
               him
               to
               his
               Winter
               Quarters
               .
               It
               seems
               to
               be
               the
               beating
               up
               of
               an
               Out-quarter
               ,
               and
               the
               surprizal
               of
               some
               few
               of
               our
               Men
               ,
               who
               value
               their
               ease
               more
               than
               their
               safety
               :
               I
               will
               say
               no
               more
               :
               But
               I
               hope
               the
               diligence
               and
               Vigilancy
               of
               our
               Commanders
               may
               prevent
               the
               danger
               .
            
             
               And
               now
               to
               sum
               up
               all
               :
               It
               is
               most
               apparent
               to
               every
               impartial
               and
               ingenuous
               Judgment
               ;
               That
               (
               although
               His
               Majesty
               cannot
               expect
               to
               be
               secured
               from
               every
               trivial
               disaster
               that
               may
               befall
               his
               Army
               ,
               ●i●h●r
               by
               the
               too
               much
               Presumption
               ,
               Ignorance
               ,
               or
               Negligence
               of
               some
               particular
               P●rsons
               ,
               which
               is
               fr●quen●ly
               incident
               
               and
               unavoidably
               in
               the
               best
               of
               Armies
               )
               yet
               the
               several
               Positions
               of
               the
               Heavens
               duly
               considered
               and
               compared
               amongst
               themselves
               ,
               as
               well
               in
               the
               prefixed
               Scheme
               as
               at
               the
               Quarterly
               Ingresses
               ,
               do
               generally
               render
               His
               Majesty
               and
               his
               whole
               Army
               unexpectedly
               Victorious
               and
               Successful
               in
               all
               his
               Designs
               :
               Believe
               it
               (
               London
               )
               thy
               Miseries
               approach
               ,
               they
               are
               like
               to
               be
               many
               ,
               great
               ,
               and
               grievous
               ,
               and
               not
               to
               be
               diverted
               ,
               unless
               thou
               seasonably
               crave
               Pardon
               of
               God
               for
               being
               Nurse
               to
               this
               present
               Rebellion
               ,
               and
               speedily
               submit
               to
               thy
               Princes
               Mercy
               :
               Which
               shall
               be
               the
               daily
               Prayer
               of
            
             
               
                 Geo.
                 Wharton
                 .
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
               Bellum
               Hybernicale
               :
               OR
               ,
               IRELAND'S
               WAR
               Astrologically
               demonstrated
               ,
               from
               the
               late
               Coelestial-congress
               of
               the
               two
               Malevolent
               Planets
               ,
               Saturn
               and
               Mars
               ,
               in
               Taurus
               ,
               the
               Ascendent
               of
               that
               KINGDOM
               .
               Wherein
               likewise
               ,
               their
               future
               Opposition
               in
               the
               Signs
               Sagittary
               and
               Gemini
               ,
               (
               most
               ominous
               to
               London
               ,
               and
               many
               other
               of
               the
               South
               and
               West
               parts
               of
               England
               )
               is
               Mathematically
               handled
               .
               The
               
                 Ignorance
                 ,
                 Malice
                 ,
                 Mistakes
                 ,
                 Errors
                 ,
                 Insolencies
                 ,
              
               and
               Impertinencies
               ,
               of
               
                 Iohn
                 Booker
              
               ,
               (
               in
               his
               
                 Astrological
                 Observations
              
               upon
               the
               said
               Conjunction
               ,
               in
               a
               late
               Pamphlet
               of
               his
               ,
               styled
               ,
               
                 A
                 Bloody
                 Irish
                 Almanack
              
               ,
               &c.
               )
               discovered
               ,
               corrected
               ,
               refuted
               ,
               and
               retorted
               :
               AND
               The
               Author
               further
               vindicated
               ,
               from
               his
               ,
               and
               Master
               
               Lilly's
               former
               frivolous
               ,
               false
               ,
               and
               malicious
               Aspersions
               ,
               throughout
               the
               whole
               Discourse
               .
            
             
               By
               Capt.
               
                 Geo.
                 Wharton
              
               ,
               Student
               in
               Astronomy
               .
            
             
               
                 —
                 Ego
                 nec
                 tumultum
                 ,
              
               
                 Nec
                 mori
                 per
                 vim
                 metuam
                 ,
                 tenente
              
               
                 Caesare
                 terras
                 .
              
            
             
               As
               it
               was
               Printed
               in
               the
               Year
               ,
               1647.
               
            
          
           
             
             
             
               To
               the
               Impartial
               and
               
                 Judicious
                 Reader
              
               .
            
             
               IT
               is
               high
               time
               ,
               now
               ,
               after
               so
               many
               affronts
               ,
               and
               such
               multiplicity
               of
               rayling
               ,
               and
               scornful
               Language
               ,
               uttered
               against
               me
               ,
               in
               several
               silly
               Pamphlets
               ,
               by
               that
               profest
               Mountebank
               in
               Astrology
               ,
               
                 (
                 John
                 Booker
                 ,
              
               )
               to
               vindicate
               my self
               from
               the
               Calumnies
               ,
               Scandals
               ,
               and
               false
               accusations
               ,
               which
               his
               unsatiable
               Ambition
               ,
               and
               implacable
               malice
               ,
               hath
               most
               wickedly
               accused
               me
               of
               :
               And
               thereby
               I
               shall
               discover
               ,
               how
               much
               his
               Envy
               ,
               (
               to
               my
               Pen
               and
               Person
               )
               hath
               transported
               him
               beyond
               the
               bound
               of
               modesty
               ,
               and
               rendered
               him
               incapable
               both
               of
               Reason
               and
               Knowledg
               ,
               in
               the
               Art
               ,
               whereof
               he
               professes
               himself
               to
               be
               a
               Master
               .
               I
               have
               in
               part
               answered
               Mr.
               Lilly
               ,
               in
               my
               Prognostication
               for
               the
               ensuing
               year
               1647.
               
               And
               here
               ,
               (
               according
               to
               my
               promise
               )
               I
               shall
               
                 Catechise
                 John
                 Booker
              
               ,
               and
               both
               of
               them
               ,
               as
               occasion
               serves
               .
               The
               subject
               or
               matter
               ,
               here
               intended
               ,
               is
               ,
               the
               notable
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               2.
               
               Malevolent
               Planets
               in
               the
               Sign
               Taurus
               ,
               upon
               the
               12
               of
               June
               this
               year
               1646.
               the
               effects
               whereof
               will
               be
               in
               great
               force
               ,
               untill
               the
               21.
               day
               of
               
                 October
                 1647.
              
               
               Which
               Conjunction
               hath
               lately
               been
               most
               ignorantly
               treated
               of
               ,
               by
               
                 John
                 Booker
              
               ,
               in
               a
               certain
               Pamphlet
               of
               his
               stiled
               ,
               
                 A
                 Bloody
                 ●rish
                 Almanack
              
               ,
               &c.
               and
               many
               false
               observations
               hath
               he
               drawn
               thence
               ,
               and
               published
               ;
               not
               upon
               any
               〈◊〉
               grounds
               in
               Astrology
               ,
               but
               meerly
               out
               of
               his
               inv●t●r●t
               m●lice
               ,
               and
               hatred
               to
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               Ireland
               ;
               wher●by
               ●●th
               that
               and
               this
               Kingdom
               hath
               been
               d●luded
               ,
               ●nd
               Astrology
               shamefully
               perverted
               and
               defumed
               .
               In
               which
               respect
               (
               as
               likewise
               (
               upon
               this
               occasion
               )
               to
               free
               my
               s●lf
               ,
               from
               his
               former
               Aspersions
               )
               I
               have
               published
               the
               following
               discourse
               ,
               wherein
               the
               same
               Conj●nction
               of
               Saturn
               ,
               and
               M●rs
               ,
               is
               more
               artificially
               handled
               :
               and
               also
               
               their
               future
               Opposition
               ;
               (
               with
               a
               touch
               concerning
               the
               next
               Conjunction
               ,
               which
               will
               happen
               in
               the
               Sign
               Gemini
               ,
               (
               the
               Ascendant
               of
               London
               )
               which
               will
               be
               far
               more
               terrible
               ,
               and
               of
               greater
               concernment
               to
               London
               ,
               and
               other
               parts
               of
               this
               Kingdom
               ,
               than
               the
               Conjunction
               in
               Taurus
               can
               be
               to
               Ireland
               :
               I
               have
               palpably
               unmasked
               his
               malice
               ,
               discovered
               his
               ignorance
               ,
               divulged
               and
               corrected
               his
               Errors
               ,
               and
               misapplications
               of
               the
               Effects
               of
               this
               Coelestial
               meeting
               :
               If
               his
               immodest
               Language
               ,
               hath
               any
               where
               incited
               me
               to
               too
               much
               freedom
               of
               speech
               ;
               I
               shall
               crave
               his
               excuse
               ,
               when
               he
               beggs
               my
               Pardon
               ,
               for
               his
               former
               Insolencies
               :
               I
               hate
               not
               his
               (
               or
               any
               mans
               )
               person
               ,
               but
               his
               Sin.
               The
               method
               is
               Rough
               cast
               ,
               (
               like
               my self
               )
               if
               the
               matter
               be
               better
               polished
               ,
               I
               care
               not
               :
               I
               know
               ,
               I
               shall
               not
               please
               all
               (
               neither
               would
               I
               )
               some
               for
               want
               of
               Judgment
               ,
               and
               come
               for
               want
               of
               Love
               ,
               and
               others
               for
               lack
               of
               Loyalty
               will
               condemn
               me
               ,
               but
               none
               of
               these
               do
               I
               regard
               :
               It
               is
               to
               the
               Impartial
               ,
               and
               juditious
               I
               appeal
               ,
               and
               to
               their
               judgment
               (
               only
               )
               will
               I
               submit
               .
               And
               if
               they
               please
               to
               adventure
               but
               their
               Patience
               ,
               as
               I
               have
               done
               my
               Pains
               ,
               (
               which
               is
               not
               a
               little
               )
               I
               doubt
               not
               of
               the
               issue
               :
               I
               have
               no
               ungodly
               ends
               ,
               in
               this
               or
               any
               other
               of
               my
               writings
               ,
               my
               Wishes
               are
               full
               as
               good
               ,
               as
               
                 John
                 Bookers
              
               :
               I
               wish
               all
               happiness
               to
               the
               King
               and
               
                 Queens
                 Majesty
              
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 Royal
                 Progeny
              
               ,
               and
               an
               end
               to
               the
               Miseries
               of
               this
               languishing
               Kingdom
               .
               I
               love
               ,
               and
               wish
               for
               the
               Book
               of
               Common-Prayer
               again
               ,
               that
               was
               Sealed
               with
               the
               Blood
               of
               so
               many
               Martyrs
               ,
               till
               which
               be
               ,
               I
               expect
               not
               to
               see
               Religion
               in
               its
               purity
               .
               I
               delight
               not
               in
               War
               ,
               nor
               can
               I
               pray
               for
               an
               unjust
               or
               Dishonourable
               Peace
               .
            
             
               
                 From
                 my
                 Study
                 in
                 an
                 honest
                 Cavalier●
                 houses
                 in
                 York-shire
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   10
                   of
                   Sept.
                   1646.
                   
                
              
               
                 So
                 saith
                 a
                 true
                 ,
                 and
                 free
                 born
                 English-man
                 ,
                 an
                 abhorror
                 of
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Treasons
                 ,
                 and
                 Rebellions
                 ,
                 one
                 that
                 loveth
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Christians
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 a
                 great
                 honourer
                 of
                 True
                 and
                 Lawful
                 Parliamenis
                 ,
                 
                   Geo.
                   Wharton
                
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               Bellum
               Hybernicale
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               NOT
               many
               days
               ,
               before
               the
               famous
               and
               sometimes
               flourishing
               University
               ,
               and
               City
               of
               Oxford
               was
               sacrificed
               as
               a
               Peace-offering
               (
               by
               some
               of
               the
               more
               
                 Pacifical
                 Lords
              
               )
               and
               accordingly
               surrendered
               (
               upon
               Articles
               )
               otherwise
               honourable
               )
               into
               the
               sacrilegious
               hands
               of
               the
               Sectaries
               and
               Schismaticks
               of
               this
               Kingdom
               :
               (
               viz.
               )
               in
               this
               year
               1646.
               (
               which
               is
               from
               the
               Creation
               of
               the
               world
               ,
               5595.
               (
               to
               omit
               all
               other
               frivolous
               and
               fruitless
               computations
               and
               Chronologies
               ,
               wherein
               Booker
               hath
               foolishly
               stuffed
               and
               crammed
               up
               a
               malitious
               lying
               Pamphlet
               ,
               by
               him
               styled
               
                 A
                 Bloody
                 Irish
                 Almanack
              
               ,
               &c.
               )
               upon
               
                 Friday
                 the
                 twelfth
                 day
              
               of
               June
               ,
               there
               happened
               a
               notable
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               two
               malevolent
               Planets
               ,
               Saturn
               and
               Mars
               :
               Which
               Conjunction
               ,
               notwithstanding
               it
               did
               not
               manifest
               it self
               ,
               with
               any
               
                 storms
                 ,
                 thunder
              
               or
               lightning
               ,
               as
               
                 John
                 Booker
              
               prognosticated
               in
               his
               
                 un-sainted
                 state-lying-K●lendar
              
               :
               nor
               hath
               been
               the
               Prodromus
               of
               such
               loss
               ,
               ruin
               ,
               destruction
               ,
               and
               desolation
               to
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               Ireland
               ,
               as
               is
               mentioned
               in
               the
               said
               Pamphlet
               ;
               yet
               questionless
               the
               effects
               of
               that
               malicious
               meeting
               ,
               have
               already
               been
               notably
               shewed
               both
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               and
               in
               many
               other
               Kingdoms
               and
               
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Cities
              
               ,
               and
               Towns
               ,
               and
               upon
               particular
               Persons
               who
               had
               any
               congruency
               therewith
               in
               the
               Radix
               or
               Revolution
               of
               their
               Nativities
               :
               But
               to
               the
               intent
               that
               this
               barking
               mungrel
               may
               not
               delude
               the
               ignorant
               with
               his
               pedling
               trash
               ,
               nor
               detract
               from
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               abuse
               a
               whole
               Nation
               ,
               with
               his
               nauseous
               ,
               and
               menacing
               expressions
               :
               
               I
               have
               assumed
               a
               liberty
               of
               publishing
               this
               following
               Discourse
               ,
               which
               is
               void
               of
               all
               Envy
               ,
               Malice
               or
               Partiality
               ,
               but
               freely
               ,
               modestly
               ,
               and
               sincerely
               ,
               relating
               whatsoever
               concerns
               this
               
                 Coelestial
                 Meeting
              
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Rules
               of
               Art
               ,
               and
               the
               Judgment
               of
               the
               most
               approved
               Astrologers
               ,
               Ancient
               and
               Modern
               :
               Wherein
               the
               judicious
               and
               indifferent
               Readers
               may
               plainly
               and
               orderly
               perceive
               the
               Ignorance
               and
               Malice
               of
               this
               trifling
               Parasite
               :
               And
               rightly
               understand
               the
               Nature
               and
               Quality
               of
               the
               Effects
               of
               this
               
                 Coelestial
                 Congress
              
               ,
               when
               they
               shall
               begin
               to
               operate
               ,
               how
               long
               continue
               ,
               what
               Nations
               ,
               or
               Countries
               are
               therein
               principally
               concerned
               ,
               and
               how
               far
               the
               Kingdom
               of
               Ireland
               in
               particular
               ;
               concluding
               ,
               whether
               or
               no
               ,
               that
               (
               so
               long
               )
               oppressed
               Kingdom
               ,
               be
               ordained
               for
               the
               stage
               ,
               whereon
               such
               Bloody-minded
               Hell-hounds
               (
               as
               himself
               )
               are
               to
               perpetrate
               their
               Cruelty
               .
            
             
               I
               will
               not
               trouble
               the
               Judicious
               Reader
               with
               any
               Examples
               of
               such
               Events
               ,
               as
               have
               formerly
               happened
               in
               England
               or
               elsewhere
               ,
               upon
               the
               like
               Conjunctions
               :
               For
               that
               I
               acknowledge
               him
               to
               have
               Collected
               in
               part
               .
            
             
               But
               I
               will
               first
               examine
               the
               Foundation
               whereupon
               he
               hath
               raised
               this
               so
               deformed
               a
               Structure
               ,
               and
               accordingly
               proceed
               ,
               either
               by
               adhering
               to
               him
               where
               he
               hath
               stumbled
               on
               any
               truth
               ,
               or
               in
               dissenting
               from
               ,
               and
               Correcting
               him
               ,
               where
               I
               meet
               with
               his
               Mistakes
               ,
               Ignorance
               ,
               and
               Malice
               .
            
             
               And
               first
               ,
               I
               will
               Artificially
               erect
               the
               Figure
               of
               Heaven
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Doctrine
               of
               Regiomontanus
               ,
               to
               the
               true
               ,
               or
               apparent
               time
               of
               this
               Conjunction
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               compare
               it
               with
               that
               which
               Booker
               hath
               published
               (
               for
               I
               dare
               not
               take
               this
               (
               or
               any
               other
               )
               upon
               trust
               either
               from
               him
               or
               Mr.
               Lilly
               )
               whereby
               ,
               I
               shall
               presume
               ,
               not
               only
               to
               discover
               his
               want
               of
               skill
               
               in
               this
               ordinary
               piece
               of
               Astronomy
               ,
               but
               likewise
               to
               benefit
               some
               others
               as
               Ignorant
               as
               himself
               ,
               (
               if
               any
               such
               can
               be
               )
               who
               desire
               to
               learn
               the
               exact
               manner
               of
               erecting
               the
               Figure
               of
               Heaven
               (
               by
               this
               one
               Example
               )
               for
               any
               moment
               of
               time
               ,
               out
               of
               the
               Tables
               of
               Directions
               .
            
             
               First
               then
               ,
               we
               are
               to
               enquire
               ,
               at
               what
               time
               these
               two
               Planets
               are
               conjoyned
               .
               I
               perceive
               that
               Booker
               hath
               endeavoured
               to
               follow
               Eichstadius
               ,
               and
               so
               shall
               I
               do
               (
               his
               Tables
               being
               the
               most
               exact
               of
               any
               extant
               .
               )
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     June
                     the
                  
                   
                     12
                  
                   
                     Saturn
                     is
                     direct
                     in
                     Taurus
                  
                   
                     14.
                     deg
                     .
                  
                   
                     25.
                     min.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     13
                  
                   
                     14.
                     deg
                     .
                  
                   
                     31.
                     min.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               The
               difference
               ,
               which
               is
               Saturns
               diurn
               .
               mo●ion
               ,
               is
               00.
               06.
               
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     June
                     the
                  
                   
                     12
                  
                   
                     Mars
                     is
                     direct
                     in
                     Taurus
                  
                   
                     14.
                     
                  
                   
                     11.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     13
                  
                   
                     14.
                     
                  
                   
                     54.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               The
               difference
               which
               is
               Mars
               his
               diurn
               .
               motion
               ,
               is
               00.
               43.
               
            
             
               The
               excess
               ,
               or
               difference
               of
               their
               diurn
               .
               motion
               ,
               is
               00.
               37.
               
            
             
               The
               interval
               ,
               or
               distance
               in
               long
               ▪
               'twixt
               Sat.
               and
               Mar●
               ,
               is
               00.
               14.
               
            
             
               Then
               I
               say
               ,
               If
               the
               excess
               37
               min.
               give
               24
               hours
               ,
               what
               shall
               14
               min.
               the
               
                 interval
                 ?
                 Facit
                 hor.
              
               9.
               min.
               5.
               which
               is
               the
               mean
               ,
               or
               equal
               time
               of
               this
               Conjunction
               in
               the
               Meridian
               of
               Uraniburge
               ,
               for
               which
               Eichs●adius
               hath
               Calculated
               his
               Ephim●ri●es
               .
            
             
               At
               which
               time
               ,
               the
               Planets
               are
               thus
               in
               Longitude
               a●d
               Latitude
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     deg
                     .
                  
                   
                     min.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Long.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Sol
                       in
                       Canc.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     01.
                     
                  
                   
                     16
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Lun
                       .
                       in
                       Scorp
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     03.
                     
                  
                   
                     12.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Sat.
                       in
                       Tau
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     14.
                     
                  
                   
                     27
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Mar.
                       in
                       Tau
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     14.
                     
                  
                   
                     27
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Jup.
                       in
                       Canc.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     13.
                     
                  
                   
                     38.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Ven.
                       in
                       Tau
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     16.
                     
                  
                   
                     27.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Mer.
                       in
                       Gem.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     14.
                     
                  
                   
                     47.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Drag
                       .
                       in
                       Leo.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                     04.
                     
                  
                   
                     0.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     d●g
                     .
                  
                   
                     m●n
                     .
                  
                   
                      
                  
                
                 
                   
                     ●at
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lun
                     .
                  
                   
                     5.
                     
                  
                   
                     11.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       M.
                       D.
                    
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     ●a●
                     .
                  
                   
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     1●
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       M.
                       A.
                    
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     ●u●
                     .
                  
                   
                     0.
                     
                  
                   
                     12.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       S.
                       A.
                    
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     M●r.
                     
                  
                   
                     0.
                     
                  
                   
                     46.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       M.
                       D.
                    
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     V●n
                     .
                  
                   
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     17.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       M
                       A.
                    
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Mer.
                     
                  
                   
                     ●
                     .
                  
                   
                     28.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       M.
                       A.
                    
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               Now
               ,
               to
               know
               the
               difference
               of
               Meridians
               betwixt
               the
               City
               of
               Uraniburge
               and
               Dublin
               (
               in
               Ireland
               ,
               for
               which
               place
               Booker
               pretendeth
               to
               have
               erected
               his
               Scheme
               )
               I
               seek
               out
               the
               Longitude
               of
               Uraniburge
               ,
               which
               (
               according
               to
               the
               Observation
               of
               Longomontanus
               )
               was
               found
               to
               be
               36
               deg
               .
               45
               min.
               as
               may
               be
               seen
               in
               his
               
                 Astronomia
                 Danica
              
               .
            
             
               The
               Longitude
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               as
               our
               Country-man
               (
               Mr.
               Hues
               )
               hath
               it
               ,
               (
               in
               his
               Treatise
               of
               Globes
               ,
               most
               excellently
               Translated
               out
               of
               Latine
               into
               English
               ,
               by
               Mr.
               
                 John
                 Chilmead
              
               ,
               of
               Christ-Church
               in
               Oxford
               )
               is
               16
               deg
               .
               40
               min.
               But
               I
               shall
               take
               it
               as
               Booker
               hath
               done
               ,
               17
               degrees
               and
               a
               half
               ,
               (
               because
               it
               is
               not
               much
               above
               3
               min.
               difference
               in
               time
               ;
               )
               And
               I
               find
               19
               deg
               .
               15
               min.
               difference
               in
               Longitude
               ,
               answering
               to
               one
               hour
               and
               17
               min.
               of
               time
               ;
               which
               being
               substracted
               from
               9
               hours
               and
               5
               min.
               (
               because
               Uraniburge
               lyeth
               so
               much
               more
               Eastward
               than
               Dublin
               )
               there
               remaineth
               7
               ho.
               48
               min.
               for
               the
               mean
               ,
               or
               equal
               time
               of
               this
               Conjunction
               in
               the
               Meridian
               of
               Dublin
               .
            
             
               The
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               or
               equation
               of
               time
               ,
               (
               to
               be
               added
               )
               is
               6
               min.
               41
               sec.
               
            
             
               So
               ,
               the
               true
               ,
               or
               apparent
               time
               of
               this
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Mars
               ,
               in
               the
               Meridian
               of
               Dublin
               ,
               is
               7
               ho.
               54
               min.
               and
               41
               seconds
               .
            
             
               And
               to
               this
               moment
               of
               time
               we
               are
               to
               erect
               the
               Figure
               of
               Heaven
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Doctrine
               of
               Regiomontanus
               ;
               which
               is
               done
               as
               followeth
               :
               viz.
               
            
             
               
                 
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     deg
                     .
                  
                   
                     min.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     true
                     place
                     of
                     the
                     Sun
                     is
                     ,
                     in
                     Cancer
                  
                   
                     001.
                     
                  
                   
                     16.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     His
                     
                       right
                       ascention
                    
                     ,
                     is
                     ,
                  
                   
                     091.
                     
                  
                   
                     24.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     
                       right
                       ascention
                    
                     of
                     time
                     ,
                     is
                     ,
                  
                   
                     118.
                     
                  
                   
                     41.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     
                       right
                       ascention
                    
                     of
                     the
                     Mid-heaven
                     ,
                     is
                  
                   
                     210.
                     
                  
                   
                     04.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
             
               
                 
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     deg
                     .
                  
                   
                     min.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     
                       Oblique
                       ascention
                    
                     of
                     the
                  
                   
                     11.
                     
                  
                   
                     House
                     is
                  
                   
                     240.
                     
                  
                   
                     04.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     12.
                     
                  
                   
                     270.
                     
                  
                   
                     04.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     1.
                     
                  
                   
                     300.
                     
                  
                   
                     04.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     330.
                     
                  
                   
                     04.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     3.
                     
                  
                   
                     000.
                     
                  
                   
                     04.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               The
               Elevation
               of
               the
               Pole
               at
               Dublin
               ,
               according
               to
               Mr.
               Hues
               ,
               is
               53
               deg
               .
               10
               min.
               but
               I
               shall
               take
               it
               as
               Booker
               hath
               done
               ,
               53
               deg
               .
               and
               a
               half
               ,
               (
               for
               he
               does
               all
               by
               halves
               )
               and
               according
               to
               this
               Latitude
               ,
               we
               must
               find
               out
               the
               Elevation
               of
               the
               11.3.12
               .
               and
               2
               d.
               Houses
               ,
               by
               the
               
                 Rational
                 Table
              
               of
               Houses
               ,
               in
               Regiomontanus
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     deg
                     .
                  
                   
                     deg
                     .
                  
                   
                     min.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Elevation
                     of
                     the
                     Pole
                     of
                     the
                  
                   
                     11.
                     and
                     3.
                     
                     Houses
                     Lat.
                     
                  
                   
                     53.
                     is
                  
                   
                     33.
                     
                  
                   
                     44.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     54.
                     is
                  
                   
                     34.
                     
                  
                   
                     32.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     12.
                     and
                     2.
                     
                     Houses
                     Lat.
                     
                  
                   
                     53.
                     is
                  
                   
                     48.
                     
                  
                   
                     59.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     54.
                     is
                  
                   
                     50.
                     
                  
                   
                     01.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     The
                  
                   
                     First
                  
                   
                     Difference
                     is
                     ,
                  
                   
                     00.
                     
                  
                   
                     58
                  
                   
                     min.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Second
                  
                   
                     01.
                     
                  
                   
                     02.
                     
                  
                   
                     min.
                     
                  
                
              
            
             
               1.
               
               Then
               I
               say
               ,
               (
               by
               the
               Rule
               of
               Proportion
               )
               If
               1
               deg
               .
               (
               or
               60
               min.
               of
               Latitude
               )
               give
               58
               min.
               difference
               ,
               what
               shall
               30
               minutes
               ?
            
             
               Facit
               29
               min.
               which
               being
               added
               to
               33
               deg
               .
               34
               min.
               giveth
               34
               deg
               .
               3
               min.
               for
               the
               Elevation
               of
               the
               11.
               and
               3.
               
               Houses
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               Again
               ,
               I
               say
               ,
               If
               1
               deg
               .
               of
               Latitude
               give
               1
               deg
               .
               2
               min.
               difference
               ,
               what
               shall
               30
               minutes
               ?
            
             
               Facit
               31
               min.
               which
               being
               added
               to
               48
               deg
               .
               59
               min.
               maketh
               49
               deg
               .
               30
               min.
               for
               the
               Elevation
               of
               the
               12.
               and
               2.
               
               Houses
               .
            
             
             
               So
               that
               now
               we
               have
               the
               Elevation
               of
               
                 
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     deg
                     .
                  
                   
                     min.
                     
                  
                   
                      
                  
                
                 
                   
                     11.
                     and
                     3.
                     
                  
                   
                     Houses
                  
                   
                     34.
                     
                  
                   
                     03.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     12.
                     and
                     2.
                     
                  
                   
                     49.
                     
                  
                   
                     30.
                     
                  
                
              
               whereby
               we
               shall
               quickly
               find
               the
               deg
               and
               min.
               of
               the
               Ecliptique
               ,
               answerable
               to
               the
               ascentions
               of
               the
               respective
               Houses
               ,
               before
               mentioned
               ;
               in
               this
               following
               manner
               .
            
             
               Pro
               cuspide
               X.
               
            
             
               Ascensio
               recta
               M.
               C.
               est
               210.
               deg
               .
               04.
               min.
               
            
             
               
                 
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     deg
                     .
                  
                   
                     min.
                     
                  
                   
                     Scorp
                     .
                  
                   
                     deg
                     .
                  
                   
                     min.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Proxime
                       major
                    
                  
                   
                     210.
                     
                  
                   
                     46.
                     
                  
                   
                     3
                  
                   
                     210.
                     
                  
                   
                     04.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Proxime
                       minor
                    
                  
                   
                     209
                  
                   
                     49.
                     
                  
                   
                     2
                  
                   
                     209.
                     
                  
                   
                     49.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Different
                     .
                  
                   
                     0.
                     
                  
                   
                     57.
                     
                  
                   
                     1.
                     
                  
                   
                     0.
                     
                  
                   
                     15.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     57.
                     
                  
                   
                     60.
                     
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     15.
                     
                  
                   
                     900.
                     
                  
                   
                     (
                     1.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     60.
                     
                  
                   
                     57.
                     
                  
                   
                      
                  
                
                 
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     900.
                     
                  
                   
                     330.
                     
                  
                   
                     (
                     5.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Gradus
                       Zodaici
                       est
                    
                     2.
                     
                     Scorp
                     .
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     57.
                     
                  
                   
                      
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       P.
                       P.
                       est
                    
                     16
                     
                       min.
                       ferè
                       A.
                    
                     
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     285.
                     
                  
                   
                      
                  
                
                 
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                      
                  
                   
                     45.
                     
                  
                   
                      
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Vera
                 cuspis
                 
                   X.
                   Scorp
                
                 .
                 2.2.16
                 .
                 ferè
                 .
              
               
                 Pro
                 cuspide
                 XI
                 .
                 Ascens
                 .
                 240.
                 4.
                 
                 Lat.
                 34.3
                 .
                 Scorp
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Lat.
                       34.
                       
                    
                     
                       Prox.
                       major
                       ,
                    
                     
                       241.
                       
                    
                     
                       16.
                       
                    
                     
                       21.
                       
                    
                     
                       240.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Prox.
                       minor
                       ,
                    
                     
                       240.
                       
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                       20.
                       
                    
                     
                       240.
                       
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       Different
                       .
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       13.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Cuspis
                 11.
                 
                 Lat.
                 34.
                 est
                 Scorp
                 20.0
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                     
                       Scorp
                       .
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Lat.
                       35.
                       
                    
                     
                       Prox.
                       major
                       ,
                    
                     
                       240.
                       
                    
                     
                       32.
                       
                    
                     
                       20.
                       
                    
                     
                       240.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Prox.
                       minor
                       ,
                    
                     
                       239.
                       
                    
                     
                       19.
                       
                    
                     
                       19.
                       
                    
                     
                       239.
                       
                    
                     
                       19.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       Different
                       .
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       13.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                       45.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       73.
                       —
                       60.
                       —
                    
                     
                       45.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       2700.
                       
                    
                     
                       (
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       73.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       2700.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       219.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Gradus
                       Zod.
                       19.
                       
                       Scorp
                       .
                    
                     
                       510.
                       
                    
                     
                       (
                       6.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       73.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       P.
                       P.
                       0.
                       37.
                       min.
                       ferè
                    
                     
                       438.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Cuspis
                 11.
                 
                 Lat.
                 35.
                 est
                 Scorp
                 .
                 19.
                 37.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Different
                       .
                       Cusp
                       .
                       Lat.
                       
                    
                     
                       34.
                       
                    
                     
                       Est
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       23.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       35.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                       23.
                       
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       69.
                       
                       (
                       1.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       23.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       69.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       9.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Gradus
                       Zod.
                       est
                    
                     
                       20.
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                       Scorp
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       P.
                       P.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       S.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Vera
                 Cuspis
                 
                   XI
                   .
                   est
                   Scorp
                
                 .
                 19.59
                 .
              
               
                 Pro
                 Cuspide
                 XII
                 .
                 Ascen
                 .
                 270.4
                 .
                 Lat.
                 49.30
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Lat.
                       49.
                       
                    
                     
                       Prox.
                       major
                    
                     
                       270.
                       
                    
                     
                       51.
                       
                    
                     
                       6.
                       
                    
                     
                       270.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Prox.
                       minor
                    
                     
                       269.
                       
                    
                     
                       32.
                       
                    
                     
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       269.
                       
                    
                     
                       32.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       Different
                       .
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       19.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                       32.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       79.
                       —
                    
                     
                       60.
                       —
                    
                     
                       32.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       1920.
                       
                    
                     
                       (
                       2.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       79.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       158.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       1920.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Grad
                       .
                       Zod.
                       est
                       5.
                       
                       Sagit
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       340.
                       
                    
                     
                       (
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       79.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       P.
                       P.
                       
                    
                     
                       24
                       min.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       316.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       24.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Cusp
                 .
                 12.
                 
                 Lat.
                 49.
                 est
                 Sagit
                 .
                 5.24
                 min.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                     
                       Sag.
                       
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Lat.
                       50.
                       
                    
                     
                       Prox.
                       major
                    
                     
                       270.
                       
                    
                     
                       34.
                       
                    
                     
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       270.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Prox.
                       minor
                    
                     
                       269.
                       
                    
                     
                       13.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       269.
                       
                    
                     
                       13.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       Different
                       .
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       21.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                       51.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       81.
                       
                    
                     
                       60
                    
                     
                       51.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       3060.
                       
                    
                     
                       (
                       3.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       81.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       243.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       3060.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       Grad
                       .
                       Zod.
                       
                    
                     
                       Sagit
                       .
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       630.
                       
                    
                     
                       (
                       7.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       81.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       P.
                       P.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       38.
                       min.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       567.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       63.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Cuspis
                 12.
                 
                 Lat.
                 50.
                 est
                 Sagit
                 .
                 4.
                 38.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Different
                   .
                   Cusp
                   .
                   Lat.
                   49.
                   est
                   46
                   min.
                   
                
                 
                   Different
                   .
                   Cusp
                   .
                   Lat.
                   50.
                   est
                   46
                   min.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       60.
                       —
                    
                     
                       46.
                       —
                    
                     
                       30.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       1380.
                       
                    
                     
                       (
                       2.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       46.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       180.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       18.
                       
                    
                     
                       (
                       3.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       120.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       6.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       1380.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Gradus
                 Zod.
                 est
                 Sagit
                 .
                 5.
                 24.
                 P.
                 P.
                 23.
                 min.
                 S.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Vera
                 Cuspis
                 XII
                 .
                 
                   est
                   Sagit
                
                 .
                 5.
                 1.
                 
              
               
                 Pro
                 cusp
                 .
                 1.
                 
                 Ascen
                 .
                 300.
                 4.
                 
                 Lat
                 :
                 53.
                 30.
                 
                 Sagit
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Lat.
                       53.
                       
                    
                     
                       Prox.
                       major
                    
                     
                       300.
                       
                    
                     
                       46.
                       
                    
                     
                       26.
                       
                    
                     
                       300.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Prox.
                       minor
                    
                     
                       299.
                       
                    
                     
                       37.
                       
                    
                     
                       25.
                       
                    
                     
                       299.
                       
                    
                     
                       37.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       Different
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       9.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       27.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       69.
                       
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       27.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       1620
                       (
                       2.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       69.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Gradus
                       Zod.
                       Sagit
                       .
                       25.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       1620.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       138.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       P.
                       P.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       23
                       min.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       240.
                       
                       (
                       3.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       69.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       207.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       33.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Cusp
                 .
                 1.
                 
                 Lat.
                 53.
                 est
                 Sagit
                 .
                 25.
                 23.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Lat.
                       54.
                       
                    
                     
                       Prox.
                       major
                    
                     
                       301.
                       
                    
                     
                       7.
                       
                    
                     
                       25.
                       
                    
                     
                       300.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Prox.
                       minor
                    
                     
                       299.
                       
                    
                     
                       57.
                       
                    
                     
                       24.
                       
                    
                     
                       299.
                       
                    
                     
                       57.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       Different
                       .
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       10.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       7.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       70.
                       
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       7.
                       
                    
                     
                       420.
                       
                    
                     
                       (
                       6.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                       70.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       420.
                       
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
               
               
                 Grad
                 .
                 Zod.
                 est
                 24.
                 
                 Sagit
                 .
                 P.
                 P.
                 6
                 min.
                 
              
               
                 Cuspis
                 1.
                 
                 Lat.
                 54.
                 est
                 24.
                 6.
                 
                 Sagit
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Differentia
                       Cusp
                       .
                       Lat.
                       
                    
                     
                       53.
                       
                    
                     
                       est
                       .
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       17.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       54.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       60.
                       —
                    
                     
                       77.
                       —
                    
                     
                       30.
                       
                    
                     
                       2310.
                       
                    
                     
                       (
                       3.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       77.
                       
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       18.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       210.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       210.
                       
                    
                     
                       51.
                       
                    
                     
                       (
                       8.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       6.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       2310.
                       
                    
                     
                       48.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Grad
                       .
                       Zod.
                       Sagit
                       .
                       25.
                       23.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       P.
                       P.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       38
                       min.
                       S.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Vera
                 Cuspis
                 I.
                 
                   est
                   Sagit
                
                 .
                 24.
                 45.
                 
              
               
                 Pro
                 Cuspis
                 II.
                 Ascen
                 .
                 330.
                 4.
                 
                 Lat.
                 49.
                 30.
                 
                 Aquar
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Lat.
                       49.
                       
                    
                     
                       Prox.
                       major
                    
                     
                       330.
                       
                    
                     
                       7.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       330.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Prox.
                       minor
                    
                     
                       329.
                       
                    
                     
                       25.
                       
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                       329.
                       
                    
                     
                       25.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       Different
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       42.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       39.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       42.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                       39.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       234.
                       
                       (
                       5.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       42.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       210.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       2340.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Grad
                       .
                       Zod.
                       3.
                       
                       Aquar
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       240.
                       
                       (
                       5.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       P.
                       P.
                       
                    
                     
                       56
                       min.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       42.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       210.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       30.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Cuspis
                 2.
                 
                 Lat.
                 49.
                 est
                 3.
                 56.
                 
                 Aquar
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                     
                       Aquar
                       .
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Lat.
                       50.
                       
                    
                     
                       Prox.
                       major
                    
                     
                       330.
                       
                    
                     
                       20.
                       
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                       330.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Prox.
                       minor
                    
                     
                       329.
                       
                    
                     
                       38.
                       
                    
                     
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       329.
                       
                    
                     
                       38.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       Different
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       42.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       26.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       42.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                       26.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       1560.
                       
                       (
                       3.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       42.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       Gradus
                       Zodaici
                       2.
                       
                       Aquar
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       1560.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       126.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       P.
                       P.
                       
                    
                     
                       37
                       min.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       300.
                       
                       (
                       7.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       42.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       294.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       6.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Cusp
                 .
                 2.
                 
                 Lat.
                 50.
                 est
                 2.
                 37.
                 
                 Aquar
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Different
                       .
                       Cusp
                       .
                       Lat.
                       
                    
                     
                       49.
                       
                    
                     
                       est
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       19.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       50.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                       79.
                       
                    
                     
                       30
                    
                     
                       2370.
                       
                       (
                       3.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       79.
                       
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       270.
                       
                    
                     
                       18.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       210.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       57.
                       
                       (
                       9.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Gradus
                       Zod.
                       est
                       3.
                       56.
                       
                       Aquar
                       .
                       2370.
                       
                    
                     
                       6.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       P.
                       P.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       39
                       min.
                       S.
                       
                    
                     
                       54.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       30.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 Vera
                 Cuspis
                 II.
                 
                   est
                   Aquar
                
                 .
                 3.
                 17.
                 
              
               
                 Pro
                 cusp
                 .
                 III.
                 Ascen
                 .
                 0.
                 4.
                 
                 Lat.
                 34.
                 3.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       Ariet.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Lat.
                       34.
                       
                    
                     
                       
                         Prox.
                         major
                      
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       38.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       04.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Prox.
                         minor
                      
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       Different
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       38.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       04.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       38.
                       
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       240.
                       
                       (
                       6.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       38.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Gradus
                         Zod.
                      
                       0.
                       0.
                       
                       Ariet.
                       
                    
                     
                       240.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       228.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         P.
                         P.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       6
                       min.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       12.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Cusp
                 .
                 3.
                 
                 Lat.
                 34.
                 est
                 0.
                 6.
                 
                 Ariet.
                 
              
               
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Lat.
                       35.
                       
                    
                     
                       
                         Prox.
                         major
                      
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       38.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Prox.
                         minor
                      
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       Different
                       .
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       38.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       38.
                       
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       240.
                       
                       (
                       6.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       60.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       38.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       228.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Grad
                         .
                         Zod.
                      
                       0.
                       0.
                       
                       Ariet.
                       
                    
                     
                       240.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       12.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       
                         P.
                         P.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       6
                       min.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Cuspis
                 3.
                 
                 Lat.
                 35.
                 est
                 0.
                 6.
                 Ariet.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         Differrentia
                         Cusp
                         .
                         Lat.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       34.
                       
                    
                     
                       est
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       35.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Vera
                   Cusp
                
                 .
                 III.
                 est
                 00.
                 06.
                 
                 Ariet.
                 
              
               
                 
                   
                     Collectio
                     Cuspidum
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       X.
                       
                    
                     
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       16.
                       
                    
                     
                       Scorp
                       .
                    
                     
                       Taur
                       .
                    
                     
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       16.
                       
                    
                     
                       IV.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       XI
                       .
                    
                     
                       19.
                       
                    
                     
                       59.
                       
                    
                     
                       Scorp
                       .
                    
                     
                       Taur
                       .
                    
                     
                       19.
                       
                    
                     
                       59.
                       
                    
                     
                       V.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       XII
                       .
                    
                     
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       Sagit
                       .
                    
                     
                       Gem.
                       
                    
                     
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       VI.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       I.
                       
                    
                     
                       24.
                       
                    
                     
                       45.
                       
                    
                     
                       Sagit
                       .
                    
                     
                       Gem.
                       
                    
                     
                       24.
                       
                    
                     
                       45.
                       
                    
                     
                       VII
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       II.
                       
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                       37.
                       
                    
                     
                       Aquar
                       .
                    
                     
                       Leon.
                       
                    
                     
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                       37.
                       
                    
                     
                       VIII
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       III.
                       
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                       6.
                       
                    
                     
                       Ariet.
                       
                    
                     
                       Libr.
                       
                    
                     
                       0.
                       
                    
                     
                       6.
                       
                    
                     
                       IX
                       .
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   Thaema
                   Coeleste
                   ,
                   ex
                   tabulis
                   Directionum
                   Regiomontani
                   ad
                   tempus
                   Apparens
                   Conjunctionis
                   Saturni
                   &
                   
                     Martis
                     Anno
                     Domini
                  
                   1646.
                   
                   Junii
                   12.
                   
                   ♀
                   .
                   Hor.
                   Min.
                   Sec.
                   7.
                   54.
                   41.
                   
                   P.
                   M
                   Latitude
                   53
                   1
                   /
                   2.
                   
                
              
               
                 What
                 think
                 you
                 now
                 (
                 Mr.
                 Booker
                 )
                 have
                 not
                 I
                 just
                 cause
                 to
                 distrust
                 ,
                 and
                 diligently
                 to
                 examine
                 your
                 work
                 :
                 And
                 to
                 call
                 your
                 judgment
                 in
                 question
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 grounded
                 upon
                 a
                 wrong
                 Basis
                 ?
                 Do
                 you
                 not
                 blush
                 to
                 see
                 your
                 Ignorance
                 ,
                 your
                 Errors
                 ,
                 your
                 Impudence
                 ,
                 your
                 Malice
                 ,
                 thus
                 palpably
                 discovered
                 ?
                 Have
                 you
                 not
                 most
                 grosly
                 mistaken
                 2
                 deg
                 .
                 25
                 min.
                 in
                 the
                 twelfth
                 and
                 sixth
                 Houses
                 ;
                 2
                 deg
                 .
                 35
                 min.
                 in
                 the
                 Ascend
                 .
                 and
                 seventh
                 House
                 ;
                 2
                 deg
                 .
                 59
                 min.
                 in
                 the
                 eleventh
                 and
                 fifth
                 Houses
                 ;
                 3
                 deg
                 .
                 46
                 min.
                 in
                 the
                 tenth
                 and
                 fourth
                 ;
                 four
                 degrees
                 47
                 min.
                 in
                 the
                 eighth
                 and
                 second
                 :
                 And
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 6
                 deg
                 .
                 and
                 10
                 min.
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 and
                 ninth
                 Houses
                 ?
              
               
                 Is
                 any
                 man
                 so
                 much
                 beside
                 himself
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 give
                 Credit
                 to
                 any
                 of
                 your
                 Prognosticks
                 ,
                 when
                 not
                 one
                 scruple
                 of
                 certainty
                 can
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 your
                 Calculations
                 ?
                 
                 And
                 are
                 not
                 you
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Lilly
                 alike
                 ashamed
                 ,
                 to
                 account
                 your selves
                 Masters
                 in
                 Astrology
                 ,
                 when
                 I
                 have
                 made
                 it
                 appear
                 ,
                 that
                 neither
                 of
                 you
                 have
                 yet
                 attained
                 so
                 much
                 skill
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 set
                 a
                 Figure
                 of
                 Heaven
                 exactly
                 ?
                 Will
                 any
                 man
                 of
                 understanding
                 think
                 you
                 fit
                 to
                 Prognosticate
                 the
                 effects
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 and
                 Stars
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 not
                 of
                 your selves
                 able
                 to
                 Calculate
                 their
                 true
                 Places
                 ,
                 Motions
                 ,
                 and
                 Aspects
                 ;
                 but
                 are
                 forced
                 to
                 take
                 them
                 upon
                 trust
                 from
                 others
                 ?
                 For
                 so
                 Mr.
                 Lilly
                 himself
                 confesseth
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 
                 England's
                 
                   Prophetical
                   Merlin
                   ,
                   pag.
                
                 23.
                 in
                 these
                 words
                 :
                 viz.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Having
                   intreated
                   my
                   loving
                   Friend
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   
                     Matthew
                     Fiske
                  
                   ,
                   to
                   give
                   me
                   the
                   true
                   Scheme
                   of
                   the
                   great
                   Conjunction
                   of
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Jupiter
                   in
                   1603.
                   (
                   for
                   it
                   was
                   so
                   )
                   he
                   gave
                   me
                   the
                   positure
                   aforesaid
                   (
                   exactly
                   done
                   )
                   by
                   the
                   
                     Rodolphine
                     Tables
                  
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
               
                 And
                 Page
                 76.
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Book
                 ;
              
               
                 
                   I
                   conceive
                   it
                   possible
                   ,
                   and
                   do
                   believe
                   I
                   have
                   the
                   Conjunction
                   of
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Jupiter
                   in
                   1642
                   /
                   3
                   ;
                   .
                   exquisitely
                   done
                   by
                   the
                   same
                   Learned
                   hand
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   either
                   he
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   as
                   able
                   as
                   himself
                   ,
                   may
                   compass
                   the
                   true
                   moment
                   of
                   any
                   Conjunction
                   .
                
              
               
                 This
                 is
                 a
                 modest
                 and
                 ingenuous
                 acknowledgment
                 of
                 Mr.
                 
                 Lilly's
                 want
                 of
                 skill
                 in
                 Astronomy
                 ,
                 for
                 you
                 see
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 fain
                 to
                 be
                 beholden
                 to
                 Mr.
                 Fiske
                 for
                 Calculating
                 the
                 Conjunctions
                 of
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 in
                 1603.
                 and
                 1642
                 /
                 3.
                 or
                 else
                 he
                 knew
                 not
                 where
                 to
                 have
                 had
                 them
                 :
                 And
                 he
                 confesses
                 that
                 he
                 doth
                 but
                 believe
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 them
                 to
                 be
                 exquisitely
                 done
                 :
                 He
                 cannot
                 tell
                 how
                 to
                 determine
                 whether
                 it
                 be
                 so
                 or
                 not
                 ,
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 knowledge
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 by
                 this
                 I
                 see
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 no
                 wonder
                 ,
                 that
                 Mr.
                 Lilly
                 should
                 mistake
                 so
                 grosly
                 of
                 late
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Schemes
                 which
                 he
                 hath
                 published
                 ;
                 having
                 lost
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 his
                 
                 right
                 hand
                 with
                 the
                 death
                 of
                 Mr.
                 Fiske
                 :
                 Since
                 which
                 ,
                 he
                 hath
                 done
                 all
                 things
                 sinisterly
                 ,
                 and
                 Annually
                 perplext
                 us
                 with
                 a
                 hotch-potch
                 of
                 his
                 own
                 left-handed-work
                 ,
                 to
                 his
                 perpetual
                 shame
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 discredit
                 of
                 better-handed
                 Artists
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 curious
                 knowledge
                 .
              
               
                 Far
                 be
                 it
                 from
                 me
                 to
                 conceive
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 Mr.
                 
                   Matthew
                   Fiske
                
                 (
                 whose
                 memory
                 I
                 honour
                 )
                 was
                 a
                 most
                 excellent
                 Artist
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 Gent.
                 I
                 have
                 been
                 with
                 several
                 times
                 ,
                 and
                 conversed
                 with
                 him
                 before
                 these
                 unhappy
                 differences
                 were
                 )
                 and
                 I
                 am
                 able
                 (
                 though
                 Mr.
                 Lilly
                 be
                 not
                 )
                 to
                 Calculate
                 the
                 Motions
                 of
                 the
                 Rudolphine
                 (
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 )
                 Tables
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 am
                 confident
                 (
                 I
                 had
                 said
                 sure
                 if
                 I
                 would
                 have
                 taken
                 the
                 pains
                 )
                 that
                 he
                 hath
                 Calculated
                 the
                 places
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 truly
                 ,
                 (
                 if
                 Mr.
                 Lilly
                 have
                 so
                 Printed
                 them
                 :
                 )
                 But
                 I
                 believe
                 Mr.
                 Fiske
                 left
                 the
                 setting
                 of
                 the
                 Figure
                 to
                 Mr.
                 Lilly
                 :
                 For
                 I
                 am
                 very
                 sure
                 the
                 latter
                 of
                 them
                 is
                 very
                 erroneous
                 ,
                 as
                 will
                 appear
                 to
                 every
                 man
                 that
                 will
                 take
                 the
                 pains
                 to
                 examine
                 the
                 Cuspes
                 of
                 each
                 House
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 time
                 set
                 down
                 :
                 For
                 examine
                 it
                 but
                 thus
                 far
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       place
                       of
                       the
                       Sun
                       there
                       ,
                       is
                       in
                       Sagit
                       .
                    
                     
                       26.
                       
                    
                     
                       2.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       (
                       For
                       the
                       seconds
                       can
                       make
                       no
                       sensible
                       difference
                       .
                       )
                       His
                       right
                       ascention
                       is
                    
                     
                       265.
                       
                    
                     
                       40.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       right
                       ascen
                       .
                       of
                       the
                       time
                       there
                       posited
                       ,
                       is
                       ,
                    
                     
                       290.
                       
                    
                     
                       15.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       which
                       being
                       added
                       to
                       the
                       right
                       Ascention
                       of
                       the
                       Sun
                       ,
                       and
                       the
                       whole
                       Circle
                       deducted
                       ,
                       leaveth
                       the
                       right
                       ascen
                       .
                       of
                       the
                       tenth
                       house
                       ,
                    
                     
                       195.
                       
                    
                     
                       55.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 To
                 which
                 agreeth
                 the
                 17
                 deg
                 .
                 and
                 17
                 min.
                 of
                 Libra
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 tenth
                 House
                 :
                 Whereby
                 it
                 appeareth
                 ,
                 that
                 Mr.
                 Lilly
                 hath
                 erred
                 13
                 minutes
                 in
                 the
                 Cuspes
                 of
                 the
                 tenth
                 and
                 fourth
                 Houses
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       deg
                       .
                    
                     
                       min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Now
                       ,
                       add
                       90
                       deg
                       .
                       to
                       the
                       right
                       ascention
                       of
                       the
                       tenth
                       House
                       ,
                       and
                       you
                       have
                       the
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                       of
                       the
                       Horoscope
                    
                     
                       285.
                       
                    
                     
                       55.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       To
                       which
                       agreeth
                       in
                       the
                       Latitude
                       of
                       51
                       deg
                       .
                       32.
                       min.
                       which
                       is
                       generally
                       received
                       for
                       the
                       Latitude
                       of
                       
                         London
                         —
                         Libr.
                      
                       
                    
                     
                       15.
                       
                    
                     
                       24.
                       
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 Which
                 is
                 the
                 true
                 degree
                 and
                 minute
                 ascending
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 Mr.
                 Lilly
                 hath
                 likewise
                 mistaken
                 eight
                 minutes
                 in
                 the
                 Cuspes
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 and
                 fourth
                 Houses
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 yet
                 for
                 all
                 this
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 blame
                 Mr.
                 Lilly
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 this
                 Ignorant
                 Puppy
                 Booker
                 ;
                 because
                 he
                 freely
                 confesses
                 his
                 own
                 insufficiency
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 whom
                 he
                 was
                 beholden
                 for
                 his
                 helps
                 :
                 Whereas
                 this
                 Impudent
                 Clown
                 will
                 neither
                 acknowledge
                 ,
                 nor
                 amend
                 his
                 Errors
                 ,
                 not
                 make
                 use
                 of
                 any
                 Learned
                 Artist
                 to
                 rectifie
                 and
                 assist
                 him
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 right
                 way
                 ,
                 to
                 continue
                 in
                 the
                 wrong
                 ,
                 —
                 march
                 on
                 Jack
                 —
              
               
                 But
                 why
                 do
                 I
                 discourage
                 the
                 poor
                 Snap
                 ,
                 for
                 alas
                 !
                 If
                 he
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 doing
                 something
                 (
                 though
                 to
                 never
                 so
                 little
                 purpose
                 )
                 he
                 would
                 quickly
                 be
                 undone
                 ;
                 for
                 ,
                 writing
                 of
                 un-Sainted
                 Almanacks
                 ,
                 and
                 Figure-casting
                 ,
                 for
                 stoln
                 Goods
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 like
                 Questions
                 ,
                 is
                 all
                 the
                 Trade
                 he
                 hath
                 to
                 live
                 by
                 ;
                 wherein
                 commonly
                 his
                 judgment
                 is
                 as
                 certain
                 as
                 his
                 Figures
                 are
                 true
                 :
                 Yet
                 thus
                 much
                 I
                 could
                 willingly
                 allow
                 the
                 silly
                 Fellow
                 ,
                 would
                 he
                 but
                 forbear
                 thus
                 frequently
                 ,
                 and
                 ridiculously
                 to
                 befool
                 himself
                 in
                 Print
                 :
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 deny
                 ,
                 but
                 that
                 many
                 things
                 of
                 that
                 Nature
                 may
                 be
                 performed
                 by
                 Astrology
                 ,
                 with
                 an
                 able
                 Artist
                 :
                 But
                 far
                 be
                 it
                 from
                 me
                 to
                 be
                 so
                 idle
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 think
                 such
                 things
                 can
                 be
                 possibly
                 done
                 by
                 
                   Jack
                   Booker
                
                 .
                 I
                 my self
                 have
                 had
                 experience
                 of
                 many
                 .
                 Queries
                 of
                 this
                 nature
                 ,
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 answered
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 request
                 of
                 some
                 particular
                 Friends
                 )
                 to
                 my
                 own
                 and
                 the
                 Querents
                 admiration
                 :
                 But
                 I
                 ever
                 abhorred
                 (
                 like
                 him
                 )
                 to
                 make
                 a
                 Profession
                 and
                 Living
                 of
                 it
                 :
                 Indeed
                 ,
                 for
                 Nativities
                 (
                 wherein
                 I
                 have
                 been
                 most
                 conversant
                 )
                 I
                 commonly
                 followed
                 Cardanus
                 his
                 Rule
                 ;
                 
                 I
                 never
                 wrought
                 without
                 a
                 Reward
                 ,
                 
                   Non
                   sine
                   pretio
                   ,
                   nec
                   cum
                   exiguo
                   pretio
                
                 :
                 And
                 I
                 condemn
                 any
                 knowing
                 man
                 that
                 doth
                 otherwise
                 ;
                 for
                 he
                 that
                 truly
                 labours
                 in
                 the
                 tediousness
                 of
                 a
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 deserves
                 no
                 small
                 Reward
                 :
                 And
                 whosoever
                 bargains
                 with
                 the
                 Artist
                 ,
                 (
                 like
                 a
                 Niggard
                 )
                 defaces
                 his
                 own
                 stamp
                 :
                 It
                 is
                 none
                 of
                 the
                 least
                 Blessings
                 bestowed
                 upon
                 man
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 Providence
                 of
                 God
                 )
                 that
                 he
                 may
                 be
                 fore-warned
                 of
                 a
                 mischief
                 impending
                 :
                 In
                 that
                 he
                 hath
                 the
                 benefit
                 of
                 time
                 offered
                 him
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 may
                 possibly
                 divert
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least-wise
                 mitigate
                 any
                 evil
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 with
                 joy
                 and
                 thankfulness
                 expect
                 and
                 receive
                 any
                 Blessing
                 portended
                 by
                 the
                 Planets
                 and
                 Stars
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 Curse
                 to
                 run
                 blind-fold
                 and
                 headlong
                 into
                 any
                 mischance
                 or
                 misery
                 ,
                 being
                 neither
                 sensible
                 or
                 mindful
                 thereof
                 .
                 I
                 pity
                 those
                 Cowards
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 like
                 some
                 that
                 use
                 to
                 wink
                 when
                 they
                 fight
                 )
                 are
                 afraid
                 to
                 fore-see
                 any
                 evil
                 of
                 themselves
                 ,
                 as
                 though
                 their
                 nescience
                 (
                 or
                 non-visibility
                 )
                 of
                 the
                 evil
                 ,
                 were
                 sufficient
                 to
                 divert
                 ,
                 or
                 secure
                 them
                 from
                 the
                 danger
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 I
                 have
                 deviated
                 too
                 far
                 from
                 the
                 matter
                 I
                 intend
                 ,
                 being
                 first
                 to
                 handle
                 the
                 effects
                 of
                 this
                 Conjunction
                 ,
                 and
                 therein
                 to
                 shew
                 
                   John
                   Booker
                
                 his
                 Errors
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 World
                 his
                 (
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                 Lilly's
                 )
                 unparalleld
                 Malice
                 ;
                 to
                 which
                 limit
                 I
                 shall
                 now
                 confine
                 my self
                 with
                 all
                 candour
                 and
                 impartiality
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Conjunction
                 (
                 whereof
                 we
                 are
                 now
                 to
                 treat
                 )
                 falls
                 out
                 in
                 the
                 14
                 deg
                 .
                 and
                 27
                 min.
                 of
                 Taurus
                 (
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 by
                 the
                 Scheme
                 )
                 the
                 first
                 Sign
                 of
                 the
                 second
                 Quadrangle
                 of
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 ;
                 a
                 Cold
                 and
                 
                   Dry
                   ,
                   Melancholy
                   ,
                   Feminine
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Meridional
                 Sign
                 ;
                 which
                 is
                 within
                 5
                 degrees
                 opposite
                 to
                 that
                 point
                 of
                 Scorpio
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Comet
                 that
                 appeared
                 Anno
                 1618.
                 was
                 first
                 observed
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Ascendant
                 is
                 the
                 24
                 degree
                 45
                 min.
                 of
                 Sagittary
                 ,
                 the
                 2
                 deg
                 .
                 and
                 16
                 min.
                 of
                 Scorpio
                 culminates
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Scheme
                 not
                 much
                 differing
                 from
                 that
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 
                   great
                   Conjunction
                
                 of
                 Saturn
                 and
                 
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   Anno
                
                 1642
                 /
                 3
                 —
                 .
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 sign
                 which
                 beholds
                 the
                 Dodecatemorie
                 of
                 that
                 great
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 a
                 
                   Sextile
                   Aspect
                
                 .
              
               
                 Messahalah
                 (
                 the
                 Arabian
                 )
                 to
                 whom
                 we
                 are
                 much
                 beholden
                 for
                 this
                 kind
                 of
                 Learning
                 (
                 a
                 most
                 Excellent
                 and
                 Ancient
                 Astrologer
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 eleventh
                 Chapter
                 of
                 his
                 Book
                 ,
                 Entituled
                 ,
                 
                   De
                   ratione
                   circuli
                   ,
                   &
                   stellarum
                   ,
                   &
                   qualiter
                   operantur
                   in
                   hoc
                   seculo
                
                 ;
                 delivers
                 us
                 this
                 general
                 Rule
                 :
                 Conjunctio
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 
                   Saturni
                   &
                   Martis
                   ,
                   significat
                   accidentia
                   Bellorum
                   ,
                   atque
                   guerrarum
                   contrarietates
                   :
                   cumque
                   volueris
                   scire
                   eadem
                   accidentia
                   ,
                   scito
                   dominantem
                   in
                   figura
                   eorum
                   Conjunctionis
                   ,
                   qui
                   si
                   fuerit
                   fortuna
                   ,
                   significabit
                   bonum
                   ,
                   &
                   aptationem
                   esse
                   .
                   Et
                   si
                   fuerit
                   mallis
                   ,
                   significat
                   malum
                   ,
                   &
                   ejus
                   impedimentum
                   .
                   Scias
                   etiam
                   ,
                   quod
                   Conjunctio
                   eorum
                   in
                   signis
                   bominum
                   ,
                   significat
                   multitudinem
                   infirmitatum
                   eorum
                   ,
                   &
                   Conjunctio
                   eorum
                   in
                   aliquo
                   angulorum
                   anni
                   ,
                   significet
                   contrarietatem
                   divitum
                   ,
                   vel
                   regum
                   ,
                   &
                   guerrarum
                   multitudinem
                   ,
                   &
                   durabit
                   res
                   ,
                   donec
                   jungantur
                   alia
                   vice
                   ,
                   &
                   conjunctio
                   eorum
                   in
                   igneis
                   significat
                   siccitatem
                   ,
                   &
                   terrae
                   sterilitatem
                   ,
                   &
                   in
                   aëreis
                   ventos
                   ,
                   in
                   aquaticis
                   vero
                   multitudinem
                   pluviarum
                   ,
                   &
                   in
                   terreis
                   gelu
                   &
                   nivem
                   ,
                   &
                   frigoris
                   multitudinem
                   .
                   Scias
                   etiam
                   ,
                   quod
                   fortunae
                   cum
                   aspexerint
                   ,
                   mini●ent
                   malum
                   ,
                   &
                   mali
                   augebunt
                   .
                   Proba
                   ,
                   quemadmodum
                   narravi
                   tibi
                   :
                   Et
                   invenies
                   ,
                   si
                   Deus
                   voluerit
                   .
                
              
               
                 To
                 which
                 purpose
                 (
                 if
                 we
                 follow
                 this
                 approved
                 Rule
                 )
                 it
                 will
                 be
                 necessary
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 first
                 collect
                 the
                 particular
                 Fortitudes
                 and
                 Debilities
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 their
                 Situation
                 and
                 places
                 in
                 the
                 Figure
                 .
                 Whereby
                 we
                 m●y
                 know
                 which
                 of
                 them
                 is
                 strongest
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 which
                 weakest
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 pronounce
                 judgment
                 ,
                 good
                 or
                 bad
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 Rule
                 enjoyns
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Dignities
                   and
                   Debilities
                   of
                   the
                   Planets
                   in
                   the
                   Figure
                   of
                   this
                   Conjunction
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                       Saturn's
                       Fortitudes
                       .
                    
                     
                       Being
                       in
                       the
                       4
                       house
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       Free
                       from
                       Combust
                       .
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Direct
                       in
                       motion
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       Swift
                       in
                       motion
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       Oriental
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       Conjunct
                       .
                       with
                       Venus
                       .
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Sextile
                       with
                       Jupiter
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                       25.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                       Saturn's
                       Debilities
                       .
                    
                     
                       Peregrine
                       5
                    
                     
                       Conjunct
                       .
                       with
                       Mars
                       .
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       10.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                       Jupiter's
                       Fortitudes
                       .
                    
                     
                       Exaltation
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Being
                       in
                       the
                       7.
                       house
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       In
                       Sextile
                       with
                       Venus
                       .
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                       Swift
                       in
                       motion
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       Direct
                       in
                       motion
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       18.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                       Jupiter's
                       Debilities
                       .
                    
                     
                       Subradiis
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       Occidental
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       6.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Mars
                       his
                       Fortitudes
                       .
                    
                     
                       Being
                       in
                       the
                       4.
                       house
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       Free
                       from
                       Combust
                       .
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Direct
                       in
                       motion
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       Swift
                       in
                       motion
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       Oriental
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       Cunjunct
                       .
                       with
                       V●nus
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Sextile
                       with
                       Jupit●r
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                       25.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Mars
                       his
                       Debilities
                       .
                    
                     
                       Peregrine
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       In
                       his
                       detriment
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Conjunct
                       .
                       with
                       Saturn
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       15.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       
                       Sun's
                       Fortitude
                       .
                    
                     
                       Being
                       in
                       the
                       7.
                       house
                       4.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                       Sun's
                       Delibities
                       .
                    
                     
                       Peregrine
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Slow
                       motion
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       Terms
                       of
                       Mars
                       .
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       9.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Venus
                       her
                       Fortitudes
                       .
                    
                     
                       Being
                       in
                       the
                       5.
                       house
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                       Triplicity
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                       Free
                       from
                       Combust
                       .
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Direct
                       in
                       motion
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       Sextile
                       with
                       Jupiter
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                       In
                       her
                       house
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       In
                       Gaudio
                       1.
                       
                    
                     
                       In
                       terms
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       .
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       26.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       Venus
                       her
                       Debilities
                       .
                    
                     
                       Oriental
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       Conjunction
                       with
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Saturn
                       and
                       Mars
                       ,
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Slow
                       in
                       motion
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       9.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                       Mercury's
                       Fortitudes
                       .
                    
                     
                       Being
                       in
                       his
                       house
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Triplicity
                       3.
                       
                    
                     
                       Free
                       from
                       Combust
                       .
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Direct
                       in
                       motion
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       In
                       terms
                       of
                       Venus
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       19.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       
                       Mercury's
                       Debelities
                       .
                    
                     
                       Being
                       in
                       his
                       6.
                       house
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       Slow
                       in
                       motion
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       Oriental
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       8.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       The
                       Moon
                       her
                       Fortitudes
                       .
                    
                     
                       Being
                       in
                       the
                       10.
                       house
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Free
                       from
                       Combust
                       .
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       Increasing
                       in
                       light
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       12.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       The
                       Moon
                       her
                       Debilities
                       .
                    
                     
                       Peregrine
                       5.
                       
                    
                     
                       In
                       her
                       fall
                       4.
                       
                    
                     
                       Slow
                       motion
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       In
                       the
                       terms
                       of
                       Mars
                       2.
                       
                    
                     
                       13.
                       
                    
                  
                
                 
                 
                   
                     
                       Saturn
                       hath
                       Fortitudes
                       15
                    
                     
                       Jupit.
                       hath
                       Fortitudes
                       12
                    
                     
                       Mars
                       hath
                       Fortitudes
                       10
                    
                     
                       Sol
                       hath
                       Debilities
                       5
                    
                     
                       Venus
                       hath
                       Fortitudes
                       17
                    
                     
                       Mer.
                       hath
                       Fortitudes
                       11
                    
                     
                       Luna
                       hath
                       Debilities
                       1
                    
                  
                
                 
                   By
                   which
                   it
                   appeareth
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   benign
                   and
                   bountiful
                   Planet
                   Venus
                   is
                   Almuten
                   ,
                   or
                   chief
                   Dominatrix
                   in
                   this
                   Conjunction
                   ,
                   in
                   that
                   she
                   exceedeth
                   all
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   Planets
                   in
                   number
                   of
                   Fortitudes
                   :
                   Saturn
                   is
                   next
                   ,
                   as
                   having
                   15
                   Testimonies
                   of
                   strength
                   :
                   
                     Jupiter
                     ,
                     Mars
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Mercury
                   are
                   likewise
                   all
                   very
                   powerful
                   .
                   The
                   Moon
                   is
                   very
                   infortunate
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Sun
                   is
                   the
                   weakest
                   in
                   the
                   Figure
                   ,
                   being
                   out
                   of
                   all
                   his
                   
                     Essential
                     Dignities
                  
                   ,
                   slow
                   in
                   motion
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   terms
                   of
                   Mars
                   ,
                   having
                   no
                   other
                   considerable
                   Testimony
                   of
                   strength
                   but
                   only
                   his
                   accidental
                   position
                   in
                   the
                   
                     West
                     Angle
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   much
                   being
                   rightly
                   known
                   and
                   understood
                   ,
                   it
                   will
                   be
                   no
                   difficult
                   matter
                   to
                   fore-see
                   ,
                   what
                   (
                   in
                   all
                   probability
                   )
                   may
                   be
                   the
                   Natural
                   quality
                   of
                   the
                   Effects
                   of
                   this
                   Conjunction
                   ,
                   if
                   we
                   stick
                   but
                   close
                   to
                   the
                   known
                   Rules
                   of
                   Art
                   ,
                   (
                   whence
                   both
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   and
                   Booker
                   do
                   ordinarily
                   deviate
                   )
                   and
                   avoid
                   the
                   vain
                   and
                   tedious
                   loquacity
                   wherewith
                   they
                   so
                   often
                   ,
                   and
                   much
                   torment
                   us
                   :
                   You
                   see
                   (
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   )
                   I
                   have
                   followed
                   Origanus
                   ,
                   in
                   not
                   making
                   Venus
                   and
                   Mercury
                   Fortified
                   by
                   their
                   Orientality
                   ;
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   did
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1645.
                   upon
                   my
                   
                     Astrological
                     Judgment
                  
                   ,
                   7.
                   
                   May
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   Pezelius
                   ,
                   (
                   who
                   maketh
                   no
                   distinction
                   ,
                   as
                   you
                   may
                   see
                   ,
                   pag.
                   47.
                   )
                   because
                   I
                   would
                   avoid
                   all
                   future
                   cavils
                   upon
                   this
                   occasion
                   :
                   But
                   (
                   by
                   the
                   way
                   )
                   I
                   shall
                   exhort
                   you
                   and
                   
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   to
                   suspend
                   your
                   usual
                   snarling
                   ,
                   touching
                   the
                   fallibility
                   of
                   that
                   Discourse
                   ;
                   for
                   your
                   opprobrious
                   speeches
                   cannot
                   injure
                   me
                   with
                   Men
                   of
                   moderate
                   judgment
                   ;
                   nor
                   can
                   the
                   frequent
                   and
                   eager
                   reiterating
                   thereof
                   ,
                   cloak
                   or
                   excuse
                   your
                   
                   ignorance
                   in
                   point
                   of
                   Art
                   :
                   What
                   I
                   then
                   writ
                   ,
                   was
                   according
                   to
                   a
                   
                     supposed
                     time
                     taken
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   delivered
                   me
                   (
                   by
                   a
                   *
                   Gentleman
                   of
                   Quality
                   .
                   )
                   And
                   you
                   know
                   ,
                   in
                   this
                   case
                   ,
                   the
                   
                     Tempus
                     aestimatum
                  
                   is
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   rectified
                   as
                   in
                   Nativities
                   :
                   I
                   know
                   no
                   true
                   Trutina
                   for
                   that
                   (
                   Sirs
                   .
                   )
                   And
                   a
                   few
                   Minutes
                   error
                   in
                   time
                   ,
                   will
                   alter
                   the
                   whole
                   face
                   of
                   Heaven
                   ;
                   which
                   must
                   needs
                   vary
                   the
                   judgment
                   ,
                   being
                   derived
                   from
                   a
                   different
                   position
                   ;
                   I
                   was
                   requested
                   to
                   deliver
                   my
                   Opinion
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   time
                   given
                   me
                   ,
                   which
                   was
                   as
                   you
                   saw
                   :
                   Yet
                   I
                   never
                   intended
                   it
                   for
                   the
                   Press
                   ,
                   had
                   not
                   the
                   importunity
                   of
                   some
                   Friends
                   prevailed
                   with
                   me
                   .
                   And
                   I
                   am
                   able
                   to
                   maintain
                   the
                   same
                   Opinion
                   (
                   in
                   point
                   of
                   Art
                   )
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   time
                   supposed
                   ,
                   against
                   the
                   proudest
                   State-pleaser
                   that
                   dare
                   oppose
                   me
                   .
                   But
                   admit
                   what
                   you
                   would
                   have
                   the
                   World
                   to
                   believe
                   ,
                   That
                   it
                   had
                   been
                   an
                   Error
                   of
                   Judgment
                   ,
                   without
                   relation
                   had
                   to
                   any
                   mistake
                   in
                   time
                   ;
                   why
                   (
                   I
                   pray
                   Sirs
                   )
                   is
                   not
                   an
                   Error
                   in
                   the
                   Astrologer
                   as
                   tolerable
                   as
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Divine
                     ,
                     Physician
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   Lawyer
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   men
                   of
                   any
                   other
                   Profession
                   ?
                   Is
                   the
                   Divines
                   Judgment
                   always
                   Gospel
                   ?
                   Does
                   the
                   Physician
                   always
                   Cure
                   ?
                   Is
                   the
                   Lawyers
                   Opinion
                   ever
                   Infallible
                   ?
                   Does
                   the
                   Logician
                   still
                   prove
                   ?
                   Or
                   the
                   Rhetorician
                   always
                   perswade
                   ?
                   So
                   long
                   as
                   we
                   are
                   Men
                   ,
                   we
                   must
                   be
                   subject
                   to
                   Infirmities
                   ,
                   Over-sights
                   ,
                   and
                   Errors
                   ;
                   
                     Humanum
                     est
                     errare
                  
                   .
                   And
                   (
                   which
                   is
                   more
                   )
                   it
                   is
                   the
                   pleasure
                   of
                   God
                   many
                   times
                   to
                   frustrate
                   the
                   portents
                   of
                   Heaven
                   for
                   the
                   sins
                   of
                   the
                   People
                   ;
                   who
                   otherwise
                   might
                   partake
                   of
                   their
                   Natural
                   sweetness
                   and
                   benignity
                   .
                   It
                   was
                   a
                   wise
                   saying
                   of
                   a
                   Learned
                   Divine
                   ,
                   yet
                   living
                   ,
                   That
                   
                     When
                     God
                     will
                     have
                     a
                     People
                     beaten
                     ,
                     he
                     ties
                     their
                     Hands
                     behind
                     them
                     .
                  
                   And
                   this
                   (
                   I
                   am
                   sure
                   )
                   hath
                   been
                   the
                   unhappiness
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Loyal
                     Party
                  
                   :
                   But
                   shall
                   therefore
                   the
                   Astrologer
                   be
                   blamed
                   for
                   adhering
                   
                   to
                   the
                   Rules
                   and
                   Principles
                   of
                   his
                   Art
                   ?
                   I
                   wonder
                   with
                   what
                   truth
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   in
                   July
                   last
                   ,
                   Prognosticated
                   of
                   loss
                   to
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   any
                   Motion
                   of
                   their
                   
                     Army
                     Westward
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   of
                   so
                   much
                   Action
                   there
                   ,
                   when
                   all
                   men
                   know
                   their
                   Party
                   prevailed
                   in
                   every
                   place
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   by
                   one
                   means
                   or
                   other
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   they
                   had
                   no
                   need
                   of
                   sending
                   any
                   Forces
                   into
                   the
                   West
                   .
                   And
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Month
                   of
                   July
                   ,
                   what
                   intended
                   he
                   ,
                   think
                   you
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   tatled
                   of
                   an
                   Army
                   wandring
                   near
                   Oxford
                   ?
                   You
                   see
                   by
                   the
                   course
                   of
                   Heaven
                   ,
                   he
                   conceived
                   Oxford
                   should
                   have
                   been
                   holden
                   still
                   by
                   the
                   
                     Kings
                     Forces
                  
                   ,
                   when
                   (
                   notwithstanding
                   )
                   it
                   was
                   surrendred
                   in
                   June
                   before
                   .
                   I
                   could
                   instance
                   many
                   hundreds
                   more
                   of
                   his
                   Errors
                   in
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   his
                   foolish
                   Pamphlets
                   ,
                   as
                   his
                   
                     Merlinus
                     Anglicus
                     Junior
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   
                     Starry
                     Messenger
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   especially
                   in
                   his
                   fabulous
                   ,
                   and
                   most
                   ridiculous
                   Prophecy
                   of
                   the
                   
                     White
                     King
                  
                   and
                   
                     Dreadful
                     Dead-man
                  
                   ;
                   which
                   me-thinks
                   he
                   should
                   not
                   think
                   of
                   without
                   a
                   blush
                   ,
                   there
                   being
                   not
                   so
                   much
                   as
                   one
                   sentence
                   in
                   it
                   derived
                   from
                   Lawful
                   Art
                   ;
                   nor
                   which
                   hath
                   answered
                   one
                   jot
                   of
                   his
                   expectation
                   :
                   I
                   shall
                   pass
                   by
                   his
                   
                     Super-natural
                     Sights
                     and
                     Apparitions
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   so
                   much
                   laughed
                   at
                   )
                   because
                   it
                   hath
                   
                     Imprimatur
                     ,
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   front
                   of
                   it
                   :
                   I
                   shall
                   not
                   meddle
                   with
                   his
                   
                     Mother
                     Shipton
                  
                   ,
                   nor
                   his
                   story
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Dumb
                     Woman
                  
                   ,
                   because
                   they
                   are
                   all
                   of
                   them
                   foolish
                   ,
                   frivolous
                   ,
                   and
                   false
                   ,
                   and
                   cannot
                   become
                   a
                   Scholar
                   .
                   Do
                   but
                   compare
                   
                     Bookers
                     Bloody
                     Prognosticks
                  
                   against
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Ireland
                   upon
                   this
                   Conjunction
                   of
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Mars
                   in
                   Taurus
                   ,
                   with
                   the
                   wonderful
                   success
                   the
                   Irish
                   have
                   had
                   against
                   their
                   Enemies
                   (
                   whether
                   English
                   or
                   Scots
                   )
                   ever
                   since
                   ;
                   and
                   you
                   shall
                   find
                   ,
                   that
                   
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   hath
                   been
                   grosly
                   mistaken
                   in
                   his
                   Astrology
                   :
                   But
                   this
                   his
                   Error
                   is
                   meerly
                   in
                   the
                   Rules
                   of
                   Art
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   no
                   way
                   excusable
                   :
                   For
                   whatsoever
                   I
                   delivered
                   ,
                   was
                   rightly
                   grounded
                   upon
                   Art
                   :
                   And
                   I
                   
                   duly
                   cited
                   my
                   Authors
                   for
                   it
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Readers
                   better
                   satisfaction
                   ,
                   which
                   I
                   conceive
                   sufficient
                   for
                   any
                   Artist
                   ,
                   whether
                   the
                   event
                   be
                   answerable
                   or
                   not
                   :
                   For
                   as
                   it
                   is
                   not
                   enough
                   for
                   an
                   Artist
                   to
                   content
                   himself
                   alone
                   with
                   the
                   Rules
                   and
                   Observations
                   of
                   his
                   Predecessors
                   ,
                   but
                   that
                   he
                   ought
                   to
                   add
                   something
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   ,
                   whereby
                   to
                   propagate
                   the
                   Learning
                   which
                   he
                   studies
                   :
                   No
                   more
                   is
                   it
                   Lawful
                   for
                   any
                   man
                   to
                   delude
                   the
                   World
                   with
                   the
                   foolishness
                   of
                   his
                   own
                   deluded
                   fancy
                   ,
                   and
                   idle
                   conceptions
                   alone
                   ,
                   as
                   both
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   and
                   Booker
                   have
                   frequently
                   done
                   ,
                   wi●hout
                   any
                   Reason
                   given
                   ,
                   or
                   Authority
                   quoted
                   for
                   their
                   Opinions
                   .
                
                 
                   As
                   for
                   the
                   mistake
                   (
                   I
                   will
                   not
                   say
                   Malice
                   )
                   of
                   that
                   
                     Practitioner
                     in
                     the
                     Mathematicks
                  
                   ,
                   Mr.
                   
                     Henry
                     Harflete
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   
                     Vox
                     Coelorum
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   
                     Predictions
                     defended
                     ,
                     &c.
                  
                   who
                   in
                   the
                   49
                   page
                   of
                   that
                   Book
                   doth
                   wrongfully
                   intimate
                   (
                   to
                   my
                   disparagement
                   )
                   as
                   if
                   I
                   should
                   say
                   ,
                   that
                   a
                   
                     Fixed
                     Star
                  
                   might
                   properly
                   be
                   said
                   to
                   be
                   Aspected
                   with
                   any
                   Planet
                   :
                   I
                   must
                   tell
                   him
                   ,
                   that
                   Accusation
                   of
                   his
                   is
                   very
                   untrue
                   :
                   And
                   whether
                   it
                   proceeded
                   from
                   his
                   misguided
                   and
                   inconsiderate
                   Zeal
                   to
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   ,
                   or
                   out
                   of
                   any
                   dis-affection
                   to
                   me
                   ,
                   deserves
                   a
                   gentle
                   lash
                   ,
                   in
                   that
                   I
                   am
                   most
                   certain
                   ,
                   he
                   cannot
                   produce
                   any
                   such
                   assertion
                   of
                   mine
                   ,
                   either
                   in
                   word
                   or
                   writing
                   .
                   It
                   is
                   true
                   ,
                   that
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   taxed
                   me
                   for
                   saying
                   that
                   Mars
                   was
                   in
                   a
                   
                     Sextile
                     Aspect
                  
                   with
                   
                     Caput
                     Draconis
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   my
                   Almanack
                   1645.
                   which
                   was
                   an
                   Error
                   of
                   the
                   Press
                   :
                   (
                   the
                   Character
                   of
                   
                     Caput
                     Draconis
                  
                   being
                   mistaken
                   for
                   the
                   Character
                   of
                   Leo
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   sufficiently
                   proved
                   in
                   my
                   Answer
                   to
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   ,
                   Printed
                   with
                   my
                   Prognostication
                   for
                   1647.
                   )
                   but
                   that
                   I
                   ever
                   mentioned
                   any
                   
                     Fixed
                     Star
                  
                   to
                   be
                   Aspected
                   by
                   any
                   Planet
                   ,
                   in
                   that
                   ,
                   or
                   any
                   other
                   of
                   my
                   Writings
                   ,
                   (
                   unless
                   Mr.
                   Harflete
                   will
                   say
                   that
                   the
                   
                     Dragons
                     Head
                  
                   is
                   a
                   
                     Fixed
                     Star
                  
                   )
                   is
                   both
                   frivolous
                   and
                   false
                   :
                   And
                   therefore
                   I
                   shall
                   desire
                   that
                   
                   Critical
                   Gentleman
                   to
                   examine
                   the
                   words
                   of
                   my
                   Prognostication
                   for
                   that
                   Year
                   ,
                   and
                   my
                   aforesaid
                   Answers
                   to
                   Mr.
                   
                   Lilly's
                   Objections
                   ,
                   and
                   I
                   presume
                   he
                   will
                   shew
                   me
                   so
                   much
                   Civility
                   as
                   to
                   revoke
                   that
                   his
                   unadvised
                   Censure
                   ,
                   and
                   excuse
                   me
                   of
                   Ignorance
                   in
                   that
                   particular
                   :
                   And
                   yet
                   I
                   could
                   have
                   stopped
                   Mr.
                   
                   Lilly's
                   mouth
                   with
                   these
                   words
                   of
                   
                     Leapoldus
                     ,
                     Tract
                  
                   .
                   5.
                   
                     de
                     annorum
                     revolutionibus
                  
                   ,
                   viz.
                   
                     Mali
                     aspectus
                     ad
                     Caud
                     .
                     Drac
                     .
                     significant
                     famem
                     ,
                     frigus
                     ,
                     &
                     pestilentiam
                     .
                  
                   Nor
                   is
                   this
                   Author
                   an
                   Utopian
                   ,
                   or
                   single
                   in
                   that
                   expression
                   :
                   But
                   I
                   am
                   of
                   a
                   different
                   Opinion
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   shall
                   not
                   insist
                   longer
                   on
                   these
                   trivialties
                   ,
                   which
                   are
                   fitter
                   for
                   Mr.
                   Booker
                   to
                   instruct
                   his
                   Daughter
                   *
                   Victoria
                   in
                   ,
                   than
                   to
                   be
                   thought
                   on
                   by
                   men
                   of
                   riper
                   Judgments
                   .
                   But
                   to
                   return
                   to
                   the
                   matter
                   in
                   hand
                   :
                   I
                   shall
                   requite
                   
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   with
                   a
                   more
                   honest
                   and
                   accurate
                   examination
                   of
                   some
                   special
                   passages
                   in
                   his
                   
                     Bloody
                     Irish
                     Almanack
                  
                   ,
                   whereupon
                   he
                   raises
                   this
                   fond
                   and
                   false
                   Judgment
                   of
                   his
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   proceed
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   first
                   I
                   meet
                   with
                   ,
                   is
                   ,
                   the
                   first
                   of
                   his
                   
                     Observations
                     ,
                     page
                  
                   36.
                   where
                   he
                   saith
                   ,
                   That
                   
                     Saturn
                     and
                     Mars
                     are
                     Culminating
                     with
                     that
                     Fatal
                     Star
                     Caput
                     Algol
                     ,
                     or
                     the
                     head
                     of
                     Medusa
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   This
                   (
                   Jack
                   )
                   is
                   both
                   an
                   improper
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   false
                   expression
                   of
                   yours
                   .
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                   For
                   any
                   man
                   may
                   see
                   ,
                   that
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   precedent
                   Scheme
                   )
                   the
                   Conjunction
                   of
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Mars
                   happens
                   near
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   4.
                   
                   House
                   of
                   the
                   Heavens
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   
                     Ascendant
                     ;
                     In
                     imo
                     Coeli
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   lowest
                   part
                   ,
                   or
                   bottom
                   of
                   Heaven
                   :
                   Now
                   (
                   Sir
                   )
                   how
                   any
                   Planet
                   or
                   Star
                   in
                   this
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Heavens
                   ,
                   can
                   be
                   said
                   prop●rly
                   to
                   be
                   in
                   
                     Culmine
                     Coeli
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   top
                   ,
                   or
                   highest
                   part
                   of
                   Heaven
                   in
                   respect
                   of
                   Dublin
                   in
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   is
                   far
                   beyond
                   my
                   reading
                   ,
                   and
                   requires
                   John
                   Booker's
                   further
                   explication
                   :
                   
                   For
                   my
                   part
                   ,
                   I
                   cannot
                   devise
                   ,
                   how
                   he
                   can
                   avoid
                   or
                   excuse
                   this
                   improper
                   Phrase
                   of
                   his
                   ,
                   unless
                   he
                   tell
                   me
                   ,
                   
                     The
                     World
                     is
                     turned
                     up-side
                     down
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   in
                   that
                   sense
                   he
                   choaks
                   me
                   ,
                   and
                   I
                   am
                   bound
                   to
                   credit
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   cry
                   him
                   mercy
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   It
                   is
                   most
                   false
                   ,
                   contradicting
                   a
                   General
                   received
                   Rule
                   of
                   Astrologers
                   ,
                   because
                   you
                   instance
                   the
                   proximity
                   of
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Mars
                   to
                   
                     Caput
                     Algol
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   word
                   With
                   )
                   to
                   annex
                   a
                   Debility
                   more
                   to
                   each
                   of
                   them
                   than
                   really
                   they
                   have
                   :
                   For
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   far
                   are
                   they
                   from
                   that
                   Fixed
                   and
                   
                     violent
                     Star
                  
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   is
                   not
                   to
                   be
                   accounted
                   for
                   any
                   Debility
                   by
                   the
                   Opinion
                   of
                   any
                   Astrologer
                   that
                   ever
                   I
                   read
                   ,
                   they
                   being
                   above
                   7
                   degrees
                   distant
                   from
                   it
                   :
                   For
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Mars
                   (
                   as
                   before
                   we
                   noted
                   )
                   are
                   in
                   14
                   degrees
                   ,
                   27
                   min.
                   
                   And
                   (
                   according
                   to
                   
                     Copernicus
                     )
                     Caput
                     Algol
                  
                   is
                   in
                   21
                   degr
                   .
                   30
                   min.
                   of
                   Taurus
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   7
                   degr
                   .
                   and
                   13
                   min.
                   difference
                   :
                   And
                   according
                   to
                   
                     Origanus
                     ,
                     pag.
                  
                   540.
                   
                   
                     Garcaeus
                     ,
                     pag.
                  
                   249.
                   
                   
                     Pezelius
                     ,
                     pag.
                  
                   48.
                   
                   And
                   all
                   other
                   Astrologers
                   both
                   Ancient
                   and
                   Modern
                   ,
                   the
                   Planets
                   are
                   never
                   truly
                   said
                   to
                   be
                   Debilitated
                   by
                   
                     Caput
                     Algol
                  
                   ,
                   unless
                   they
                   be
                   
                     Intra
                     distantiam
                     quinque
                     graduum
                     A.
                     vel
                     P.
                  
                   which
                   you
                   see
                   these
                   Planets
                   are
                   not
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   next
                   thing
                   I
                   shall
                   desire
                   the
                   indifferent
                   Reader
                   to
                   take
                   notice
                   of
                   ,
                   is
                   ,
                   his
                   own
                   Scheme
                   of
                   this
                   Conjunction
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   it
                   the
                   Cusp
                   of
                   the
                   5.
                   
                   House
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   hath
                   made
                   it
                   ;
                   and
                   you
                   may
                   observe
                   that
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Mars
                   are
                   but
                   2
                   degrees
                   33
                   min.
                   distant
                   from
                   the
                   same
                   :
                   Yet
                   nevertheless
                   in
                   the
                   37
                   page
                   of
                   his
                   Pamphlet
                   ,
                   he
                   taketh
                   his
                   Judgment
                   from
                   the
                   4.
                   
                   House
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   contrary
                   to
                   Origanus
                   ,
                   and
                   divers
                   other
                   Authors
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   likewise
                   ,
                   who
                   allow
                   5
                   deg
                   .
                   preceding
                   ,
                   and
                   5
                   deg
                   .
                   subsequent
                   for
                   the
                   Cusp
                   of
                   each
                   House
                   :
                   According
                   to
                   which
                   Rule
                   ,
                   he
                   ought
                   to
                   have
                   given
                   Judgment
                   from
                   the
                   5.
                   
                   House
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   from
                   the
                   4.
                   
                   You
                   
                   remember
                   (
                   Jack
                   )
                   how
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   spit
                   his
                   Venom
                   at
                   me
                   in
                   the
                   35
                   page
                   of
                   his
                   Anglicus
                   for
                   1645.
                   for
                   giving
                   judgment
                   of
                   
                   Jupiter's
                   being
                   in
                   the
                   4.
                   and
                   Mars
                   in
                   the
                   6.
                   (
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Opinion
                   of
                   Rhemetius
                   )
                   when
                   they
                   were
                   within
                   less
                   than
                   5
                   deg
                   .
                   of
                   the
                   Cuspes
                   of
                   the
                   5.
                   and
                   7.
                   
                   Houses
                   .
                   Now
                   ,
                   I
                   wonder
                   much
                   ,
                   how
                   you
                   dare
                   dissent
                   from
                   your
                   
                     Loving
                     Friend
                  
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   ,
                   especially
                   in
                   this
                   particular
                   ,
                   considering
                   what
                   you
                   said
                   in
                   your
                   last
                   page
                   of
                   your
                   Epistle
                   to
                   the
                   Reader
                   ,
                   
                     viz.
                     That
                     Mr.
                  
                   Lilly
                   
                     and
                     you
                     have
                     the
                     same
                     Principles
                     in
                     Art
                     ,
                     and
                     that
                     your
                     Judgments
                     in
                     the
                     general
                     will
                     have
                     answerable
                     success
                     .
                  
                   And
                   ,
                   that
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   may
                   see
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   no
                   mistake
                   in
                   you
                   ,
                   but
                   meer
                   Opinion
                   ,
                   let
                   him
                   peruse
                   your
                   Prog.
                   for
                   this
                   Year
                   1646.
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   Spring-Quarter
                   he
                   shall
                   find
                   you
                   giving
                   Judgment
                   upon
                   
                   Mercury's
                   
                     being
                     in
                     the
                  
                   10.
                   
                   House
                   ;
                   when
                   in
                   Mr.
                   
                   Lilly's
                   own
                   Scheme
                   (
                   erected
                   for
                   the
                   same
                   Latitude
                   ,
                   Meridian
                   ,
                   and
                   Moment
                   of
                   time
                   )
                   he
                   wanteth
                   but
                   2
                   deg
                   .
                   and
                   9
                   min
                   of
                   the
                   11.
                   
                   House
                   .
                   And
                   now
                   (
                   Jack
                   )
                   do
                   you
                   think
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   will
                   not
                   shake
                   his
                   Head
                   at
                   you
                   for
                   this
                   gross
                   contradiction
                   ?
                   Would
                   he
                   have
                   thought
                   it
                   possible
                   ,
                   that
                   his
                   fellow-champion
                   (
                   in
                   
                     State-Astrology
                     )
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   ,
                   would
                   have
                   contradicted
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   joyned
                   in
                   Opinion
                   with
                   those
                   two
                   
                     Malignants
                     ,
                     Naworth
                  
                   and
                   Wharton
                   at
                   
                     Oxford
                     ?
                     O
                     tempora
                     ,
                     O
                     mores
                     !
                  
                   I
                   cannot
                   pretermit
                   another
                   of
                   his
                   Errors
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   Quarter
                   and
                   Page
                   of
                   his
                   Prog.
                   where
                   he
                   says
                   ,
                   that
                   
                     Jupiter
                     is
                     free
                     from
                     all
                     Impediments
                     ,
                     save
                     only
                     his
                     Detriment
                  
                   :
                   And
                   yet
                   Jupiter
                   is
                   there
                   both
                   Peregrine
                   ,
                   and
                   Occidental
                   of
                   the
                   Sun.
                   I
                   wonder
                   (
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   )
                   that
                   you
                   will
                   suffer
                   this
                   Ideot
                   in
                   Astrology
                   ,
                   to
                   profess
                   himself
                   joynt-purchaser
                   with
                   you
                   in
                   your
                   Principles
                   ,
                   th●t
                   hath
                   not
                   yet
                   learned
                   the
                   
                     A.
                     B.
                     C.
                  
                   of
                   Astronomy
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   But
                   have
                   your
                   judgments
                   answerable
                   success
                   ?
                   I
                   will
                   examine
                   that
                   also
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   had
                   handled
                   the
                   Scheme
                   of
                   this
                   Conjunction
                   ,
                   or
                   if
                   you
                   (
                   Jack
                   )
                   had
                   followed
                   his
                   Principles
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   evident
                   by
                   what
                   I
                   have
                   said
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   judgment
                   should
                   have
                   been
                   deduced
                   from
                   the
                   5.
                   
                   House
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   from
                   the
                   4.
                   which
                   (
                   according
                   to
                   
                     Haly
                     ,
                     Part
                  
                   8.
                   c.
                   7.
                   )
                   would
                   have
                   afforded
                   thus
                   much
                   for
                   the
                   Irish
                   ,
                   viz.
                   
                     Si
                     quando
                     Saturnus
                     fuerit
                     in
                     domo
                     quinta
                     fortunatus
                     ,
                     significat
                     quod
                     homines
                     gaudebunt
                     suis
                     filiis
                     ,
                     &
                     quod
                     senes
                     multorum
                     dierum
                     ,
                     &
                     praepositi
                     villarum
                     habebunt
                     bonum
                     &
                     utilitatem
                     ,
                     ex
                     parte
                     alterius
                     gentis
                     ,
                     &
                     ex
                     parte
                     filiorum
                     .
                  
                   Which
                   is
                   (
                   in
                   effect
                   )
                   That
                   when
                   Saturn
                   shall
                   be
                   fortunate
                   in
                   the
                   5.
                   
                   House
                   ,
                   he
                   signifieth
                   ,
                   that
                   men
                   shall
                   rejoyce
                   in
                   their
                   Children
                   ;
                   and
                   that
                   Aged
                   men
                   ,
                   and
                   Head-Officers
                   (
                   or
                   Magistrates
                   )
                   of
                   Towns
                   shall
                   reap
                   much
                   good
                   and
                   Commodity
                   by
                   the
                   help
                   of
                   another
                   Nation
                   ,
                   and
                   by
                   means
                   of
                   their
                   Children
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   this
                   is
                   the
                   judgment
                   which
                   should
                   have
                   been
                   given
                   upon
                   that
                   position
                   ,
                   if
                   you
                   had
                   followed
                   Mr.
                   
                   Lilly's
                   Principles
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   (
                   by
                   the
                   way
                   )
                   I
                   beseech
                   the
                   indifferent
                   Reader
                   to
                   take
                   notice
                   of
                   
                   Booker's
                   inveterate
                   hatred
                   and
                   malice
                   to
                   the
                   distressed
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Ireland
                   :
                   For
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   neither
                   will
                   ,
                   nor
                   dare
                   speak
                   or
                   write
                   one
                   jot
                   of
                   truth
                   ,
                   which
                   may
                   seem
                   any
                   whit
                   fatal
                   to
                   the
                   States
                   ;
                   so
                   he
                   is
                   fully
                   resolved
                   to
                   smother
                   all
                   things
                   that
                   tend
                   to
                   the
                   good
                   and
                   safety
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   ,
                   if
                   he
                   had
                   taken
                   his
                   judgment
                   from
                   the
                   5.
                   
                   House
                   (
                   as
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   will
                   acknowledge
                   he
                   ought
                   to
                   have
                   done
                   )
                   he
                   must
                   of
                   necessity
                   have
                   delivered
                   us
                   the
                   precedent
                   judgment
                   ;
                   but
                   that
                   he
                   conceived
                   to
                   be
                   too
                   good
                   for
                   that
                   Kingdom
                   :
                   For
                   (
                   thought
                   
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   )
                   that
                   Aphorism
                   says
                   ,
                   they
                   shall
                   take
                   pleasure
                   in
                   their
                   Children
                   ,
                   
                   and
                   intimates
                   much
                   joy
                   and
                   assistance
                   to
                   them
                   ;
                   as
                   though
                   some
                   Nation
                   were
                   resolved
                   to
                   come
                   in
                   to
                   their
                   help
                   ,
                   and
                   engage
                   in
                   the
                   War
                   against
                   the
                   States
                   ,
                   which
                   I
                   must
                   not
                   mention
                   ;
                   for
                   by
                   that
                   means
                   ,
                   I
                   may
                   dis-animate
                   the
                   State-Souldiers
                   which
                   are
                   to
                   be
                   sent
                   thither
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   should
                   perceive
                   Ireland
                   to
                   be
                   so
                   powerful
                   :
                   And
                   on
                   the
                   other
                   side
                   ,
                   I
                   should
                   encourage
                   Ireland
                   to
                   pursue
                   their
                   design
                   with
                   greater
                   Policy
                   ,
                   Courage
                   ,
                   and
                   Resolution
                   .
                   No
                   ,
                   no
                   ,
                   the
                   thing
                   which
                   I
                   am
                   to
                   endeavour
                   ,
                   is
                   to
                   tumble
                   out
                   Victory
                   upon
                   Victory
                   to
                   the
                   States
                   ,
                   and
                   make
                   mention
                   of
                   nothing
                   but
                   utter
                   Ruine
                   ,
                   D●solation
                   ,
                   and
                   Confusion
                   to
                   that
                   Barbarous
                   Nation
                   ;
                   and
                   assure
                   such
                   of
                   the
                   Brethren
                   as
                   have
                   contributed
                   toward●
                   the
                   managery
                   of
                   
                     the
                     Godly
                     and
                     Blessed
                     War
                     against
                     Ireland
                     ,
                  
                   shall
                   have
                   Land
                   
                     by
                     the
                     Belly
                  
                   :
                   And
                   therefore
                   ,
                   though
                   it
                   be
                   never
                   so
                   repugnant
                   to
                   my
                   Rules
                   ,
                   I
                   'le
                   rather
                   take
                   my
                   judgment
                   from
                   the
                   
                     unfortunate
                     position
                  
                   of
                   Saturn
                   in
                   the
                   
                     fourth
                     House
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   so
                   I
                   shall
                   have
                   matter
                   enough
                   ,
                   and
                   meet
                   for
                   the
                   purpose
                   :
                   For
                   ,
                   
                     Saturnus
                     in
                     quarta
                     domo
                     ,
                     &
                     ibi
                     malefi●us
                     ,
                     significat
                     quod
                     res
                     ,
                     &
                     aedificia
                     cadent
                     ,
                     minuentur
                     plantationes
                     ,
                     &
                     abscindentur
                     aquae
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   He
                   there
                   signifieth
                   ,
                   that
                   H●uses
                   and
                   Buildings
                   shall
                   fall
                   ,
                   come
                   to
                   decay
                   and
                   perish
                   ,
                   Planting
                   or
                   Setting
                   shall
                   be
                   diminished
                   ,
                   Waters
                   cut
                   off
                   ,
                   the
                   People
                   shall
                   be
                   lessened
                   ,
                   or
                   abated
                   ,
                   there
                   shall
                   be
                   Poverty
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   People
                   of
                   that
                   Country
                   shall
                   be
                   obsessed
                   ,
                   or
                   besieged
                   ,
                   they
                   sh●ll
                   not
                   dare
                   to
                   go
                   out
                   of
                   their
                   Towns
                   ,
                   (
                   Cities
                   ,
                   Castles
                   ,
                   or
                   Countries
                   )
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   the
                   fear
                   they
                   sh●ll
                   have
                   of
                   their
                   Enemies
                   :
                   And
                   this
                   shall
                   be
                   more
                   certain
                   ,
                   if
                   the
                   
                     fourth
                     House
                  
                   shall
                   be
                   a
                   fixed
                   Sign
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   hurt
                   (
                   damage
                   )
                   or
                   loss
                   shall
                   be
                   more
                   strong
                   or
                   durable
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   this
                   is
                   the
                   scope
                   of
                   
                   Booker's
                   business
                   ,
                   and
                   ag●ees
                   verbatim
                   with
                   the
                   sense
                   of
                   the
                   House
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   And
                   he
                   further
                   saith
                   ,
                   this
                   (
                   last
                   )
                   
                     Aphorism
                     agrees
                     exactly
                     with
                     the
                     position
                     of
                     the
                     Malignant
                     Planet
                  
                   Saturn
                   
                     in
                     every
                     respect
                  
                   :
                   Which
                   is
                   an
                   apparent
                   falshood
                   :
                   For
                   the
                   Aphorism
                   takes
                   no
                   place
                   ,
                   unless
                   Saturn
                   were
                   virtually
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Fourth
                     House
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   is
                   not
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   Mr.
                   
                   Lilly's
                   Principles
                   in
                   this
                   Figure
                   of
                   his
                   ;
                   Or
                   if
                   he
                   were
                   ,
                   yet
                   is
                   it
                   not
                   in
                   force
                   ,
                   except
                   (
                   likewise
                   )
                   that
                   Saturn
                   were
                   found
                   infortunate
                   in
                   the
                   fourth
                   House
                   :
                   Neither
                   of
                   which
                   he
                   is
                   ,
                   by
                   his
                   Position
                   in
                   
                   Booker's
                   Figure
                   ,
                   for
                   (
                   as
                   I
                   have
                   formerly
                   demonstrated
                   )
                   Saturn
                   is
                   the
                   strongest
                   save
                   one
                   ,
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Planets
                   in
                   the
                   Figure
                   ,
                   having
                   fifteen
                   Testimonies
                   of
                   strength
                   ,
                   whereby
                   he
                   is
                   very
                   much
                   Fortified
                   and
                   Powerful
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   ,
                   the
                   genuine
                   signification
                   of
                   
                   Saturn's
                   being
                   
                     Locally
                     ,
                     Virtually
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Fortunately
                   placed
                   in
                   the
                   
                     fourth
                     House
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   he
                   now
                   is
                   in
                   the
                   Figure
                   ,
                   which
                   I
                   have
                   exactly
                   Corrected
                   )
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Opinion
                   of
                   
                     Haly
                     ,
                     Part
                  
                   8.
                   c.
                   7.
                   is
                   this
                   ,
                   
                     Si
                     quando
                     Saturnus
                     fuerit
                     quarta
                     domo
                     ,
                     &
                     fuerit
                     potens
                     ,
                     significat
                     aedificare
                     ,
                     &
                     propagare
                     agriculturam
                     ,
                     &
                     quod
                     homines
                     hoc
                     diligent
                     ,
                     &
                     de
                     eo
                     multum
                     erunt
                     soliciti
                  
                   :
                   That
                   is
                   ,
                   when
                   Saturn
                   shall
                   be
                   in
                   the
                   fourth
                   House
                   ,
                   and
                   strong
                   ,
                   (
                   or
                   powerful
                   )
                   he
                   signifieth
                   that
                   men
                   shall
                   betake
                   themselves
                   to
                   Building
                   of
                   Houses
                   ,
                   and
                   Tillage
                   ,
                   (
                   or
                   Husbandry
                   )
                   and
                   that
                   they
                   shall
                   be
                   much
                   in
                   love
                   therewith
                   ,
                   and
                   very
                   careful
                   thereof
                   :
                   And
                   moreover
                   ,
                   Haly
                   tells
                   us
                   ,
                   Part
                   8.
                   
                   Cap.
                   25.
                   
                   
                     Quando
                     Mars
                     junctus
                     fuerit
                     cum
                     Saturno
                     ,
                     struet
                     quilibet
                     alteri
                     fraudes
                     ,
                     &
                     d●ceptiones
                     ,
                     &
                     erunt
                     inter
                     homines
                     percussiones
                     ,
                     &
                     vulnera
                     ,
                     maximè
                     si
                     fuerit
                     in
                     signo
                     humano
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   In
                   brief
                   ,
                   both
                   
                     Haly
                     ,
                     Guido
                     ,
                     Messahalah
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   sound
                   Astrolog●●s
                   tell
                   us
                   ,
                   that
                   this
                   meeting
                   of
                   the
                   two
                   Malevol●nts
                   ,
                   hath
                   signification
                   of
                   Wars
                   ,
                   Contentions
                   ,
                   and
                   Strifes
                   ,
                   Fraudulent
                   dealing
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   And
                   that
                   there
                   shall
                   be
                   much
                   
                   banging
                   and
                   slashing
                   amongst
                   Men
                   ,
                   especially
                   if
                   the
                   Conjunction
                   happen
                   in
                   a
                   Humane
                   Sign
                   (
                   Humane
                   Signs
                   are
                   ,
                   
                     Gemini
                     ,
                     Libra
                     ,
                     Virgo
                     ,
                     Aquarius
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   the
                   first
                   half
                   of
                   Sagittary
                   )
                   that
                   the
                   King
                   shall
                   receive
                   hindrance
                   and
                   trouble
                   by
                   means
                   of
                   some
                   Person
                   that
                   is
                   of
                   the
                   Country
                   or
                   Nation
                   subject
                   to
                   the
                   Sign
                   wherein
                   the
                   Conjunction
                   happeneth
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   ,
                   I
                   say
                   ,
                   and
                   no
                   other
                   ,
                   is
                   the
                   true
                   signification
                   of
                   this
                   Conjunction
                   in
                   the
                   fourth
                   House
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   Men
                   know
                   ,
                   that
                   a
                   great
                   part
                   thereof
                   hath
                   already
                   been
                   fulfilled
                   in
                   that
                   oppressed
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   since
                   the
                   Conjunction
                   happened
                   ;
                   and
                   much
                   more
                   will
                   be
                   there
                   yet
                   manifested
                   :
                   But
                   what
                   ,
                   shall
                   it
                   therefore
                   follow
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Wars
                   ●here
                   must
                   inevitably
                   ruine
                   and
                   destroy
                   that
                   bleeding
                   Nation
                   ?
                   That
                   they
                   (
                   of
                   all
                   People
                   )
                   must
                   become
                   a
                   Prey
                   and
                   Prize
                   to
                   the
                   Blood-thirsty
                   ,
                   and
                   be
                   utterly
                   extirpated
                   ?
                   Truly
                   ,
                   and
                   verily
                   ,
                   and
                   sincerely
                   ,
                   and
                   forsooth
                   ,
                   Jack
                   ,
                   I
                   speak
                   like
                   a
                   Brother
                   ,
                   Sir
                   ,
                   the
                   Heavens
                   display
                   no
                   such
                   Banner
                   :
                   For
                   I
                   beseech
                   you
                   recollect
                   your self
                   but
                   a
                   little
                   ,
                   and
                   upon
                   examination
                   you
                   shall
                   find
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Benign
                   Planet
                   Venus
                   disposeth
                   of
                   this
                   Conjunction
                   ;
                   that
                   she
                   is
                   Lady
                   of
                   the
                   Figure
                   ,
                   and
                   likewise
                   corporally
                   there
                   present
                   :
                   
                     Vincunt
                     ●nim
                     semper
                     plura
                     testimonia
                     ,
                     sive
                     boni
                     venturi
                     ,
                     sive
                     mali
                     illa
                     fuerint
                     in
                     Predictionibus
                     Astrologicis
                     .
                  
                   Mor●over
                   Mars
                   ,
                   who
                   is
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   tenth
                   House
                   ,
                   (
                   which
                   is
                   the
                   House
                   that
                   hath
                   signification
                   of
                   Kings
                   ,
                   Emperours
                   ,
                   Princes
                   ,
                   Generals
                   of
                   Armies
                   ,
                   Governours
                   of
                   Cities
                   ,
                   Castles
                   ,
                   and
                   Towns
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   other
                   Commanders
                   ,
                   &c.
                   )
                   is
                   exceeding
                   strong
                   and
                   powerful
                   ,
                   being
                   very
                   much
                   assisted
                   by
                   the
                   comfortable
                   Beams
                   of
                   the
                   Benign
                   and
                   bountiful
                   Planets
                   Jupiter
                   and
                   Venus
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Moon
                   ,
                   (
                   who
                   naturally
                   hath
                   signification
                   of
                   the
                   Commonalty
                   )
                   is
                   in
                   
                     mutual
                     reception
                  
                   with
                   Mars
                   :
                   But
                   the
                   Ascendant
                   and
                   his
                   Lord
                   have
                   principal
                   signification
                   
                   of
                   the
                   People
                   :
                   
                     Nota
                     ,
                     quod
                     ascendens
                     ,
                     &
                     Luna
                     ,
                     &
                     domini
                     eorum
                     sunt
                     significatores
                     Populi
                     .
                     Haly
                     ,
                     pag.
                  
                   380.
                   
                   The
                   Sign
                   Sagittary
                   ascends
                   ,
                   and
                   Jupiter
                   Lord
                   thereof
                   ,
                   is
                   in
                   Cancer
                   ,
                   the
                   place
                   of
                   his
                   Exaltation
                   very
                   strong
                   ,
                   beholding
                   the
                   
                     Conjunctional
                     Degree
                  
                   with
                   a
                   
                     Sextile
                     Aspect
                     :
                     Mars
                  
                   likewise
                   disposeth
                   of
                   the
                   place
                   of
                   the
                   Moon
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   great
                   part
                   of
                   the
                   Ascendant
                   ,
                   having
                   there
                   the
                   Dignities
                   of
                   Exaltation
                   and
                   term
                   in
                   the
                   intercepted
                   Sign
                   Capricorn
                   .
                
                 
                   These
                   several
                   Positions
                   and
                   Configurations
                   being
                   carefully
                   weighed
                   ,
                   induce
                   me
                   to
                   believe
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Ireland
                   shall
                   never
                   suffer
                   that
                   Misery
                   and
                   Ruine
                   which
                   Booker
                   (
                   out
                   of
                   his
                   Gall
                   )
                   doth
                   threaten
                   them
                   with
                   :
                   It
                   is
                   very
                   true
                   ,
                   that
                   much
                   Strife
                   ,
                   Contention
                   ,
                   Quarrelling
                   ,
                   and
                   Blood-shed
                   is
                   portended
                   unto
                   them
                   by
                   this
                   meeting
                   of
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Mars
                   ,
                   and
                   we
                   know
                   they
                   have
                   tasted
                   of
                   it
                   already
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   body
                   else
                   have
                   been
                   sharers
                   with
                   them
                   :
                   But
                   I
                   tell
                   you
                   (
                   Jack
                   )
                   it
                   hath
                   been
                   ,
                   and
                   is
                   still
                   likely
                   (
                   for
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   )
                   to
                   be
                   with
                   much
                   Advantage
                   to
                   the
                   Catholick
                   Party
                   :
                   They
                   will
                   gain
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   you
                   know
                   (
                   Jack
                   )
                   who
                   must
                   lose
                   :
                   
                     The
                     Figure
                  
                   tells
                   me
                   ,
                   
                     that
                     their
                     Nobility
                     ,
                     and
                     Prime
                     Commanders
                     shall
                     be
                     very
                     Prudent
                     ,
                     Powerful
                     ,
                     and
                     Prosperous
                     in
                     their
                     Actions
                     :
                     That
                     they
                     shall
                     unanimously
                     accord
                     to
                     repel
                     the
                     Enemy
                     ,
                     and
                     work
                     their
                     own
                     Freedom
                     :
                     That
                     the
                     People
                  
                   (
                   signified
                   by
                   the
                   Ascendant
                   (
                   which
                   is
                   here
                   free
                   and
                   safe
                   from
                   the
                   Malevolents
                   )
                   and
                   
                     Jupiter
                     Lord
                  
                   thereof
                   ,
                   
                     and
                     the
                  
                   Moon
                   )
                   
                     shall
                     voluntarily
                     ,
                     and
                     freely
                     assist
                     ,
                     and
                     contribute
                     to
                     the
                     maintenance
                     of
                     the
                     War
                     :
                     That
                     thereby
                     they
                     shall
                     be
                     much
                     impoverished
                     in
                     their
                     Estates
                     ,
                     for
                     the
                  
                   Dragons
                   Tail
                   afflicts
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Substance
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Moon
                   is
                   approaching
                   (
                   though
                   slowly
                   )
                   to
                   Opposition
                   with
                   the
                   Conjunctional-degree
                   :
                   Yet
                   there
                   is
                   a
                   Prohibition
                   ,
                   for
                   she
                   comes
                   first
                   to
                   the
                   Trine
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   which
                   will
                   
                   abate
                   much
                   of
                   the
                   evil
                   threatned
                   by
                   her
                   infortunate
                   Positure
                   :
                   And
                   it
                   is
                   evident
                   ,
                   
                     that
                     they
                     shall
                     have
                     Liberty
                     and
                     Leisure
                     to
                     raise
                     themselves
                     Houses
                     ,
                     to
                     till
                     their
                     Ground
                     ,
                     Sow
                     and
                     Reap
                     ,
                     maugre
                     all
                     their
                     Enemies
                     Malice
                     ,
                     Power
                     ,
                     and
                     Plots
                     :
                     In
                     truth
                     ,
                     (
                     if
                     any
                     thing
                     may
                     be
                     termed
                     good
                     that
                     is
                     gotten
                     by
                     the
                     Sword
                     )
                     this
                     Conjunction
                     hath
                     signification
                     of
                     much
                     good
                     generally
                     to
                     befal
                     that
                     Kingdom
                     by
                     means
                     of
                     this
                     War
                     :
                  
                   I
                   confess
                   ,
                   it
                   would
                   have
                   been
                   more
                   terrible
                   to
                   them
                   ,
                   if
                   it
                   had
                   been
                   in
                   a
                   
                     Humane
                     Sign
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   now
                   it
                   is
                   not
                   ;
                   for
                   Taurus
                   is
                   a
                   
                     Bestial
                     Sign
                  
                   ,
                   it
                   may
                   do
                   harm
                   to
                   their
                   Oxen
                   and
                   
                     Sheep
                     .
                     Et
                     multiplicatur
                     mors
                     in
                     mulieribus
                     ,
                     &
                     vincet
                     cholera
                     super
                     eas
                  
                   :
                   There
                   shall
                   be
                   many
                   falshoods
                   and
                   terrible
                   Rumours
                   spread
                   abroad
                   ;
                   the
                   Waters
                   shall
                   be
                   increased
                   ,
                   but
                   not
                   cut
                   off
                   ,
                   as
                   Booker
                   tells
                   us
                   :
                   It
                   foreshews
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   many
                   Excellent
                   and
                   Eminent
                   Persons
                   ;
                   that
                   the
                   Inferiour
                   sort
                   shall
                   be
                   somewhat
                   oppressed
                   and
                   undervalued
                   :
                   That
                   Women
                   shall
                   wax
                   Impudent
                   and
                   Salacious
                   :
                   That
                   Horses
                   shall
                   be
                   dear
                   ;
                   And
                   there
                   shall
                   be
                   a
                   great
                   destruction
                   of
                   Fruits
                   and
                   Trees
                   ,
                   through
                   the
                   abundance
                   of
                   Heat
                   :
                   This
                   is
                   the
                   sense
                   of
                   Albumazar
                   .
                   But
                   I
                   see
                   not
                   any
                   reason
                   why
                   they
                   should
                   be
                   much
                   pestered
                   ,
                   either
                   with
                   Famine
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Plague
                   ,
                   only
                   this
                   ;
                   
                     Saturnus
                     &
                     Mars
                     in
                     Tauro
                     ,
                     infirmabuntur
                     mulieres
                     in
                     mammis
                     &
                     gutture
                     ,
                     &
                     viri
                     in
                     testiculis
                     ,
                     &
                     vesica
                     .
                  
                   Aid
                   they
                   have
                   had
                   already
                   in
                   abundance
                   from
                   Foreign
                   Parts
                   ,
                   whereby
                   their
                   hopes
                   have
                   not
                   been
                   frustrated
                   ,
                   as
                   
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   Divineth
                   ,
                   pag.
                   41.
                   and
                   the
                   interposi●ion
                   of
                   those
                   Friendly
                   Beams
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   and
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   doth
                   promise
                   much
                   more
                   unto
                   them
                   .
                   You
                   see
                   ,
                   Jack
                   ,
                   th●y
                   are
                   both
                   in
                   Cancer
                   ,
                   the
                   Ascendant
                   of
                   Scotland
                   :
                   You
                   would
                   think
                   strange
                   ,
                   if
                   Ireland
                   should
                   have
                   cause
                   to
                   thank
                   Scotland
                   for
                   some
                   such
                   thing
                   :
                   And
                   I
                   dare
                   ●ver
                   upon
                   good
                   grounds
                   of
                   Art
                   ,
                   that
                   there
                   is
                   some
                   such
                   thing
                   intented
                   by
                   the
                   
                   Heavens
                   :
                   I
                   have
                   some
                   Reasons
                   for
                   this
                   my
                   conjecture
                   ,
                   which
                   you
                   Mr.
                   
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   ,
                   cannot
                   apprehend
                   ,
                   or
                   judge
                   of
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   I
                   know
                   no
                   Reason
                   why
                   you
                   should
                   subject
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Ireland
                   to
                   the
                   ill
                   Influence
                   of
                   Saturn
                   ,
                   more
                   than
                   any
                   other
                   Nation
                   that
                   is
                   under
                   the
                   division
                   of
                   
                     Taurus
                     ,
                     Scorpio
                     ,
                     Aquarius
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Leo
                   ;
                   for
                   we
                   know
                   ,
                   
                     Helvetia
                     ,
                     Cyclades
                     Islands
                     ,
                     Russia
                     ,
                     Asia
                     ,
                     Cyprus
                  
                   the
                   lesser
                   ,
                   
                     Media
                     ,
                     Parthia
                  
                   ,
                   a
                   great
                   part
                   of
                   
                     Swedeland
                     ,
                     Lorrain
                     ,
                     Campania
                     ,
                     Rhetia
                     ,
                     Franconia
                     ,
                     Persia
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   many
                   more
                   Kingdoms
                   ,
                   and
                   particular
                   Towns
                   and
                   Cities
                   are
                   in
                   the
                   same
                   division
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   much
                   ,
                   or
                   rather
                   more
                   concerned
                   than
                   Ireland
                   :
                   All
                   that
                   can
                   be
                   truly
                   said
                   ,
                   is
                   only
                   ,
                   that
                   Ireland
                   is
                   like
                   to
                   participate
                   with
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   the
                   Kingdoms
                   ,
                   &c.
                   before
                   mentioned
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Influence
                   of
                   this
                   Conjunction
                   ,
                   whether
                   it
                   be
                   for
                   good
                   or
                   evil
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   you
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   regard
                   of
                   the
                   horrid
                   Murders
                   that
                   have
                   been
                   there
                   committed
                   upon
                   the
                   Protestants
                   of
                   that
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   likeliest
                   to
                   undergo
                   the
                   Divine
                   Justice
                   of
                   God
                   more
                   than
                   the
                   rest
                   ;
                   it
                   is
                   no
                   Astrological
                   Reason
                   ,
                   nor
                   (
                   for
                   ought
                   you
                   know
                   )
                   may
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   other
                   Kingdoms
                   before
                   named
                   ,
                   be
                   less
                   guilty
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   sins
                   than
                   Ireland
                   ;
                   or
                   deserve
                   a
                   less
                   share
                   of
                   the
                   ill
                   Influence
                   of
                   this
                   Conjunction
                   :
                   I
                   pray
                   ,
                   Jack
                   ,
                   let
                   you
                   and
                   I
                   suspend
                   our
                   judgments
                   from
                   intermedling
                   ,
                   much
                   more
                   determining
                   ,
                   things
                   of
                   that
                   Nature
                   .
                   It
                   is
                   more
                   proper
                   for
                   Divines
                   than
                   Astrologers
                   .
                
                 
                   That
                   which
                   we
                   ought
                   to
                   do
                   ,
                   is
                   to
                   contain
                   our selves
                   within
                   the
                   limits
                   of
                   Nature
                   :
                   And
                   it
                   is
                   questionable
                   whether
                   the
                   
                     English
                     ,
                     Irish
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   Scots
                   have
                   been
                   the
                   Authors
                   of
                   that
                   Barbarism
                   and
                   Blood-shed
                   you
                   mention
                   :
                   For
                   he
                   that
                   will
                   lay
                   aside
                   Passion
                   and
                   private
                   Interest
                   ,
                   and
                   rightly
                   consider
                   the
                   real
                   and
                   radical
                   causes
                   of
                   the
                   
                   Irish
                   Insurrection
                   ,
                   may
                   find
                   others
                   besides
                   the
                   Irish
                   ,
                   as
                   much
                   ,
                   if
                   not
                   more
                   guilty
                   of
                   the
                   Bloud
                   of
                   those
                   many
                   thousands
                   of
                   Christians
                   ,
                   which
                   hath
                   been
                   shed
                   since
                   the
                   beginning
                   of
                   that
                   Bloody
                   War.
                   
                
                 
                   But
                   this
                   is
                   Wormwood
                   to
                   an
                   
                     Orange
                     Scarff
                  
                   and
                   Feather
                   :
                   Yet
                   for
                   their
                   better
                   Satisfaction
                   ,
                   I
                   would
                   advise
                   them
                   to
                   peruse
                   that
                   moderate
                   and
                   judicious
                   
                     Philaerenus
                     ,
                     Mercurius
                     Hybernicale
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   they
                   shall
                   have
                   the
                   naked
                   Truth
                   clearly
                   and
                   impartially
                   related
                   :
                   I
                   have
                   been
                   intimate
                   with
                   many
                   of
                   that
                   Nation
                   of
                   several
                   Qualities
                   ,
                   yet
                   could
                   I
                   never
                   discover
                   any
                   more
                   inherent
                   Cruelty
                   or
                   Barbarism
                   in
                   them
                   ,
                   than
                   in
                   our selves
                   ,
                   but
                   for
                   the
                   most
                   part
                   ,
                   I
                   found
                   them
                   to
                   be
                   men
                   of
                   singular
                   good
                   Education
                   ,
                   and
                   Naturally
                   averse
                   to
                   all
                   Inhumanity
                   .
                   The
                   Truth
                   is
                   ,
                   they
                   hate
                   to
                   Live
                   in
                   Bondage
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   have
                   their
                   Consciences
                   enforced
                   :
                   And
                   indeed
                   ,
                   the
                   settling
                   Religion
                   by
                   Blood-shed
                   ,
                   is
                   none
                   of
                   the
                   best
                   State-policies
                   :
                   Such
                   Divines
                   as
                   have
                   Tongues
                   to
                   their
                   Consciences
                   will
                   tell
                   you
                   so
                   :
                   For
                   ought
                   I
                   know
                   ,
                   every
                   mans
                   Religion
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   dearer
                   to
                   him
                   than
                   his
                   Life
                   ,
                   and
                   I
                   know
                   no
                   Reason
                   why
                   the
                   Irish
                   may
                   not
                   challenge
                   as
                   much
                   freedom
                   and
                   Priviledge
                   in
                   the
                   enjoyment
                   of
                   their
                   Religion
                   ,
                   as
                   is
                   allowed
                   the
                   
                     Independents
                     ,
                     Anabaptists
                     ,
                     Brownists
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   at
                   the
                   least
                   a
                   hundred
                   more
                   Sects
                   and
                   Schismes
                   ,
                   within
                   the
                   Lines
                   of
                   Communication
                   ;
                   who
                   have
                   Libe●ty
                   without
                   any
                   restraint
                   or
                   limitation
                   ,
                   to
                   
                     exercise
                     their
                     Gifts
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   they
                   term
                   it
                   )
                   both
                   publickly
                   and
                   privately
                   :
                   To
                   Preach
                   and
                   Write
                   what
                   they
                   please
                   ,
                   and
                   even
                   to
                   cloy
                   the
                   Press
                   with
                   ●heir
                   Heresies
                   and
                   Schismes
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   if
                   we
                   look
                   back
                   upon
                   the
                   Original
                   ground
                   of
                   the
                   Irish
                   Insurrection
                   ,
                   was
                   it
                   not
                   high
                   time
                   (
                   think
                   you
                   )
                   for
                   the
                   Irish
                   (
                   after
                   they
                   were
                   denyed
                   any
                   reasonable
                   Answer
                   to
                   their
                   Propositions
                   ,
                   which
                   were
                   sent
                   and
                   delivered
                   in
                   an
                   humble
                   and
                   peaceable
                   manner
                   to
                   
                   the
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   by
                   Commissioners
                   of
                   that
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   who
                   were
                   dismissed
                   hence
                   without
                   any
                   hopes
                   of
                   having
                   their
                   grievances
                   redressed
                   ,
                   which
                   (
                   notwithstanding
                   )
                   were
                   far
                   greater
                   ,
                   and
                   more
                   intolerable
                   ,
                   than
                   those
                   which
                   the
                   Scots
                   pretended
                   ,
                   when
                   they
                   clearly
                   perceived
                   so
                   many
                   pernicious
                   Plots
                   ,
                   and
                   damnable
                   Designs
                   daily
                   inventing
                   against
                   them
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   what
                   Acrimony
                   the
                   
                     Roman
                     Catholicks
                  
                   here
                   were
                   proceeded
                   against
                   after
                   the
                   third
                   of
                   November
                   ,
                   1640.
                   
                   After
                   so
                   much
                   swearing
                   and
                   forswearing
                   ,
                   to
                   take
                   off
                   the
                   Earl
                   of
                   
                   Strafford's
                   Head
                   :
                   And
                   the
                   Parliament
                   electing
                   a
                   new
                   Deputy
                   of
                   their
                   own
                   mould
                   and
                   metal
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   sent
                   over
                   in
                   his
                   stead
                   .
                   And
                   His
                   Majesties
                   Person
                   in
                   continual
                   hazard
                   by
                   the
                   frequent
                   Tumults
                   of
                   the
                   Sectarists
                   and
                   Schismaticks
                   :
                   Was
                   it
                   not
                   time
                   (
                   I
                   say
                   )
                   their
                   Nation
                   being
                   thus
                   neglected
                   and
                   threatned
                   ,
                   (
                   His
                   Majesties
                   Person
                   being
                   not
                   exempt
                   from
                   danger
                   )
                   and
                   all
                   this
                   occasioned
                   by
                   their
                   own
                   fellow
                   Subjects
                   )
                   to
                   associate
                   and
                   unite
                   themselves
                   ,
                   and
                   to
                   stand
                   upon
                   their
                   Guard
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   preservation
                   of
                   their
                   
                     Religion
                     ,
                     Lives
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Liberties
                   ?
                   And
                   was
                   it
                   more
                   Rebellion
                   in
                   them
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   known
                   Laws
                   of
                   this
                   or
                   that
                   Land
                   ,
                   to
                   raise
                   Forces
                   for
                   the
                   necessary
                   defence
                   of
                   their
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   than
                   in
                   the
                   English
                   or
                   Scots
                   ,
                   to
                   raise
                   so
                   many
                   great
                   Armies
                   ,
                   that
                   have
                   fought
                   against
                   His
                   Majesty
                   under
                   the
                   pretence
                   of
                   Fighting
                   for
                   him
                   ,
                   whilst
                   yet
                   there
                   hath
                   been
                   no
                   body
                   to
                   oppose
                   him
                   but
                   themselves
                   ?
                   I
                   remember
                   a
                   few
                   Verses
                   that
                   were
                   written
                   (
                   by
                   some
                   body
                   )
                   Anno
                   1641.
                   they
                   resemble
                   the
                   form
                   of
                   a
                   Petition
                   ,
                   directed
                   to
                   His
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   considerate
                   Catholicks
                   of
                   Ireland
                   :
                   They
                   are
                   pretty
                   ones
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   I
                   will
                   here
                   give
                   you
                   them
                   ,
                   as
                   I
                   had
                   them
                   from
                   a
                   Friend
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   
                     MOst
                     gracious
                     Soveraign
                     ,
                     grant
                     that
                     we
                     may
                     have
                  
                   
                     Our
                     ancient
                     Land
                     and
                     Faith
                     :
                     't
                     is
                     all
                     we
                     crave
                     .
                  
                   
                     Your
                     English
                     ,
                     and
                     your
                     Scots
                     ,
                     (
                     not
                     so
                     content
                     )
                  
                   
                     Claim
                     all
                     that
                     's
                     Yours
                     ,
                     by
                     Act
                     of
                     Parliament
                     .
                  
                   
                     Their
                     Tyranny
                     we
                     hate
                     :
                     Confess
                     your
                     Right
                     :
                  
                   
                     'T
                     is
                     not
                     'gainst
                     you
                     ,
                     't
                     is
                     against
                     them
                     we
                     Fight
                     .
                  
                   
                     Whilst
                     you
                     were
                     King
                     ,
                     we
                     were
                     your
                     Subjects
                     :
                     Scorn
                  
                   
                     To
                     be
                     their
                     Slaves
                     :
                     we
                     're
                     Fellow-Subjects
                     born
                     .
                  
                   
                     Heavens
                     bless
                     your
                     Majesty
                     ,
                     increase
                     your
                     Powers
                     :
                  
                   
                     You
                     being
                     your
                     Self
                     again
                     ,
                     we
                     still
                     are
                     Yours
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   But
                   to
                   return
                   again
                   to
                   
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   for
                   I
                   will
                   not
                   lose
                   him
                   yet
                   )
                   I
                   would
                   gladly
                   demand
                   a
                   Reason
                   from
                   him
                   in
                   Art
                   ,
                   for
                   his
                   menacing
                   of
                   France
                   ,
                   or
                   Spain
                   with
                   vengeance
                   for
                   assisting
                   the
                   Irish
                   :
                   Or
                   why
                   the
                   Pope
                   should
                   come
                   in
                   any
                   danger
                   of
                   hazarding
                   his
                   
                     Triple
                     Crown
                  
                   in
                   the
                   Quarrel
                   :
                   Unless
                   the
                   States
                   intend
                   to
                   advance
                   for
                   Italy
                   :
                   If
                   they
                   do
                   ,
                   they
                   may
                   do
                   well
                   to
                   transmit
                   the
                   Directory
                   to
                   Rome
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   pre-cursor
                   of
                   a
                   new
                   Reformation
                   there
                   :
                   But
                   I
                   am
                   afraid
                   Sir
                   Thomas
                   his
                   Courage
                   will
                   cool
                   at
                   the
                   conceit
                   .
                   Nor
                   is
                   it
                   pertinent
                   to
                   the
                   handling
                   of
                   this
                   Conjunction
                   ,
                   for
                   Booker
                   to
                   tell
                   us
                   an
                   old
                   story
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Spanish
                     Armado
                  
                   in
                   88.
                   or
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Gun-powder
                     Treason
                  
                   ,
                   1605.
                   
                   The
                   wickedness
                   of
                   those
                   Devilish
                   attempts
                   are
                   both
                   thought
                   on
                   ,
                   and
                   abhorred
                   by
                   every
                   true
                   English
                   Christian.
                   
                
                 
                   Or
                   of
                   what
                   concernment
                   is
                   the
                   Decollation
                   of
                   Mary
                   ,
                   Queen
                   of
                   
                     Scots
                     ,
                     Anno
                  
                   1587.
                   to
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   because
                   that
                   when
                   she
                   was
                   Beheaded
                   ,
                   Saturn
                   was
                   in
                   Taurus
                   ,
                   as
                   now
                   he
                   is
                   ?
                
                 
                   Or
                   of
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Mars
                   their
                   being
                   conjoyned
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   1588.
                   a
                   little
                   before
                   the
                   
                     Spanish
                     Armado
                  
                   appeared
                   upon
                   the
                   
                     English
                     Coast
                  
                   ?
                   Does
                   not
                   
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   here
                   most
                   wretchedly
                   confound
                   himself
                   ?
                   Instead
                   of
                   
                   going
                   about
                   to
                   prove
                   
                   Saturn's
                   Progress
                   through
                   Taurus
                   Ominous
                   to
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   he
                   contrarily
                   produces
                   Examples
                   ,
                   which
                   prove
                   that
                   Position
                   dangerous
                   to
                   England
                   and
                   Scotland
                   .
                   For
                   (
                   whatever
                   his
                   meaning
                   be
                   )
                   he
                   instances
                   not
                   any
                   one
                   thing
                   hurtful
                   to
                   Ireland
                   in
                   either
                   of
                   those
                   Years
                   :
                   And
                   then
                   he
                   robs
                   Sir
                   
                     Christopher
                     Heydon
                  
                   of
                   more
                   than
                   a
                   whole
                   Page
                   ,
                   concerning
                   the
                   general
                   Occurrences
                   in
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                   which
                   happened
                   in
                   88.
                   without
                   any
                   mention
                   made
                   of
                   that
                   
                     most
                     Learned
                     and
                     Judicious
                     Knight
                  
                   .
                   And
                   so
                   he
                   proceeds
                   (
                   to
                   fill
                   up
                   the
                   remainder
                   of
                   his
                   Malicious
                   Pamphlet
                   )
                   with
                   railing
                   at
                   the
                   Irish
                   ,
                   telling
                   them
                   ,
                   how
                   they
                   have
                   ever
                   been
                   most
                   Rebellious
                   and
                   Treacherous
                   to
                   the
                   
                     English
                     Nation
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   most
                   Barbarously
                   and
                   Inhumanely
                   Murthered
                   many
                   thousand
                   Souls
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                   But
                   we
                   know
                   of
                   another
                   Kingdom
                   that
                   hath
                   sometimes
                   been
                   more
                   Rebellious
                   and
                   Treacherous
                   than
                   they
                   ,
                   for
                   less
                   cause
                   .
                   But
                   I
                   never
                   heard
                   of
                   any
                   Souls
                   that
                   ever
                   either
                   of
                   them
                   Murthered
                   .
                   I
                   speak
                   not
                   this
                   to
                   justifie
                   or
                   maintain
                   any
                   inhumane
                   Action
                   in
                   Ireland
                   ,
                   or
                   elsewhere
                   ,
                   (
                   for
                   my
                   Nature
                   abhors
                   all
                   manner
                   of
                   Cruelty
                   to
                   the
                   worst
                   of
                   Men
                   ;
                   I
                   think
                   I
                   could
                   not
                   harm
                   either
                   Mr.
                   Lilly
                   or
                   
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   in
                   word
                   or
                   deed
                   ,
                   if
                   I
                   had
                   them
                   in
                   my
                   power
                   ,
                   but
                   rather
                   use
                   them
                   with
                   all
                   civil
                   respect
                   and
                   courtesie
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   were
                   worse
                   than
                   they
                   be
                   )
                   nor
                   to
                   countenance
                   Treason
                   and
                   Rebellion
                   :
                   That
                   I
                   need
                   not
                   ,
                   it
                   hath
                   been
                   sufficiently
                   done
                   by
                   a
                   far
                   greater
                   Power
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   thing
                   I
                   aim
                   at
                   ,
                   is
                   ,
                   to
                   unmask
                   
                   Booker's
                   inveterate
                   hatred
                   to
                   that
                   distressed
                   Nation
                   ;
                   who
                   if
                   he
                   were
                   but
                   half
                   so
                   Charitable
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   is
                   either
                   unreasonable
                   ,
                   or
                   ignorant
                   ,
                   he
                   would
                   not
                   attempt
                   to
                   Assassine
                   the
                   Honour
                   of
                   a
                   whole
                   Nation
                   with
                   his
                   Invectives
                   ,
                   but
                   rather
                   suspend
                   these
                   his
                   rash
                   Censures
                   ,
                   and
                   wish
                   a
                   happy
                   Union
                   ,
                   than
                   the
                   confusion
                   of
                   so
                   many
                   Christians
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   The
                   remainder
                   of
                   his
                   Pamphlet
                   tends
                   to
                   the
                   Defence
                   of
                   Astrology
                   ,
                   (
                   wherein
                   he
                   still
                   plays
                   the
                   Thief
                   with
                   Sir
                   
                     Chr.
                     Heydon
                  
                   )
                   and
                   of
                   the
                   Planet
                   Venus
                   her
                   appearance
                   in
                   the
                   day
                   time
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   Birth
                   of
                   our
                   most
                   hopeful
                   Prince
                   Charles
                   ,
                   which
                   he
                   saith
                   (
                   if
                   she
                   presignifieth
                   any
                   thing
                   )
                   was
                   the
                   Miseries
                   of
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   :
                   Because
                   (
                   saith
                   he
                   )
                   it
                   is
                   usual
                   ,
                   and
                   an
                   ordinary
                   thing
                   ,
                   for
                   Venus
                   to
                   be
                   seen
                   in
                   the
                   day
                   time
                   .
                   I
                   grant
                   him
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   is
                   both
                   usual
                   ,
                   and
                   ordinary
                   ;
                   but
                   not
                   always
                   at
                   the
                   Birth
                   at
                   Princes
                   .
                   It
                   is
                   both
                   usual
                   and
                   ordinary
                   for
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Mars
                   to
                   be
                   in
                   Conjunction
                   ,
                   and
                   shall
                   we
                   therefore
                   say
                   it
                   presignifies
                   nothing
                   ?
                   I
                   confess
                   ,
                   I
                   have
                   not
                   seen
                   any
                   Authors
                   that
                   handle
                   such
                   Appearances
                   ,
                   nor
                   hath
                   Booker
                   any
                   other
                   Authority
                   than
                   his
                   foolish
                   Fancy
                   ,
                   for
                   saying
                   she
                   was
                   the
                   Prodromus
                   of
                   these
                   unhappy
                   differences
                   in
                   England
                   :
                   But
                   he
                   that
                   shall
                   make
                   inspection
                   into
                   the
                   Positure
                   of
                   the
                   Heavens
                   ,
                   when
                   Venus
                   was
                   
                     in
                     Apog
                     .
                     Eccentrici
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   her
                   greatest
                   distance
                   from
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   shall
                   find
                   matter
                   more
                   than
                   ordinary
                   ,
                   whereon
                   to
                   fix
                   his
                   Contemplations
                   .
                   And
                   I
                   am
                   of
                   Opinion
                   ,
                   that
                   her
                   glorious
                   appearance
                   at
                   the
                   Nativity
                   of
                   our
                   hopeful
                   Prince
                   Charles
                   ,
                   did
                   presignifie
                   things
                   (
                   not
                   yet
                   thought
                   upon
                   )
                   
                     that
                     may
                     ere
                     long
                     amaze
                     the
                     unjust
                     Usurpers
                     of
                     his
                     Royal
                     Fathers
                     Birth-right
                     .
                  
                   But
                   no
                   more
                   of
                   that
                   this
                   Year
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   will
                   not
                   trouble
                   my self
                   much
                   longer
                   with
                   this
                   Malicious
                   Fellows
                   Errors
                   and
                   Impertinencies
                   ,
                   nor
                   with
                   his
                   scurrillous
                   Language
                   belch'd
                   out
                   against
                   an
                   
                     Irish
                     Gentleman
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   writ
                   an
                   Almanack
                   ,
                   Printed
                   at
                   Waterford
                   in
                   Ireland
                   .
                   I
                   never
                   saw
                   the
                   Book
                   ,
                   and
                   therefore
                   I
                   cannot
                   judge
                   of
                   any
                   thing
                   in
                   it
                   ,
                   nor
                   admit
                   of
                   any
                   such
                   thing
                   as
                   Booker
                   pretends
                   to
                   have
                   Corrected
                   him
                   in
                   .
                   For
                   I
                   have
                   it
                   from
                   good
                   hands
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Gentleman
                   is
                   so
                   knowing
                   a
                   Scholar
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   is
                   incredible
                   
                   he
                   should
                   be
                   guilty
                   of
                   such
                   gross
                   Errors
                   ,
                   as
                   Booker
                   hath
                   charged
                   him
                   with
                   .
                   And
                   you
                   have
                   seen
                   how
                   able
                   a
                   Man
                   Booker
                   is
                   to
                   Correct
                   any
                   body
                   :
                   But
                   were
                   I
                   that
                   Manapian
                   he
                   speaks
                   of
                   ,
                   I
                   would
                   reward
                   him
                   with
                   another
                   Scheme
                   for
                   the
                   future
                   Opposition
                   of
                   the
                   same
                   Planets
                   ,
                   which
                   happens
                   upon
                   the
                   20
                   day
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   1647.
                   at
                   half
                   an
                   hour
                   past
                   6
                   a
                   Clock
                   in
                   the
                   Morning
                   ,
                   Saturn
                   being
                   then
                   in
                   0.
                   deg
                   .
                   27
                   min.
                   of
                   Gemini
                   ,
                   (
                   the
                   Ascendant
                   of
                   London
                   )
                   and
                   Mars
                   in
                   0.
                   deg
                   .
                   27
                   min.
                   of
                   Sagit
                   .
                   as
                   appeareth
                   by
                   the
                   Figure
                   ,
                   which
                   I
                   have
                   Calculated
                   exactly
                   for
                   the
                   Meridian
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   because
                   it
                   will
                   much
                   concern
                   the
                   South
                   and
                   West
                   parts
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   in
                   a
                   higher
                   measure
                   than
                   the
                   Conjunction
                   (
                   before
                   treated
                   of
                   )
                   doth
                   the
                   Kingdom
                   of
                   Ireland
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     See
                     the
                     Scheme
                     .
                  
                   
                     A
                     Labente
                     Anno.
                     1647
                     Octobr.
                     20
                     18
                     Hor
                     4
                     min
                     18
                     sec.
                     Lost
                     meridiem
                     Latitud
                     .
                     51.32
                  
                
                 
                 
                   And
                   until
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   this
                   Opposition
                   ,
                   do
                   the
                   Effects
                   of
                   the
                   Conjunction
                   vigorously
                   extend
                   themselves
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   they
                   have
                   lasted
                   539
                   days
                   ,
                   which
                   wants
                   but
                   8
                   days
                   of
                   a
                   Year
                   and
                   a
                   half
                   ;
                   after
                   which
                   time
                   the
                   Effects
                   of
                   this
                   Opposition
                   shall
                   begin
                   and
                   forcibly
                   Operate
                   ,
                   until
                   their
                   next
                   Conjunction
                   ,
                   which
                   will
                   happen
                   again
                   upon
                   the
                   28
                   day
                   of
                   June
                   ,
                   1648.
                   in
                   the
                   11
                   deg
                   .
                   of
                   Gemini
                   ,
                   which
                   will
                   be
                   very
                   ominous
                   to
                   some
                   parts
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   especially
                   the
                   City
                   of
                   London
                   :
                   For
                   I
                   cannot
                   say
                   ,
                   the
                   Effects
                   of
                   the
                   Opposition
                   shall
                   cease
                   ,
                   when
                   the
                   
                     Mathematical
                     Circuit
                  
                   of
                   their
                   Conjunction
                   finishes
                   ,
                   because
                   that
                   next
                   Conjunction
                   doth
                   likewise
                   happen
                   in
                   the
                   Sign
                   Gemini
                   ,
                   wherein
                   Saturn
                   is
                   at
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   his
                   Opposition
                   to
                   Mars
                   ,
                   which
                   will
                   not
                   much
                   differ
                   in
                   signification
                   :
                   Although
                   it
                   be
                   a
                   received
                   Truth
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Effects
                   of
                   the
                   Opposition
                   of
                   these
                   two
                   Planets
                   do
                   commonly
                   work
                   more
                   violently
                   and
                   quick
                   ,
                   
                     Nam
                     diametrae
                     radiationes
                     (
                     quemadmodum
                     &
                     Tetragonismi
                     )
                     mortes
                     repentinas
                     ,
                     &
                     violentas
                     mutationes
                     faciunt
                     ,
                     congressus
                     vero
                     generalia
                     accidentia
                     .
                  
                   And
                   Haly
                   (
                   the
                   Arabian
                   )
                   in
                   his
                   8
                   
                     Part
                     ,
                     Cap.
                  
                   6.
                   saith
                   ,
                   
                     Quod
                     Oppositio
                     Saturni
                     &
                     Martis
                     ,
                     est
                     deterior
                     eorum
                     Conjunctione
                     ,
                     &
                     deteriores
                     ,
                     ac
                     maligniores
                     significationes
                     demonstrant
                  
                   :
                   And
                   indeed
                   this
                   is
                   very
                   Malicious
                   ,
                   in
                   that
                   they
                   are
                   both
                   unhappily
                   affected
                   and
                   afflicted
                   ,
                   Saturn
                   being
                   infortunate
                   ,
                   and
                   Mars
                   out
                   of
                   all
                   his
                   
                     Essential
                     Dignities
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   otherwise
                   but
                   meanly
                   Fortified
                   :
                   
                     Haec
                     oppositio
                     significat
                     quod
                     homines
                     in
                     se
                     invicem
                     discordabunt
                     ,
                     &
                     prosequentur
                     se
                     mutuo
                     odio
                     ;
                     &
                     cessabunt
                     se
                     familiariter
                     invisere
                     ,
                     &
                     detrabet
                     quilibet
                     alteri
                     .
                     Haly
                     ,
                     Part
                  
                   8.
                   
                   Cap.
                   25.
                   
                   This
                   
                     Opposition
                     signifieth
                     that
                     Men
                     shall
                     wrangle
                     one
                     with
                     another
                     ,
                     and
                     shall
                     Prosecute
                     themselves
                     mutually
                     with
                     hatred
                     :
                     And
                     they
                     shall
                     forbear
                     to
                     visit
                     one
                     another
                     familiarly
                     :
                     And
                     
                     every
                     one
                     shall
                     back-bite
                     ,
                     or
                     speak
                     evil
                     of
                     another
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     It
                     further
                     praemonstrates
                     great
                     Pestilence
                     and
                     Mortality
                     ,
                     especially
                     amongst
                     Old
                     Men
                     :
                     Many
                     Thefts
                     and
                     Robberies
                     ,
                     much
                     deceitful
                     dealing
                     ;
                     and
                     that
                     (
                     generally
                     )
                     Men
                     shall
                     betray
                     their
                     Trust.
                     That
                     many
                     unjust
                     and
                     unreasonable
                     Taxes
                     shall
                     be
                     imposed
                     ,
                     under
                     several
                     specious
                     pretences
                     ,
                     to
                     the
                     undoing
                     of
                     many
                  
                   ;
                   far
                   worse
                   than
                   that
                   of
                   Ship-money
                   :
                   I
                   have
                   taken
                   the
                   pains
                   to
                   set
                   Booker
                   the
                   Scheme
                   rightly
                   for
                   London
                   ;
                   and
                   if
                   he
                   do
                   not
                   too
                   much
                   play
                   the
                   Fool
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Knave
                   ,
                   he
                   needs
                   must
                   exceedingly
                   terrifie
                   the
                   People
                   subject
                   to
                   the
                   Sign
                   Gemini
                   ;
                   wherein
                   Saturn
                   is
                   ,
                   at
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   this
                   Opposition
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   8.
                   
                   House
                   ,
                   (
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Death
                   )
                   and
                   Venus
                   ,
                   who
                   is
                   Lady
                   of
                   the
                   8.
                   
                   House
                   ,
                   is
                   with
                   the
                   Moon
                   in
                   the
                   latter
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   2.
                   
                   House
                   ,
                   where
                   likewise
                   Mars
                   afflicteth
                   .
                   The
                   4.
                   deg
                   .
                   of
                   Leo
                   culminates
                   :
                   Jupiter
                   is
                   in
                   the
                   latter
                   end
                   of
                   the
                   10.
                   
                   House
                   ,
                   but
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Mars
                   do
                   strongly
                   besiege
                   him
                   :
                   He
                   is
                   miserably
                   afflicted
                   by
                   their
                   hateful
                   square
                   ;
                   and
                   is
                   also
                   in
                   his
                   Detriment
                   .
                   Look
                   now
                   to
                   your selves
                   you
                   of
                   the
                   Presbyterian-Cut
                   ;
                   the
                   People
                   are
                   weary
                   of
                   your
                   extemporary
                   non-sence
                   :
                   You
                   
                     Judges
                     ,
                     Officers
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Magistrates
                   ,
                   who
                   have
                   betrayed
                   or
                   forsaken
                   your
                   Master
                   ,
                   and
                   perverted
                   the
                   Law
                   to
                   serve
                   your
                   own
                   wills
                   ,
                   expect
                   to
                   render
                   an
                   account
                   of
                   your
                   Actions
                   .
                   I
                   unfeignedly
                   protest
                   ,
                   you
                   are
                   all
                   strongly
                   threatned
                   .
                   From
                   the
                   Sun
                   and
                   Mercury
                   expect
                   your
                   comfort
                   ,
                   or
                   none
                   :
                   They
                   cast
                   a
                   Friendly
                   Sextile
                   to
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   and
                   they
                   are
                   free
                   from
                   the
                   Malevolents
                   ,
                   though
                   in
                   the
                   most
                   viperous
                   Sign
                   of
                   the
                   Zodiack
                   .
                   The
                   Sun
                   here
                   represents
                   His
                   Majesty
                   of
                   England
                   ,
                   as
                   being
                   both
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   10.
                   
                   House
                   ,
                   and
                   Natural
                   Significator
                   of
                   
                     Kings
                     .
                     Mercury
                  
                   ,
                   as
                   he
                   is
                   with
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   hath
                   signification
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Masters
                     of
                     the
                     Houses
                     of
                     Princes
                     ,
                  
                   and
                   
                   
                     great
                     Lords
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   their
                   Secretaries
                   and
                   Stewards
                   .
                   And
                   they
                   are
                   both
                   (
                   if
                   not
                   only
                   )
                   Angular
                   in
                   the
                   Figure
                   ,
                   This
                   promises
                   well
                   to
                   His
                   Majesty
                   and
                   his
                   Servants
                   ;
                   and
                   not
                   one
                   jot
                   of
                   ill
                   to
                   Ireland
                   .
                   By
                   this
                   time
                   a
                   Man
                   may
                   call
                   
                     a
                     Spade
                     ,
                     a
                     Spade
                  
                   .
                   Let
                   me
                   see
                   the
                   Face
                   of
                   him
                   dare
                   call
                   the
                   
                     Queens
                     Majesty
                  
                   a
                   Traytor
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   States
                   have
                   Voted
                   her
                   so
                   ,
                   for
                   her
                   Love
                   so
                   exemplarily
                   shewed
                   to
                   the
                   King
                   her
                   Husband
                   :
                   Is
                   there
                   not
                   one
                   Lord
                   ,
                   nor
                   
                     Ten
                     Commoners
                  
                   yet
                   ashamed
                   of
                   it
                   ?
                   
                     Yes
                     ,
                     some
                     blush
                     ,
                     others
                     are
                     bold
                     and
                     impudent
                     ,
                     some
                     stupidly
                     senseless
                     ,
                     others
                     wrangling
                     away
                     their
                     Lives
                     by
                     strange
                     and
                     noisome
                     Diseases
                     ;
                     some
                     are
                     threatned
                     by
                     Prodigious
                     Births
                     ,
                     (
                     and
                     those
                     too
                     of
                     their
                     own
                     begetting
                     :
                     )
                     And
                     what
                     not
                     to
                     render
                     a
                     People
                     palpably
                     accursed
                     ,
                     miserably
                     and
                     fully
                     wretched
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   Ireland
                   now
                   demands
                   a
                   reason
                   for
                   the
                   —
                   Ordinance
                   of
                   the
                   24
                   of
                   October
                   ,
                   1644.
                   
                   And
                   asks
                   ,
                   if
                   you
                   will
                   
                     buy
                     any
                     Land
                  
                   there
                   ?
                   Scotland
                   tells
                   you
                   ,
                   they
                   have
                   as
                   great
                   an
                   Interest
                   in
                   the
                   King
                   as
                   England
                   ,
                   and
                   will
                   in
                   some
                   of
                   the
                   Lands
                   too
                   if
                   you
                   will
                   needs
                   —
                
                 
                   In
                   a
                   word
                   ,
                   we
                   all
                   look
                   back
                   ,
                   and
                   say
                   ,
                   Lord
                   !
                   what
                   have
                   we
                   done
                   ,
                   and
                   been
                   a
                   doing
                   ,
                   for
                   7
                   Years
                   ?
                   Some
                   make
                   Question
                   ,
                   whether
                   they
                   be
                   awake
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   a
                   Dream
                   :
                   All
                   Men
                   are
                   at
                   a
                   stand
                   ,
                   yet
                   still
                   in
                   Action
                   :
                   The
                   besotted
                   Crew
                   do
                   quake
                   and
                   murmure
                   ,
                   say
                   little
                   ,
                   but
                   think
                   mischievously
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Furórne
                     coecus
                     ,
                     an
                     rapit
                     vis
                     acrior
                     ?
                  
                   
                     An
                     culpa
                     ?
                     Responsum
                     date
                     .
                  
                   
                     Tacent
                     :
                     Et
                     ora
                     pallor
                     albus
                     inficit
                     :
                  
                   
                     Mentesque
                     perculsae
                     stupent
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Doth
                     fury
                     blind
                     ?
                     or
                     greater
                     Power
                     command
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Is
                     Sin
                     the
                     cause
                     ?
                     Oh
                     let
                     me
                     understand
                     .
                  
                   
                     They
                     silent
                     are
                     :
                     Their
                     cheeks
                     are
                     paler
                     made
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     fears
                     their
                     horror-strucken
                     Minds
                     invade
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   But
                   it
                   is
                   the
                   Conjunction
                   of
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Mars
                   upon
                   the
                   28
                   of
                   June
                   ,
                   1648.
                   (
                   before
                   mentioned
                   )
                   will
                   be
                   assuredly
                   Fatal
                   to
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   many
                   other
                   places
                   of
                   England
                   :
                   I
                   pray
                   God
                   avert
                   the
                   Judgments
                   thereby
                   threatned
                   ,
                   and
                   incline
                   the
                   Hearts
                   of
                   His
                   Majesties
                   Subjects
                   ;
                   that
                   as
                   they
                   are
                   (
                   or
                   ought
                   to
                   be
                   )
                   all
                   Christians
                   ,
                   so
                   to
                   be
                   of
                   one
                   mind
                   ,
                   and
                   cordially
                   to
                   unite
                   in
                   Obedience
                   to
                   God
                   ,
                   and
                   Loyalty
                   to
                   him
                   ,
                   their
                   
                     Pious
                     Soveraign
                  
                   .
                   I
                   have
                   set
                   the
                   Scheme
                   here
                   ,
                   that
                   (
                   in
                   case
                   
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   have
                   occasion
                   to
                   write
                   of
                   it
                   )
                   he
                   may
                   have
                   it
                   exactly
                   done
                   ,
                   ready
                   to
                   his
                   hand
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Meridian
                   of
                   London
                   ,
                   and
                   publish
                   it
                   ,
                   without
                   fear
                   of
                   further
                   Correction
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thaema
                     Coelicum
                     ,
                     ex
                     tabulis
                     Directionum
                     Regiomontani
                     ad
                     tempus
                     Apparens
                     ☌
                     ♄
                     &
                     ♂
                     die
                     Mercurii
                     ,
                     Junii
                     28.
                     1648.
                     1.
                     
                     Hor.
                     58.
                     
                     Min.
                     7.
                     
                     Sec.
                     P.M.
                     Latitude
                     51.32
                  
                
                 
                   You
                   see
                   ,
                   Sir
                   ,
                   the
                   Regal
                   Sign
                   Leo
                   culminates
                   ,
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   who
                   is
                   Lord
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   Venus
                   and
                   Mercury
                   are
                   in
                   the
                   ninth
                   House
                   of
                   the
                   Figure
                   ,
                   and
                   Jupiter
                   possesseth
                   the
                   Mid-heaven
                   .
                   The
                   Conjunction
                   happens
                   in
                   the
                   eleventh
                   deg
                   .
                   and
                   eighth
                   min.
                   of
                   Gemini
                   ,
                   the
                   Ascendant
                   of
                   London
                   )
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   eighth
                   House
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   
                     Death
                     ,
                     Labours
                     ,
                     Sadness
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Heritage
                     of
                     Dead
                     men
                  
                   :
                   And
                   Mars
                   is
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   Ascendant
                   ;
                   for
                   the
                   third
                   deg
                   .
                   and
                   29
                   min.
                   of
                   Scorpio
                   ascends
                   at
                   the
                   time
                   of
                   this
                   Meeting
                   :
                   And
                   he
                   likewise
                   disposeth
                   of
                   the
                   second
                   House
                   ,
                   where
                   the
                   
                     Dragons
                     Tail
                  
                   also
                   miserably
                   afflicteth
                   :
                   I
                   shall
                   leave
                   the
                   Judgment
                   to
                   
                     John
                     Booker
                  
                   ;
                   only
                   I
                   shall
                   tell
                   him
                   thus
                   much
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   think
                   the
                   
                     Cavaliers
                     will
                     (
                     by
                     this
                     time
                     )
                     challenge
                     
                     a
                     better
                     esteem
                     from
                     the
                     City
                     of
                  
                   London
                   ,
                   
                     than
                     now
                     they
                     dare
                     ,
                     and
                     perhaps
                     enjoy
                     their
                     own
                     without
                     Composition
                     .
                  
                   I
                   shall
                   say
                   no
                   more
                   ,
                   but
                   conclude
                   with
                   an
                   Application
                   of
                   that
                   pertinent
                   and
                   Pious
                   complaint
                   of
                   the
                   Aquitains
                   ,
                   (
                   occasioned
                   upon
                   the
                   Deposing
                   of
                   King
                   Richard
                   the
                   Second
                   )
                   to
                   the
                   present
                   condition
                   of
                   this
                   wretched
                   Kingdom
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     O
                     good
                     God!
                     Where
                     is
                     the
                     World
                     become
                     ?
                     Saints
                     are
                     turned
                     to
                     Serpents
                     ,
                     and
                     Doves
                     into
                     Devils
                     :
                     The
                     
                       English
                       Nation
                    
                     which
                     hath
                     been
                     accounted
                     fierce
                     only
                     against
                     their
                     Foes
                     ,
                     and
                     always
                     faithful
                     to
                     their
                     Friends
                     ,
                     are
                     now
                     become
                     both
                     fierce
                     and
                     faithless
                     against
                     their
                     Lawful
                     and
                     Loving
                     Prince
                     ,
                     and
                     have
                     most
                     Barbarously
                     betrayed
                     him
                     .
                     Who
                     would
                     ever
                     have
                     thought
                     that
                     Christians
                     ,
                     that
                     Civil
                     People
                     ,
                     that
                     any
                     Men
                     would
                     thus
                     have
                     violated
                     all
                     Religion
                     ,
                     all
                     Laws
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     Honest
                     and
                     Civil
                     demeanor
                     ?
                     And
                     although
                     the
                     Heavens
                     blush
                     at
                     the
                     view
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Earth
                     sweats
                     at
                     the
                     burthen
                     of
                     so
                     vile
                     a
                     Villany
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                     Men
                     proclaim
                     ,
                     and
                     exclaim
                     upon
                     shame
                     and
                     confusion
                     against
                     them
                     ,
                     yet
                     they
                     neither
                     feel
                     the
                     horror
                     ,
                     nor
                     shrink
                     at
                     the
                     shame
                     ,
                     nor
                     fear
                     the
                     revenge
                     ;
                     but
                     stand
                     upon
                     terms
                     ,
                     some
                     of
                     Defence
                     for
                     the
                     Lawfulness
                     of
                     their
                     dealing
                     ,
                     and
                     some
                     of
                     Excuse
                     for
                     the
                     Necessity
                     .
                     Well
                     ,
                     let
                     them
                     be
                     able
                     to
                     blind
                     the
                     World
                     ,
                     and
                     to
                     resist
                     Mans
                     Revenge
                     ;
                     yet
                     shall
                     they
                     never
                     be
                     able
                     to
                     escape
                     either
                     the
                     sight
                     ,
                     or
                     vengeance
                     of
                     Almighty
                     God
                     ,
                     which
                     we
                     daily
                     expect
                     ,
                     and
                     earnestly
                     desire
                     to
                     be
                     poured
                     upon
                     them
                     .
                     Alas
                     ,
                     good
                     King
                     Charles
                     ,
                     thy
                     Nature
                     was
                     too
                     gentle
                     ,
                     and
                     thy
                     Government
                     
                     too
                     mild
                     for
                     so
                     stiff
                     and
                     stubborn
                     a
                     People
                     :
                     What
                     King
                     will
                     ever
                     repose
                     any
                     trust
                     in
                     such
                     
                       unnatural
                       Subjects
                    
                     ,
                     but
                     fetter
                     them
                     with
                     Laws
                     ,
                     as
                     Thieves
                     are
                     with
                     Irons
                     ?
                     What
                     carriage
                     hereafter
                     can
                     recover
                     their
                     Credit
                     ?
                     What
                     time
                     will
                     be
                     sufficient
                     to
                     blot
                     out
                     this
                     Blemish
                     ?
                     What
                     other
                     Action
                     could
                     they
                     have
                     done
                     ,
                     more
                     joyfull
                     to
                     their
                     Enemies
                     ,
                     more
                     woful
                     to
                     their
                     Friends
                     ,
                     and
                     more
                     shameful
                     to
                     themselves
                     ?
                     
                       O
                       Corruption
                       of
                       Times
                       !
                       O
                       Conditions
                       of
                       Men
                       !
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Hor.
                     lib.
                     1.
                     
                     Ode
                     35.
                     
                  
                   
                     Eheu
                     ,
                     cicatricum
                     ,
                     &
                     sceleris
                     pudet
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Fratrumque
                     Quid
                     nos
                     dura
                     refugimus
                  
                   
                     Aetas
                     ?
                     quid
                     intactum
                     nefasti
                  
                   
                     Linquimus
                     ?
                     unde
                     manus
                     juventus
                  
                   
                     Metu
                     Deorum
                     continuit
                     ?
                     quibus
                  
                   
                     Pepercit
                     aris
                     ?
                     —
                  
                
                 
                   FINIS
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
               MERLINI
               ANGLICI
               ERRATA
               :
               OR
               ,
               The
               Errors
               ,
               Mistakes
               ,
               and
               Mis-applications
               of
               Mr.
               
               Lilly's
               New
               Ephemeris
               for
               the
               Year
               1647.
               
               Discovered
               ,
               Refuted
               ,
               and
               Corrected
               .
            
             
               By
               C.
               
                 GEORGE
                 WHARTON
                 ,
                 Student
                 in
                 Astronomy
                 .
              
            
             
               Printed
               in
               the
               Year
               1647.
               
            
          
           
             
             
               To
               the
               Reader
               .
            
             
               IT
               is
               a
               common
               Proverb
               ,
               
                 Dogs
                 bark
                 more
                 for
                 Custom
                 ,
                 than
                 Fierceness
                 .
              
               And
               had
               I
               not
               assuredly
               known
               this
               
                 Whelp
                 ,
                 Lilly
              
               ,
               to
               be
               one
               of
               that
               bawling
               Litter
               ,
               I
               should
               not
               have
               suffered
               his
               perpetual
               snarling
               with
               that
               Patience
               and
               Temper
               I
               did
               ;
               but
               before
               this
               ,
               would
               have
               alighted
               from
               my
               Saddle
               ,
               to
               hurle
               him
               one
               stone
               (
               at
               the
               least
               )
               to
               gnaw
               on
               .
               But
               ,
               as
               he
               is
               now
               grown
               bolder
               ,
               and
               blacker
               in
               the
               jaws
               ,
               I
               must
               begin
               to
               have
               an
               Eye
               over
               him
               ,
               and
               a
               care
               to
               keep
               him
               at
               a
               distance
               ,
               lest
               he
               bite
               me
               till
               I
               bleed
               ,
               and
               thereby
               I
               become
               maniaque
               ,
               or
               Brain-sick
               like
               himself
               ,
               and
               so
               be
               more
               desirous
               of
               his
               Liver
               than
               his
               Heart
               .
               I
               shall
               scorn
               to
               take
               notice
               of
               his
               former
               Grinnings
               ;
               nor
               will
               I
               trouble
               my self
               ,
               or
               the
               Reader
               ,
               with
               any
               repetition
               of
               his
               by-past
               Fooleries
               ,
               frantick
               Expressions
               ,
               and
               but
               a
               few
               ,
               (
               if
               any
               )
               of
               his
               many
               Errors
               and
               Mistakes
               ,
               so
               grosly
               committed
               ,
               in
               every
               of
               his
               Lowzy-Pamphlets
               (
               for
               them
               (
               indeed
               )
               I
               have
               tyed
               and
               twitch'd
               up
               together
               in
               a
               Pack-thread
               ,
               as
               thinking
               them
               fitter
               for
               his
               Quondam
               Hell
               ,
               than
               the
               meanest
               Shelf
               in
               my
               Study
               )
               but
               I
               will
               content
               my self
               only
               with
               that
               dainty
               bit
               ,
               this
               sweet
               Brat
               of
               his
               own
               begetting
               ,
               
                 Merlini
                 Anglici
                 Ephemeris
              
               ,
               the
               fourth
               (
               and
               perhaps
               the
               last
               )
               of
               that
               name
               :
               And
               examine
               I
               shall
               ,
               and
               that
               strictly
               ,
               of
               what
               metal
               it
               is
               compounded
               ,
               or
               whether
               it
               be
               simple
               (
               like
               the
               Dad
               of
               it
               )
               and
               the
               truth
               you
               have
               freely
               ,
               as
               followeth
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               The
               Errors
               ,
               Mistakes
               ,
               and
               Mis-applications
               of
               Mr.
               Lilly's
               New
               Epheemeris
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               I
               Will
               not
               trouble
               my self
               ,
               or
               the
               Reader
               in
               taking
               notice
               of
               any
               thing
               in
               his
               Long-winded-Preface
               ,
               save
               only
               the
               reverend
               mention
               he
               hath
               made
               concerning
               him
               ,
               whom
               he
               is
               pleased
               to
               term
               an
               
                 A.
                 B.
                 C.
              
               fellow
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 Naworth
              
               of
               Oxford
               ,
               by
               whom
               (
               as
               he
               pretendeth
               )
               he
               found
               himself
               intolerably
               abused
               in
               Print
               ,
               and
               could
               do
               no
               less
               ,
               than
               vindicate
               himself
               in
               point
               of
               Art.
               
            
             
               As
               for
               the
               Name
               ,
               Naworth
               ,
               which
               
                 William
                 Lilly
              
               ,
               and
               
                 John
                 Booker
              
               (
               to
               make
               their
               Worships
               merry
               )
               have
               so
               often
               ,
               and
               as
               wisely
               ,
               as
               wittily
               ,
               inverted
               to
               No-worth
               ,
               and
               Worth-nothing
               :
               it
               is
               well
               known
               ,
               to
               be
               the
               Letters
               of
               my
               name
               long
               since
               transposed
               ,
               purposely
               to
               avoid
               the
               Scandal
               ,
               and
               obloquy
               ,
               which
               both
               these
               Mounte-banks
               so
               greatly
               delight
               in
               ,
               and
               indeavour
               so
               much
               to
               assume
               .
               For
               ,
               whereas
               I
               observed
               ,
               the
               Common
               people
               generally
               possessed
               of
               a
               confident
               beliefe
               ,
               or
               rather
               a
               foolish
               conceipt
               ,
               that
               such
               as
               could
               write
               Almanacks
               ,
               were
               esteemed
               (
               with
               a
               Country-reverence
               )
               Wise-men
               (
               like
               Lilly
               and
               Booker
               )
               or
               (
               if
               I
               shall
               render
               it
               in
               their
               own
               Dialect
               )
               Conjurers
               ,
               or
               such
               as
               can
               tell
               all
               things
               ,
               past
               ,
               present
               ,
               and
               to
               come
               :
               And
               so
               were
               usually
               haunted
               (
               by
               the
               silly
               people
               )
               with
               a
               number
               of
               unlawful
               ,
               unnecessary
               ,
               and
               ridiculous
               questions
               :
               by
               means
               whereof
               ,
               many
               ingenious
               and
               honest
               Artists
               ,
               have
               not
               only
               been
               
               branded
               with
               the
               titles
               of
               Conjurers
               ,
               Necromancers
               ,
               Wizards
               ,
               Sorcerers
               ,
               and
               Figure-Casters
               (
               in
               the
               worst
               sense
               )
               but
               have
               often
               been
               imprisoned
               ,
               and
               Indicted
               and
               proceeded
               against
               upon
               the
               Statute
               against
               Witchcraft
               ,
               &c.
               and
               hardly
               escaped
               with
               their
               lives
               ,
               (
               especially
               when
               they
               came
               before
               Judges
               ,
               that
               were
               ignorant
               in
               ,
               or
               disaffected
               to
               Astrology
               )
               after
               they
               had
               suffered
               several
               years
               imprisonment
               ,
               and
               thereby
               wasted
               and
               consumed
               their
               estates
               :
               I
               say
               ,
               that
               I
               having
               resolved
               to
               write
               yearly
               ,
               which
               was
               not
               usual
               without
               prefixing
               a
               name
               ;
               (
               nor
               for
               the
               reasons
               above
               mentioned
               ,
               would
               I
               then
               publish
               any
               thing
               of
               that
               nature
               ,
               in
               my
               own
               name
               :
               )
               I
               therefore
               Anagrammatiz'd
               my
               name
               to
               Naworth
               ,
               and
               by
               that
               Name
               I
               writ
               an
               Almanack
               for
               several
               years
               together
               ,
               and
               continued
               unknown
               ,
               unless
               to
               some
               two
               or
               three
               of
               my
               friends
               ;
               whereby
               I
               seasonably
               prevented
               the
               before-named
               inconveniencies
               and
               hazards
               ,
               which
               otherwise
               I
               should
               inevitably
               have
               shared
               of
               :
               And
               I
               presume
               that
               in
               doing
               this
               ,
               I
               neither
               wrong'd
               my self
               ,
               nor
               abused
               the
               Country
               where
               I
               lived
               :
               And
               whatever
               other
               witty
               construction
               may
               be
               made
               thereof
               ,
               by
               these
               two
               trifling
               Gypsies
               ;
               by
               this
               they
               may
               perceive
               ,
               I
               took
               no
               delight
               (
               as
               they
               do
               )
               to
               be
               termed
               a
               Conjurer
               ,
               a
               Magician
               ,
               a
               Cabalist
               ,
               a
               Merline
               ,
               a
               trucking
               Mercury
               ,
               or
               any
               thing
               else
               ,
               whereby
               they
               desire
               ,
               and
               endeavour
               so
               much
               to
               promote
               ,
               and
               propagate
               their
               deceitful
               and
               unwarrantable
               dealings
               .
            
             
               And
               whereas
               Lilly
               ,
               in
               the
               same
               Preface
               ,
               chargeth
               me
               under
               the
               same
               name
               to
               have
               wrested
               many
               false
               judgments
               from
               Astrology
               ,
               against
               the
               Parliaments
               actions
               ,
               intending
               thereby
               to
               prepossess
               the
               Kingdom
               with
               a
               vain
               fear
               ,
               that
               His
               Majesty
               and
               his
               designs
               should
               take
               place
               ,
               &c.
               
               I
               must
               tell
               him
               ,
               that
               this
               his
               Accusation
               ,
               is
               most
               maliciously
               false
               :
               And
               
               let
               him
               shew
               me
               (
               if
               he
               can
               )
               but
               one
               Aphorism
               ,
               or
               Sentence
               that
               ever
               I
               delivered
               ,
               for
               which
               I
               either
               quoted
               not
               my
               Authors
               ,
               or
               gave
               a
               sufficient
               reason
               in
               Astrology
               :
               or
               that
               ever
               (
               of
               which
               I
               shall
               hereafter
               prove
               him
               apparently
               guilty
               )
               I
               wrested
               any
               part
               of
               Astrology
               from
               the
               Genuine
               sense
               thereof
               ,
               either
               to
               make
               for
               his
               Majesty
               ,
               or
               against
               the
               Parliament
               ?
               And
               if
               it
               hath
               pleased
               God
               ,
               to
               suffer
               the
               Loyal
               party
               thus
               to
               be
               trampled
               over
               ,
               it
               is
               for
               their
               sins
               :
               and
               car●ies
               with
               it
               a
               supernatural
               Cause
               and
               Reason
               above
               the
               stars
               ,
               which
               could
               not
               be
               discerned
               ,
               by
               the
               clearest
               mortal
               eye
               .
               No
               Symptome
               of
               such
               (
               our
               sufferings
               ,
               could
               be
               read
               ,
               or
               observed
               by
               such
               man
               in
               the
               great
               Book
               of
               Heaven
               ;
               but
               rather
               the
               quite
               contrary
               ,
               as
               I
               could
               instance
               for
               many
               reasons
               in
               Astrology
               :
               And
               whatsoever
               I
               spoke
               ,
               or
               writ
               ,
               was
               (
               as
               your
               own
               sense
               imploys
               )
               ever
               with
               submission
               to
               divine
               Providence
               .
            
             
               But
               I
               will
               not
               busie
               my self
               so
               much
               ,
               as
               to
               examine
               and
               retort
               every
               Tatter
               of
               his
               ragged-Preface
               :
               nor
               shall
               I
               need
               to
               vindicate
               his
               Majesties
               Officers
               ,
               (
               whom
               he
               is
               therein
               pleased
               to
               term
               Ravenous
               )
               from
               his
               polluted
               lips
               :
               I
               see
               no
               reason
               why
               they
               may
               not
               meet
               with
               a
               fitter
               occasion
               and
               opportunity
               to
               require
               him
               :
               but
               the
               thing
               I
               have
               proposed
               to
               my self
               ,
               is
               first
               ,
               to
               ferret
               the
               poor
               Quack
               inpoint
               of
               Art
               ,
               and
               afterwards
               in
               matter
               of
               Judgment
               .
            
             
               The
               first
               thing
               ,
               and
               indeed
               the
               only
               thing
               that
               's
               worth
               my
               observation
               is
               ,
               his
               Transcript
               of
               Eichstadius
               his
               Ephemerides
               ,
               for
               the
               year
               1647
               wherein
               (
               indeed
               )
               he
               hath
               taken
               a
               great
               deal
               of
               pains
               ,
               and
               deserves
               to
               be
               commended
               for
               this
               indefatigable
               Labour
               :
               but
               withal
               ,
               I
               must
               tell
               him
               ,
               that
               he
               hath
               the●ein
               greatly
               betrayed
               his
               own
               ignorance
               in
               Astronomy
               ,
               or
               shewed
               himself
               exceedingly
               negligent
               and
               careless
               ,
               
               in
               that
               he
               hath
               not
               fitted
               the
               places
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               Venus
               ,
               and
               Mercury
               ,
               (
               but
               especially
               the
               Moon
               ,
               )
               to
               the
               Meridian
               of
               London
               ,
               as
               he
               hath
               done
               (
               to
               his
               thinking
               )
               in
               the
               Lunations
               and
               Aspects
               of
               the
               Planets
               ,
               nor
               (
               which
               had
               been
               more
               easie
               ,
               and
               sooner
               done
               )
               prescribed
               any
               Rule
               ,
               or
               Direction
               ,
               whereby
               to
               supputate
               their
               true
               places
               for
               that
               Meridian
               ,
               or
               any
               other
               place
               of
               the
               Kingdom
               :
               And
               this
               Error
               he
               hath
               been
               guilty
               of
               throughout
               the
               two
               former
               years
               :
               whereby
               our
               young
               Tyro's
               are
               much
               deceived
               in
               the
               Merline
               ,
               when
               they
               think
               they
               have
               the
               places
               of
               those
               Planets
               therein
               exactly
               Calculated
               to
               the
               Noon-tide
               of
               every
               day
               at
               London
               :
               for
               although
               in
               the
               higher
               Planets
               ,
               whose
               motion
               is
               but
               slow
               ,
               there
               be
               no
               sensible
               difference
               :
               yet
               ,
               in
               the
               Sun
               ,
               Venus
               and
               Mercury
               ,
               there
               is
               an
               apparent
               error
               :
               For
               ,
               when
               they
               are
               in
               their
               swift
               motion
               ,
               their
               places
               at
               noon
               ,
               as
               Lilly
               hath
               set
               them
               ,
               will
               differ
               about
               2.
               min.
               and
               often
               3.
               min.
               from
               the
               truth
               :
               And
               in
               the
               Moon
               (
               whose
               motion
               is
               far
               swifter
               than
               any
               other
               of
               the
               Planets
               )
               her
               Error
               is
               intolerable
               (
               especially
               when
               she
               is
               in
               her
               swift
               motion
               .
               )
               For
               example
               :
               the
               first
               of
               January
               1647.
               the
               Diurnal
               motion
               of
               the
               Moon
               is
               12.
               degr
               .
               24.
               min.
               (
               being
               then
               but
               in
               her
               slow
               motion
               .
               )
               The
               difference
               of
               Meridians
               ,
               betwixt
               London
               and
               Uraniburge
               (
               to
               which
               place
               the
               Longitude
               of
               the
               Planets
               ,
               (
               as
               
                 Wil.
                 Lilly
              
               hath
               printed
               them
               )
               were
               Calculated
               by
               Eichstadius
               ,
               )
               is
               50
               minutes
               ,
               (
               by
               his
               own
               confession
               in
               his
               Anglicus
               1645.
               
               Page
               54.
               )
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               Sun
               cometh
               later
               to
               the
               Meridian
               at
               London
               ,
               than
               he
               does
               at
               Uraniburge
               ,
               by
               50.
               
               Min.
               of
               time
               ;
               so
               that
               how
               much
               soever
               the
               Moon
               moveth
               (
               according
               to
               Longitude
               )
               in
               that
               space
               of
               time
               ;
               by
               so
               much
               hath
               Lilly
               erred
               in
               the
               Moons
               true
               place
               at
               noon
               ,
               for
               every
               day
               in
               the
               year
               :
               which
               ,
               what
               it
               is
               for
               the
               said
               first
               of
               January
               ,
               I
               examine
               thus
               :
            
             
             
               If
               the
               Moon
               in
               24
               hours
               ,
               move
               12
               degrees
               ,
               24
               minutes
               in
               Longitude
               ,
            
             
               What
               moves
               she
               in
               50
               min.
               of
               time
               ?
            
             
               Facit
               26
               
                 min.
                 ferè
              
               .
            
             
               And
               by
               so
               much
               hath
               Lilly
               erred
               from
               her
               true
               place
               the
               said
               first
               of
               January
               at
               Noon
               :
               So
               that
               whereas
               he
               hath
               placed
               her
               that
               day
               in
               21
               degrees
               ,
               10
               min.
               of
               Pisces
               ,
               she
               ought
               to
               have
               been
               in
               21
               degrees
               36
               min.
               of
               the
               same
               Sign
               .
            
             
               And
               when
               she
               is
               in
               her
               swift
               motion
               ,
               he
               commits
               a
               greater
               Error
               :
               as
               the
               tenth
               of
               March
               1647.
               (
               if
               you
               examin
               it
               according
               to
               the
               former
               rule
               )
               you
               shall
               find
               just
               half
               a
               degree
               (
               or
               30
               min.
               )
               error
               ;
               and
               in
               stead
               of
               26
               degrees
               ,
               3
               min.
               of
               Virgo
               ,
               (
               wherein
               Lilly
               hath
               put
               her
               that
               day
               )
               she
               should
               be
               in
               26
               degrees
               33
               min.
               of
               the
               same
               Sign
               .
            
             
               The
               next
               thing
               which
               I
               mean
               to
               take
               notice
               of
               ,
               is
               ,
               his
               Scheme
               erected
               to
               the
               Apparent
               time
               of
               the
               Moons
               Eclipse
               upon
               the
               tenth
               of
               January
               1647.
               at
               9.
               hours
               and
               19
               min.
               
               
                 P.
                 M.
              
               as
               he
               hath
               taken
               it
               from
               Eichstadius
               ,
               by
               deducting
               50
               min.
               for
               the
               difference
               of
               Meridians
               betwixt
               London
               and
               Uraniburge
               :
               and
               to
               the
               same
               time
               I
               erect
               the
               Figure
               of
               Heaven
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Doctrine
               of
               Regiomontanus
               ;
               and
               comparing
               his
               printed
               Scheme
               with
               that
               ,
               which
               I
               had
               more
               curiously
               set
               ,
               I
               find
               Lilly
               still
               bungling
               and
               botching
               ,
               but
               without
               any
               result
               of
               truth
               :
               For
               ,
               whereas
               he
               hath
               made
               the
               Cuspe
               of
               the
               tenth
               House
               22
               degrees
               20
               min.
               of
               Gemini
               ,
               according
               to
               exact
               Calculation
               ,
               it
               is
               no
               l●ss
               than
               23
               degr
               .
               30.
               minutes
               ,
               whereby
               it
               appears
               ,
               that
               Master
               Lilly
               hath
               mistaken
               1
               degree
               ,
               and
               10
               min.
               in
               the
               Cuspe
               of
               the
               
                 Medium
                 Coeli
              
               .
            
             
               And
               in
               the
               Ascendent
               of
               the
               same
               figure
               ,
               he
               ha●h
               mistaken
               above
               one
               whole
               degree
               ,
               viz.
               1
               degr
               .
               10
               min.
               for
               he
               hath
               made
               the
               Cuspe
               thereof
               but
               23
               deg
               
               and
               51
               min.
               of
               Virgo
               ,
               which
               should
               have
               been
               25
               degrees
               ,
               and
               1
               min.
               and
               the
               like
               Errors
               follow
               in
               the
               seventh
               house
               of
               the
               Figure
               ;
               and
               proportionably
               in
               all
               the
               rest
               ,
               which
               makes
               me
               wonder
               with
               what
               face
               this
               sensless
               botcher
               dares
               term
               me
               an
               
                 A.
                 B.
                 C.
              
               fellow
               ,
               when
               all
               men
               may
               perceive
               him
               so
               shamefully
               ignorant
               in
               the
               very
               fundamentals
               of
               the
               Art
               he
               pretends
               to
               ,
               and
               that
               I
               am
               able
               to
               correct
               him
               in
               every
               point
               and
               particle
               of
               his
               profession
               :
               For
               ,
               I
               desire
               the
               Reader
               to
               consider
               but
               thus
               much
               with
               me
               ,
               that
               if
               (
               as
               Sir
               
                 Christopher
                 Heydon
              
               hath
               said
               ,
               in
               his
               unparallell'd
               Treatise
               ,
               written
               in
               defence
               of
               Judicial
               Astrology
               against
               Mr.
               Chambers
               )
               that
               Astrology
               is
               an
               Art
               which
               teacheth
               by
               the
               Motions
               ,
               Configurations
               ,
               and
               influences
               of
               the
               Signs
               ,
               Stars
               ,
               and
               Coelestial
               Planets
               to
               Prognosticate
               of
               the
               natural
               effects
               ,
               and
               mutations
               to
               come
               in
               the
               Elements
               ,
               and
               these
               inferiour
               and
               elementary
               bodies
               :
               How
               (
               I
               pray
               )
               is
               it
               possible
               ,
               that
               this
               fellow
               can
               Prognosticate
               rightly
               of
               the
               natural
               effects
               and
               Mutations
               to
               come
               in
               the
               Elements
               ,
               and
               these
               inferiour
               and
               elementary
               bodies
               ,
               before
               he
               be
               able
               to
               Calculate
               exactly
               the
               true
               motions
               and
               configurations
               ,
               &c.
               ,
               of
               the
               Signs
               ,
               Stars
               and
               Planets
               ,
               which
               you
               clearly
               see
               ,
               he
               is
               not
               ?
               And
               I
               marvel
               much
               that
               Lilly
               should
               be
               no
               more
               tender
               and
               cautelous
               of
               his
               credit
               ,
               then
               thus
               foolishly
               and
               frequently
               to
               divulge
               his
               unskilfulness
               :
               for
               me
               thinks
               ,
               as
               he
               knows
               that
               he
               cannot
               Calculate
               the
               Houses
               exactly
               ,
               either
               by
               the
               Doctrine
               of
               Spherical
               Triangles
               ,
               or
               ,
               (
               which
               is
               more
               ready
               ,
               and
               built
               upon
               the
               same
               foundation
               )
               by
               the
               Tables
               of
               Directions
               in
               Regiomontanus
               )
               to
               the
               degree
               and
               minute
               of
               each
               Cusp
               ,
               yet
               he
               should
               have
               held
               it
               a
               safer
               way
               (
               if
               he
               purposed
               to
               palliate
               his
               defects
               )
               to
               have
               set
               down
               the
               Cuspes
               only
               in
               whole
               degrees
               ,
               and
               not
               have
               published
               himself
               thus
               erroniously
               scrupulous
               ,
               
               which
               he
               might
               have
               done
               very
               easily
               ,
               by
               the
               Domifying
               tables
               ,
               without
               further
               help
               .
               But
               I
               perceive
               him
               so
               impudent
               ,
               and
               shameless
               ,
               that
               he
               neither
               heeds
               ,
               nor
               cares
               what
               he
               does
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               he
               would
               have
               been
               more
               wary
               in
               supputating
               the
               places
               of
               the
               Planets
               :
               For
               (
               according
               to
               Eichstadius
               ,
               whom
               he
               endeavours
               to
               follow
               )
               the
               Sun
               (
               at
               the
               middle
               of
               the
               Eclipse
               )
               should
               have
               been
               in
               56
               minutes
               of
               Aquarius
               ,
               and
               the
               Moon
               in
               56
               min.
               of
               the
               Opposite
               Sign
               
                 Leo
                 ,
                 Venus
              
               in
               Capricorn
               ,
               24
               degr
               .
               29
               min.
               and
               Mercury
               in
               Aquarius
               ,
               3
               degr
               .
               17.
               min.
               But
               this
               man's
               dscretion
               hath
               put
               the
               Sun
               in
               53
               min.
               of
               Aquarius
               ,
               iand
               the
               Moon
               in
               53
               min.
               of
               
                 Leo
                 ,
                 Venus
              
               in
               24.
               degr
               .
               39
               min.
               of
               Capricorn
               ,
               and
               Mercury
               in
               the
               3
               degr
               .
               20
               min.
               of
               Aquarius
               ;
               So
               that
               he
               hath
               erred
               3
               min.
               in
               the
               places
               of
               the
               Luminaries
               ,
               and
               Mercury
               ;
               and
               10
               min.
               in
               Venus
               ,
               as
               may
               appear
               to
               every
               man
               ,
               that
               will
               take
               the
               pains
               to
               Calculate
               the
               true
               places
               of
               these
               Planets
               by
               Eichstadius
               his
               Table
               ,
               to
               the
               Mean
               ,
               or
               Equal
               time
               of
               the
               said
               Eclipse
               .
            
             
               And
               in
               like
               manner
               ,
               hath
               he
               playd
               the
               Botcher
               in
               his
               Figure
               at
               the
               Vernal
               ingress
               :
               for
               according
               to
               the
               time
               therein
               posited
               ,
               the
               Cuspe
               of
               the
               tenth
               House
               ought
               to
               be
               13
               degr
               .
               44
               min.
               of
               Taurus
               ,
               and
               the
               Ascendent
               25
               degr
               .
               48
               min.
               of
               Leo
               ,
               yet
               he
               hath
               made
               the
               tenth
               House
               14.
               degr
               .
               0
               min.
               of
               Taurus
               ,
               and
               the
               Ascendent
               26
               degr
               .
               0
               min.
               of
               Leo
               :
               so
               that
               he
               hath
               committed
               16
               min.
               
               Error
               in
               the
               Cuspe
               of
               the
               tenth
               House
               ,
               and
               12
               min.
               in
               the
               Cuspe
               of
               the
               Ascendent
               ,
               nor
               is
               he
               less
               erronious
               in
               collocating
               of
               the
               Planets
               here
               ,
               than
               in
               the
               former
               Figure
               ,
               but
               especially
               in
               the
               Moon
               ,
               whom
               he
               hath
               placed
               in
               27
               degree
               48
               min.
               of
               Virgo
               ,
               whereas
               she
               ought
               to
               have
               been
               in
               28
               degr
               .
               14
               min.
               of
               that
               Sign
               ,
               wherein
               he
               hath
               mistaken
               no
               less
               than
               26
               minutes
               .
            
             
             
               And
               thus
               much
               I
               conceive
               sufficient
               to
               prove
               his
               ignorance
               in
               point
               of
               Art
               :
               Now
               will
               I
               also
               unmask
               his
               Errors
               ,
               defects
               ,
               mistakes
               ,
               and
               mis-applications
               in
               matter
               of
               judgment
               .
            
             
               I
               will
               not
               meddle
               with
               ,
               or
               question
               upon
               what
               grounds
               Prince
               Charles
               left
               his
               Native
               Country
               of
               England
               ,
               nor
               who
               were
               the
               original
               causes
               of
               this
               his
               so
               long
               absence
               ;
               It
               is
               sufficient
               that
               
                 Wil.
                 Lilly
              
               confesses
               him
               to
               be
               
                 Enforc'd
                 upon
                 necessity
                 ,
                 exiled
                 ,
                 or
                 banished
                 ,
              
               for
               the
               honour
               of
               the
               English
               Parliament
               .
            
             
               I
               will
               not
               enquire
               further
               ,
               then
               of
               the
               Scottish
               Papers
               ,
               whether
               the
               King
               be
               at
               present
               restrained
               from
               his
               Liberty
               ,
               as
               Lilly
               tells
               us
               he
               is
               ;
               Nor
               dare
               I
               interrogate
               by
               what
               Law
               of
               God
               ,
               or
               Man
               ,
               the
               King
               of
               Englands
               Person
               ought
               to
               be
               imprisoned
               ,
               or
               be
               disposed
               of
               ,
               by
               either
               ,
               or
               both
               of
               the
               two
               Kingdoms
               ,
               or
               by
               any
               ,
               or
               all
               of
               his
               Subjects
               :
               Or
               whether
               His
               imprisonment
               ,
               &c.
               be
               intended
               for
               the
               defence
               of
               his
               Majesties
               Royal
               Person
               ,
               &c.
               and
               the
               Liberty
               of
               the
               Subject
               ?
               Or
               how
               it
               can
               consist
               with
               the
               Honour
               of
               the
               English
               Parliament
               to
               suffer
               his
               Majesties
               Honour
               thus
               to
               lye
               at
               the
               stake
               ,
               and
               his
               Sacred
               Name
               to
               be
               traduced
               ,
               by
               such
               Pamphlet-mongers
               as
               Lilly
               and
               Booker
               ,
               and
               that
               Pillory-man
               Walker
               ,
               without
               any
               restraint
               ,
               or
               punishment
               .
            
             
               Neither
               do
               I
               care
               ,
               whether
               the
               Eclipse
               in
               Aug.
               1645.
               pre-signified
               the
               P.
               of
               the
               Earl
               of
               Essex
               ,
               or
               whether
               he
               have
               merited
               so
               much
               Honour
               ,
               as
               to
               have
               a
               Statua
               in
               Crown
               Gold
               erected
               at
               the
               Charges
               of
               
                 William
                 Lilly
              
               ,
               and
               an
               Epitaph
               made
               (
               and
               thereon
               engraven
               )
               by
               
                 Martin
                 Parker
              
               ,
               or
               Mercer
               (
               the
               Scot
               ;
               )
               These
               things
               are
               all
               beside
               my
               Text
               ,
               my
               intention
               being
               only
               to
               examine
               Master
               
               Merlin's
               Astrological
               discourse
               ,
               and
               to
               shew
               him
               ,
               and
               all
               men
               wherein
               it
               is
               invalid
               ,
               and
               no
               more
               .
            
             
             
               The
               judgment
               he
               hath
               given
               ,
               is
               generally
               deduced
               from
               the
               position
               of
               the
               Heavens
               ,
               at
               two
               distinct
               points
               of
               time
               ,
               viz.
               From
               the
               
                 
                   Lunar
                   Eclipse
                   the
                   10
                   of
                   January
                   ,
                   1647.
                   
                
                 
                   Suns
                   entrance
                   into
                   
                     Aries
                     ,
                     March
                  
                   10.
                   1647.
                   
                
              
            
             
               The
               Eclipse
               he
               makes
               the
               first
               general
               subject
               of
               his
               Discourse
               ,
               the
               effects
               whereof
               (
               as
               he
               tells
               us
               )
               
                 may
                 be
                 somewhat
                 put
                 forward
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 a
                 non-apparent
                 Eclipse
                 in
                 the
              
               15
               
                 th
                 .
                 degree
                 of
                 Capricorn
              
               ,
               December
               26.
               1646.
               
            
             
               What
               the
               Simpleton
               meaneth
               by
               
                 putting
                 forward
              
               ,
               I
               know
               not
               ,
               't
               is
               no
               term
               in
               Astrology
               ;
               but
               surely
               I
               have
               Put
               him
               out
               of
               doubt
               in
               my
               Prognostication
               ,
               1647.
               that
               Eclipses
               are
               not
               hurtful
               at
               all
               to
               those
               Regions
               ,
               or
               Cities
               where
               they
               are
               not
               visible
               ;
               yet
               lest
               the
               Testimony
               of
               that
               Learned
               Author
               therein
               mentioned
               should
               not
               be
               enough
               to
               convince
               him
               of
               his
               Folly
               ,
               I
               shall
               further
               recommend
               unto
               him
               the
               words
               of
               Cardanus
               upon
               
                 Ptolomy
                 ,
                 lib.
              
               2.
               cap.
               5.
               
               Text
               26.
               (
               if
               he
               can
               Translate
               them
               any
               better
               than
               he
               hath
               done
               the
               first
               fifty
               Aphorisms
               of
               the
               Centiloquie
               )
               they
               sound
               thus
               ;
               
                 Ut
                 igitur
                 locus
                 à
                 deliquio
                 affici
                 debeat
                 in
                 Luna
                 ,
                 duo
                 sunt
                 necessaria
                 :
                 Unum
                 quod
                 Luna
                 tunc
                 temporis
                 in
                 hemisphaerio
                 superiore
                 illius
                 loci
                 sit
                 ,
                 &
                 cum
                 Provincia
                 illa
                 concordet
                 signo
                 ,
                 vel
                 trigono
                 saltem
                 :
                 Secundo
                 cum
                 Civitate
                 in
                 solis
                 loco
                 ,
                 vel
                 Lunae
                 ,
                 vel
                 Ascendent
                 is
                 ,
                 vel
                 cum
                 medio
                 Coeli
                 illius
                 qui
                 regit
                 Civitatem
                 ipsam
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 sole
                 verò
                 necessarium
                 est
                 ,
                 praeter
                 id
                 quod
                 fit
                 supra
                 terram
                 ,
                 &
                 conveniat
                 locus
                 ejus
                 Provinciae-vel
                 Civitati
                 Eclipsis
                 ipsa
                 appareat
                 .
              
            
             
               Whereby
               it
               is
               clear
               ,
               that
               unless
               (
               in
               a
               Lunar
               Eclipse
               )
               the
               Moon
               be
               above
               the
               Earth
               ,
               and
               likewise
               on
               the
               Sign
               ,
               or
               at
               least
               in
               the
               Triplicity
               of
               that
               Sign
               whereunto
               
               unto
               the
               Kingdom
               (
               in
               whose
               Hemisphere
               the
               Defect
               happeneth
               )
               is
               subject
               :
               And
               unless
               that
               the
               Sun
               ,
               or
               Moon-place
               ,
               or
               the
               Sign
               Ascending
               or
               Culminating
               ,
               be
               also
               the
               Horoscopical
               Sign
               of
               the
               City
               ,
               or
               Town
               (
               you
               live
               in
               ,
               or
               enquire
               after
               )
               the
               Effects
               of
               such
               a
               Lunar
               Eclipse
               shall
               not
               any
               way
               concern
               that
               Kingdom
               or
               City
               .
            
             
               But
               in
               a
               Solar
               Eclipse
               it
               is
               necessary
               ,
               (
               besides
               that
               the
               Sun
               be
               above
               the
               Earth
               ,
               and
               that
               his
               place
               agree
               to
               the
               Kingdom
               ,
               or
               City
               ,
               )
               that
               the
               Eclipse
               be
               also
               visible
               to
               the
               Kingdom
               or
               City
               ,
               or
               otherwise
               the
               Effects
               shall
               in
               no
               wise
               concern
               the
               one
               or
               the
               other
               .
            
             
               Now
               ,
               the
               Solar
               Eclipse
               here
               (
               by
               him
               )
               mentioned
               ,
               is
               not
               visible
               at
               all
               to
               us
               ,
               for
               it
               appears
               in
               the
               Islands
               ,
               
                 de
                 S.
                 Pedro
                 ,
                 Barbados
                 ,
                 de
                 Don
                 Alfonso
                 ,
                 de
                 Praxaros
                 ,
              
               and
               to
               such
               as
               Sail
               beyond
               the
               Equator
               ,
               and
               under
               the
               Tropick
               of
               Capricorn
               through
               the
               Persian
               Sea
               :
               And
               (
               indeed
               )
               in
               13
               and
               14
               deg
               .
               of
               North
               Latitude
               ,
               it
               will
               be
               a
               very
               great
               Eclipse
               ;
               but
               of
               what
               concernment
               is
               this
               to
               England
               ?
               or
               why
               should
               it
               put
               forward
               this
               Lunar
               Eclipse
               in
               January
               ,
               seeing
               it
               is
               neither
               visible
               to
               us
               (
               for
               at
               London
               it
               happeneth
               at
               their
               11
               a
               Clock
               at
               Night
               ,
               and
               so
               the
               Luminaries
               are
               both
               under
               the
               Horizon
               ,
               )
               nor
               yet
               is
               the
               degree
               Eclipsed
               in
               the
               Sign
               ,
               or
               Triplicity
               of
               that
               Sign
               whereunto
               either
               England
               or
               Scotland
               are
               thought
               to
               be
               subject
               ,
               which
               is
               required
               (
               by
               Cardanus
               his
               Rule
               )
               before
               the
               Effects
               can
               concern
               either
               .
               Whereby
               it
               appears
               that
               this
               Non-apparent
               Solar
               Eclipse
               can
               no
               way
               help
               or
               harm
               us
               ,
               nor
               augment
               ,
               or
               put
               forward
               the
               Effects
               of
               the
               Lunar
               Eclipse
               ,
               and
               that
               
                 William
                 Lilly
              
               ,
               in
               thus
               preferring
               his
               own
               idle
               Fancy
               beyond
               the
               Experience
               ,
               and
               more
               solid
               Reasons
               and
               Rules
               of
               
                 Campanella
                 ,
                 Cardanus
              
               ,
               and
               of
               all
               other
               Authors
               that
               ever
               I
               read
               ,
               or
               heard
               of
               ,
               hath
               very
               much
               abused
               the
               Reader
               ,
               and
               
               rendred
               himself
               a
               very
               Novice
               and
               fondling
               in
               Astrology
               .
            
             
               As
               touching
               the
               Lunar
               Eclipse
               in
               January
               ,
               1647.
               
               I
               have
               writ
               of
               it
               already
               in
               my
               Prognostication
               ,
               wherein
               you
               may
               see
               what
               the
               Effects
               of
               it
               are
               ;
               and
               those
               that
               desire
               further
               satisfaction
               ,
               may
               have
               recourse
               to
               Origanus
               ,
               pag.
               460.
               upon
               
               Mercury's
               being
               Lord
               of
               an
               Eclipse
               ,
               as
               he
               is
               of
               this
               .
               But
               although
               this
               Lunar
               Eclipse
               be
               visible
               ,
               and
               fall
               out
               in
               a
               Sign
               of
               the
               Fiery
               Triplicity
               ,
               and
               in
               that
               respect
               doth
               generally
               concern
               England
               :
               Yet
               in
               regard
               it
               is
               so
               small
               ,
               viz.
               but
               4
               digits
               ,
               47
               min.
               42
               sec.
               its
               Effects
               will
               scarcely
               be
               felt
               ,
               or
               observed
               by
               any
               body
               ;
               For
               ,
               as
               
                 Eclipses
                 nihil
                 nocent
                 illis
                 Regionibus
                 in
                 quibus
                 non
                 videntur
              
               ;
               So
               ,
               
                 parvae
                 Eclipses
                 parum
                 nocent
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 pauca
                 operantur
                 .
              
            
             
               It
               is
               true
               ,
               as
               both
               (
               Lilly
               in
               his
               Anglicus
               ,
               and
               I
               in
               my
               Prog.
               )
               have
               in
               effect
               observed
               ,
               that
               ,
               
                 in
                 caeremoniis
                 ,
                 religione
              
               (
               to
               which
               he
               adds
               
                 in
                 reditibus
                 regiis
                 )
                 ac
                 legibus
                 mutationes
                 affert
                 .
              
               A
               likelyhood
               (
               as
               he
               saith
               )
               of
               some
               change
               ,
               or
               alteration
               in
               Church-Affairs
               ,
               in
               the
               Revenues
               of
               Kings
               ,
               or
               more
               properly
               ,
               in
               such
               matters
               as
               at
               present
               the
               Parliament
               make
               use
               of
               ,
               for
               maintenance
               of
               their
               Wars
               and
               Affairs
               ;
               and
               of
               altering
               or
               abolishing
               many
               Laws
               formerly
               in
               use
               .
               All
               this
               I
               grant
               him
               ,
               and
               why
               may
               it
               not
               admit
               of
               thus
               much
               malignancy
               in
               the
               application
               thereof
               ,
               viz.
               That
               the
               Kingdom
               are
               weary
               of
               the
               Presbyterial
               Government
               ,
               and
               will
               not
               endure
               the
               smell
               of
               Elders
               ,
               for
               Gentlemen
               are
               (
               commonly
               )
               Scholars
               ,
               and
               do
               Naturally
               affect
               freedom
               in
               the
               Exercise
               of
               their
               Religion
               ,
               and
               scorn
               to
               be
               constrained
               to
               give
               an
               account
               of
               their
               Belief
               to
               Broom-men
               ,
               Coblers
               ,
               Taylors
               ,
               and
               Tinkers
               ,
               or
               to
               any
               such
               Illiterate
               ,
               Mechanick
               ,
               and
               Profane
               Fellows
               ;
               or
               to
               subject
               their
               Understandings
               to
               the
               
               sense
               and
               Interpretation
               of
               so
               unsanctified
               a
               Society
               ,
               and
               shall
               therefore
               wish
               for
               ,
               and
               (
               must
               justly
               )
               endeavour
               a
               change
               of
               Government
               in
               the
               Church
               .
               So
               likewise
               may
               His
               Majesties
               Revenue
               (
               so
               long
               detained
               from
               him
               )
               be
               in
               a
               better
               possibility
               of
               regaining
               ,
               or
               in
               some
               part
               restored
               to
               him
               ,
               or
               at
               least
               great
               means
               used
               to
               perswade
               those
               that
               have
               Usurped
               the
               Possession
               and
               Profits
               thereof
               to
               resign
               and
               account
               .
               And
               that
               many
               Ordinances
               ,
               Orders
               ,
               and
               Votes
               that
               have
               passed
               ,
               and
               been
               formerly
               enjoyn'd
               ,
               and
               observed
               ,
               as
               Laws
               must
               admit
               of
               alteration
               and
               abolishment
               :
               But
               (
               as
               I
               have
               formerly
               noted
               )
               these
               things
               will
               not
               be
               done
               effectually
               this
               Year
               ,
               in
               regard
               of
               the
               smalness
               of
               the
               Defect
               ,
               so
               that
               we
               shall
               be
               scarce
               sensible
               of
               its
               Operation
               .
               Yet
               without
               all
               doubt
               the
               Dragons
               Head
               in
               the
               tenth
               House
               (
               in
               the
               intercepted
               Sign
               Cancer
               )
               bodes
               very
               much
               good
               to
               His
               Majesty
               to
               be
               begun
               and
               wrought
               by
               the
               Scottish
               Nation
               ,
               who
               shall
               partake
               of
               that
               Influence
               .
               And
               whereas
               Lilly
               adds
               ,
               that
               
                 Celerem
                 Regis
                 ,
                 Principis
                 ,
                 vel
                 nobilissimi
                 viri
                 alicujus
                 infirmitatem
                 ,
                 vel
                 praeclari
                 viri
                 cujuspiam
                 mortem
                 adducit
                 :
              
               That
               this
               small
               Eclipse
               portends
               some
               sudden
               Infirmity
               ,
               or
               Casualty
               to
               a
               King
               ,
               Prince
               ,
               or
               Worthy
               Man
               ,
               perhaps
               some
               eminent
               and
               Famous
               Man's
               Death
               ,
               &c.
               
               He
               had
               done
               well
               to
               have
               cited
               his
               Author
               ,
               or
               given
               his
               Reasons
               for
               what
               he
               says
               here
               ,
               for
               I
               cannot
               pick
               out
               any
               such
               signification
               from
               this
               Eclipse
               ,
               as
               Mercury
               is
               truly
               and
               really
               Lord
               thereof
               :
               Nor
               as
               he
               hath
               made
               Mars
               and
               Saturn
               to
               be
               sharers
               with
               him
               :
               Indeed
               Mars
               stirs
               up
               Wars
               ,
               Intestine
               Seditions
               ,
               Tumultuous
               Uproars
               ,
               the
               wrath
               of
               Princes
               ,
               and
               by
               that
               means
               some
               unexpected
               slaughter
               :
               And
               Saturn
               premonstrates
               perturbation
               of
               the
               Humours
               ,
               Fluxes
               ,
               and
               Quartan
               Fevers
               ,
               Poverty
               ,
               and
               Banishment
               ,
               Dearth
               ,
               Penury
               ,
               &c.
               
               But
               I
               find
               no
               such
               sudden
               
               Infirmity
               ,
               or
               Casualty
               to
               befall
               any
               King
               or
               Prince
               ,
               &c.
               as
               he
               chatters
               of
               ;
               yet
               I
               'le
               undertake
               for
               him
               ,
               that
               if
               Prince
               Griffith
               should
               but
               this
               Year
               fall
               asunder
               of
               the
               Pox
               ,
               the
               next
               Year
               after
               ,
               Lilly
               will
               tell
               you
               that
               this
               Prediction
               was
               verified
               in
               him
               .
               Nor
               know
               I
               any
               Reason
               why
               Scotland
               should
               be
               at
               all
               concerned
               in
               it
               ,
               seeing
               the
               Eclipse
               happeneth
               in
               the
               Fiery
               Trigon
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               Ascendant
               of
               Scotland
               ,
               which
               is
               Cancer
               ,
               is
               of
               another
               ,
               viz.
               the
               Watry
               Triplicity
               ,
               nor
               at
               all
               Asspected
               by
               the
               Sign
               wherein
               the
               Eclipse
               happeneth
               ,
               nor
               afflicted
               by
               either
               of
               the
               Malevolents
               ,
               but
               rather
               Fortified
               by
               the
               presence
               of
               the
               Dragons
               Head
               in
               it
               (
               as
               before
               I
               noted
               )
               in
               the
               Mid-heaven
               ;
               and
               although
               the
               Eclipsed
               Body
               be
               Dispositrix
               of
               the
               Sign
               Cancer
               ,
               yet
               for
               the
               Reasons
               formerly
               given
               ,
               the
               Effects
               of
               the
               Eclipse
               cannot
               be
               at
               all
               discerned
               in
               Scotland
               ,
               or
               scarce
               in
               any
               part
               of
               England
               ,
               and
               therefore
               it
               is
               but
               a
               foolery
               in
               
                 William
                 Lilly
              
               to
               make
               such
               a
               fluttering
               and
               a
               noise
               about
               nothing
               :
               But
               I
               am
               well
               pleased
               to
               hear
               him
               scatter
               that
               one
               truth
               (
               if
               so
               it
               prove
               )
               that
               the
               Scots
               will
               stand
               like
               Oaks
               unshaken
               to
               their
               first
               Principles
               ,
               &c.
               
               It
               behoves
               some
               body
               else
               to
               remember
               their
               Cov●nant
               ,
               &c.
               
               And
               truly
               the
               Scots
               do
               owe
               
                 William
                 Lilly
              
               a
               great
               many
               thanks
               for
               his
               confiding
               Epithets
               :
               But
               I
               fear
               ,
               I
               fear
               I
               shall
               hear
               him
               ere
               long
               ,
               lash
               out
               of
               his
               open
               Sepulchre
               as
               much
               and
               us
               vildly
               as
               ever
               he
               did
               against
               the
               King
               and
               the
               Cavaliers
               ,
               though
               now
               he
               Court
               them
               ,
               with
               the
               Titles
               of
               Prudent
               and
               
                 Wise
                 People
              
               .
               I
               hope
               they
               will
               be
               Wise
               enough
               for
               those
               they
               are
               to
               deal
               with
               .
            
             
               What
               he
               says
               against
               the
               Irish
               is
               not
               material
               :
               The
               more
               the
               Fox
               is
               curs'd
               ,
               the
               better
               he
               thrives
               .
               But
               I
               suspect
               Lilly
               to
               be
               one
               of
               those
               
                 London
                 Adventurers
              
               ,
               who
               were
               dividing
               the
               Bears
               Skin
               ,
               before
               he
               was
               taken
               ,
               (
               as
               His
               Majesty
               once
               told
               them
               .
               )
               If
               he
               were
               ,
               I
               
               presume
               a
               man
               might
               purchase
               
               Lilly's
               share
               of
               the
               Land
               in
               Ireland
               at
               an
               easie
               rate
               :
               And
               although
               out
               of
               his
               Malice
               he
               tells
               them
               their
               Ruine
               is
               approaching
               ,
               and
               threaten
               them
               with
               Cups
               ,
               and
               even
               brimmers
               of
               Vengeance
               ;
               I
               believe
               he
               may
               drink
               them
               there
               off
               himself
               ,
               before
               they
               once
               pledge
               him
               .
               And
               although
               Booker
               (
               in
               his
               Bloody
               Irish
               Almanack
               )
               hath
               disgorg'd
               a
               filthy
               and
               confused
               heap
               and
               mass
               of
               Misery
               ,
               Ruine
               ,
               and
               Vengeance
               to
               befall
               that
               Kingdom
               ,
               yet
               you
               have
               not
               heard
               of
               any
               considerable
               loss
               that
               they
               have
               sustained
               since
               first
               that
               Malicious
               lying
               Pamphlet
               peep'd
               out
               into
               the
               World
               ,
               which
               bears
               date
               on
               Tuesday
               the
               17
               th
               .
               of
               March
               ,
               1645
               /
               6.
               
               But
               on
               the
               contrary
               ,
               have
               been
               exceeding
               Victorious
               ,
               and
               Successful
               beyond
               expectation
               ,
               and
               at
               this
               present
               have
               all
               ,
               or
               the
               most
               part
               of
               the
               Garrisons
               and
               strong
               Holds
               in
               that
               Kingdom
               under
               their
               subjection
               ;
               But
               I
               shall
               not
               (
               at
               present
               )
               take
               any
               more
               notice
               of
               that
               notorious
               piece
               of
               Non-sense
               of
               John
               Booker's
               ,
               because
               I
               have
               reserved
               the
               Examination
               and
               Confutation
               thereof
               ,
               to
               a
               particular
               Discourse
               coming
               out
               shortly
               ,
               wherein
               I
               discover
               his
               gross
               Errors
               and
               Mistakes
               in
               point
               of
               Art
               ,
               and
               plainly
               prove
               that
               his
               Pamphlet
               to
               be
               stuft
               with
               nothing
               but
               inveterate
               Malice
               ,
               and
               unparallel'd
               Ignorance
               .
            
             
               
                 Lilly.
                 
              
               
                 
                   I
                   will
                   add
                   no
                   distempered
                   conceptions
                   to
                   this
                   Discourse
                   ensuing
                   ,
                   lest
                   I
                   be
                   thought
                   an
                   Incendiary
                   ,
                   I
                   can
                   break
                   out
                   at
                   what
                   time
                   I
                   shall
                   see
                   my
                   Pen
                   may
                   be
                   useful
                   and
                   profitable
                   for
                   the
                   Cause
                   I
                   so
                   much
                   Honour
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Wharton
                 .
              
               
                 No
                 (
                 Sir
                 )
                 you
                 must
                 first
                 have
                 your
                 Ink
                 tempered
                 ,
                 before
                 you
                 can
                 counterfeit
                 without
                 suspicion
                 :
                 Those
                 things
                 you
                 call
                 your
                 conceptions
                 so
                 naturally
                 rough
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 first
                 Polished
                 before
                 they
                 can
                 advantage
                 the
                 Cause
                 ,
                 and
                 run
                 smoother
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 
                 more
                 shew
                 of
                 truth
                 ere
                 they
                 shall
                 deceive
                 me
                 .
                 You
                 dare
                 not
                 ,
                 you
                 will
                 not
                 candidly
                 ,
                 and
                 impartially
                 relate
                 what
                 you
                 find
                 recorded
                 in
                 the
                 Register
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 lest
                 you
                 should
                 be
                 taken
                 for
                 an
                 Incendiary
                 :
                 That
                 is
                 ,
                 one
                 that
                 moves
                 not
                 by
                 the
                 wyre
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Engine
                 ,
                 one
                 that
                 speaks
                 the
                 truth
                 without
                 fear
                 or
                 flattery
                 ;
                 and
                 't
                 were
                 your
                 utter
                 undoing
                 ,
                 should
                 the
                 least
                 scruple
                 of
                 ingenuousness
                 be
                 observed
                 in
                 your
                 Lines
                 .
                 Therefore
                 (
                 say
                 you
                 )
                 I
                 can
                 break
                 out
                 at
                 what
                 time
                 I
                 shall
                 see
                 my
                 Pen
                 may
                 be
                 useful
                 and
                 profitable
                 for
                 the
                 Cause
                 :
                 That
                 is
                 to
                 say
                 ,
                 when
                 I
                 perceive
                 the
                 Scots
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 fall
                 asunder
                 ,
                 and
                 dis-joynted
                 in
                 their
                 Opinions
                 and
                 Affections
                 ,
                 then
                 will
                 I
                 make
                 the
                 Stars
                 every
                 minute
                 pick
                 Quarrels
                 with
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 then
                 break
                 out
                 of
                 a
                 sudden
                 ,
                 and
                 Prophesie
                 nothing
                 but
                 Loss
                 ,
                 Ruine
                 ,
                 and
                 Destruction
                 ,
                 and
                 Beggery
                 to
                 that
                 perfidious
                 Nation
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 the
                 States
                 of
                 England
                 shall
                 be
                 Victorious
                 over
                 them
                 :
                 I
                 shall
                 encourage
                 our
                 Souldiers
                 ,
                 and
                 disanimate
                 the
                 Enemy
                 ,
                 &c.
                 whereby
                 I
                 hope
                 to
                 be
                 useful
                 and
                 profitable
                 for
                 the
                 Cause
                 I
                 so
                 much
                 honour
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 rewarded
                 well
                 for
                 my
                 pains
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Lilly.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 English
                 
                   wearied
                   with
                   the
                   sad
                   attendants
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                   seem
                   at
                   this
                   present
                   Suns
                   Ingress
                   into
                
                 Aries
                 ,
                 
                   to
                   be
                   desirous
                   of
                   Peace
                   ,
                   yet
                   not
                   willing
                   to
                   be
                   baffled
                   ,
                   or
                   curb'd
                   by
                   any
                   Neighbour-Nation
                   ,
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   or
                   ●eople
                   ,
                   or
                   to
                   have
                   Laws
                   imposed
                   on
                   them
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   their
                   Native
                   Humours
                   and
                   Customs
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Wharton
                 .
              
               
                 Great
                 cause
                 have
                 the
                 English
                 ,
                 and
                 especially
                 the
                 poor
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 to
                 groan
                 under
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 be
                 weary
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 shake
                 the
                 intolerable
                 burden
                 from
                 off
                 their
                 shoulders
                 ,
                 which
                 so
                 long
                 they
                 have
                 been
                 forced
                 to
                 trudge
                 under
                 like
                 so
                 many
                 Asses
                 :
                 But
                 where
                 is
                 the
                 Man
                 that
                 sometimes
                 so
                 much
                 hugg'd
                 himself
                 with
                 the
                 very
                 name
                 of
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 that
                 endeavours
                 now
                 but
                 to
                 ease
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 to
                 free
                 the
                 
                 poor
                 Countrey
                 from
                 that
                 Bondage
                 and
                 Slavery
                 ?
                 Who
                 was
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 their
                 present
                 Misery
                 ?
                 Who
                 was
                 it
                 that
                 hyred
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 your
                 dear
                 Brethren
                 (
                 the
                 Scots
                 )
                 first
                 into
                 the
                 Bowels
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 ?
                 And
                 where
                 lies
                 the
                 fault
                 now
                 they
                 are
                 not
                 sent
                 home
                 again
                 ?
                 Have
                 the
                 Scots
                 baffled
                 and
                 out-witted
                 your
                 wise
                 and
                 grave
                 Senators
                 ?
                 Have
                 they
                 put
                 you
                 in
                 mind
                 of
                 your
                 Covenant
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 blasted
                 the
                 Fruit
                 of
                 your
                 four
                 Years
                 —
                 ?
                 What
                 pity
                 it
                 is
                 you
                 must
                 not
                 enjoy
                 your
                 Humours
                 ?
                 What
                 grief
                 is
                 it
                 you
                 must
                 yet
                 be
                 troubled
                 with
                 a
                 King
                 ?
              
            
             
               
                 Lilly.
                 
              
               
                 
                   I
                   do
                   still
                   confi●e
                   in
                   the
                   Integrity
                   of
                   the
                
                 Scottish
                 
                   Nobility
                   and
                   Clergy
                   ,
                   and
                   hope
                   there
                   may
                   be
                   Unity
                   betwixt
                   the
                   two
                   Nations
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Wharton
                 .
              
               
                 You
                 Confide
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 Hope
                 ,
                 but
                 what
                 is
                 that
                 to
                 the
                 Portents
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ?
                 It
                 is
                 expected
                 that
                 you
                 should
                 Astrologically
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 Impartially
                 relate
                 ,
                 what
                 the
                 Signs
                 ,
                 Planers
                 ,
                 and
                 Stars
                 do
                 premonstrate
                 to
                 happen
                 in
                 these
                 Kingdoms
                 ,
                 what
                 Signs
                 they
                 have
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 or
                 what
                 of
                 Peace
                 .
                 Or
                 in
                 plain
                 terms
                 ,
                 whether
                 the
                 former
                 Unity
                 and
                 League
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Scots
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 is
                 likely
                 to
                 be
                 broken
                 ,
                 or
                 continued
                 :
                 And
                 of
                 this
                 it
                 is
                 that
                 People
                 would
                 be
                 satisfied
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 of
                 your
                 Hopes
                 ,
                 and
                 your
                 Confidence
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 any
                 man
                 that
                 warily
                 reads
                 you
                 ,
                 shall
                 find
                 you
                 very
                 dubious
                 in
                 your
                 expressions
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 carry
                 your self
                 so
                 cunningly
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 so
                 equal
                 a
                 poize
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 for
                 ought
                 I
                 have
                 observed
                 )
                 the
                 Reader
                 may
                 be
                 as
                 well
                 satisfied
                 (
                 in
                 that
                 point
                 )
                 from
                 
                   Erra
                   Pater
                
                 ,
                 as
                 from
                 your
                 Anglicus
                 ,
                 as
                 hereafter
                 shall
                 appear
                 .
                 And
                 now
                 we
                 have
                 done
                 with
                 the
                 Prologue
                 ,
                 the
                 Play
                 begins
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Lilly.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Come
                   we
                   now
                   to
                   the
                   matter
                   ,
                   and
                   let
                   us
                   believe
                   this
                   will
                   be
                   a
                   Year
                   of
                   Admiration
                   ,
                   if
                   we
                   do
                   credit
                
                 Bonatus
                 ,
                 fol.
                 514.
                 
                 Aspice
                 etiam
                 in
                 revolutione
                 Anni
                 ,
                 utrum
                 Jupiter
                 ingrediatur
                 in
                 ♋
                 vel
                 sit
                 in
                 eo
                 ,
                 quoniam
                 
                 tunc
                 augmentatur
                 ejus
                 virtus
                 ,
                 &
                 majorificantur
                 ejus
                 significata
                 ,
                 significat
                 enim
                 res
                 magnas
                 &
                 mutationes
                 mirandas
                 ,
                 &
                 nominatas
                 ,
                 &
                 durabiles
                 ,
                 ad
                 bonum
                 tamen
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 
                   Behold
                   ,
                   saith
                   he
                   ,
                   if
                
                 Jupiter
                 
                   in
                   the
                   Revolution
                   of
                   a
                   Year
                   be
                   in
                
                 Cancer
                 ,
                 
                   or
                   enter
                   that
                   Year
                   into
                   that
                   Sign
                   ,
                   then
                   shall
                   his
                   Influence
                   ,
                   Vertue
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   Actions
                   as
                   he
                   naturally
                   signifies
                   ,
                   be
                   exceedingly
                   augmented
                   ,
                   and
                   take
                   place
                   to
                   purpose
                   ;
                   then
                   are
                   matters
                   designed
                   by
                   him
                   exalted
                   and
                   magnified
                   ,
                   th●n
                   shall
                   be
                   wonderful
                   alterations
                   ,
                   and
                   eminent
                   changes
                   upon
                   the
                   Earth
                   ,
                   matters
                   durable
                   and
                   tending
                   to
                   the
                   benefit
                   of
                   Mankind
                   ,
                   or
                   all
                   things
                   inclining
                   to
                   Peace
                   and
                   Tranquility
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Wharton
                 .
              
               
                 Having
                 already
                 discovered
                 his
                 decrepidness
                 in
                 point
                 of
                 Art
                 ,
                 I
                 come
                 now
                 to
                 rip
                 him
                 up
                 in
                 matter
                 of
                 Judgment
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 begin
                 with
                 his
                 first
                 Aphorism
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Reader
                 may
                 observe
                 himself
                 sufficiently
                 abused
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 quotation
                 thereof
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 whosoever
                 will
                 peruse
                 that
                 place
                 of
                 Guido
                 ,
                 Col.
                 514.
                 .
                 may
                 observe
                 ,
                 that
                 Lilly
                 (
                 to
                 fit
                 the
                 words
                 for
                 his
                 turn
                 )
                 hath
                 left
                 out
                 at
                 least
                 two
                 lines
                 of
                 the
                 Aphorism
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 thus
                 the
                 words
                 are
                 in
                 
                   Guido
                   ;
                   Aspice
                   etiam
                   in
                   revolutione
                   anni
                   ,
                   utrum
                
                 Jupiter
                 
                   ingrediatur
                   in
                   ♋
                   ,
                   vel
                   sit
                   in
                   eo
                
                 maxime
                 in
                 15
                 grad
                 .
                 ejus
                 ,
                 
                   quoniam
                   tunc
                   augm●ntatur
                   ejus
                   virtus
                   ,
                   &
                   majorificantur
                   ejus
                   significata
                   .
                
                 Et
                 eò
                 fortius
                 si
                 receperit
                 dispositionem
                 alicujus
                 fortunarum
                 
                   significabit
                   enim
                   res
                   magnas
                   ,
                   &
                   mutationes
                   mirandas
                   &
                   nominatas
                   ,
                   &
                   durabiles
                   ,
                   ad
                   bonum
                   tamen
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 words
                 here
                 marked
                 (
                 by
                 a
                 different
                 Letter
                 )
                 he
                 hath
                 quite
                 expunged
                 ,
                 whereby
                 it
                 is
                 plain
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Aphorism
                 hath
                 but
                 little
                 force
                 ,
                 unless
                 that
                 Jupiter
                 were
                 in
                 the
                 fifteenth
                 degree
                 of
                 Cancer
                 (
                 which
                 now
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 )
                 or
                 that
                 he
                 received
                 the
                 disposition
                 of
                 the
                 Fortunes
                 ,
                 which
                 in
                 this
                 Revolution
                 he
                 doth
                 not
                 ,
                 for
                 Jupiter
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 28
                 deg
                 .
                 25
                 min.
                 of
                 Cancer
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 within
                 3
                 degrees
                 of
                 Malevolent
                 Mars
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 is
                 much
                 afflicted
                 and
                 weakened
                 :
                 And
                 although
                 he
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Sign
                 of
                 his
                 Exaltation
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 is
                 there
                 slow
                 in
                 motion
                 ,
                 Occidental
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 and
                 Retrograde
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Planeta
                   Retrogradus
                   nihil
                   boni
                   significat
                   ,
                   donec
                   dirigatur
                   .
                
                 A
                 Retrograde
                 Planet
                 hath
                 no
                 signification
                 of
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 good
                 ,
                 until
                 he
                 be
                 direct
                 .
                 It
                 is
                 true
                 ,
                 that
                 within
                 five
                 days
                 he
                 begins
                 to
                 move
                 slowly
                 forward
                 ,
                 yet
                 ,
                 that
                 brings
                 him
                 to
                 a
                 perfect
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 Mars
                 the
                 23
                 d.
                 day
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 fully
                 separated
                 from
                 each
                 others
                 Beams
                 of
                 a
                 sudden
                 ,
                 by
                 which
                 Jupiter
                 is
                 very
                 much
                 debilitated
                 :
                 And
                 notwithstanding
                 that
                 Mars
                 is
                 in
                 his
                 Fall
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 is
                 the
                 strongest
                 save
                 one
                 in
                 the
                 Figure
                 ;
                 so
                 that
                 I
                 cannot
                 perceive
                 upon
                 what
                 ground
                 in
                 Astrology
                 he
                 should
                 Prognosticate
                 of
                 Peace
                 and
                 Tranquility
                 from
                 the
                 Position
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 in
                 the
                 latter
                 part
                 of
                 Cancer
                 ,
                 considering
                 him
                 so
                 weak
                 and
                 unhappy
                 ,
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 his
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 Mars
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 stays
                 no
                 longer
                 in
                 that
                 Sign
                 than
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 April
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 let
                 him
                 consider
                 what
                 Massahalach
                 tells
                 him
                 :
                 
                   Conjunctio
                   Jovis
                   &
                   Martis
                   significat
                   accidentia
                   quae
                   fiunt
                   ex
                   pluviis
                   ,
                   &
                   nivibus
                   ,
                   &
                   corruptionem
                   aëris
                   atque
                   bellum
                   :
                   Si
                   autem
                   vincit
                   in
                   eorum
                   Conjunctione
                   fortuna
                   ,
                   significat
                   fortunam
                   ,
                   &
                   si
                   malus
                   malum
                   :
                   Scito
                   etiam
                   quia
                   quotiescunque
                   juncta
                   fuerit
                   fortuna
                   cum
                   malo
                   ,
                   apparebit
                   natura
                   fortioris
                   eorum
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mars
                 hath
                 signification
                 of
                 such
                 Events
                 as
                 are
                 caused
                 of
                 Rain
                 and
                 Snow
                 :
                 It
                 fore-tells
                 corruption
                 of
                 the
                 Air
                 and
                 War
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 a
                 Fortune
                 predominate
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 Conjunction
                 ,
                 he
                 signifieth
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 wholsome
                 and
                 good
                 ,
                 but
                 if
                 a
                 Malevolent
                 ,
                 the
                 contrary
                 .
                 Understand
                 also
                 ,
                 that
                 so
                 often
                 as
                 a
                 Fortunate
                 Planet
                 shall
                 be
                 joyned
                 with
                 a
                 Malevolent
                 ,
                 the
                 natural
                 Effects
                 of
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 strongest
                 shall
                 appear
                 .
              
               
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 if
                 
                   William
                   Lilly
                
                 could
                 but
                 have
                 set
                 a
                 Figure
                 rightly
                 to
                 the
                 apparent
                 time
                 of
                 this
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mars
                 ,
                 which
                 happens
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 Rudolphine
                 Tables
                 )
                 upon
                 the
                 23
                 d.
                 day
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 at
                 seven
                 a
                 Clock
                 and
                 14
                 min.
                 
                 
                   P.
                   M.
                
                 in
                 the
                 Meridian
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 would
                 but
                 have
                 taken
                 the
                 pains
                 to
                 collect
                 the
                 several
                 Fortitudes
                 and
                 Debilities
                 of
                 each
                 Planet
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 their
                 Meeting
                 ,
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 found
                 Mars
                 much
                 stronger
                 than
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 elevated
                 above
                 him
                 (
                 
                   secundum
                   Latitudinem
                
                 :
                 )
                 he
                 might
                 also
                 have
                 observed
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 
                 Scotland's
                 Horoscopical
                 Sign
                 ,
                 and
                 near
                 the
                 Cusp
                 of
                 the
                 10
                 th
                 .
                 House
                 ,
                 Saturn
                 (
                 their
                 Senators
                 Significator
                 )
                 unfortunately
                 posited
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Death
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 Moon
                 (
                 His
                 Majesties
                 )
                 as
                 being
                 Lady
                 of
                 the
                 tenth
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 Dispositrix
                 of
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 fifth
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 mutual
                 Reception
                 with
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 beholding
                 Saturn
                 with
                 a
                 Sextile
                 Aspect
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sign
                 Cancer
                 with
                 a
                 Trine
                 ;
                 and
                 Venus
                 yet
                 in
                 her
                 Detriment
                 ,
                 and
                 applying
                 to
                 the
                 Quartile
                 Aspect
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mars
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 Significator
                 of
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Exaltation
                 ,
                 &c.
                 with
                 Mercury
                 in
                 the
                 6
                 th
                 .
                 House
                 from
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 .
                 Which
                 several
                 Positions
                 being
                 deliberately
                 considered
                 ,
                 and
                 rightly
                 applyed
                 ,
                 could
                 have
                 afforded
                 him
                 but
                 small
                 ground
                 of
                 pronouncing
                 Peace
                 and
                 Tranquility
                 .
              
               
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 
                   Conjunctio
                   Jovis
                   &
                   Martis
                   ,
                   significat
                   mortem
                   divitis
                   &
                   magnae
                   famae
                   ,
                   idque
                   eo
                   fortius
                   ,
                   si
                   fuerit
                   in
                   Signo
                   fixo
                
                 :
                 The
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mars
                 portends
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 a
                 Rich
                 and
                 Famous
                 Man
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 much
                 the
                 rather
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 happen
                 in
                 a
                 fixed
                 Sign
                 ;
                 but
                 Cancer
                 is
                 a
                 moveable
                 Sign
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 so
                 much
                 the
                 less
                 fear
                 there
                 is
                 of
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 such
                 a
                 Person
                 :
                 I
                 ra●her
                 conceive
                 that
                 this
                 Aphorism
                 presages
                 only
                 tha●
                 some
                 such
                 Person
                 shall
                 have
                 his
                 Honour
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 may
                 be
                 his
                 
                 Life
                 )
                 questioned
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 thereby
                 in
                 some
                 peril
                 of
                 being
                 deprived
                 of
                 both
                 .
                 However
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 perceive
                 by
                 what
                 hath
                 been
                 said
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   William
                   Lilly
                
                 hath
                 greatly
                 deceived
                 the
                 Reader
                 ,
                 by
                 this
                 false
                 Quotation
                 out
                 of
                 Bonatus
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 all
                 things
                 considered
                 ,
                 he
                 had
                 no
                 cause
                 or
                 ground
                 in
                 Astrology
                 to
                 delude
                 the
                 World
                 with
                 a
                 vain
                 hope
                 of
                 Peace
                 and
                 Tranquility
                 ,
                 when
                 nothing
                 but
                 Contention
                 ,
                 Warring
                 ,
                 and
                 Bloodshed
                 is
                 threatned
                 by
                 the
                 great
                 dominion
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 infortunate
                 positure
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 in
                 the
                 Revolution
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 Lilly
                 would
                 learn
                 when
                 this
                 shall
                 happen
                 ,
                 Leopaldus
                 will
                 tell
                 him
                 ;
                 
                   Belli
                   tempus
                   est
                   cum
                   fuerit
                   Mars
                   in
                   opposito
                   ,
                   vel
                   Quartili
                   aspectu
                   Jovis
                   ,
                   vel
                   Saturni
                
                 :
                 When
                 Mars
                 shall
                 be
                 in
                 an
                 Opposite
                 ,
                 or
                 Quartile
                 Aspect
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 or
                 Saturn
                 .
                 And
                 when
                 's
                 that
                 ?
                 Let
                 but
                 our
                 Ephemeris-Master
                 look
                 in
                 May
                 ,
                 1647.
                 and
                 against
                 the
                 22.
                 day
                 he
                 shall
                 find
                 a
                 hateful
                 Square
                 be●ween
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Mars
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 October
                 following
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 21
                 day
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 a
                 most
                 terrible
                 Opposition
                 of
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Mars
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 be
                 very
                 dreadful
                 and
                 Ominous
                 to
                 many
                 parts
                 of
                 England
                 and
                 Scotland
                 ;
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 28
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 October
                 ,
                 is
                 another
                 Square
                 betwixt
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mars
                 :
                 And
                 no
                 doubt
                 but
                 we
                 shall
                 hear
                 of
                 much
                 Contention
                 and
                 Blood-shed
                 about
                 those
                 times
                 .
                 I
                 have
                 noted
                 every
                 of
                 these
                 Aspects
                 before
                 mentioned
                 in
                 my
                 Kalendar
                 for
                 1647.
                 against
                 the
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Month
                 whereon
                 they
                 happen
                 ,
                 to
                 which
                 I
                 refer
                 you
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Lilly.
                 
              
               
                 
                   In
                   the
                   interim
                   l●t
                   those
                   whom
                   it
                   may
                   concern
                   (
                   and
                   many
                   are
                   herein
                   concerned
                   )
                   receive
                   from
                   me
                   this
                   Astrological
                   Cabal
                   Judgment
                   ,
                   either
                   in
                   jest
                   ,
                   or
                   in
                   earnest
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   please
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   He
                   or
                   they
                   ,
                   King
                   or
                   Kings
                   ,
                   Prince
                   or
                   Princes
                   ,
                   Nobles
                   ,
                   Gentlemen
                   ,
                   or
                   of
                   any
                   Quality
                   soever
                   ,
                   shall
                   endeavour
                   the
                   advance
                   of
                   a
                   Foreign
                   Army
                   or
                   State
                   amongst
                   us
                   
                   (
                   as
                   it
                   is
                   certainly
                   determined
                   )
                   to
                   Yoke
                   us
                   ,
                   and
                   destroy
                   this
                   present
                   Parliament
                   ,
                   he
                   or
                   they
                   shall
                   never
                   attain
                   his
                   or
                   their
                   desires
                   ,
                   shall
                   p●rish
                   in
                   the
                   Design
                   ,
                   shall
                   never
                   again
                   make
                   his
                   or
                   their
                   Peace
                   with
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   of
                
                 England
                 .
                 
                   I
                   know
                   we
                   are
                   threatned
                   ,
                   it
                   must
                   be
                   so
                   ,
                   but
                   woe
                   to
                   the
                   Invader
                   ;
                   Invaders
                   ,
                   or
                   procurers
                   of
                   our
                   Invasion
                   ;
                   the
                   Invaded
                   shall
                   prevail
                   ,
                
                 viz.
                 
                   the
                   Parliament
                   and
                   Commonalty
                   of
                
                 England
                 ;
                 
                   and
                   although
                   we
                   shall
                   be
                   in
                   danger
                   of
                   betraying
                   ,
                   yet
                   shall
                   we
                   behold
                   another
                   Providence
                   contradicting
                   that
                   Treachery
                   ,
                   even
                   in
                   the
                   nick
                   of
                   time
                   ;
                   for
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   of
                
                 England
                 
                   is
                   not
                   ordained
                   until
                   the
                   Worlds
                   end
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   any
                   more
                   Conquered
                   ,
                   we
                   shall
                   give
                   ,
                   but
                   not
                   receive
                   Laws
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Wharton
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 the
                 Ambition
                 and
                 Aim
                 of
                 this
                 trifling
                 Fellow
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 thought
                 a
                 Necromancer
                 ,
                 a
                 Conjurer
                 ,
                 another
                 
                   Lullius
                   ,
                   Trithemius
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Ghost
                 of
                 Agrippa
                 ,
                 or
                 what
                 ever
                 you
                 will
                 have
                 him
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 so
                 he
                 may
                 but
                 obtain
                 a
                 popular
                 esteem
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 that
                 means
                 more
                 easily
                 cozen
                 and
                 cheat
                 the
                 poor
                 People
                 of
                 their
                 Money
                 ,
                 for
                 otherwise
                 why
                 should
                 he
                 muster
                 such
                 a
                 confused
                 heap
                 of
                 ridling
                 trash
                 ,
                 without
                 giving
                 any
                 Reason
                 ,
                 or
                 naming
                 any
                 Author
                 for
                 what
                 he
                 saith
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 you
                 peruse
                 it
                 seriously
                 ,
                 and
                 compare
                 it
                 with
                 the
                 four
                 last
                 lines
                 of
                 the
                 fourth
                 following
                 page
                 ,
                 you
                 will
                 find
                 him
                 plainly
                 contradicting
                 himself
                 ,
                 for
                 whereas
                 in
                 his
                 Cabal
                 Judgment
                 he
                 saith
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 advance
                 of
                 a
                 Foreign
                 Army
                 or
                 State
                 is
                 certainly
                 determined
                 to
                 Yoke
                 ,
                 us
                 and
                 destroy
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 &c.
                 yet
                 there
                 he
                 affirmeth
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 shall
                 not
                 be
                 Oppressed
                 with
                 any
                 Invasive
                 ,
                 or
                 Domestick
                 War
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 Invasion
                 were
                 but
                 attempted
                 ,
                 I
                 beleive
                 it
                 would
                 puzzle
                 us
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 than
                 Oppress
                 us
                 :
                 But
                 were
                 Astrology
                 the
                 ground
                 of
                 this
                 Judgment
                 of
                 his
                 ,
                 he
                 might
                 have
                 told
                 us
                 a
                 more
                 probable
                 ,
                 though
                 not
                 so
                 pleasant
                 a
                 story
                 as
                 he
                 concludes
                 with
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 let
                 this
                 Cabalist
                 but
                 look
                 into
                 
                   Leopaldus
                   de
                   Revolutionibus
                
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 he
                 shall
                 find
                 these
                 words
                 ,
                 
                   Victor
                   erit
                   qui
                   invadit
                   ,
                   si
                   Dominus
                
                 4
                 
                   tae
                   ,
                   vel
                
                 7
                 
                   ae
                   ,
                   in
                   prima
                   fuerit
                   ,
                   vel
                   in
                
                 10
                 ae
                 .
                 If
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 fourth
                 House
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 seventh
                 House
                 shall
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 or
                 Mid-heaven
                 ,
                 it
                 signifies
                 that
                 the
                 Invader
                 (
                 or
                 Invaders
                 )
                 shall
                 prevail
                 against
                 ,
                 and
                 overcome
                 the
                 Invaded
                 .
                 And
                 now
                 (
                 Good-man
                 Merlin
                 )
                 is
                 not
                 Saturn
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 seventh
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 posited
                 almost
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 Tenth
                 ?
                 If
                 this
                 Aphorism
                 prove
                 true
                 (
                 as
                 possibly
                 it
                 may
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Scots
                 and
                 Parliament
                 fall
                 to
                 pieces
                 )
                 you
                 must
                 invent
                 other
                 Epithets
                 for
                 the
                 Scots
                 than
                 Prudent
                 ,
                 Wise
                 ,
                 and
                 Religious
                 People
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 I
                 know
                 what
                 will
                 become
                 of
                 you
                 .
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 urge
                 this
                 Aphorism
                 any
                 further
                 ,
                 as
                 how
                 far
                 it
                 may
                 concern
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 or
                 France
                 ,
                 &c.
                 lest
                 I
                 be
                 counted
                 an
                 Incendiary
                 ;
                 but
                 a
                 few
                 Months
                 longer
                 will
                 produce
                 a
                 Miracle
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 And
                 for
                 this
                 Cabal
                 Judgment
                 ,
                 be
                 it
                 in
                 jest
                 ,
                 or
                 be
                 it
                 in
                 earnest
                 ,
                 I
                 hold
                 it
                 for
                 no
                 better
                 than
                 a
                 meer
                 Scar-crow
                 purposely
                 devised
                 to
                 deter
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Friends
                 from
                 any
                 longer
                 adhering
                 to
                 him
                 ;
                 but
                 it
                 is
                 in
                 vain
                 ,
                 for
                 so
                 much
                 true
                 Policy
                 have
                 that
                 Party
                 ,
                 that
                 if
                 any
                 design
                 were
                 a
                 foot
                 ,
                 whereby
                 to
                 restore
                 His
                 Majesty
                 to
                 the
                 Rights
                 of
                 his
                 Crown
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 to
                 regain
                 their
                 own
                 ,
                 they
                 would
                 not
                 be
                 discouraged
                 in
                 the
                 prosecution
                 thereof
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 reading
                 of
                 your
                 Fooleries
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 (
                 Sir
                 )
                 you
                 may
                 believe
                 upon
                 the
                 Reputation
                 of
                 a
                 Cavalier
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Lilly.
                 
              
               
                 
                   If
                   we
                   consider
                   the
                   Profectional
                   Figure
                   of
                   the
                   last
                   Conjunction
                   of
                
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 
                   we
                   shall
                   find
                
                 Aries
                 
                   Ascending
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                
                 Sun
                 ,
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 and
                 Mercury
                 
                   all
                   in
                
                 Cancer
                 ,
                 
                   both
                   the
                   one
                   Figure
                   and
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   that
                   of
                   the
                   Annual
                   return
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   to
                   his
                   place
                   at
                   the
                   Parliaments
                   beginning
                   ,
                   promise
                   us
                   exceeding
                   fair
                   this
                   Year
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 Wharton
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 have
                 considered
                 the
                 Profectional
                 Figure
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 and
                 find
                 the
                 
                   Sun
                   ,
                   Saturn
                   ,
                   Jupiter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 say
                 ,
                 all
                 in
                 Cancer
                 ;
                 yes
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 than
                 that
                 ,
                 I
                 observed
                 Aries
                 Ascending
                 ,
                 and
                 Pisces
                 Culminating
                 ,
                 Venus
                 in
                 Gemini
                 ,
                 and
                 Luna
                 in
                 Libra
                 :
                 And
                 I
                 have
                 made
                 inspection
                 into
                 the
                 sixth
                 Revolution
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 to
                 his
                 place
                 at
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 beginning
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 I
                 meet
                 with
                 the
                 seventh
                 degree
                 of
                 Virgo
                 ascending
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 last
                 degree
                 of
                 Taurus
                 Culminating
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 ,
                 is
                 in
                 12
                 deg
                 .
                 45
                 min.
                 of
                 
                   Scorpio
                   &
                   sub
                   radiis
                   solis
                
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Moon
                 is
                 in
                 5
                 degr
                 .
                 20
                 min.
                 of
                 Aquarius
                 ,
                 in
                 Opposition
                 to
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mars
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 near
                 unto
                 a
                 perfect
                 Conjunction
                 in
                 the
                 eleventh
                 House
                 of
                 the
                 Figure
                 in
                 Leo
                 ,
                 and
                 she
                 is
                 also
                 hastening
                 to
                 a
                 Quartile
                 with
                 Saturn
                 in
                 the
                 ninth
                 .
                 And
                 I
                 think
                 (
                 Sir
                 )
                 you
                 will
                 not
                 deny
                 but
                 that
                 Mercury
                 and
                 the
                 Moon
                 are
                 your
                 Senators
                 Significators
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 how
                 fair
                 soever
                 you
                 imagine
                 these
                 Positions
                 to
                 promise
                 you
                 ,
                 I
                 am
                 assured
                 they
                 will
                 perform
                 but
                 slowly
                 ;
                 you
                 had
                 done
                 well
                 to
                 have
                 shewn
                 us
                 some
                 Testimony
                 of
                 the
                 Peace
                 you
                 mention
                 ,
                 but
                 as
                 you
                 have
                 denyed
                 us
                 that
                 favour
                 ,
                 let
                 me
                 instance
                 you
                 one
                 Testimony
                 to
                 cross
                 your
                 conceit
                 .
                 You
                 may
                 see
                 (
                 Sir
                 )
                 that
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mars
                 are
                 there
                 also
                 in
                 Conjunction
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 in
                 Leo
                 ,
                 a
                 Sign
                 of
                 the
                 Fiery
                 Triplicity
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 far
                 worse
                 than
                 their
                 Conjunction
                 in
                 Cancer
                 ;
                 for
                 ,
                 
                   Mars
                   in
                   Leone
                   significat
                   bella
                   &
                   contentiones
                   ,
                   &
                   paucitatem
                   annonae
                   in
                   partibus
                   orientalibus
                   ,
                   &
                   erit
                   Mors
                   in
                   hominibus
                   ,
                   &
                   maxime
                   in
                   juvenibus
                
                 40.
                 
                 
                   Annorum
                   usque
                   ad
                
                 50.
                 
                   in
                   pueris
                   tamen
                   erit
                   hoc
                   fortius
                   .
                
                 It
                 signifies
                 Wars
                 and
                 Wranglings
                 ,
                 and
                 scarcity
                 of
                 Corn
                 in
                 the
                 Eastern
                 Parts
                 ,
                 and
                 Mortality
                 amongst
                 men
                 ,
                 but
                 especially
                 to
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 betwixt
                 40
                 and
                 50
                 Years
                 old
                 .
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 this
                 shall
                 be
                 most
                 Operative
                 amongst
                 Children
                 .
                 
                 And
                 thus
                 fair
                 (
                 and
                 no
                 fairer
                 )
                 are
                 you
                 promised
                 by
                 the
                 Annual
                 return
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 to
                 his
                 place
                 at
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Commencement
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 will
                 credit
                 Bonat
                 .
                 Colum.
                 365.
                 
                 So
                 that
                 you
                 see
                 what
                 ever
                 our
                 Merlin
                 hath
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 gull
                 the
                 People
                 with
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 Heavens
                 speak
                 no
                 such
                 Language
                 ;
                 they
                 tell
                 us
                 of
                 nothing
                 but
                 War
                 and
                 Strife
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 What
                 the
                 Position
                 of
                 Saturn
                 in
                 the
                 10.
                 signifies
                 in
                 the
                 Vernal
                 Ingress
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 publish'd
                 in
                 my
                 Prognostication
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 I
                 should
                 grant
                 him
                 what
                 so
                 much
                 he
                 desires
                 and
                 urgeth
                 ,
                 viz.
                 that
                 
                 Saturn's
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 Mid-heaven
                 should
                 portend
                 some
                 sorrow
                 and
                 affliction
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ;
                 yet
                 Albumazar
                 (
                 a
                 man
                 of
                 better
                 Credit
                 )
                 affords
                 us
                 this
                 comfort
                 ;
                 
                   Si
                   fuerit
                   domina
                   decimae
                   domus
                   Venus
                
                 (
                 as
                 she
                 is
                 in
                 this
                 Revolution
                 )
                 
                   significat
                   quod
                   sequetur
                   ex
                   hac
                   tribulatione
                   prosperitatem
                   atque
                   sublimitatem
                   &
                   gaudium
                   atque
                   profectum
                   .
                
                 If
                 Venus
                 be
                 Lady
                 of
                 the
                 tenth
                 House
                 ,
                 it
                 sheweth
                 that
                 his
                 affliction
                 and
                 sorrow
                 shall
                 be
                 turned
                 into
                 Joy
                 ,
                 Prosperity
                 ,
                 Sublimity
                 ,
                 and
                 Advantage
                 ,
                 the
                 sight
                 whereof
                 will
                 even
                 break
                 the
                 Malicious
                 heart
                 of
                 this
                 proditorious
                 Peasant
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Lilly.
                 
              
               
                 
                   And
                   for
                   the
                   signification
                   of
                
                 Venus
                 ,
                 
                   who
                   is
                   under
                   the
                   Sun-beams
                   ,
                   and
                   thereby
                   much
                   impedited
                   and
                   descending
                   into
                   the
                   eighth
                   ,
                   though
                   now
                   locally
                   in
                   the
                   ninth
                   ,
                   it
                   portends
                   a
                   disturbed
                   fancy
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Person
                   not
                   free
                   ,
                   or
                   much
                   enlarged
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   Sun
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                
                 12.
                 and
                 Venus
                 
                   are
                   within
                   Orbs
                   :
                   her
                   Debilities
                   promise
                   him
                   no
                   great
                   good
                
                 :
                 Significat
                 enim
                 ,
                 quod
                 eveniat
                 Regi
                 in
                 Revolutione
                 illa
                 ira
                 ,
                 &
                 tristitia
                 ,
                 &
                 contentio
                 ,
                 similiter
                 atque
                 timor
                 :
                 
                   She
                   as
                   posited
                   ,
                   is
                   the
                   signifier
                   of
                   much
                   anger
                   ,
                   male-contentedness
                   ,
                   and
                   controversie
                   ;
                   and
                   the
                   Conclusion
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   worst
                   of
                   all
                   ,
                   saith
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   shall
                   be
                   in
                   great
                   fear
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                   of
                   what
                   ,
                   I
                   am
                   silent
                   ?
                
              
            
             
               
                 Wharton
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 have
                 told
                 you
                 in
                 my
                 Prognostication
                 ,
                 that
                 Venus
                 her
                 Fortitudes
                 exceeds
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 her
                 
                 Debilities
                 by
                 8
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 therefore
                 to
                 be
                 accounted
                 strong
                 and
                 powerful
                 in
                 the
                 Figure
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 what
                 Detriment
                 soever
                 her
                 Debilities
                 might
                 promise
                 ,
                 her
                 Fortitudes
                 (
                 being
                 so
                 many
                 more
                 in
                 number
                 )
                 do
                 utterly
                 extinguish
                 and
                 annihilate
                 ,
                 whereby
                 is
                 clearly
                 signified
                 good
                 Fortune
                 and
                 Authority
                 to
                 Officials
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Head-Officers
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 shall
                 prosper
                 in
                 his
                 Affairs
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 Reader
                 may
                 perceive
                 your
                 own
                 Fancy
                 so
                 disturbed
                 ,
                 and
                 clouded
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 you
                 cannot
                 fancy
                 ,
                 or
                 discern
                 any
                 Sentence
                 or
                 Aphorism
                 that
                 hath
                 any
                 shew
                 in
                 it
                 of
                 good
                 towards
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 but
                 endeavour
                 to
                 conceal
                 all
                 things
                 that
                 tend
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 against
                 your
                 own
                 Conscience
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Principles
                 of
                 Art.
                 Nor
                 can
                 (
                 in
                 my
                 Opinion
                 )
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Venus
                 their
                 being
                 within
                 Orbs
                 ,
                 portend
                 any
                 kind
                 of
                 restraint
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 but
                 rather
                 absolute
                 freedom
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 they
                 are
                 both
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Significators
                 ,
                 and
                 behold
                 the
                 Cusp
                 of
                 the
                 twelfth
                 House
                 with
                 an
                 Aspect
                 of
                 true
                 and
                 perfect
                 Amity
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Lilly.
                 
              
               
                 
                   But
                   let
                   me
                   examine
                   Astrologically
                   ,
                   whether
                   there
                   be
                   any
                   Affection
                   or
                   Unity
                   betwixt
                   His
                   Majesty
                   and
                   Subjects
                   ,
                   which
                   you
                   may
                   discern
                   ,
                   saith
                
                 Bonatus
                 ,
                 Fol.
                 526.
                 
                 Per
                 Conjunctionem
                 significatorum
                 ad
                 invicem
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   By
                   the
                   Conjunction
                   of
                   each
                   Significator
                   to
                   other
                   ,
                   or
                   with
                   other
                
                 ;
                 vel
                 per
                 eorum
                 aspectum
                 cum
                 receptione
                 ,
                 quia
                 ille
                 ex
                 significatoribus
                 qui
                 recipit
                 alium
                 ,
                 committit
                 illi
                 dispositionem
                 ,
                 
                   or
                   by
                   the
                   mutual
                   Aspect
                   of
                   the
                   Significators
                   with
                   Reception
                   ;
                   for
                   observe
                   whose
                   Significators
                   receives
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   commits
                   his
                   disposition
                   or
                   vertue
                   to
                   the
                   Planet
                   received
                   ,
                   or
                   more
                   properly
                   may
                   be
                   said
                   to
                   be
                   ruled
                   or
                   directed
                   by
                   him
                   .
                   Here
                   do
                   I
                   find
                   the
                   Sun
                   Significator
                   of
                   our
                   Honourable
                   Patriots
                   at
                
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 
                   in
                   his
                   Exaltation
                   ,
                   receiving
                
                 Venus
                 (
                 
                   His
                   Majesties
                   )
                   in
                   her
                   Detriment
                   ,
                   viz.
                   in
                   a
                   low
                   condition
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 Wharton
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Venus
                 had
                 been
                 by
                 Application
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 perfect
                 Conjunction
                 ,
                 you
                 had
                 said
                 something
                 to
                 the
                 purpose
                 ,
                 but
                 (
                 Mr.
                 Wisdom
                 )
                 you
                 see
                 Venus
                 is
                 separated
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 Significatrix
                 of
                 your
                 Honourable
                 Patriots
                 ,
                 is
                 hasting
                 to
                 an
                 Opposition
                 with
                 them
                 both
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 signs
                 of
                 small
                 Affection
                 ,
                 or
                 Unity
                 betwixt
                 them
                 ;
                 and
                 as
                 for
                 that
                 Reception
                 you
                 mention
                 to
                 be
                 betwixt
                 them
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 grant
                 any
                 ,
                 for
                 I
                 learned
                 when
                 I
                 was
                 in
                 my
                 
                   A.
                   B.
                   C.
                
                 of
                 Astrology
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   Receptio
                   est
                   duplex
                   ,
                   una
                   ex
                   domicilio
                   ,
                   altera
                   ex
                   exaltatione
                   :
                
                 It
                 is
                 either
                 from
                 House
                 ,
                 or
                 Exaltation
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 cannot
                 find
                 here
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Venus
                 ;
                 for
                 ,
                 although
                 the
                 Sun
                 be
                 in
                 his
                 Exaltation
                 ,
                 yet
                 Venus
                 is
                 not
                 in
                 hers
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 Reception
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 Exaltation
                 ;
                 and
                 for
                 matter
                 of
                 House
                 ,
                 you
                 will
                 grant
                 there
                 can
                 be
                 none
                 .
                 Yet
                 I
                 remember
                 Zael
                 admits
                 of
                 this
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 more
                 ,
                 as
                 a
                 kind
                 of
                 Reception
                 ;
                 and
                 Origanus
                 takes
                 notice
                 of
                 them
                 in
                 him
                 and
                 Schonerus
                 ,
                 and
                 calls
                 them
                 
                   Receptiones
                   minores
                
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 does
                 not
                 commend
                 ,
                 or
                 allow
                 them
                 ,
                 but
                 rather
                 sets
                 a
                 mark
                 upon
                 them
                 for
                 invalid
                 and
                 Superstitious
                 ;
                 for
                 ,
                 saith
                 he
                 ,
                 
                   Posteriores
                   receptiones
                   non
                   nisi
                   in
                   particulari
                   &
                   ad
                   Superstitionem
                   inclinante
                   judicio
                   locum
                   habent
                   ,
                   Pag.
                
                 427.
                 
                 So
                 that
                 if
                 the
                 Commonalty
                 or
                 Kingdom
                 be
                 no
                 more
                 Obedient
                 and
                 kind
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 than
                 this
                 reception
                 inclines
                 them
                 to
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 despair
                 of
                 any
                 Peace
                 or
                 Tranquility
                 this
                 Year
                 ,
                 nor
                 expect
                 better
                 success
                 of
                 their
                 formal
                 addresses
                 ,
                 than
                 formerly
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Lilly.
                 
              
               
                 
                   If
                   we
                   run
                   a
                   strain
                   above
                   Astrology
                   ,
                   the
                   Hermetical
                   Learning
                   will
                   tell
                   us
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Angels
                
                 Samael
                 and
                 Malchidael
                 
                   are
                   the
                   Intelligences
                   ,
                   or
                   presiding
                   Angels
                   of
                   the
                
                 English
                 
                   Common-Wealth
                   and
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   and
                   generally
                   every
                   Astrologer
                   is
                   satisfied
                   ,
                   that
                
                 Mars
                 
                   is
                   the
                   Planet
                   ,
                   and
                
                 Aries
                 
                   the
                   Sign
                   to
                   which
                
                 Great
                 Britain
                 
                 
                   is
                   subject
                   .
                   If
                   the
                   greater
                   Angel
                   and
                   his
                   Minister
                   stand
                   firm
                   for
                   us
                   ,
                   as
                   it
                   's
                   thought
                   they
                   do
                   ,
                   and
                   if
                   the
                   Planet
                   be
                   well
                   Fortified
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Ascending
                   Sign
                   of
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   not
                   afflicted
                   ,
                   I
                   see
                   no
                   cause
                   in
                   Nature
                   to
                   mistrust
                   any
                   general
                   misfortune
                   to
                   happen
                   within
                   this
                   Kingdom
                   to
                   the
                   Inhabitants
                   thereof
                   in
                   this
                   present
                   Year
                
                 1647.
                 
                 
                   For
                   though
                   we
                   find
                
                 Mars
                 ,
                 our
                 English
                 
                   Astrological
                   Planet
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   Fall
                   ,
                   yet
                   we
                   have
                   him
                   very
                   Potently
                   placed
                   in
                   the
                   Heavens
                   ,
                   in
                   Conjunction
                   with
                
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Caput
                 Draconis
                 ,
                 
                   in
                   the
                   eleventh
                   House
                   ,
                   and
                   what
                   Authors
                   deliver
                   upon
                   such
                   a
                   Position
                   as
                   this
                   ,
                   you
                   shall
                   be
                   your
                   own
                   Judges
                   that
                   read
                   the
                   Discourse
                   .
                
                 Si
                 Jupiter
                 fuerit
                 in
                 undecima
                 ,
                 significat
                 lucra
                 &
                 merces
                 in
                 omnibus
                 rebus
                 ,
                 Haly
                 378.
                 
                 When
                 Jupiter
                 
                   is
                   in
                   the
                   eleventh
                   House
                   ,
                   he
                   intimates
                   much
                   Trade
                   and
                   M●rchandizing
                   ,
                   and
                   great
                   Wealth
                   obtained
                   thereby
                   .
                
                 Si
                 quidem
                 Jupiter
                 fuerit
                 in
                 undecima
                 significat
                 laudem
                 &
                 bonam
                 famam
                 ex
                 parte
                 amicorum
                 ,
                 &
                 quod
                 gaudebunt
                 homines
                 ,
                 &
                 erunt
                 in
                 alacritate
                 ,
                 &
                 bonus
                 effectus
                 ,
                 &
                 profectus
                 in
                 rebus
                 de
                 quibus
                 habebunt
                 homines
                 fiduciam
                 ,
                 &
                 de
                 quibus
                 sperant
                 bonum
                 ,
                 Bonat
                 .
                 567.
                 
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 
                   as
                   now
                   Posited
                   ,
                   portends
                   great
                   Comfort
                   from
                   Friends
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   they
                   shall
                   merit
                   Honour
                   and
                   a
                   good
                   Name
                   ;
                   that
                   Men
                   shall
                   rejoyce
                   and
                   be
                   cheerful
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   good
                   Effect
                   and
                   Encouragement
                   in
                   the
                   Actions
                   they
                   seek
                   after
                   ,
                   and
                   of
                   which
                   matters
                   th●y
                   themselves
                   expect●d
                   good
                   .
                   If
                   we
                   would
                   dilate
                   ,
                   or
                   ●xemplifie
                   ,
                   why
                   from
                   hence
                   may
                   we
                   not
                   exp●ct
                   all
                   faithfulness
                   and
                   Honourable
                   correspondency
                   from
                   the
                
                 Scottish
                 
                   Nation
                   ,
                   contrary
                   to
                   the
                   expectation
                   of
                   some
                   ,
                   and
                   those
                   not
                   a
                   few
                   that
                   Divine
                   oth●rways
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Wharton
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 
                   William
                   Lilly
                
                 run
                 not
                 quite
                 out
                 of
                 his
                 Wits
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 here
                 make
                 him
                 understand
                 (
                 if
                 not
                 acknowledge
                 )
                 another
                 very
                 gross
                 Error
                 of
                 his
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 the
                 Angels
                 Sama●l
                 and
                 Malchida●l
                 do
                 both
                 
                 of
                 them
                 take
                 his
                 part
                 :
                 For
                 though
                 I
                 grant
                 him
                 that
                 Mars
                 is
                 more
                 powerful
                 than
                 he
                 speaks
                 of
                 ,
                 yet
                 is
                 the
                 Sign
                 Ascending
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 sufficiently
                 afflicted
                 by
                 the
                 Platique
                 Square
                 of
                 Mars
                 unto
                 it
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 also
                 within
                 three
                 degrees
                 of
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 eighth
                 House
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Death
                 ,
                 Labour
                 ,
                 Sadness
                 ,
                 and
                 Heaviness
                 ,
                 Heritage
                 of
                 Dead
                 Men
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 Life
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 of
                 the
                 Revolution
                 is
                 no
                 less
                 afflicted
                 by
                 the
                 Quartile
                 of
                 Saturn
                 unto
                 it
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 Lady
                 of
                 the
                 Hour
                 (
                 although
                 he
                 hath
                 here
                 forgot
                 to
                 mention
                 her
                 )
                 is
                 separate
                 from
                 the
                 Sextile
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 partile
                 Sextile
                 with
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 but
                 comes
                 immediately
                 to
                 a
                 Diametrical
                 configuration
                 with
                 Aries
                 ,
                 England's
                 Horoscopical
                 Sign
                 ;
                 whereby
                 you
                 might
                 have
                 seen
                 (
                 if
                 you
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 worse
                 than
                 pur-blind
                 )
                 cause
                 too
                 much
                 to
                 mistrust
                 some
                 general
                 misfortune
                 to
                 befall
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 :
                 I
                 do
                 not
                 love
                 to
                 create
                 new
                 Jealousies
                 and
                 Fears
                 ,
                 but
                 I
                 presume
                 
                   Wil.
                   Lilly
                
                 will
                 not
                 (
                 upon
                 second
                 thoughts
                 )
                 deny
                 what
                 I
                 have
                 said
                 ,
                 nor
                 that
                 he
                 hath
                 plaid
                 the
                 Fool
                 in
                 giving
                 Judgment
                 of
                 
                 Jupiter's
                 Positure
                 in
                 the
                 eleventh
                 only
                 ,
                 without
                 mixing
                 the
                 nature
                 of
                 Mars
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 there
                 likewise
                 so
                 powerful
                 ,
                 and
                 near
                 unto
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 him
                 .
                 But
                 I
                 have
                 elsewhere
                 told
                 you
                 what
                 their
                 Accidental
                 Scite
                 there
                 doth
                 signifie
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 shall
                 not
                 need
                 to
                 give
                 him
                 any
                 further
                 Answer
                 in
                 this
                 particular
                 ,
                 since
                 what
                 he
                 here
                 reiterates
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 only
                 to
                 clear
                 his
                 Brethren
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
                 lest
                 they
                 become
                 unruly
                 ,
                 and
                 kick
                 out
                 that
                 small
                 proportion
                 of
                 his
                 idle
                 Brains
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Lilly.
                 
              
               
                 
                   And
                   surely
                   were
                   not
                
                 Mars
                 
                   over-swayed
                   by
                   the
                   presence
                   of
                
                 Jupiter
                 
                   in
                   that
                   Nations
                   Ascending
                   Sign
                   ,
                   I
                   should
                   somewhat
                   doubt
                   of
                   them
                   my self
                   ,
                   but
                   I
                   do
                   not
                   ,
                   for
                   the
                   truth
                   is
                   ,
                   Religion
                   and
                   Faith
                   over-masters
                   their
                   Natural
                   Policy
                   ,
                   Really
                
                 ;
                 Mars
                 in
                 undecima
                 inimicitias
                 
                 amicorum
                 praenotat
                 :
                 Mars
                 
                   in
                   the
                
                 11.
                 
                   destroys
                   the
                   Leagues
                   and
                   Friendships
                   of
                   People
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
              
            
             
               
                 Wharton
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 surely
                 
                   William
                   Lilly
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Horn-bookblade
                 ,
                 he
                 would
                 not
                 divulge
                 so
                 much
                 of
                 his
                 Ignorance
                 at
                 one
                 clap
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 say
                 that
                 Mars
                 is
                 over-swayed
                 by
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   cujus
                   contrarium
                   verum
                   est
                
                 ;
                 for
                 ,
                 as
                 before
                 I
                 have
                 proved
                 ,
                 Mars
                 is
                 the
                 strongest
                 save
                 only
                 the
                 Moon
                 ;
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 the
                 weakest
                 but
                 Mercury
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Figure
                 ,
                 as
                 will
                 appear
                 to
                 any
                 Man
                 that
                 will
                 take
                 the
                 pains
                 to
                 collect
                 the
                 Dignities
                 and
                 Debilities
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 respectively
                 in
                 the
                 Figure
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 he
                 hath
                 good
                 reason
                 to
                 doubt
                 of
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 suspect
                 the
                 Scottish
                 Nation
                 will
                 become
                 Converts
                 ;
                 which
                 if
                 they
                 did
                 not
                 ,
                 we
                 (
                 Malignants
                 )
                 should
                 have
                 questioned
                 ,
                 whether
                 they
                 had
                 any
                 Religion
                 ,
                 or
                 Faith
                 at
                 all
                 ?
                 But
                 to
                 the
                 matter
                 :
                 Mars
                 in
                 the
                 eleventh
                 House
                 ,
                 presages
                 something
                 else
                 than
                 
                   amicorum
                   inimicitias
                
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 had
                 not
                 abused
                 
                   Guido
                   Bonatus
                   ,
                   Colum.
                
                 571.
                 and
                 in
                 him
                 the
                 whole
                 Kingdom
                 ;
                 whose
                 words
                 (
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 not
                 been
                 interrupted
                 by
                 this
                 unmannerly
                 Clown
                 )
                 had
                 been
                 thus
                 ;
                 
                   Mars
                   in
                
                 11
                 a
                 
                   domo
                   ,
                   significat
                   paucitatem
                   lucri
                   ,
                   seu
                   profectus
                   in
                   rebus
                   de
                   quibus
                   speratur
                   utilitas
                   ;
                   &
                   quod
                   cadent
                   in
                   inimicitias
                   amicorum
                   &
                   significat
                   diminutionem
                   substantiae
                   ,
                   &
                   desperabunt
                   homines
                   de
                   rebus
                   in
                   quibus
                   habebatur
                   fiducia
                   ,
                   &
                   quibus
                   sperabatur
                   :
                
                 That
                 is
                 ,
                 Mars
                 in
                 the
                 eleventh
                 House
                 foretells
                 but
                 little
                 profit
                 or
                 gain
                 in
                 those
                 things
                 by
                 which
                 profit
                 was
                 expected
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 fall
                 at
                 enmity
                 with
                 their
                 Friends
                 .
                 Also
                 ,
                 the
                 diminution
                 of
                 their
                 Substance
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 men
                 shall
                 utterly
                 despair
                 of
                 ever
                 obtaining
                 what
                 they
                 most
                 trusted
                 to
                 ,
                 and
                 expected
                 .
                 This
                 Aphorism
                 carries
                 a
                 great
                 deal
                 of
                 Matter
                 in
                 it
                 ,
                 in
                 relation
                 it
                 hath
                 to
                 the
                 differences
                 depending
                 and
                 impending
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Scots
                 and
                 the
                 Parliament
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 it
                 was
                 not
                 held
                 fitting
                 to
                 be
                 published
                 ,
                 or
                 
                 communicated
                 (
                 by
                 our
                 Mysterious
                 Merlin
                 )
                 without
                 a
                 Fee.
                 The
                 plain
                 English
                 of
                 it
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 Natural
                 causes
                 )
                 it
                 is
                 most
                 evident
                 that
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 &c.
                 shall
                 be
                 frustrated
                 in
                 their
                 expectation
                 ;
                 that
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 much
                 deceived
                 ,
                 and
                 deprived
                 of
                 the
                 Profit
                 and
                 Commodity
                 ,
                 which
                 might
                 have
                 accrued
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 by
                 having
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 their
                 own
                 disposal
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 for
                 this
                 cause
                 they
                 shall
                 fall
                 at
                 difference
                 with
                 ,
                 and
                 incur
                 the
                 dislike
                 and
                 enmity
                 of
                 those
                 that
                 were
                 formerly
                 their
                 Friends
                 and
                 Confederates
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 account
                 them
                 no
                 otherwise
                 than
                 such
                 as
                 have
                 forgot
                 and
                 neglected
                 their
                 Covenant
                 with
                 God
                 and
                 Man
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 hereupon
                 they
                 despair
                 of
                 the
                 Scottish
                 Religion
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 is
                 come
                 nearer
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 their
                 Faith
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 have
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 credulity
                 as
                 to
                 interest
                 them
                 alone
                 in
                 the
                 disposal
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Person
                 :
                 And
                 hence
                 arise
                 new
                 Discords
                 and
                 Contentions
                 ,
                 and
                 greater
                 Taxes
                 are
                 imposed
                 than
                 ever
                 upon
                 the
                 poor
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 whereby
                 Mens
                 Estates
                 are
                 exhausted
                 and
                 consumed
                 ,
                 and
                 fresh
                 Miseries
                 daily
                 approaching
                 ,
                 if
                 not
                 timously
                 prevented
                 .
              
               
                 What
                 he
                 cites
                 out
                 of
                 Haly
                 concerning
                 
                 Jupiter's
                 positure
                 in
                 the
                 eleventh
                 House
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 sufficiently
                 Answered
                 and
                 explained
                 before
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 words
                 which
                 he
                 quoted
                 from
                 Bonatus
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 thing
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 thus
                 far
                 hath
                 Mr.
                 Lilly
                 made
                 his
                 Progress
                 in
                 Preaching
                 Peace
                 and
                 Tranquility
                 to
                 the
                 People
                 ,
                 to
                 what
                 purpose
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 sufficiently
                 declared
                 .
                 And
                 now
                 he
                 comes
                 to
                 the
                 Quality
                 of
                 the
                 Year
                 ,
                 wherein
                 I
                 scorn
                 to
                 detract
                 the
                 least
                 scruple
                 from
                 him
                 of
                 what
                 's
                 his
                 due
                 ,
                 but
                 shall
                 agree
                 with
                 him
                 in
                 every
                 thing
                 which
                 he
                 performs
                 but
                 any
                 thing
                 like
                 an
                 Artist
                 ,
                 (
                 though
                 he
                 stumble
                 of
                 it
                 against
                 his
                 will
                 )
                 his
                 Quotation
                 of
                 
                   Bonatus
                   ,
                   Pag.
                
                 55.
                 (
                 by
                 great
                 Fortune
                 )
                 is
                 very
                 true
                 and
                 pertinent
                 ,
                 whereby
                 is
                 proved
                 a
                 Year
                 of
                 sc●rcity
                 of
                 Corn
                 
                 and
                 other
                 Provision
                 for
                 the
                 use
                 of
                 Man
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 application
                 of
                 his
                 next
                 Aphorism
                 out
                 of
                 Haly
                 is
                 very
                 illicite
                 ,
                 and
                 ignorant
                 ,
                 for
                 although
                 he
                 affirm
                 it
                 shall
                 assuredly
                 come
                 to
                 pass
                 in
                 those
                 parts
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 which
                 lye
                 South-East
                 ,
                 and
                 full
                 South
                 from
                 London
                 ,
                 but
                 nothing
                 so
                 violently
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 Ireland
                 :
                 I
                 shall
                 prove
                 him
                 here
                 an
                 errand
                 Botcher
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 had
                 understood
                 the
                 Aphorism
                 ,
                 Saturn
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 infortunate
                 
                   in
                   alto
                   loco
                
                 ,
                 and
                 elevated
                 above
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 Planets
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 it
                 hath
                 no
                 signification
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 in
                 this
                 Figure
                 ;
                 for
                 although
                 he
                 be
                 weak
                 in
                 his
                 Essential
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 yet
                 considering
                 his
                 other
                 Accidental
                 Fortitudes
                 ,
                 he
                 is
                 indifferent
                 strong
                 and
                 powerful
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 the
                 Aphorism
                 will
                 not
                 serve
                 for
                 this
                 Position
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 you
                 will
                 know
                 the
                 principal
                 ways
                 by
                 which
                 a
                 Planet
                 may
                 be
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 Elevated
                 above
                 another
                 ,
                 they
                 are
                 three
                 ,
                 viz.
                 In
                 respect
                 of
                 their
                 
                   
                     Latitude
                     from
                     the
                     Ecliptique
                     .
                  
                   
                     Nearness
                     to
                     their
                     Auges
                     .
                  
                   
                     Position
                     in
                     the
                     Figure
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 A
                 Planet
                 is
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 Elevated
                 above
                 another
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 
                   Ganivetus
                   ,
                   cap.
                
                 1.
                 differ
                 .
                 3.
                 of
                 his
                 Book
                 ,
                 Entituled
                 
                   Amicus
                   Medicorum
                
                 )
                 who
                 hath
                 greatest
                 Northern
                 Latitude
                 from
                 the
                 Ecliptique
                 .
                 Now
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 Calculate
                 rightly
                 ,
                 we
                 shall
                 find
                 Mars
                 Elevated
                 above
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 the
                 Moon
                 excepted
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 hath
                 3
                 degrees
                 of
                 North
                 Latitude
                 ;
                 and
                 
                 Saturn's
                 Latitude
                 is
                 Meridional
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 2
                 degrees
                 6
                 min.
                 
                 So
                 Jupiter
                 hath
                 0.
                 degree
                 47
                 min.
                 of
                 North
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 Venus
                 1
                 degree
                 10
                 min.
                 and
                 Mercury
                 2
                 degrees
                 5
                 min.
                 both
                 South
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Moon
                 indeed
                 hath
                 4
                 degrees
                 47
                 min.
                 of
                 North
                 Latitude
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 Saturn
                 is
                 the
                 most
                 depressed
                 of
                 
                 all
                 the
                 Planets
                 in
                 the
                 Figure
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Moon
                 most
                 Elevated
                 ,
                 next
                 Mars
                 ,
                 and
                 then
                 Jupiter
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 next
                 way
                 is
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 a
                 Planets
                 propinquity
                 to
                 his
                 Auge
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 
                   Albohazen
                   Haly
                
                 in
                 his
                 Comment
                 upon
                 Ptolomy
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 Planet
                 which
                 is
                 nearest
                 the
                 Summity
                 of
                 his
                 Epicycle
                 ,
                 is
                 Elevated
                 above
                 another
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 further
                 removed
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 if
                 we
                 consider
                 here
                 which
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 is
                 most
                 Elevated
                 
                   secundum
                   Augem
                
                 ,
                 we
                 shall
                 find
                 that
                 Mercury
                 is
                 in
                 
                   Apog
                   .
                   Epicicli
                
                 .
                 12
                 
                   March
                   ,
                   Mars
                
                 is
                 in
                 
                   Apog
                   .
                   Eccentr
                
                 .
                 the
                 14
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 and
                 Saturn
                 is
                 not
                 in
                 
                   Apog
                   .
                   Epicicli
                
                 until
                 the
                 fourth
                 of
                 May
                 following
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 this
                 way
                 Mercury
                 and
                 Mars
                 are
                 both
                 Elevated
                 above
                 Saturn
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 here
                 by
                 the
                 way
                 will
                 I
                 put
                 Mr.
                 Merlin
                 in
                 mind
                 of
                 one
                 mistake
                 in
                 this
                 kind
                 committed
                 in
                 his
                 
                 England's
                 Prophetical
                 
                   Merlin
                   ,
                   Pag.
                
                 78.
                 
                 Where
                 he
                 hath
                 put
                 
                   Saturn
                   transire
                   Apog
                
                 .
                 on
                 20
                 Martii
                 &
                 
                   Jupiter
                   Epicicli
                   sui
                   superiorem
                   partem
                
                 23
                 Martii
                 ,
                 whereas
                 Saturn
                 is
                 in
                 
                   Apog
                   .
                   Epicicli
                
                 the
                 10
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 the
                 13.
                 
                 So
                 but
                 only
                 ten
                 days
                 Error
                 in
                 each
                 committed
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 third
                 way
                 by
                 which
                 a
                 Planet
                 may
                 be
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 Elevated
                 ,
                 is
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 their
                 places
                 in
                 the
                 Figure
                 ;
                 as
                 he
                 that
                 is
                 above
                 the
                 Earth
                 is
                 more
                 Elevated
                 than
                 he
                 that
                 is
                 under
                 the
                 Horizon
                 ,
                 he
                 that
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 twelfth
                 House
                 is
                 Elevated
                 above
                 another
                 Planet
                 in
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 ,
                 he
                 that
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 eleventh
                 ,
                 above
                 any
                 in
                 the
                 twelfth
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 that
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 tenth
                 ,
                 above
                 any
                 other
                 in
                 the
                 Figure
                 ,
                 as
                 indeed
                 Saturn
                 is
                 now
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 all
                 the
                 Planets
                 were
                 under
                 the
                 Horizon
                 ,
                 then
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 nearest
                 to
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 is
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 most
                 Elevated
                 ;
                 but
                 this
                 is
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 considered
                 by
                 Astrologers
                 as
                 their
                 Elevation
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 their
                 
                 proximity
                 to
                 their
                 Auges
                 ,
                 or
                 if
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 yet
                 you
                 see
                 there
                 is
                 two
                 to
                 one
                 against
                 
                   Wil.
                   Lilly
                
                 :
                 For
                 Saturn
                 is
                 neither
                 Elevated
                 above
                 all
                 the
                 other
                 Planets
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 Latitude
                 ,
                 nor
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 his
                 Auge
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 that
                 Aphorism
                 of
                 
                 Haly's
                 hath
                 no
                 signification
                 here
                 ,
                 Saturn
                 being
                 neither
                 
                   infortunatus
                   in
                   alto
                   loco
                   ,
                   nec
                   sublevatus
                   super
                   omnes
                   alios
                   Planetas
                   ,
                
                 as
                 
                   William
                   Lilly
                
                 supposes
                 him
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 the
                 South
                 ,
                 and
                 Southeast
                 parts
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdom
                 need
                 not
                 fear
                 this
                 Positure
                 at
                 all
                 .
              
               
                 Next
                 ,
                 I
                 desire
                 the
                 Reader
                 to
                 observe
                 that
                 he
                 hath
                 cut
                 off
                 ,
                 corrupted
                 ,
                 and
                 mis-understood
                 that
                 Aphorism
                 in
                 Bonatus
                 ,
                 574.
                 
                   viz.
                   Significat
                   naufragia
                   repente
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 For
                 that
                 Aphorism
                 is
                 not
                 deduced
                 from
                 the
                 Dominion
                 of
                 Mars
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 and
                 ninth
                 Houses
                 of
                 the
                 Figure
                 ;
                 but
                 (
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 in
                 Guido
                 )
                 from
                 the
                 Situation
                 of
                 Mars
                 in
                 Cancer
                 and
                 his
                 Triplicity
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 words
                 of
                 Bonatus
                 are
                 these
                 ,
                 
                   Et
                   si
                   fuerit
                
                 Mars
                 
                   in
                   Revolutione
                   anni
                   in
                   Cancro
                   ,
                   vel
                   ejus
                   triplicitate
                   :
                   Et
                   maxime
                   in
                   Cancro
                   ,
                   erit
                   apparitio
                   eorum
                   ,
                   quae
                   significaverit
                   in
                   partibus
                   Septentrionalibus
                   .
                
                 And
                 thus
                 much
                 of
                 that
                 Aphorism
                 Master
                 Merlin
                 hath
                 quite
                 left
                 our
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 thus
                 much
                 in
                 English
                 :
                 If
                 Mars
                 in
                 the
                 Years
                 Revolution
                 shall
                 be
                 in
                 Cancer
                 or
                 his
                 Triplicity
                 ,
                 but
                 especially
                 in
                 Cancer
                 ,
                 the
                 visibility
                 of
                 his
                 Effects
                 shall
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 Northern
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
                 Further
                 ,
                 
                   In
                   Cancro
                   significat
                   naufragia
                   repente
                   v●nientia
                   ex
                   forti
                   atque
                   subito
                   flatu
                   ventorum
                   ,
                   &
                   significat
                   rixam
                   atque
                   contentionem
                   ,
                   &
                   bellum
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 Mars
                 in
                 Cancer
                 hath
                 signification
                 of
                 unexpected
                 Ship-wracks
                 ,
                 happening
                 by
                 fierce
                 and
                 sudden
                 gales
                 of
                 Wind
                 ;
                 he
                 also
                 portends
                 Strife
                 ,
                 Contention
                 ,
                 and
                 War
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Lilly.
                 
              
               
                 Gaudebunt
                 Reges
                 ,
                 &
                 habebunt
                 laetitiam
                 ,
                 &
                 securitatem
                 ,
                 
                   that
                   our
                   Principal
                   Governours
                   and
                   Officers
                   that
                   have
                   with
                   such
                   Industry
                   these
                   many
                   Years
                   
                   steered
                   the
                   Affairs
                   of
                   our
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   shall
                   in
                   this
                   Year
                   rejoyce
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 Wharton
                 .
              
               
                 Indeed
                 (
                 Lilly
                 )
                 you
                 steer
                 by
                 a
                 false
                 Chart
                 ,
                 for
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 such
                 thing
                 absolutely
                 signified
                 to
                 the
                 Governours
                 you
                 speak
                 of
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 is
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 ,
                 for
                 he
                 that
                 will
                 look
                 into
                 
                   Guido
                   ,
                   pag.
                
                 575.
                 whence
                 he
                 takes
                 this
                 judgment
                 ,
                 shall
                 find
                 the
                 words
                 to
                 carry
                 another
                 sence
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Et
                   si
                   fuerit
                   Sol
                   Dominus
                   Anni
                   ,
                   ac
                   Dominus
                   Ascendentis
                   ,
                   fueritque
                   liber
                   à
                   malis
                   ,
                   dixit
                   Albumazar
                   ,
                   gaudebunt
                   Reges
                   ,
                   &
                   habebunt
                   laetitiam
                   &
                   securitatem
                   ,
                
                 so
                 that
                 if
                 you
                 expect
                 to
                 have
                 benefit
                 by
                 this
                 Aphorism
                 ,
                 the
                 Sun
                 must
                 not
                 only
                 be
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 ,
                 and
                 free
                 from
                 the
                 Malevolents
                 ,
                 but
                 he
                 must
                 also
                 be
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Year
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 in
                 this
                 Revolution
                 ;
                 and
                 how
                 far
                 soever
                 this
                 Aphorism
                 may
                 be
                 in
                 force
                 ,
                 the
                 King
                 will
                 have
                 the
                 best
                 share
                 thereof
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 Sun
                 be
                 the
                 Natural
                 Significator
                 of
                 Kings
                 ,
                 as
                 all
                 Authors
                 accord
                 :
                 Nor
                 shall
                 those
                 Governours
                 he
                 talks
                 of
                 want
                 their
                 part
                 of
                 what
                 the
                 Sun
                 's
                 accidental
                 Position
                 in
                 the
                 eighth
                 House
                 doth
                 signifie
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Depressionem
                   Divitum
                   &
                   Magnatum
                   ,
                   seu
                   Nobilium
                   atque
                   potentum
                   ,
                   eorumque
                   diminutionem
                   ,
                   &
                   mortem
                   ,
                   ac
                   improperium
                   ,
                   Bonat
                   .
                
                 577.
                 
                 I
                 'le
                 lay
                 my
                 Life
                 this
                 Aphorism
                 belongs
                 to
                 the
                 Round-heads
                 .
                 What
                 Venus
                 portendeth
                 in
                 the
                 ninth
                 ,
                 as
                 she
                 is
                 Significatrix
                 of
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 told
                 you
                 in
                 my
                 Prog.
                 And
                 what
                 Mr.
                 Lilly
                 hath
                 added
                 out
                 of
                 Bonatus
                 ,
                 579.
                 is
                 not
                 amiss
                 ;
                 only
                 his
                 application
                 is
                 like
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 as
                 idle
                 and
                 foolish
                 as
                 may
                 be
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 it
                 concerns
                 all
                 the
                 Clergy
                 in
                 general
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 the
                 Prick-ear'd
                 Divines
                 only
                 ,
                 as
                 every
                 Artist
                 can
                 testifie
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 
                   William
                   Lilly
                
                 seems
                 to
                 be
                 very
                 much
                 offended
                 with
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Geere
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 as
                 he
                 saith
                 )
                 was
                 sometimes
                 a
                 Priest
                 of
                 Tewksbury
                 ,
                 and
                 hath
                 lately
                 writ
                 a
                 Pamphlet
                 ,
                 called
                 Astrologo-mastix
                 ,
                 (
                 which
                 indeed
                 
                 is
                 as
                 full
                 of
                 old
                 idle
                 Sophistry
                 ,
                 as
                 Mr.
                 Lilly
                 is
                 of
                 Malice
                 and
                 Ignorance
                 )
                 yet
                 I
                 hold
                 it
                 no
                 sufficient
                 Answer
                 to
                 tell
                 him
                 a
                 story
                 of
                 a
                 Weather-cock
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Cock
                 and
                 Bull
                 ,
                 in
                 stead
                 of
                 denying
                 and
                 avoyding
                 his
                 Arguments
                 by
                 better
                 Reason
                 :
                 Nor
                 is
                 it
                 Scholar-like
                 ,
                 or
                 savours
                 at
                 all
                 of
                 Common
                 Civility
                 ,
                 to
                 fall
                 upon
                 scandalizing
                 of
                 a
                 mans
                 Reputation
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 hath
                 not
                 wit
                 enough
                 to
                 requite
                 him
                 otherwise
                 .
                 I
                 think
                 (
                 Lilly
                 )
                 you
                 would
                 scarce
                 accept
                 of
                 it
                 as
                 a
                 sufficient
                 Answer
                 from
                 me
                 ,
                 if
                 instead
                 of
                 Correcting
                 your
                 Errors
                 ,
                 I
                 should
                 tell
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 that
                 you
                 were
                 but
                 a
                 Taylors
                 Boy
                 in
                 St.
                 Clements
                 Parish
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 summity
                 of
                 all
                 your
                 Honour
                 ,
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 afterwards
                 a
                 Scriveners
                 Man
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 dying
                 ,
                 your
                 Mistress
                 taught
                 you
                 first
                 to
                 write
                 Secretary
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 respect
                 I
                 account
                 you
                 not
                 worthy
                 of
                 the
                 just
                 Revenge
                 of
                 my
                 Pen.
                 This
                 (
                 though
                 it
                 be
                 true
                 )
                 were
                 but
                 mean
                 Logick
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 truth
                 is
                 ,
                 you
                 are
                 lame
                 of
                 that
                 Leg
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 you
                 may
                 do
                 well
                 to
                 borrow
                 a
                 Crutch
                 of
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Challoner
                
                 ,
                 that
                 precise
                 Logician
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Nor
                 does
                 it
                 grieve
                 me
                 at
                 all
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 suffer
                 so
                 much
                 for
                 the
                 justness
                 of
                 the
                 Cause
                 which
                 I
                 have
                 undertaken
                 and
                 sworn
                 to
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 be
                 traduced
                 by
                 you
                 with
                 the
                 terms
                 of
                 an
                 obscure
                 Foot-man
                 ,
                 ungown'd
                 ,
                 and
                 unbooted
                 ,
                 &c.
                 the
                 time
                 was
                 when
                 I
                 have
                 been
                 on
                 Horse-back
                 ,
                 where
                 neither
                 Lilly
                 nor
                 Booker
                 durst
                 have
                 shewn
                 their
                 Faces
                 ;
                 and
                 't
                 is
                 no
                 matter
                 whether
                 I
                 wear
                 Boots
                 or
                 Shoes
                 ,
                 either
                 shall
                 content
                 me
                 ;
                 I
                 have
                 both
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 I
                 want
                 a
                 Colledge-Gown
                 ,
                 I
                 believe
                 (
                 Sir
                 )
                 you
                 are
                 not
                 in
                 so
                 much
                 Credit
                 as
                 to
                 take
                 up
                 one
                 for
                 me
                 till
                 my
                 next
                 Years
                 Almanack
                 may
                 defray
                 your
                 Engagemen●
                 ,
                 however
                 ,
                 you
                 are
                 not
                 so
                 much
                 M●ster
                 of
                 your
                 Trad●
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 make
                 it
                 for
                 me
                 ;
                 for
                 (
                 to
                 say
                 the
                 truth
                 )
                 I
                 was
                 told
                 your
                 Master
                 was
                 a
                 Womans
                 Taylo●
                 .
              
               
               
                 I
                 find
                 nothing
                 left
                 now
                 worthy
                 my
                 Notice
                 ,
                 save
                 only
                 the
                 Quadrate
                 Aspect
                 of
                 Saturn
                 to
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 which
                 happeneth
                 this
                 Year
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 Mr.
                 Merlin
                 saith
                 )
                 only
                 signifieth
                 
                   mutationes
                   ,
                   &
                   res
                   multas
                   in
                   Negotiis
                   Regis
                   ,
                   similiter
                   &
                   in
                   lege
                   ,
                
                 very
                 great
                 alterations
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 things
                 concerning
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Affairs
                 and
                 the
                 Law
                 :
                 But
                 you
                 see
                 Mr.
                 Merlin
                 dare
                 not
                 tell
                 us
                 his
                 Author
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 indeed
                 )
                 he
                 either
                 will
                 not
                 ,
                 or
                 dare
                 not
                 ;
                 yet
                 nevertheless
                 I
                 have
                 trac'd
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 found
                 Haly
                 to
                 be
                 the
                 Author
                 of
                 those
                 words
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 some
                 other
                 proceedings
                 ,
                 which
                 you
                 may
                 guess
                 he
                 was
                 unwilling
                 to
                 publish
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 tenor
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 
                   Haly
                   ,
                   pag.
                
                 391.
                 they
                 run
                 thus
                 :
                 Significat
                 (
                 saith
                 
                   Haly
                   )
                   quod
                   existent
                   Rebelles
                   qui
                   adversabuntur
                   Regi
                   ,
                   &
                   qui
                   querent
                   regnum
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 plain
                 English
                 is
                 this
                 ,
                 it
                 signifieth
                 there
                 shall
                 be
                 Rebels
                 and
                 Traytors
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 rise
                 and
                 oppose
                 themselves
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 who
                 shall
                 endeavour
                 to
                 deprive
                 him
                 of
                 his
                 Kingdom
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 And
                 this
                 together
                 with
                 the
                 former
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 genuine
                 signification
                 of
                 the
                 Square
                 of
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 ;
                 and
                 these
                 very
                 words
                 I
                 had
                 noted
                 in
                 my
                 Almanack
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Printer
                 maliciously
                 expunged
                 and
                 altered
                 them
                 and
                 divers
                 more
                 ,
                 whereby
                 he
                 hath
                 unworthily
                 abused
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 my
                 Almanack
                 look
                 Weather-beat
                 like
                 himself
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 for
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Mars
                 in
                 Taurus
                 ,
                 which
                 Mr.
                 Merlin
                 saith
                 ,
                 hath
                 been
                 so
                 Learnedly
                 handled
                 by
                 
                   John
                   Booker
                
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 sufficiently
                 laid
                 him
                 open
                 in
                 that
                 Discourse
                 I
                 formerly
                 mentioned
                 ;
                 and
                 no
                 doubt
                 ,
                 but
                 it
                 will
                 serve
                 both
                 their
                 turns
                 :
                 Yet
                 I
                 cannot
                 pass
                 by
                 one
                 gross
                 Error
                 (
                 above
                 all
                 the
                 rest
                 )
                 committed
                 by
                 this
                 wooden
                 Prick-ear
                 ,
                 
                   John
                   Booker
                
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 New
                 Almanack
                 for
                 1647.
                 (
                 which
                 may
                 be
                 easily
                 known
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Sign
                 of
                 the
                 Logger-head
                 in
                 the
                 Front
                 of
                 it
                 )
                 upon
                 his
                 judgment●
                 of
                 the
                 Year
                 at
                 the
                 Vernal
                 Ingress
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 saith
                 ,
                 that
                 Jupiter
                 is
                 in
                 
                   Ascendente
                   
                   hora
                   revolutionis
                
                 ,
                 and
                 accordingly
                 draws
                 fine
                 Peaceable
                 judgment
                 from
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 ,
                 when
                 notwithstanding
                 ,
                 Jupiter
                 is
                 above
                 30
                 deg
                 .
                 (
                 or
                 a
                 whole
                 sign
                 )
                 distant
                 from
                 thence
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 in
                 the
                 11
                 House
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 in
                 Wil.
                 Lilly's
                 
                   Figura
                   mundi
                
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Anglicus
                 ,
                 Erected
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 and
                 place
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 the
                 Reader
                 may
                 perceive
                 what
                 certainty
                 can
                 be
                 in
                 this
                 dull
                 Fellows
                 Prognosticks
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 thus
                 palpably
                 and
                 intolerably
                 erroneous
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 miss
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 a
                 whole
                 Sign
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 one
                 Planet
                 ?
              
               
                 And
                 thus
                 have
                 I
                 diligently
                 and
                 carefully
                 examined
                 Wil.
                 Lilly's
                 Discourse
                 ,
                 wherein
                 I
                 find
                 him
                 very
                 foolishly
                 rash
                 ,
                 and
                 even
                 brim-full
                 of
                 Malice
                 and
                 Ignorance
                 ;
                 and
                 do
                 now
                 assuredly
                 know
                 him
                 unworthy
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 an
                 Artist
                 .
                 I
                 could
                 have
                 taken
                 notice
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 many
                 more
                 Errors
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 particularly
                 in
                 his
                 Translation
                 of
                 those
                 first
                 50
                 Aphorisms
                 of
                 
                 Ptolomy's
                 Centiloqui
                 ,
                 wherein
                 he
                 shews
                 himself
                 Ignorant
                 in
                 the
                 Original
                 ,
                 so
                 hath
                 he
                 infected
                 some
                 of
                 them
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 foolish
                 Commentaries
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 amongst
                 the
                 rest
                 )
                 a
                 ridiculous
                 story
                 of
                 a
                 Suit
                 of
                 Clothes
                 ,
                 that
                 he
                 tore
                 many
                 holes
                 in
                 ,
                 in
                 going
                 a
                 Nutting
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Moon
                 was
                 ill
                 dignified
                 in
                 Leo
                 ,
                 which
                 Suit
                 ,
                 he
                 says
                 ,
                 did
                 never
                 do
                 him
                 any
                 service
                 after
                 :
                 Whereby
                 you
                 see
                 that
                 Lilly
                 is
                 as
                 bad
                 a
                 Taylor
                 ,
                 as
                 he
                 is
                 an
                 Astronomer
                 ,
                 that
                 could
                 mend
                 his
                 own
                 Clothes
                 no
                 better
                 ;
                 the
                 truth
                 is
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 not
                 born
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Workman
                 .
                 But
                 I
                 shall
                 reserve
                 my
                 other
                 more
                 serious
                 Observations
                 till
                 I
                 hear
                 further
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 which
                 if
                 ever
                 I
                 do
                 ,
                 I
                 promi●e
                 to
                 lash
                 him
                 without
                 Mercy
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 interim
                 ,
                 I
                 should
                 advise
                 such
                 Gentlemen
                 as
                 desire
                 to
                 be
                 Instructed
                 in
                 this
                 kind
                 o●
                 Learning
                 ,
                 to
                 shake
                 off
                 these
                 Ignorant
                 Fellows
                 ,
                 and
                 apply
                 themselves
                 to
                 Doctor
                 
                   Nicholas
                   Fisk
                
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 Sc●●borough
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Jonas
                   Moor
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Mr.
                 Holland
                 ,
                 ●ho
                 are
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 singular
                 Artists
                 ,
                 and
                 Men
                 of
                 Hone●t
                 and
                 clear
                 intentions
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               Multiplicatio
               Effectus
               Syderum
               Secreta
               .
            
             
               HE
               that
               will
               know
               Great
               and
               Noble
               things
               ,
               must
               commit
               three
               Rules
               to
               Memory
               .
               1.
               
               The
               Rarity
               and
               Time
               of
               the
               
                 Planetary
                 Conjunctions
              
               ,
               and
               multiply
               one
               into
               the
               other
               ,
               if
               it
               be
               exquisite
               or
               perfect
               ;
               if
               not
               ,
               into
               the
               part
               thereof
               in
               respect
               of
               Days
               ,
               and
               the
               Factus
               shall
               be
               the
               number
               of
               the
               Days
               of
               that
               Effect
               .
            
             
               For
               Example
               ;
               Suppose
               a
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               in
               some
               point
               of
               the
               Zodiack
               ,
               and
               besid●s
               that
               of
               the
               
                 Moon
                 ,
                 ad
                 unguem
              
               .
               The
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               is
               in
               Twenty
               Years
               ,
               and
               the
               Recourse
               of
               the
               Moon
               in
               Twenty
               seven
               Days
               ,
               and
               eight
               Hours
               .
               Then
               Multiply
               
                 Twenty
                 seven
              
               ,
               and
               
                 one
                 third
              
               part
               of
               a
               Day
               by
               Twenty
               ,
               and
               they
               make
               
                 Five
                 hundred
                 forty
                 six
                 Years
              
               ,
               and
               two
               thirds
               of
               a
               Year
               ,
               for
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Effect
               of
               that
               Conjunction
               .
            
             
               But
               yet
               it
               may
               ere
               that
               be
               obstructed
               by
               another
               Conjunction
               ,
               especially
               after
               
                 one
                 half
                 of
                 the
                 time
              
               be
               expired
               ;
               for
               the
               Effect
               will
               be
               Naturally
               increased
               for
               the
               space
               of
               
                 Two
                 hundred
                 seventy
                 three
                 Years
              
               ,
               and
               
                 one
                 third
                 part
                 of
                 a
                 Year
              
               :
               And
               this
               when
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               all
               the
               Three
               shall
               be
               in
               one
               Point
               .
            
             
               But
               admit
               the
               Moon
               should
               then
               be
               distant
               Thirty
               Minutes
               ,
               we
               will
               take
               the
               Semi-diameters
               of
               the
               Moon
               ,
               and
               therewith
               compare
               the
               Proportion
               of
               her
               distance
               ,
               in
               such
               sort
               ,
               as
               that
               we
               allow
               thereunto
               one
               half
               of
               the
               time
               ,
               because
               her
               Semi-diameter
               is
               one
               half
               of
               her
               distance
               .
               And
               so
               if
               the
               Moon
               shall
               be
               distant
               one
               whole
               degree
               ,
               we
               must
               give
               only
               a
               Fourth
               
               part
               ,
               Multiplying
               six
               Days
               and
               twenty
               Hours
               ,
               into
               twenty
               Years
               ,
               and
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Effect
               shall
               be
               
                 One
                 hundred
                 thirty
                 six
                 Years
              
               .
               The
               like
               must
               be
               done
               until
               the
               Moon
               shall
               be
               further
               distant
               than
               the
               quantity
               of
               her
               Beams
               ,
               which
               is
               twelve
               degrees
               and
               a
               half
               .
               For
               although
               this
               Proportion
               be
               not
               altogether
               perfect
               ,
               yet
               it
               is
               sensible
               ,
               and
               near
               to
               the
               truth
               .
            
             
               The
               Magnitude
               of
               
                 
                   Sun
                   ,
                   is
                   —
                   16
                   m.
                   
                
                 
                   Moon
                   —
                   17.
                   
                
                 
                   Jup.
                   &
                   Venus
                   —
                   5.
                   &
                   almost
                   to
                   6
                   m.
                   
                
                 
                   Sat.
                   &
                   Mars
                   —
                   4.
                   
                
                 
                   Mercury
                   —
                   2.
                   
                
              
            
             
               2.
               
               That
               the
               Effects
               be
               multiplyed
               in
               Strength
               like
               the
               Rarity
               ,
               according
               to
               an
               exquisite
               Application
               .
            
             
               As
               if
               Saturn
               have
               Four
               Vertues
               ,
               Jupiter
               Five
               ,
               Mars
               Three
               ,
               and
               are
               all
               conjoyned
               in
               one
               Point
               ;
               then
               let
               us
               multiply
               
                 Three
                 ,
                 Four
              
               ,
               and
               Five
               together
               ,
               and
               the
               Effect
               shall
               be
               Sixty
               in
               Strength
               ,
               viz.
               twelve
               times
               so
               much
               to
               the
               Effect
               of
               Jupiter
               alone
               ;
               fifteen
               times
               so
               much
               to
               Saturn
               ,
               and
               twenty
               times
               so
               much
               to
               Mars
               .
            
             
               But
               if
               Mars
               shall
               be
               distant
               one
               degree
               at
               a
               time
               when
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               are
               in
               Conjunction
               ,
               we
               must
               multiply
               three
               Minutes
               of
               the
               Semi-diameter
               of
               Mars
               ,
               into
               three
               ,
               the
               Number
               of
               his
               Strength
               ,
               and
               the
               Factus
               is
               Nine
               .
               Then
               Divide
               the
               Number
               by
               Sixty
               ,
               (
               the
               number
               of
               Minutes
               in
               the
               distance
               of
               Mars
               from
               Jupiter
               and
               Saturn
               )
               and
               the
               Quotient
               is
               three
               twentieth
               parts
               ,
               which
               we
               multiply
               into
               Twenty
               ,
               (
               the
               Number
               of
               the
               strength
               of
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               .
               )
               and
               the
               result
               is
               Three
               ,
               whi●h
               add
               to
               Tw●nty
               ,
               and
               the
               strength
               of
               that
               Conjunction
               shall
               be
               
                 Twenty
                 three
              
               ;
               that
               is
               almost
               eight
               times
               so
               much
               
               as
               the
               strength
               of
               
                 Mars
                 ;
                 six
              
               times
               so
               much
               as
               the
               strength
               of
               Saturn
               ,
               and
               five
               times
               so
               much
               as
               the
               strength
               of
               Jupiter
               .
               And
               the
               like
               of
               the
               rest
               .
            
             
               The
               strength
               of
               every
               Planet
               may
               be
               known
               by
               the
               Magnitude
               thereof
               ,
               and
               the
               slowness
               of
               its
               Motion
               ;
               for
               by
               how
               much
               greater
               the
               Planets
               be
               ,
               and
               by
               how
               much
               slower
               they
               are
               in
               Motion
               ,
               by
               so
               much
               stronger
               are
               they
               in
               
                 General
                 Causes
              
               ,
               but
               not
               so
               in
               Particular
               .
               For
               Example
               ,
            
             
               I
               would
               know
               what
               Power
               Saturn
               hath
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               Moon
               ,
               as
               to
               length
               or
               continuance
               of
               their
               Effects
               .
            
             
               I
               see
               that
               
               Saturn's
               Revolution
               is
               performed
               in
               
                 Twenty
                 nine
                 Years
              
               ,
               and
               
                 Three
                 hundred
                 fifty
                 eight
                 Days
              
               ;
               wherein
               are
               10750
               Days
               .
               This
               I
               multiply
               into
               the
               Square
               of
               his
               Semi-diameter
               ,
               and
               they
               make
               96750
               Days
               .
               In
               like
               manner
               ,
               I
               multiply
               the
               Circuit
               of
               the
               Moon
               into
               the
               Squared
               Minutes
               of
               her
               Semi-diameter
               ,
               and
               the
               Factus
               is
               7899
               Days
               ,
               and
               one
               eighth
               part
               of
               a
               Day
               .
               I
               Divide
               the
               one
               by
               the
               other
               ,
               and
               the
               Quotient
               is
               Twelve
               .
               And
               so
               much
               is
               the
               proportion
               of
               
               Saturn's
               strength
               to
               the
               strength
               of
               the
               Moon
               .
            
             
               The
               same
               I
               say
               of
               Conjunctions
               ,
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               length
               or
               Continuance
               of
               their
               Effects
               .
            
             
               And
               it
               may
               be
               demonstrated
               in
               one
               word
               ,
               because
               the
               Effects
               continue
               until
               the
               Return
               ;
               as
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               till
               another
               Conjunction
               ;
               and
               the
               Ingress
               of
               Saturn
               into
               the
               first
               point
               of
               Aries
               ,
               untill
               his
               next
               entrance
               into
               the
               same
               Point
               .
               For
               ,
               
                 Nihil
                 datur
                 inane
                 in
                 Natura
              
               .
               And
               therefore
               ,
               if
               the
               Effects
               should
               not
               continue
               until
               the
               Return
               ,
               it
               were
               a
               
                 Mathematical
                 Circuit
              
               ,
               not
               a
               Natural
               ;
               a
               Cause
               without
               an
               Effect
               ;
               yea
               ,
               a
               kind
               of
               Impotency
               .
               Wherefore
               ,
               
                 Proportio
                 Circuitus
                 ad
                 Circuitum
                 ,
                 ut
                 temporis
                 ad
                 tempus
                 ,
                 quod
                 erat
                 probandum
                 .
              
            
             
             
               Nevertheless
               ,
               every
               one
               of
               these
               Circuits
               is
               reduced
               to
               the
               half
               thereof
               ;
               because
               that
               from
               the
               Opposition
               ,
               the
               force
               of
               the
               Conjunction
               is
               finished
               ,
               and
               the
               Opposition
               regarded
               only
               .
            
             
               These
               things
               understood
               ,
               it
               is
               manifest
               ,
               that
               in
               either
               Rule
               ,
               what
               is
               said
               of
               
                 two
                 Planets
              
               ,
               and
               three
               ,
               holds
               also
               in
               four
               ,
               and
               five
               ,
               and
               six
               :
               As
               if
               
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 Mars
              
               ,
               and
               the
               Moon
               shall
               be
               joyned
               
                 ad
                 unguem
              
               ,
               or
               within
               some
               degrees
               ,
               you
               must
               multiply
               their
               Times
               and
               Vertues
               ,
               as
               well
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               Magnitude
               of
               the
               Effects
               ,
               as
               the
               Magnitude
               of
               Time
               :
               Observing
               the
               
                 first
                 Rule
              
               in
               the
               Times
               ,
               the
               Second
               in
               their
               Vertues
               .
            
             
               1.
               
               Hence
               it
               is
               concluded
               ,
               that
               the
               most
               powerful
               Conjunction
               ,
               and
               the
               most
               durable
               ,
               is
               that
               of
               the
               Head
               of
               Aries
               of
               the
               
                 Eighth
                 Sphere
              
               ,
               with
               the
               Head
               of
               Aries
               of
               the
               
                 Ninth
                 Sphere
              
               ,
               because
               it
               is
               but
               once
               in
               
                 Thirty
                 six
                 Thousand
                 Years
              
               .
               And
               in
               this
               Conjunction
               it
               is
               manifest
               ,
               that
               all
               the
               Signs
               of
               the
               
                 Eighth
                 Sphere
              
               do
               agree
               
                 to
                 those
              
               of
               the
               Ninth
               ,
               and
               that
               all
               the
               Stars
               of
               the
               
                 Eighth
                 Sphere
              
               contribute
               their
               Powers
               :
               So
               likewise
               all
               the
               Planets
               ,
               because
               their
               Absides
               are
               moved
               by
               the
               Motion
               of
               the
               
                 Eighth
                 Sphere
              
               ,
               and
               for
               that
               the
               Ecliptique-lines
               are
               joyned
               to
               one
               another
               ,
               unto
               which
               the
               Planets
               have
               a
               Respect
               ,
               both
               in
               regard
               of
               the
               
               Sun's
               Motion
               ,
               and
               the
               Motion
               of
               Latitude
               also
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               The
               Second
               is
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               ,
               in
               the
               Sign
               of
               Aries
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               Circuit
               from
               Aries
               to
               Aries
               ,
               which
               is
               but
               once
               in
               
                 Seven
                 hundred
                 ninety
                 five
                 Years
              
               ,
               regard
               being
               had
               to
               the
               change
               of
               the
               Trigon
               .
            
             
               3.
               
               The
               change
               of
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               ,
               from
               
                 one
                 Trigon
              
               to
               another
               ,
               which
               happens
               in
               
                 One
                 hundred
                 ninety
                 nine
                 Years
              
               ,
               and
               proceeds
               according
               to
               the
               Succession
               of
               
                 Signs
                 ,
                 viz.
              
               from
               the
               
               
                 first
                 Trigon
              
               of
               Aries
               into
               the
               
                 second
                 Trigon
              
               of
               Taurus
               ,
               thence
               into
               the
               Trigon
               of
               Gemini
               ,
               and
               then
               into
               that
               of
               Cancer
               ;
               after
               which
               it
               returns
               to
               the
               
                 first
                 Trigon
              
               .
            
             
               4.
               
               The
               Return
               of
               Saturn
               to
               the
               beginning
               of
               Aries
               in
               the
               space
               of
               Thirty
               Years
               .
            
             
               5.
               
               The
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               ,
               once
               in
               every
               Twenty
               Years
               .
            
             
               6.
               
               The
               Return
               of
               Jupiter
               to
               the
               beginning
               of
               Aries
               ,
               perfected
               at
               the
               end
               of
               Twelve
               Years
               .
            
             
               7.
               
               The
               Conjunction
               of
               Mars
               and
               Jupiter
               in
               
                 Twenty
                 seven
              
               Months
               .
            
             
               8.
               
               The
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Sun
               and
               Mars
               in
               
                 Twenty
                 six
              
               Months
               .
            
             
               9.
               
               The
               Conjunction
               of
               Mars
               and
               Saturn
               ,
               in
               
                 Twenty
                 five
              
               Months
               .
            
             
               10.
               
               The
               Circuit
               of
               Mars
               ,
               in
               
                 Twenty
                 three
              
               Months
               .
            
             
               11.
               
               The
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Sun
               and
               Jupiter
               ,
               every
               Fourteen
               Months
               .
            
             
               12.
               
               The
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Sun
               and
               Saturn
               ,
               every
               Thirteen
               Months
               .
            
             
               13.
               
               The
               Circuit
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               in
               Twelve
               Months
               .
            
             
               And
               what
               is
               said
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               as
               to
               his
               own
               Circuit
               ,
               and
               his
               Conjunction
               with
               the
               Superiour
               Planets
               ,
               must
               be
               understood
               also
               of
               Venus
               and
               Mercury
               .
            
             
               In
               like
               manner
               ,
               what
               shall
               be
               said
               touching
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Moon
               with
               the
               Sun
               ,
               must
               be
               understood
               also
               of
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Moon
               with
               Venus
               and
               Mercury
               .
            
             
               14.
               
               The
               Conjunction
               of
               Venus
               with
               the
               Sun
               ,
               in
               Ten
               Months
               ,
               or
               Two
               hundred
               ninety
               two
               Days
               .
            
             
               15.
               
               The
               Conjunction
               of
               Mercury
               with
               the
               Sun
               ,
               in
               two
               Months
               ,
               or
               in
               Fifty
               and
               eight
               Days
               .
            
             
               16.
               
               The
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Moon
               with
               the
               Sun
               ,
               in
               twenty
               nine
               Days
               ,
               and
               ten
               Hours
               ,
               a
               Lunar
               Month.
               
            
             
             
               17.
               
               The
               Revolution
               of
               the
               Moon
               ,
               in
               twenty
               seven
               Days
               ,
               and
               eight
               Hours
               .
            
             
               18.
               
               The
               Return
               of
               any
               Planet
               or
               
                 Fixed
                 Star
              
               ,
               or
               Place
               of
               Conjunction
               to
               the
               Ascendant
               or
               Circle
               of
               the
               Mid-heaven
               ,
               which
               hath
               as
               much
               force
               as
               the
               Ingress
               of
               the
               same
               Star
               into
               the
               first
               Point
               of
               Aries
               :
               And
               this
               is
               demonstrable
               by
               the
               third
               Rule
               ,
               which
               is
               this
               .
            
             
               Every
               Star
               that
               hath
               much
               Power
               
                 per
                 se
              
               ,
               as
               is
               the
               Rarity
               of
               the
               Event
               ,
               (
               for
               this
               was
               but
               even
               now
               demonstrated
               )
               and
               this
               
                 Rarity
                 in
                 gradu
              
               ,
               is
               always
               a
               
                 Three
                 hundred
                 and
                 sixtieth
                 part
              
               :
               Therefore
               if
               the
               Star
               be
               the
               same
               ,
               and
               Rarity
               the
               same
               ,
               it
               is
               as
               much
               to
               have
               that
               Star
               in
               the
               degree
               of
               the
               Ascendant
               (
               which
               happens
               every
               day
               ,
               and
               is
               called
               the
               
                 Diurne
                 Circuit
              
               )
               as
               that
               the
               same
               Star
               should
               enter
               the
               first
               Point
               of
               Aries
               .
            
             
               Now
               ,
               I
               will
               shew
               that
               Rarity
               is
               the
               same
               :
               For
               like
               as
               every
               day
               that
               Degree
               continues
               but
               only
               
                 four
                 Minutes
              
               of
               time
               in
               the
               Ascendant
               :
               So
               Saturn
               remains
               the
               space
               of
               a
               
                 Month
                 (
                 ferè
              
               )
               in
               the
               first
               degree
               of
               Aries
               .
               And
               thus
               (
               notwithstanding
               the
               Ingress
               of
               Saturn
               into
               Aries
               can
               be
               but
               once
               in
               
                 Thirty
                 Years
              
               ,
               and
               Saturn
               in
               the
               Ascendant
               but
               once
               every
               day
               ,
               yet
               )
               because
               he
               remains
               in
               the
               Ascendant
               but
               for
               a
               Moment
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 Four
                 Minutes
              
               of
               an
               Hour
               ,
               which
               are
               the
               
                 three
                 hundred
                 and
                 sixtieth
                 part
              
               of
               a
               Day
               ,
               and
               the
               whole
               Circuit
               ;
               and
               in
               the
               first
               degree
               of
               Aries
               ,
               the
               space
               of
               a
               Month
               ,
               which
               is
               also
               the
               
                 three
                 hundred
                 and
                 sixtieth
              
               part
               of
               
                 Thirty
                 Years
                 Circuit
              
               .
               It
               is
               evident
               ,
               that
               it
               is
               as
               Rare
               to
               have
               Saturn
               in
               the
               degree
               of
               the
               Asc●ndant
               as
               in
               the
               f●rst
               degree
               of
               Aries
               .
            
             
               The
               same
               may
               be
               demonstrated
               concerning
               the
               Moon
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 Great
                 Conjunctions
              
               of
               the
               H●ad
               of
               Aries
               of
               the
               
                 Eighth
                 Sph●●e
              
               ,
               with
               the
               Head
               of
               A●i●s
               
               of
               the
               Ninth
               .
               For
               although
               it
               happen
               but
               once
               in
               
                 Thirty
                 six
                 thousand
                 Years
              
               ;
               yet
               because
               the
               Head
               of
               Aries
               of
               the
               
                 Eighth
                 Sphere
              
               continues
               in
               the
               first
               degree
               of
               Aries
               in
               the
               Ninth
               ,
               and
               every
               
                 Fixed
                 Star
              
               of
               the
               Eighth
               ,
               in
               one
               degree
               of
               the
               
                 Ninth
                 Sphere
              
               ,
               the
               space
               of
               a
               
                 Hundred
                 Years
              
               ;
               't
               is
               plain
               ,
               that
               it
               is
               as
               Rare
               to
               have
               the
               Head
               of
               Aries
               in
               the
               Ascendant
               (
               whether
               of
               the
               Eighth
               or
               
                 Ninth
                 Sphere
              
               ,
               )
               as
               that
               any
               
                 one
                 is
                 Born
                 at
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 that
                 Conjunction
                 ,
                 viz.
              
               Of
               the
               Head
               of
               the
               
                 Eighth
                 Sphere
              
               with
               the
               Head
               of
               the
               Ninth
               ,
               in
               the
               
                 same
                 Degree
              
               .
               And
               so
               of
               the
               rest
               ,
               wherein
               a
               regard
               must
               be
               had
               of
               the
               Circuit
               ,
               because
               one
               Term
               remaineth
               Fixed
               .
               The
               like
               I
               prove
               of
               Those
               in
               which
               the
               Terms
               are
               both
               moveable
               ;
               and
               as
               is
               manifest
               (
               for
               Example
               )
               in
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               ,
               which
               (
               although
               it
               falls
               out
               but
               once
               in
               
                 Twenty
                 Years
              
               ,
               yet
               )
               remain
               joyned
               for
               the
               space
               of
               the
               360
               th
               .
               part
               of
               the
               Circuit
               ;
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               for
               more
               than
               
                 Twenty
                 Days
              
               ;
               the
               like
               of
               all
               others
               .
               And
               the
               Reason
               is
               the
               same
               concerning
               the
               Circuit
               and
               
                 Corporal
                 Conjunction
              
               ,
               in
               respect
               of
               one
               of
               those
               Stars
               in
               the
               Cuspe
               of
               the
               Ascendant
               and
               Mid-heaven
               .
            
             
               Whence
               it
               follows
               ,
               That
               even
               all
               Conjunctions
               (
               whether
               of
               the
               Planets
               amongst
               themselves
               ,
               or
               of
               the
               Fixed
               Stars
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               same
               distance
               ,
               suppose
               of
               one
               Degree
               ,
               or
               ten
               Minutes
               ,
               or
               in
               the
               very
               same
               Minute
               )
               are
               of
               the
               same
               Vertue
               according
               to
               their
               Rarity
               ;
               yea
               ,
               and
               according
               to
               their
               Power
               or
               Strength
               ,
               in
               respect
               of
               Rarity
               ;
               but
               yet
               not
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               Stars
               that
               be
               in
               Conjunction
               .
               For
               that
               (
               as
               but
               now
               was
               said
               )
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               can
               do
               more
               ,
               than
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Mars
               and
               Jupiter
               ;
               and
               much
               more
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               ,
               than
               of
               Venus
               and
               Mercury
               in
               the
               same
               distance
               ,
               in
               regard
               of
               their
               Bodies
               .
            
             
             
               And
               so
               likewise
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               in
               the
               same
               degree
               (
               be
               it
               in
               what
               place
               soever
               of
               a
               Nativity
               )
               may
               do
               more
               than
               if
               Saturn
               or
               Jupiter
               only
               were
               in
               the
               degree
               of
               the
               Ascendant
               ,
               or
               Mid-heaven
               ,
               not
               of
               Rarity
               :
               For
               as
               to
               this
               they
               are
               of
               equal
               Power
               ,
               as
               was
               before
               demonstrated
               .
               But
               for
               that
               Reason
               ,
               that
               the
               Planets
               are
               joyn'd
               ,
               they
               do
               conduplicate
               their
               Power
               by
               the
               
                 second
                 Rule
              
               .
            
             
               And
               hence
               another
               thing
               follows
               ,
               viz.
               That
               some
               Conjunction
               of
               Venus
               and
               Mercury
               shall
               be
               far
               more
               Powerful
               than
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               ,
               or
               of
               the
               Sun
               and
               Moon
               :
               Because
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               ,
               or
               of
               the
               Sun
               and
               Moon
               ,
               may
               be
               in
               the
               
                 same
                 degree
              
               only
               ,
               and
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Venus
               and
               
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 Corporeal
              
               .
            
             
               I
               call
               that
               a
               
                 Corporeal
                 Conjunction
              
               ,
               when
               the
               Planets
               are
               not
               more
               distant
               one
               from
               another
               ,
               than
               the
               Aggregate
               of
               their
               Semi-diameters
               ;
               as
               Venus
               and
               Mercury
               not
               farther
               than
               Eight
               Minutes
               in
               Longitude
               ;
               and
               so
               Venus
               from
               the
               Moon
               not
               above
               
                 Twenty
                 three
              
               Minutes
               .
               And
               if
               such
               a
               Conjunction
               be
               made
               also
               in
               respect
               of
               Latitude
               ,
               it
               will
               be
               far
               more
               effectual
               and
               valid
               .
               Nevertheless
               the
               Latitude
               doth
               not
               so
               much
               as
               the
               difference
               in
               Longitude
               ;
               because
               the
               distance
               of
               Latitude
               impedeth
               not
               ,
               but
               that
               both
               the
               Stars
               may
               be
               moved
               in
               the
               same
               Circle
               ,
               passing
               by
               the
               Poles
               of
               the
               Zodiack
               .
               And
               the
               greatest
               distance
               that
               can
               be
               of
               
                 two
                 Planets
              
               in
               Latitude
               ,
               is
               betwixt
               Mars
               and
               
                 Venus
                 ,
                 viz.
              
               When
               Mars
               is
               in
               the
               utmost
               extremity
               of
               his
               
                 Southern
                 Latitude
              
               ,
               and
               Venus
               in
               the
               like
               of
               her
               
                 Northern
                 Latitude
              
               ;
               for
               then
               they
               are
               distant
               fourteen
               degrees
               and
               a
               half
               .
            
             
               A
               Second
               way
               ,
               whereby
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Venus
               and
               Mercury
               may
               be
               greater
               than
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               (
               I
               omit
               then
               what
               they
               might
               be
               
               with
               some
               
                 Fixed
                 Star
              
               ,
               or
               in
               the
               beginning
               of
               Aries
               ,
               and
               with
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               in
               the
               end
               of
               Virgo
               ,
               for
               that
               were
               to
               multiply
               the
               Conjunction
               ,
               and
               make
               it
               Triple
               )
               as
               (
               for
               Example
               )
               this
               :
               Venus
               and
               Mercury
               may
               be
               in
               the
               Degree
               of
               the
               Ascendant
               ,
               and
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               in
               the
               end
               of
               the
               second
               House
               :
               And
               this
               by
               the
               third
               Rule
               .
            
             
               A
               Third
               manner
               is
               ,
               That
               in
               
                 One
                 Nativity
              
               ,
               wherein
               Venus
               and
               Mercury
               are
               conjoyn'd
               ,
               they
               may
               be
               Lords
               of
               the
               Ascendant
               .
               In
               another
               ,
               wherein
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               are
               joyned
               ,
               neither
               of
               them
               may
               have
               any
               Power
               at
               all
               in
               the
               Ascendant
               (
               as
               when
               the
               tenth
               Degree
               of
               Virgo
               or
               Taurus
               Ascendeth
               ,
               )
               or
               but
               very
               little
               ,
               as
               when
               the
               tenth
               of
               Leo
               Ascendeth
               ,
               where
               only
               Jupiter
               hath
               but
               the
               Dignity
               of
               a
               Trigon
               ,
               and
               especially
               if
               the
               Nativity
               be
               by
               Day
               .
            
             
               A
               Fourth
               Mode
               is
               ,
               if
               whilst
               Venus
               is
               joyn'd
               to
               Mercury
               ,
               a
               Comet
               should
               appear
               in
               the
               Heavens
               ;
               or
               that
               the
               Sun
               and
               Moon
               be
               in
               Conjunction
               ,
               the
               rather
               if
               there
               be
               an
               Eclipse
               ;
               for
               then
               also
               because
               it
               may
               not
               behold
               the
               Place
               ,
               this
               Conjunction
               of
               Venus
               and
               Mercury
               shall
               be
               more
               Powerful
               than
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               ,
               wherewith
               none
               of
               these
               great
               Causes
               happeneth
               .
            
             
               And
               Note
               ,
               That
               there
               are
               six
               great
               Causes
               in
               Heaven
               .
            
             
               The
               First
               ,
               is
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Ecliptiques
               of
               the
               Eighth
               )
               and
               
                 Ninth
                 Spheres
              
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Heads
               of
               Aries
               thereof
               ;
               for
               this
               excelleth
               all
               the
               rest
               .
            
             
               The
               Second
               ,
               a
               Comet
               ,
               which
               confounds
               both
               Sea
               and
               Land
               ,
               and
               all
               things
               else
               .
            
             
               The
               Third
               ,
               an
               Eclipse
               ,
               which
               for
               the
               most
               part
               troubles
               and
               disturbs
               one
               certain
               and
               determinate
               kind
               of
               Creatures
               .
            
             
             
               The
               Fourth
               ,
               is
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Luminaries
               ,
               whereby
               all
               moist
               things
               are
               governed
               :
               Therefore
               the
               
                 Seas
                 ,
                 Crabs
                 ,
                 Fishes
                 ,
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 F●ll'd
              
               or
               
                 Lopped
                 Wood
              
               ,
               and
               the
               like
               .
            
             
               The
               Fifth
               ,
               is
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               ,
               in
               what
               place
               soever
               it
               chanceth
               ,
               whereby
               
                 Laws
                 ,
                 Empires
              
               ,
               and
               Regions
               are
               Governed
               .
            
             
               The
               Sixth
               and
               Last
               ,
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Luminaries
               with
               the
               
                 Fixed
                 Stars
              
               ,
               whereof
               the
               Solar
               Conjunctions
               govern
               the
               Winds
               ,
               the
               Lunar
               the
               Seas
               .
            
             
               19.
               
               The
               Nineteenth
               Conjunction
               ,
               is
               that
               of
               Venus
               and
               Mercury
               ,
               which
               may
               be
               called
               Irregular
               ,
               for
               that
               it
               hath
               no
               certain
               Circuit
               :
               Yet
               is
               there
               one
               assigned
               ,
               the
               same
               being
               Collected
               and
               Divided
               from
               many
               Conjunctions
               ,
               and
               this
               is
               called
               the
               
                 Mean
                 Circuit
              
               of
               Five
               Months
               and
               three
               Days
               ,
               or
               thereabouts
               .
            
             
               20.
               
               The
               Twentieth
               ,
               is
               the
               Transits
               of
               the
               Absides
               out
               of
               one
               Sign
               into
               another
               ,
               which
               is
               in
               the
               space
               of
               about
               
                 Three
                 thousand
                 Years
              
               ,
               some
               say
               ,
               
                 Four
                 Thousand
              
               ;
               others
               ,
               
                 Twelve
                 hundred
              
               ;
               and
               another
               sort
               ,
               
                 Sixteen
                 hundred
              
               .
               But
               it
               is
               not
               as
               yet
               determined
               in
               what
               time
               precisely
               the
               Apogaeon
               absolves
               
                 one
                 Sign
              
               ,
               nor
               consequently
               ,
               
                 one
                 Degree
              
               ,
               (
               as
               Petavius
               hath
               Observed
               )
               and
               therefore
               I
               forbear
               any
               Judgments
               thereon
               .
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               Brief
               Account
               of
               the
               Causes
               of
               Earthquakes
               .
            
             
               THere
               are
               Four
               Causes
               of
               Earthquakes
               ,
               as
               admitted
               and
               owned
               by
               Philosophers
               ,
               and
               
                 Naturalists
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Efficient
                 ,
                 Material
                 ,
                 Formal
                 ,
                 Final
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               Efficient
               Cause
               of
               all
               Earthquakes
               ,
               is
               the
               Heat
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               and
               therewithal
               the
               
                 Subterranean
                 Fires
              
               ,
               assisted
               by
               the
               Astringent
               Qualities
               of
               the
               three
               
                 Superiour
                 Planets
              
               .
            
             
               The
               Material
               Cause
               ,
               is
               the
               Spirit
               or
               Vapour
               (
               confin'd
               within
               the
               Bowels
               of
               the
               Earth
               )
               striving
               to
               break
               out
               .
            
             
               The
               Formal
               Cause
               ,
               the
               concussion
               of
               the
               Earth
               ,
               and
               the
               Agitation
               of
               the
               Vapours
               and
               Exhalations
               therein
               inclosed
               .
            
             
               The
               Final
               Cause
               ,
               is
               a
               Sign
               of
               an
               Angry
               God
               ,
               justly
               provoked
               by
               the
               
                 Scarlet
                 Crimes
              
               or
               a
               Sinf●l
               People
               ,
               according
               to
               that
               of
               King
               
                 David
                 ,
                 Commota
                 est
                 ,
                 &
                 contremuit
                 Terra
                 ,
                 fundamenta
                 Montinu●
                 conturbata
                 sunt
                 ,
                 &
                 commota
                 sunt
                 ,
                 quoniam
                 iratus
                 est
                 eis
                 .
              
               i.
               e.
               The
               Earth
               
                 shook
                 and
                 trembled
                 ,
                 the
                 Foundations
                 also
                 of
                 the
              
               Hills
               
                 moved
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 shaken
                 ;
                 Because
              
               He
               was
               wroth
               .
            
             
               
                 2.
                 
                 Of
                 their
                 Species
                 .
              
               
                 
                   ARistotle
                   (
                   Lib.
                
                 2.
                 cap.
                 8.
                 
                   de
                   Meteor
                
                 .
                 )
                 maketh
                 only
                 two
                 Species
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 
                   viz.
                   Tremor
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Palsus
                 ,
                 a
                 Trembling
                 and
                 Beating
                 ,
                 or
                 Thrusting
                 .
                 Others
                 have
                 added
                 a
                 Third
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 call
                 Hyatus
                 ,
                 
                 a
                 Gaping
                 ,
                 Rending
                 ,
                 or
                 Cleaving
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 .
                 Many
                 more
                 there
                 are
                 ,
                 whereof
                 you
                 may
                 Read
                 in
                 
                   Pliny
                   ,
                   Seneca
                   ,
                   Possidonius
                   ,
                   Fromundus
                   ,
                
                 and
                 others
                 :
                 I
                 willingly
                 omit
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 3.
                 
                 Of
                 their
                 Antecedentia
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Antecedentia
                 ,
                 or
                 Signs
                 preceding
                 Earthquakes
                 ,
                 are
                 ,
                 Calmness
                 and
                 Tranquillity
                 of
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 Dimness
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 a
                 more
                 than
                 ordinary
                 quietude
                 and
                 Solitariness
                 of
                 Birds
                 :
                 Nevertheless
                 ,
                 a
                 Raging
                 of
                 the
                 Seas
                 ,
                 Putrefaction
                 and
                 Troubledness
                 of
                 the
                 Waters
                 of
                 Pits
                 and
                 Wells
                 of
                 any
                 Depth
                 :
                 Great
                 Noise
                 and
                 hideous
                 sounds
                 
                   under
                   Ground
                
                 ,
                 resembling
                 groans
                 ;
                 and
                 (
                 which
                 is
                 more
                 )
                 the
                 very
                 Thunder
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 4.
                 
                 Of
                 their
                 Consequentia
                 .
              
               
                 AND
                 now
                 the
                 Consequentia
                 ,
                 or
                 Effects
                 of
                 Earthquakes
                 (
                 the
                 which
                 I
                 only
                 aim
                 at
                 )
                 are
                 —
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Ruine
                 of
                 Buildings
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Destruction
                 of
                 many
                 People
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 in
                 Lanquet
                 and
                 Eusebius
                 their
                 
                   Chronologies
                   ,
                   Tacitus
                   ,
                   Lib.
                
                 2.
                 
                 
                   Fromund
                   .
                   Lib.
                
                 4.
                 
                 Meteor
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Conversion
                 of
                 Plain
                 Fields
                 into
                 Mountains
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 raising
                 of
                 Islands
                 in
                 the
                 Sea
                 ;
                 as
                 
                   Thia
                   ,
                   Therasia
                   ,
                   Delos
                   ,
                   Rhodes
                   ,
                
                 and
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Levelling
                 of
                 Mountains
                 ,
                 sinking
                 of
                 Islands
                 ;
                 and
                 other
                 Grounds
                 ,
                 as
                 Helice
                 and
                 Buris
                 :
                 So
                 likewise
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 which
                 once
                 was
                 ,
                 where
                 now
                 is
                 only
                 that
                 deep
                 Pit
                 in
                 the
                 County
                 of
                 Durham
                 ,
                 commonly
                 called
                 Hell-Kettles
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 24
                 of
                 Henry
                 2
                 d.
                 
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 driving
                 away
                 ,
                 or
                 cutting
                 the
                 Neck
                 of
                 some
                 Isthmus
                 from
                 the
                 Continent
                 .
                 For
                 thus
                 (
                 saith
                 Seneca
                 )
                 
                 was
                 Sicily
                 divided
                 from
                 
                   Calabria
                   ;
                   Spain
                
                 from
                 Africk
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 if
                 Verstegan
                 say
                 true
                 )
                 Britain
                 from
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Translation
                 of
                 
                   Mountains
                   ,
                   Buildings
                   ,
                   Trees
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 from
                 one
                 place
                 to
                 another
                 :
                 As
                 that
                 did
                 a
                 whole
                 Town
                 in
                 Lumbardy
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Reign
                 of
                 Henry
                 the
                 First
                 .
                 And
                 that
                 other
                 in
                 the
                 Thirteenth
                 of
                 Queen
                 Elizabeth
                 ,
                 a
                 Hill
                 of
                 
                   Twenty
                   Acres
                
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 Rock
                 under
                 it
                 ,
                 at
                 Kinnaston
                 in
                 Hereford-shire
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 another
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1583.
                 which
                 removed
                 a
                 Field
                 of
                 three
                 Acres
                 at
                 Blackmore
                 in
                 Dorset-shire
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Great
                 Winds
                 and
                 Tempests
                 ,
                 manifest
                 Changes
                 and
                 diversities
                 of
                 the
                 Times
                 :
                 Infection
                 of
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 that
                 Breath
                 in
                 it
                 ;
                 especially
                 of
                 such
                 Creatures
                 as
                 are
                 accounted
                 Irrational
                 ,
                 viz.
                 
                   Oxen
                   ,
                   Swine
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sheep
                 ,
                 whose
                 Heads
                 are
                 inclined
                 downward
                 ;
                 for
                 the
                 Vapours
                 that
                 ascend
                 ,
                 are
                 deadly
                 Poysonous
                 ,
                 bringing
                 Plagues
                 and
                 Pestilence
                 ;
                 as
                 you
                 may
                 Read
                 in
                 
                   Pliny
                   ,
                   Lib.
                
                 2.
                 
                 And
                 in
                 
                 Seneca's
                 
                   Natural
                   Questions
                
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 
                   Cardan
                   (
                   Lib.
                   de
                   Rer.
                   Var.
                   Cap.
                
                 72.
                 )
                 goes
                 yet
                 a
                 little
                 further
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 
                   Terrae
                   motus
                   magni
                   Bellum
                   out
                   Pestem
                   Nunciant
                   ,
                   vel
                   Tyrannicam
                   Oppressionem
                   ;
                   efficiunt
                   &
                   segetum
                   inopiam
                   ,
                   &
                   Famem
                   .
                
                 i.
                 e.
                 Great
                 Earthquakes
                 do
                 presage
                 a
                 War
                 or
                 Pestilence
                 ,
                 or
                 at
                 least
                 some
                 grievous
                 Oppression
                 ;
                 they
                 cause
                 a
                 scarcity
                 of
                 Corn
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Famine
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               Sundry
               Excellent
               Rules
               ,
               shewing
               by
               what
               Laws
               the
               Weather
               is
               Governed
               ,
               and
               how
               to
               discover
               the
               various
               Alteration
               of
               the
               same
               .
            
             
               TO
               Satisfie
               the
               Learned
               and
               Ingenious
               part
               of
               the
               World
               on
               what
               grounds
               we
               proceed
               in
               judging
               of
               the
               Alteration
               of
               the
               Air
               ,
               and
               to
               convince
               another
               sort
               of
               People
               ,
               who
               reflecting
               on
               Marsianus
               his
               Rule
               ,
               [
               
                 Si
                 vis
                 divinare
                 ,
                 totum
                 contrarium
                 ad
                 unguem
                 dicito
                 ejus
                 quod
                 Astrologi
                 pollicentur
                 .
              
               ]
               Suppose
               we
               do
               but
               guess
               at
               the
               Weather
               ,
               and
               believe
               that
               if
               they
               should
               say
               Rain
               ,
               when
               the
               Astrologer
               writes
               fair
               and
               dry
               Weather
               ;
               or
               Calm
               ,
               when
               he
               fore-tells
               Winds
               ,
               they
               should
               hit
               the
               Mark
               as
               often
               as
               the
               Astrologer
               :
               I
               will
               (
               once
               for
               all
               )
               hint
               a
               few
               of
               the
               many
               Causes
               ,
               which
               either
               are
               ,
               or
               should
               be
               considered
               by
               all
               such
               as
               aim
               at
               Credit
               or
               Truth
               in
               their
               Predictions
               of
               this
               kind
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               (
               then
               )
               you
               must
               know
               ,
               that
               when
               the
               Sun
               (
               according
               to
               appearance
               )
               wheels
               to
               a
               Star
               of
               a
               hot
               Nature
               ,
               (
               as
               to
               Mars
               or
               Jupiter
               )
               it
               argues
               a
               hot
               or
               warm
               disposition
               of
               the
               Air
               :
               If
               to
               a
               Star
               of
               a
               cold
               Nature
               ,
               (
               as
               Saturn
               or
               Mercury
               )
               a
               distemper'd
               Air
               through
               the
               extremity
               of
               Cold.
               And
               the
               mutual
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Stars
               that
               be
               of
               one
               Complexion
               ,
               augments
               the
               same
               Quality
               :
               As
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               Jupiter
               and
               Mars
               ,
               by
               a
               two-fold
               vertue
               of
               their
               Heat
               ,
               make
               the
               lower
               Region
               of
               the
               Air
               more
               fervent
               .
            
             
               Many
               Planets
               (
               especially
               the
               Superiour
               )
               in
               Northern
               Signs
               ,
               a
               hot
               Summer
               ,
               or
               a
               temperate
               Winter
               :
               
               The
               contrary
               ,
               when
               many
               Planets
               (
               the
               three
               Superiours
               chiefly
               )
               are
               in
               Southern
               Signs
               :
               For
               so
               they
               signifie
               a
               Cold
               and
               Moist
               Peristasis
               of
               the
               Air
               ,
               and
               a
               colder
               Winter
               .
            
             
               Saturn
               in
               Southern
               Signs
               ,
               and
               especially
               in
               Capricorn
               and
               Aquarius
               ,
               Terrible
               Winters
               of
               Frost
               and
               Cold
               ,
               Summers
               remiss
               in
               Heat
               ,
               a
               Famine
               ,
               an
               evil
               increase
               of
               Wine
               ,
               and
               of
               all
               such
               Fruits
               as
               delight
               in
               the
               Sun.
               
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               when
               the
               Cold
               Nature
               of
               Saturn
               is
               duplicated
               by
               the
               presence
               of
               Mercury
               ,
               it
               makes
               the
               )
               Quality
               of
               the
               Season
               Colder
               :
               But
               if
               such
               a
               Conjunction
               or
               Aspect
               of
               the
               Planets
               falls
               out
               at
               the
               New
               or
               Full
               Moon
               ,
               or
               at
               any
               other
               Aspect
               of
               the
               Luminaries
               ,
               the
               vertue
               thereof
               shall
               appear
               much
               more
               Effectually
               ,
               nay
               ,
               if
               within
               three
               days
               preceding
               a
               New
               Moon
               ,
               it
               addeth
               Vigour
               to
               the
               Vertue
               of
               such
               a
               Planetary
               Conjunction
               or
               Aspect
               .
            
             
               But
               when
               Signs
               of
               a
               contrary
               Nature
               be
               united
               by
               commixture
               of
               Mutual
               Aspects
               ,
               then
               shall
               a
               temperate
               affection
               of
               the
               Air
               attend
               the
               same
               .
               The
               like
               you
               may
               Judge
               ,
               if
               there
               happen
               at
               the
               same
               time
               Constellations
               of
               different
               Natures
               ,
               whereof
               one
               produceth
               Frost
               and
               Cold
               ,
               the
               other
               Heat
               ;
               or
               if
               one
               of
               them
               bode
               a
               Dry
               Air
               ,
               the
               other
               a
               Moist
               ,
               for
               so
               of
               necessity
               a
               mean
               is
               produced
               :
               The
               Influences
               of
               contrary
               Constellations
               mutually
               impeding
               and
               mitigating
               one
               another
               :
               As
               the
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Sun
               and
               Jupiter
               ,
               or
               Mars
               ,
               (
               when
               both
               in
               Fiery
               Signs
               )
               brings
               with
               it
               greater
               Heat
               ,
               than
               if
               one
               were
               in
               a
               Cold
               Sign
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               in
               a
               Hot.
               
            
             
               Furthermore
               ,
               the
               Full
               and
               New
               Moons
               that
               be
               Celebrated
               in
               Angles
               (
               the
               Horoscope
               especially
               ,
               or
               Angle
               of
               the
               Earth
               )
               are
               usually
               accompanied
               with
               Rain
               the
               same
               Day
               they
               happen
               .
               But
               here
               you
               must
               
               Note
               ,
               That
               the
               Effects
               of
               the
               Stars
               do
               often-times
               shew
               themselves
               before
               they
               come
               into
               Partile
               Configuration
               ;
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               during
               the
               time
               of
               their
               Access
               or
               Application
               one
               to
               another
               ;
               and
               sometimes
               in
               their
               defluxion
               or
               separation
               ,
               which
               the
               Ancient
               Grecian
               Astrologers
               named
               Epichemasin
               ,
               and
               Prochemasin
               .
            
             
               There
               are
               some
               ,
               who
               (
               not
               altogether
               without
               Reason
               )
               Erect
               Schemes
               to
               the
               Apparent
               times
               of
               the
               Conjunctions
               of
               the
               Luminaries
               :
               And
               (
               having
               found
               the
               Almuten
               of
               the
               Figure
               ,
               and
               observed
               what
               Planets
               be
               Angular
               )
               direct
               the
               Horoscope
               of
               the
               Conjunction
               (
               allowing
               one
               Day
               for
               every
               thirteen
               Degrees
               ,
               eleven
               Minutes
               ,
               the
               mean
               Motion
               of
               the
               Moon
               in
               one
               Day
               :
               )
               For
               ,
               that
               when
               the
               Horoscope
               comes
               by
               such
               Direction
               to
               any
               Planet
               that
               was
               then
               Angular
               ,
               or
               to
               the
               Lord
               of
               the
               Lunation
               ,
               some
               Change
               of
               Air
               ,
               to
               Rain
               or
               Snow
               ,
               or
               Wind
               ,
               at
               least
               a
               dark
               Cloudy
               Air
               succeedeth
               .
            
             
               Consider
               likewise
               the
               Position
               of
               the
               Lord
               of
               the
               Lunation
               in
               the
               Figure
               ,
               and
               the
               Latitude
               of
               the
               Moon
               ,
               for
               ,
               from
               thence
               come
               the
               Winds
               that
               occasion
               Tempests
               .
            
             
               Take
               notice
               also
               ,
               when
               the
               Moon
               comes
               w●●hin
               the
               Beams
               of
               the
               Lord
               of
               the
               Figure
               ,
               or
               the
               Angular
               Planets
               ,
               for
               then
               principally
               does
               she
               manifest
               her self
               according
               to
               the
               Nature
               of
               the
               Planet
               .
            
             
               The
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Planets
               with
               Fixed
               Stars
               not
               far
               distant
               from
               the
               Ecliptique
               ,
               produce
               a
               Notable
               Alteration
               of
               the
               Air
               :
               And
               when
               the
               Stars
               leave
               one
               Sign
               ,
               and
               enter
               into
               another
               ,
               they
               betoken
               Showers
               .
               Yet
               still
               a
               regard
               must
               be
               had
               to
               the
               Qualities
               of
               the
               Signs
               and
               Seasons
               .
               As
               if
               the
               Mutation
               be
               in
               a
               Watry
               Sign
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               Winter
               or
               Spring
               ,
               then
               may
               Rain
               or
               Snow
               be
               safely
               denounced
               ,
               [
               Snow
               in
               Winter
               ,
               if
               
               so
               be
               a
               Cold
               Peristasis
               is
               impending
               .
               ]
               The
               General
               Rule
               is
               ,
               
                 Grandines
                 in
              
               Aprili
               &
               Octobri
               ,
               
                 Nives
                 in
                 Hyeme
                 ,
                 in
                 Aestate
                 Tonitrua
                 .
              
            
             
               A
               special
               regard
               must
               be
               had
               to
               the
               Nature
               of
               the
               Earth
               and
               Air
               peculiar
               to
               the
               Horizon
               you
               live
               in
               ,
               or
               Write
               for
               ;
               because
               that
               in
               all
               places
               they
               are
               not
               of
               a
               like
               Nature
               :
               And
               no
               less
               to
               the
               Winds
               that
               agree
               to
               the
               particular
               Season
               of
               the
               Year
               ;
               for
               as
               much
               as
               they
               blow
               not
               alike
               in
               all
               places
               ,
               some
               being
               Topical
               and
               peculiar
               to
               one
               place
               ;
               others
               Chronical
               ,
               which
               come
               at
               a
               certain
               time
               of
               the
               Year
               :
               Wherefore
               
                 Cardan
                 ,
                 Seg.
              
               7.
               
               Aph.
               29.
               
               
                 Oport●t
                 Coelum
                 cognoscere
                 Regionis
                 ,
                 &
                 quo
                 tempore
                 Anni
                 sit
                 tempestuosum
                 ,
                 tum
                 etiam
                 cui
                 signo
                 Regio
                 magis
                 conveniat
                 ,
                 si
                 veritatem
                 in
                 judicando
                 assequi
                 velimus
                 .
              
            
             
               In
               the
               next
               place
               ,
               let
               the
               Interval
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               Moon
               ,
               and
               Planets
               be
               Observed
               ,
               which
               consists
               of
               the
               Aggregate
               of
               the
               Sun
               and
               Planets
               Orbs
               upon
               the
               Access
               or
               deflux
               thereof
               ,
               and
               especially
               in
               the
               Corporal
               Conjunction
               of
               the
               Planets
               :
               As
               in
               the
               Sun's
               Application
               to
               a
               Conjunction
               with
               Saturn
               ,
               because
               the
               Sun's
               Orb
               consists
               of
               twelve
               Degrees
               ,
               and
               
               Saturn's
               of
               Nine
               :
               Therefore
               so
               soon
               as
               the
               Sun
               shall
               be
               distant
               from
               him
               ,
               not
               more
               than
               Twenty
               one
               Degrees
               (
               which
               Number
               is
               produced
               by
               the
               addition
               of
               Twelve
               and
               Nine
               Degrees
               )
               the
               Cold
               commenceth
               ,
               and
               lasts
               for
               the
               most
               part
               ,
               until
               the
               Sun
               have
               separated
               himself
               Twenty
               one
               Degrees
               from
               his
               Conjunction
               with
               him
               .
            
             
               In
               like
               manner
               ,
               the
               Planets
               which
               have
               their
               Houses
               opposite
               ,
               when
               they
               behold
               one
               another
               by
               a
               forcible
               Aspect
               ,
               as
               the
               Opposition
               ,
               or
               Quartile
               ,
               or
               Trine
               ,
               do
               introduce
               a
               Memorable
               Change
               to
               Rain
               ,
               or
               Cold
               ,
               or
               Heat
               .
               As
               ,
               if
               the
               Sun
               be
               in
               Aspect
               with
               Saturn
               ,
               a
               Cold
               Peristasis
               of
               the
               Air
               ,
               especially
               if
               either
               of
               them
               
               be
               in
               Watry
               Signs
               :
               In
               the
               Summer
               time
               frequent
               showers
               ,
               but
               in
               Winter
               ,
               Cold
               and
               Snow
               .
               So
               also
               the
               Configuration
               of
               Mars
               and
               Venus
               ,
               do
               bring
               ,
               for
               the
               most
               part
               ,
               Heat
               and
               warm
               Showers
               ;
               Jupiter
               and
               Mercury
               vehement
               blasts
               of
               Wind.
               And
               these
               Configurations
               of
               the
               Sun
               with
               
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 Venus
              
               and
               
                 Mars
                 ,
                 Jupiter
              
               and
               Mercury
               ,
               are
               (
               by
               the
               Ancient
               Mathematicians
               )
               called
               
                 Portarum
                 seu
                 valvarum
                 Apertiones
              
               .
            
             
               Nor
               must
               you
               neglect
               the
               rising
               and
               setting
               of
               the
               fifteen
               Fixed
               Stars
               of
               the
               First
               ,
               and
               the
               fifteen
               of
               the
               Second
               Magnitude
               ,
               Recorded
               by
               Ptolomy
               ,
               in
               his
               Kalendar
               .
               For
               ,
               if
               upon
               the
               Days
               that
               those
               Stars
               rise
               or
               set
               with
               the
               Sun
               ,
               there
               be
               a
               New
               or
               Full
               Moon
               Celebrated
               ,
               or
               that
               some
               Planet
               of
               a
               Conformable
               Nature
               with
               those
               Fixed
               Glories
               shall
               rise
               or
               set
               with
               him
               ,
               or
               some
               other
               memorable
               Constellation
               that
               Day
               happen
               ,
               then
               may
               you
               safely
               Predict
               a
               notable
               Change
               of
               Air.
               And
               this
               is
               confirmed
               of
               
                 Cardan
                 ,
                 Segm.
              
               7.
               
               Aphor.
               71.
               
               
                 Oportet
                 &
                 exortus
                 &
                 occasus
                 Heliacos
                 clariorum
                 Syderum
                 observare
                 ,
                 vix
                 enim
                 fiet
                 ,
                 nè
                 sub
                 Ortu
                 Caniculae
                 siccitatis
                 ,
                 morbi
                 non
                 vigeant
                 ;
                 &
                 sub
                 Arcturi
                 occasu
                 imbres
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               indeed
               ,
               unless
               the
               rising
               and
               setting
               of
               the
               Fixed
               Stars
               did
               Operate
               something
               ,
               we
               should
               hardly
               have
               Rain
               at
               one
               time
               more
               than
               another
               :
               For
               (
               as
               saith
               the
               same
               Author
               ,
               Seg.
               7.
               
               Aph.
               72.
               )
               
                 Incertus
                 est
                 Planetarum
                 concursus
              
               .
            
             
               Observe
               also
               ,
               when
               the
               Moon
               ,
               or
               any
               of
               the
               Planets
               transits
               the
               Angles
               of
               the
               Worlds
               Revolution
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Angles
               of
               the
               New
               ●nd
               Full
               Moons
               ;
               for
               then
               ,
               be
               sure
               ,
               some
               Change
               of
               Air
               ensueth
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Nature
               of
               those
               Planets
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               if
               upon
               a
               Conjunction
               or
               Opposition
               of
               the
               three
               Superiour
               Planets
               ,
               either
               amongst
               themselves
               ,
               or
               with
               the
               three
               Inferiours
               ,
               the
               Moon
               soon
               after
               apply
               
               unto
               them
               by
               an
               Opposite
               or
               Quartile
               Configuration
               ,
               be
               assured
               of
               Rain
               or
               Winds
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Nature
               of
               the
               Planets
               so
               Conjoyn'd
               or
               Opposed
               .
            
             
               Consider
               too
               ,
               the
               Eclipses
               ,
               Comets
               ,
               and
               other
               general
               .
               Constitutions
               ,
               for
               often-times
               they
               augment
               or
               mitigate
               the
               Special
               .
               I
               presume
               it
               is
               not
               forgotten
               ,
               what
               vehement
               and
               mighty
               Winds
               we
               had
               in
               January
               and
               February
               following
               the
               first
               appearance
               of
               the
               Comet
               in
               December
               ,
               1652.
               and
               what
               Incredible
               Tempests
               were
               the
               two
               following
               Years
               ,
               on
               the
               Coasts
               of
               
                 England
                 ,
                 France
                 ,
                 Spain
                 ,
                 Holland
                 ,
              
               and
               Germany
               ;
               in
               the
               Atlantick
               Ocean
               ,
               and
               the
               Baltick
               Seas
               ;
               the
               Owners
               of
               the
               Navies
               thereby
               scattered
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               many
               Ships
               ,
               Goods
               ,
               and
               Men
               that
               were
               lost
               ,
               and
               therein
               miserably
               Perished
               ,
               have
               cause
               to
               remember
               .
            
             
               Neither
               do
               ye
               wholly
               neglect
               the
               Rule
               of
               Eudoxus
               ,
               which
               Pliny
               tells
               of
               (
               Lib.
               2.
               
               Cap.
               47.
               )
               viz.
               That
               in
               the
               space
               of
               four
               Years
               ,
               not
               only
               the
               Winds
               ,
               but
               all
               other
               Tempests
               (
               for
               the
               most
               part
               )
               return
               to
               what
               they
               were
               before
               .
               For
               ,
               although
               that
               Rule
               of
               his
               depends
               only
               upon
               this
               Foundation
               ,
               [
               That
               at
               the
               end
               of
               four
               Years
               next
               following
               the
               Leap-year
               ,
               the
               Political-year
               agrees
               almost
               with
               the
               Astronomical
               ,
               in
               respect
               of
               Time
               ,
               the
               rising
               ,
               setting
               ,
               and
               Mediation
               of
               the
               Fixed
               Stars
               with
               the
               Sun
               ;
               howbeit
               ,
               the
               Motion
               of
               the
               Moon
               ,
               and
               the
               other
               Planets
               be
               far
               different
               :
               ]
               Yet
               because
               the
               Power
               of
               the
               Sun
               and
               Fixed
               Stars
               is
               so
               great
               in
               stirring
               up
               of
               Tempests
               ,
               and
               the
               Moon
               not
               far
               dis●ant
               from
               the
               place
               opposite
               unto
               that
               wherein
               she
               was
               four
               Years
               before
               ,
               it
               is
               probable
               ,
               that
               almost
               the
               same
               Tempests
               may
               return
               :
               I
               confess
               I
               never
               observ'd
               it
               .
               But
               touching
               the
               Mansions
               of
               the
               Moon
               ,
               I
               do
               not
               regard
               them
               ;
               as
               remembring
               what
               Cardan
               admonisheth
               ,
               Seg.
               7.
               
               Aph.
               57.
               
               
                 Mansiones
                 
                 Lunae
                 nè
                 inspicias
                 ,
                 est
                 Luna
                 vis
                 à
                 loco
                 suo
                 ,
                 à
                 loco
                 in
                 signif●ro
                 ,
                 à
                 Lumine
                 ,
                 Planetis
                 &
                 Fixis
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               these
               are
               the
               Rules
               I
               thought
               fit
               to
               communicate
               concerning
               the
               Change
               of
               the
               Weather
               .
            
          
           
             
               A
               Collection
               of
               sundry
               of
               our
               Authors
               most
               Excellent
               Poems
               ,
               as
               they
               were
               Printed
               in
               several
               of
               his
               Loyal
               Annual
               Works
               .
            
             
               
                 IN
                 his
                 Loyal
                 Almanack
                 for
                 1650.
                 being
                 the
                 next
                 Opportunity
                 of
                 the
                 Press
                 he
                 had
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 Bloody
                 Murther
                 of
                 His
                 Sacred
                 Majesty
                 of
                 Blessed
                 Memory
                 ,
                 Charles
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 he
                 hath
                 these
                 several
                 signal
                 sparks
                 of
                 Loyalty
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   He
                   begins
                   —
                   with
                   —
                   
                     Liber
                     Lectori
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Touch
                   me
                   not
                   ,
                   Traytor
                   !
                   For
                   I
                   have
                   
                     a
                     Sting
                  
                
                 
                   For
                   all
                   ,
                   but
                   such
                   as
                   love
                   and
                   serve
                   the
                   King.
                
                 
                   I
                   am
                   no
                   Temporist
                   :
                   Nor
                   can
                   I
                   brook
                
                 
                   The
                   Pocket
                   of
                   a
                   Bradshaw
                   ,
                   (a)
                   Steel
                   ,
                   or
                   Cook
                   ;
                
                 
                   Or
                   any
                   Regicide
                   that
                   liveth
                   :
                   I
                
                 
                   Disdain
                   all
                   Harbours
                   of
                   Disloyalty
                   .
                
                 
                   URANIA
                   is
                   Divine
                   !
                   and
                   (
                   to
                   be
                   clear
                   )
                
                 
                   I
                   serve
                   no
                   Mortal
                   ,
                   but
                   the
                   CAVALIER
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   then
                   thou
                   be'st
                   not
                   one
                   ,
                   pray
                   let
                   me
                   lie
                   ,
                
                 
                   Until
                   thou
                   canst
                   affect
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   buy
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Kings
                   ,
                   &c.
                   having
                   placed
                   therein
                   K.
                   Charles
                   ,
                   the
                   Second
                   ,
                   he
                   writes
                   —
                
                 
                   Let
                   such
                   as
                   Booker
                   cringe
                   unto
                   a
                   State
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   leave
                   a
                   Blank
                   where
                   I
                   have
                   rank'd
                   a
                   King
                   :
                
                 
                   'T
                   is
                   far
                   below
                   my
                   Quill
                   to
                   Calculate
                
                 
                   The
                   spurious
                   Birth
                   of
                   that
                   Prodigious
                   thing
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   maugre
                   all
                   its
                   Acts
                   ,
                   and
                   damned
                   Art
                   ,
                
                 
                   Still
                   
                     Charles
                     the
                  
                   Second's
                   Monarch
                   of
                   my
                   Heart
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Terms
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   Thus
                   should
                   the
                   Terms
                   begin
                   and
                   end
                   ,
                   if
                   we
                
                 
                   Were
                   not
                   controll'd
                   by
                   
                     Traytors
                     Tyranny
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   since
                   they
                   may
                   adjourn
                   ,
                   or
                   Vote
                   them
                   down
                   ,
                
                 
                   My
                   Rule
                   's
                   not
                   certain
                   ,
                   whilst
                   they
                   Rule
                   the
                   Town
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   (
                   having
                   put
                   the
                   Decollation
                   of
                   His
                   Royal
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Arch-Bishop
                   of
                   Canterbury
                   in
                   Red
                   Letters
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Cruelty
                   of
                   those
                   Actions
                   might
                   more
                   eminently
                   appear
                   )
                   he
                   writes
                   —
                
                 
                   Behold
                   those
                   
                     Crimson
                     Veins
                     !
                     England
                  
                   ,
                   lament
                   !
                
                 
                   Nay
                   ,
                   curse
                   the
                   Authors
                   of
                   thy
                   Dismal
                   Fate
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   dote
                   no
                   longer
                   on
                   a
                   Parliament
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nor
                   be
                   Ambitious
                   to
                   be
                   hight
                   a
                   State
                   :
                
                 
                   Since
                   in
                   this
                   Month
                   those
                   Tyrants
                   hewed
                   down
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   Laud
                   ,
                   the
                   Mitre
                   ;
                   in
                   blest
                   Charles
                   ,
                   the
                   Crown
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   Lo
                   here
                   again
                   two
                   Martyrs
                   on
                   a
                   Tree
                   ,
                
                 
                   [
                   Burleigh
                   and
                   (a)
                   Beaumont
                   ]
                   basely
                   put
                   to
                   Death
                   ;
                
                 
                   That
                   ,
                   for
                   attempting's
                   Soveraign
                   to
                   free
                   :
                
                 
                   This
                   ,
                   that
                   he
                   would
                   not
                   (
                   Saint-like
                   )
                   break
                   his
                   Faith
                   :
                
                 
                   Look
                   to
                   it
                   ,
                   Wild
                   and
                   Lambert
                   !
                   there
                   's
                   a
                   Season
                
                 
                   Heaven
                   will
                   Revenge
                   this
                   Blood
                   ,
                   reward
                   your
                   Treason
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   Yet
                   ,
                   yet
                   ,
                   the
                   thirsty
                   Saints
                   howl
                   out
                   for
                   blood
                   ;
                
                 
                   Brave
                   (b)
                   
                     Gapel
                     !
                     Cambridge
                     ,
                     Ho●land
                  
                   ,
                   all
                   must
                   die
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   first
                   ,
                   'cause
                   he
                   for
                   's
                   King
                   and
                   Country
                   stood
                   ;
                
                 
                   They
                   ,
                   'cause
                   they
                   would
                   ,
                   and
                   yet
                   would
                   not
                   comply
                   .
                
                 
                   —
                   !
                   They
                   found
                   thy
                   Mercy
                   and
                   
                     fair
                     Quarter
                  
                
                 
                   Flat
                   Cruelty
                   —
                   But
                   Capel
                   is
                   the
                   Martyr
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   lofty
                   Saints
                   ,
                   their
                   Prowess
                   now
                   to
                   show
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   make
                   their
                   Fame
                   float
                   with
                   the
                   
                     spreading
                     Main
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   Vouchsafe
                   this
                   Month
                   ,
                   to
                   let
                   great
                   London
                   know
                   ,
                
                 
                   They
                   durst
                   encounter
                   Boys
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   Men.
                
                 
                   For
                   Lion-like
                   (c)
                   th'
                   Apprentices
                   they
                   slay
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   what
                   cannot
                   resist
                   ,
                   is
                   Asses
                   prey
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   Now
                   wise
                   &
                   noble
                   (d)
                   Strafford
                   ,
                   (e)
                   
                     Yeomans
                     ,
                     Bowcher
                  
                   ▪
                
                 
                   And
                   (f)
                   Kemish
                   (
                   in
                   cold
                   blood
                   )
                   resign
                   to
                   Fate
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Surrey
                   Suppliants
                   too
                   ,
                   they
                   basely
                   Butcher
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   trivial
                   Objects
                   of
                   their
                   Rage
                   and
                   Hate
                   .
                
                 
                   Their
                   Blood
                   cries
                   still
                   aloud
                   :
                   may
                   it
                   〈◊〉
                   so
                   ,
                
                 
                   Till
                   Heav'n
                   Avenge
                   it
                   on
                   his
                   Barb'rous
                   Foe
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   June
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Loyal
                   (g)
                   Kentish-men
                   are
                   Murdred
                   next
                   ,
                
                 
                   They
                   would
                   Petition
                   for
                   ,
                   and
                   have
                   a
                   KING
                   :
                
                 
                   What
                   disobedient
                   things
                   were
                   they
                   ,
                   that
                   vext
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   so
                   disturb'd
                   the
                   States
                   new-modelling
                   ?
                
                 
                   Petitioning's
                   the
                   Birth-right
                   of
                   the
                   Saints
                   ;
                
                 
                   They
                   must
                   be
                   heard
                   ,
                   but
                   will
                   hear
                   no
                   Complaints
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   Tomkins
                   ,
                   (h)
                   Challoner
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   brave
                   soul
                   ▪
                
                 
                   [
                   Francis
                   Lord
                   (i)
                   Villiers
                   ]
                   in
                   this
                   Month
                   expir'd
                
                 
                   The
                   cause
                   the
                   Kings
                   :
                   A
                   crime
                   most
                   deadly
                   foul
                   ,
                
                 
                   'Gainst
                   those
                   poor
                   Creatures
                   ,
                   which
                   the
                   Crown
                   aspir'd
                   ;
                
                 
                   Nor
                   do
                   those
                   Saints
                   distinguish
                   Cruelty
                   :
                
                 
                   'T
                   is
                   Justice
                   (
                   right
                   or
                   wrong
                   )
                   how
                   e're
                   we
                   dye
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   11.
                   
                   In
                   August
                   .
                
                 
                   Who
                   loves
                   true
                   Worth
                   ,
                   and
                   grudgeth
                   it
                   to
                   pay
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   Tear
                   for
                   Valiant
                   Lucas
                   ,
                   and
                   stou●
                   Lisle
                   ?
                
                 
                   Or
                   why
                   beho●es
                   it
                   not
                   ,
                   that
                   —
                   pra●
                
                 
                   Their
                   blood
                   may
                   not
                   submerge
                   this
                   
                     sinful
                     Isle
                  
                   ?
                
                 
                   His
                   Mercy
                   's
                   ,
                   Murder
                   ;
                   Honour
                   ,
                   
                     breach
                     of
                     Trust
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Good
                   God
                   reward
                   him
                   as
                   he
                   's
                   base
                   ,
                   thou
                   Just.
                   
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   12.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   last
                   of
                   Treaties
                   in
                   this
                   Month
                   begun
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   promis'd
                   fair
                   ,
                   until
                   the
                   Men
                   of
                   War.
                
                 
                   Dreading
                   a
                   Pecoe
                   ,
                   surpriz'd
                   our
                   Rising-Sun
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   dragg'd
                   him
                   to
                   th'
                   illegal
                   new-found
                   Bar
                
                 
                   Of
                   Bondage
                   :
                   The
                   next
                   Treaty
                   they
                   shall
                   see
                   .
                
                 
                   Will
                   be
                   through
                   Halters
                   at
                   the
                   Gallow-tree
                   .
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   13.
                   
                   In
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   Blood
                   was
                   shed
                   at
                   Basing
                   ,
                   after
                   they
                
                 
                   Had
                   spent
                   their
                   Fury
                   ,
                   with
                   their
                   pois'nous
                   Breath
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   wanted
                   strength
                   unto
                   their
                   wills
                   to
                   slay
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   promis'd
                   Quarter
                   !
                   let
                   the
                   harmless
                   Earth
                
                 
                   It
                   fell
                   on
                   ,
                   Witness
                   !
                   may
                   it
                   ne'r
                   forsake
                
                 
                   That
                   Tincture
                   ,
                   untill
                   Heav'n
                   enquiry
                   make
                   .
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   14.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   Next
                   ,
                   
                   Kniveton's
                   Life
                   their
                   Rage
                   must
                   satisfie
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   meer
                   Obedience
                   to
                   his
                   
                   Soveraign's
                   Will
                   :
                
                 
                   Who
                   sent
                   him
                   Messengers
                   ;
                   yet
                   like
                   a
                   Spie
                   ,
                
                 
                   They
                   take
                   ,
                   adjudge
                   him
                   ,
                   and
                   his
                   Blood
                   they
                   spill
                   .
                
                 
                   Did
                   ever
                   Turks
                   ,
                   or
                   Pagans
                   violate
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Law
                     of
                     Nations
                  
                   ,
                   like
                   this
                   
                     Lawless
                     State
                  
                   ?
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   15.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   Stout
                   k
                   
                   Pitcher's
                   Murder'd
                   .
                   Carew
                   ,
                   who
                   did
                   praise
                
                 
                   A
                   Servants
                   Treachery
                   unto
                   his
                   King
                   :
                
                 
                   Lo
                   !
                   for
                   reward
                   his
                   servant
                   him
                   betrays
                
                 
                   Unto
                   the
                   Block
                   ,
                   a
                   bloody
                   -
                   offering
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   grief
                   it
                   was
                   ,
                   that
                   when
                   he
                   did
                   return
                   ,
                
                 
                   It
                   could
                   not
                   be
                   ,
                   but
                   by
                   a
                   
                     shameful
                     Urn
                  
                   !
                
                 
                   And
                   for
                   a
                   Conclusion
                   to
                   this
                   Heroick
                   Piece
                   of
                   Loyalty
                   ,
                   he
                   writ
                   the
                   following
                   Epistle
                   ,
                   by
                   way
                   of
                   Post-script
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                     
                       To
                       the
                       High
                       and
                       Mighty
                       ,
                       the
                       Tyrants
                       Triumphant
                       at
                       Westminster
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         Gentlemen
                      
                    
                     
                       I
                       Cannot
                       call
                       you
                       ,
                       since
                       you
                       drench'd
                       your
                       Hands
                       in
                       His
                       Blood
                       ,
                       who
                       was
                       the
                       Fountain
                       of
                       all
                       our
                       Earthly
                       Honour
                       and
                       Happiness
                       ,
                       the
                       Life
                       and
                       Light
                       of
                       the
                       Land.
                       (
                       
                         Hoc
                         scelus
                         Abyssus
                         ,
                         &
                         ex
                         Abyssu
                         ,
                         natum
                         .
                      
                       )
                       Nor
                       Country-men
                       ,
                       who
                       have
                       (
                       so
                       
                       Nero-like
                       )
                       inhumanely
                       ripp'd
                       up
                       the
                       Bowels
                       of
                       your
                       Natural
                       Mother
                       ,
                       and
                       exposed
                       her
                       Nakedness
                       to
                       the
                       view
                       of
                       the
                       pitiless
                       World
                       (
                       
                         Si
                         hi
                         Sancti
                         ,
                         qui
                         Scythae
                         ?
                         Si
                         hi
                         Christiani
                         ,
                         qui
                         Cannibales
                         ?
                      
                       )
                       For
                       certainly
                       none
                       of
                       you
                       are
                       of
                       the
                       right
                       English
                       race
                       ,
                       in
                       that
                       all
                       of
                       you
                       degenerate
                       so
                       far
                       from
                       the
                       true
                       English
                       Nature
                       .
                       
                         Facta
                         haec
                         Anglia
                         olim
                         ,
                         nec
                         Sancta
                         ,
                         nec
                         Ethnica
                         novit
                         ,
                      
                       Or
                       if
                       you
                       be
                       ;
                       the
                       most
                       Prodigious
                       Monsters
                       that
                       ever
                       the
                       Earth
                       groaned
                       under
                       :
                       In
                       whose
                       proditorious
                       breasts
                       ,
                       the
                       Spirits
                       of
                       all
                       expired
                       Traytors
                       ,
                       by
                       a
                       kind
                       of
                       Pythagorical
                       T●ansmigration
                       ,
                       are
                       inclosed
                       .
                       —
                       Let
                       after-ages
                       impose
                       a
                       Name
                       suitable
                       to
                       your
                       Merits
                       ,
                       for
                       surely
                       this
                       cannot
                       .
                       In
                       the
                       interim
                       ,
                       it
                       shall
                       suffice
                       me
                       :
                       You
                       know
                       whom
                       I
                       speak
                       to
                       ;
                       and
                       that
                       I
                       speak
                       what
                       I
                       know
                       .
                    
                     
                       From
                       Year
                       to
                       Year
                       I
                       have
                       fore-warned
                       you
                       of
                       Judgments
                       threatned
                       and
                       impending
                       ,
                       for
                       your
                       horrible
                       Impieties
                       .
                       And
                       though
                       I
                       had
                       been
                       silent
                       ,
                       yet
                       methinks
                       the
                       general
                       Fate
                       of
                       all
                       Rebellions
                       (
                       especially
                       such
                       as
                       this
                       is
                       )
                       that
                       sums
                       up
                       all
                       It●ms
                       ,
                       in
                       this
                       Total
                       [
                       
                         The
                         Barbarous
                         Murder
                         of
                         Gods
                         Anoynted
                      
                       !
                       ]
                       had
                       been
                       enough
                       to
                       inform
                       what
                       you
                       might
                       trust
                       to
                       ;
                       but
                       that
                       't
                       is
                       too
                       apparent
                       we
                       are
                       wheel'd
                       about
                       to
                       those
                       times
                       ,
                       wherein
                       Sacriledge
                       is
                       counted
                       Reformation
                       ;
                       Reb●llion
                       ,
                       
                       Devotion
                       ;
                       Murther
                       ,
                       Justice
                       ;
                       and
                       Traytors
                       Consecrated
                       Saints
                       and
                       Martyrs
                       .
                    
                     
                       
                         —
                         Vis
                         proditoria
                         nomine
                         vocatur
                         Novo
                         ,
                      
                       
                         Angligena
                         Virtus
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       I
                       have
                       cordially
                       wish'd
                       ,
                       and
                       seriously
                       begg'd
                       ,
                       you
                       would
                       have
                       returned
                       to
                       your
                       Pristine
                       Obedience
                       :
                       As
                       the
                       surest
                       step
                       ,
                       to
                       make
                       your selves
                       ,
                       your
                       Children
                       ,
                       and
                       all
                       of
                       us
                       happy
                       .
                       But
                       I
                       found
                       your
                       Consciences
                       were
                       sear'd
                       ,
                       your
                       Souls
                       flatter'd
                       with
                       Ambitious
                       dreams
                       ;
                       and
                       charms
                       of
                       heightned
                       Pride
                       had
                       mounted
                       you
                       ,
                       
                       Icarus-like
                       ,
                       too
                       near
                       the
                       Sun
                       :
                       which
                       ever
                       goeth
                       before
                       Destruction
                       .
                    
                     
                       And
                       indeed
                       ,
                       you
                       have
                       not
                       been
                       more
                       
                       Turk-like
                       tempted
                       with
                       success
                       in
                       your
                       Actions
                       (
                       from
                       which
                       you
                       still
                       concluded
                       ,
                       though
                       very
                       weakly
                       ,
                       that
                       GOD
                       owned
                       your
                       Cause
                       )
                       than
                       Heaven
                       hath
                       been
                       Merciful
                       (
                       I
                       may
                       say
                       )
                       in
                       tempting
                       you
                       with
                       so
                       large
                       a
                       time
                       of
                       Repentance
                       .
                       But
                       sithence
                       you
                       have
                       despised
                       the
                       Mercy
                       ,
                       and
                       neglected
                       the
                       Opportunity
                       ,
                       it
                       is
                       to
                       be
                       feared
                       ,
                       the
                       Mercy
                       ,
                       and
                       time
                       of
                       the
                       Mercy
                       ,
                       are
                       both
                       forfeited
                       .
                    
                     
                       For
                       ,
                       I
                       will
                       not
                       search
                       into
                       the
                       secret
                       Will
                       of
                       God
                       :
                       So
                       far
                       as
                       't
                       is
                       manifested
                       either
                       in
                       his
                       Word
                       ,
                       or
                       Works
                       ,
                       shall
                       satisfie
                       me
                       :
                       And
                       by
                       their
                       Rules
                       (
                       if
                       I
                       understand
                       either
                       )
                       your
                       Common-wealth
                       ,
                       together
                       with
                       your selves
                       ,
                       are
                       (
                       even
                       now
                       )
                       falling
                       to
                       nothing
                       .
                       This
                       I
                       write
                       in
                       Charity
                       to
                       you
                       ,
                       to
                       the
                       end
                       ,
                       that
                       (
                       although
                       you
                       have
                       no
                       hopes
                       to
                       escape
                       a
                       Temporal
                       ,
                       yet
                       )
                       your
                       endeavours
                       may
                       be
                       to
                       avoid
                       the
                       Eternal
                       punishment
                       due
                       to
                       your
                       Wickedness
                       :
                       And
                       that
                       's
                       as
                       much
                       as
                       can
                       be
                       desired
                       ,
                       or
                       pray'd
                       for
                       ,
                       by
                       ,
                    
                     
                       
                         SIRS
                         ,
                      
                       
                         
                           The
                           Admirer
                           of
                           your
                           Treason
                           and
                           Tyranny
                           ,
                        
                         George
                         Wharton
                         .
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                 
                   
                     For
                     the
                     writing
                     of
                     this
                     Almanack
                     he
                     suffered
                     exceedingly
                     ;
                     and
                     was
                     ,
                     by
                     Imprisonment
                     ,
                     made
                     incapable
                     of
                     every
                     thing
                     that
                     might
                     probably
                     assist
                     him
                     through
                     his
                     Earthly
                     Pilgrimage
                     :
                     And
                     was
                     now
                     so
                     closely
                     looked
                     after
                     ,
                     that
                     he
                     durst
                     not
                     write
                     again
                     ;
                     neither
                     could
                     he
                     be
                     permitted
                     that
                     Liberty
                     ,
                     until
                     it
                     pleased
                     God
                     to
                     put
                     it
                     into
                     the
                     Minds
                     of
                     his
                     Adversaries
                     ,
                     to
                     release
                     him
                     upon
                     promise
                     to
                     live
                     quietly
                     .
                     And
                     then
                     in
                     his
                     Almanack
                     ,
                     1651.
                     for
                     his
                     Peaceable
                     living
                     ,
                     he
                     most
                     Ingenuously
                     Apologizeth
                     thus
                     :
                  
                
                 
                   
                     TO
                     you
                     ,
                     
                       owre
                       Criticks
                    
                     ,
                     that
                     By-standers
                     are
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Viewing
                     the
                     Gamesters
                     ,
                     (
                     playing
                     foul
                     or
                     fair
                     .
                  
                   
                     And
                     by
                     the
                     stroaks
                     of
                     your
                     defining
                     Will
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Save
                     whom
                     you
                     fancy
                     ;
                     those
                     you
                     do
                     not
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     you
                     ,
                     grave
                     Chair-men
                     (
                     whose
                     attentive
                     ear
                  
                   
                     Hears
                     all
                     you
                     can
                     ,
                     believes
                     all
                     true
                     you
                     hear
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     think
                     the
                     Roy'llists
                     cannot
                     real
                     be
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Until
                     a
                     Rope
                     conclude
                     their
                     Destiny
                     )
                  
                   
                     Send
                     I
                     these
                     Lines
                     :
                     To
                     let
                     you
                     understand
                     ,
                  
                   
                     I
                     live
                     as
                     well
                     b'
                     Example
                     ,
                     as
                     Command
                     :
                  
                   
                     And
                     that
                     ,
                     what
                     e'r
                     you
                     judge
                     herein
                     amiss
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Conformable
                     to
                     your
                     own
                     Practice
                     is
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Prelates
                     quit
                     their
                     
                       Sleeves
                       of
                       Lawn
                    
                     ,
                     and
                     all
                  
                   
                     The
                     Hierarchy
                     their
                     Coats
                     Canonical
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     live
                     disguis'd
                     ,
                     as
                     if
                     they
                     were
                     none
                     such
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     e're
                     laid
                     claim
                     to
                     Tithes
                     ,
                     or
                     Christian-Church
                     .
                  
                   
                     Why
                     may
                     not
                     I
                     as
                     well
                     disguised
                     be
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     they
                     ,
                     or
                     rather
                     their
                     Divinity
                     ?
                  
                   
                     The
                     High-born
                     
                       House
                       of
                       Lords
                    
                     *
                     themselves
                     ,
                     submit
                  
                   
                     Their
                     
                       Persons
                       ,
                       Honours
                    
                     ,
                     Magazines
                     of
                     Wit
                     :
                  
                   
                     Sure
                     I
                     (
                     who
                     am
                     but
                     
                       dust
                       and
                       ashes
                    
                     )
                     then
                     ,
                  
                   
                     May
                     do
                     as
                     much
                     as
                     those
                     Almighty-Men
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     The
                     new-conforming
                     Garter-Knight
                     ,
                     that
                     erst
                  
                   
                     Hung's
                     Watchet-Ribbon
                     o're
                     his
                     amorous
                     brest
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Thinks
                     it
                     far
                     better
                     (
                     now
                     the
                     King
                     is
                     dead
                     )
                  
                   
                     To
                     lay
                     't
                     aside
                     ,
                     than
                     lay
                     aside
                     his
                     Head.
                  
                   
                     Why
                     may
                     not
                     I
                     some
                     
                       Crimson
                       Lines
                    
                     leave
                     out
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     save
                     my
                     Ankles
                     from
                     the
                     Prison-gout
                     ?
                  
                   
                     The
                     subtile
                     Lawyer
                     holds
                     it
                     not
                     amiss
                  
                   
                     He
                     Paraphrase
                     on
                     Ambiguities
                     ;
                  
                   
                     And
                     (
                     though
                     he
                     scarce
                     the
                     Latine
                     understand
                     )
                  
                   
                     To
                     write
                     CUSTODES
                     ●n
                     a
                     Texted-hand
                     .
                  
                   
                     Why
                     might
                     not
                     I
                     (
                     though
                     not
                     for
                     
                       dirty
                       gain
                    
                     )
                  
                   
                     Write
                     as
                     he
                     writes
                     ?
                     Will
                     such
                     Ink
                     ever
                     stain
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Prinn
                     ,
                     when
                     he
                     found
                     the
                     Presbyters
                     decay
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Straight-leaves
                     his
                     scribling-humour
                     ,
                     to
                     obey
                     .
                  
                   
                     What
                     if
                     from
                     scribling
                     (
                     too
                     )
                     I
                     deign
                     to
                     cease
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Do
                     I
                     ought
                     more
                     than
                     all
                     that
                     live
                     in
                     Peace
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Nay
                     ,
                     Lilburn
                     (
                     that
                     Prodigious
                     Combatant
                     )
                  
                   
                     Held
                     it
                     not
                     safe
                     perpetually
                     to
                     rant
                     :
                  
                   
                     For
                     he
                     (
                     once
                     quitted
                     from
                     the
                     
                       dreadful
                       Rope
                    
                     )
                  
                   
                     Waves
                     
                       Magna
                       Charta
                    
                     ,
                     falls
                     a
                     
                       boyling
                       Soap
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     I
                     've
                     scap't
                     the
                     
                       Halter
                       twice
                    
                     ,
                     as
                     well
                     as
                     he
                     :
                  
                   
                     What
                     if
                     I
                     now
                     resolve
                     to
                     live
                     as
                     free
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Compounders
                     (
                     some
                     )
                     not
                     only
                     Pay
                     ,
                     but
                     Swear
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Might
                     I
                     not
                     Promise
                     that
                     I
                     would
                     forbear
                     ?
                  
                   
                     The
                     brave
                     
                       Secluded
                       Member
                    
                     ,
                     that
                     needs
                     must
                  
                   
                     Revile
                     the
                     Army
                     ,
                     doom
                     the
                     State
                     to
                     dust
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Observe
                     him
                     but
                     ,
                     (
                     now
                     he
                     is
                     all
                     
                       to
                       bits
                    
                     )
                  
                   
                     How
                     Penitent
                     ,
                     how
                     patiently
                     he
                     sits
                     !
                  
                   
                     The
                     par-boyl'd-Citizen
                     ,
                     who
                     ne'r
                     would
                     do
                  
                   
                     Scarce
                     what
                     an
                     Ord'nance
                     did
                     enjoyn
                     him
                     to
                     ;
                  
                   
                     See
                     how
                     obsequiously
                     he
                     trots
                     about
                     ,
                  
                   
                     To
                     find
                     both
                     Old
                     and
                     
                       New
                       Malignants
                    
                     out
                     !
                  
                   
                     The
                     Wary-High-Shooe
                     ,
                     who
                     so
                     Idoliz'd
                  
                   
                     The
                     Covenant
                     ,
                     that
                     equally
                     he
                     priz'd
                  
                   
                   
                     It
                     with
                     his
                     Bible
                     ;
                     Lo
                     ,
                     but
                     how
                     he
                     bows
                  
                   
                     Before
                     th'
                     Engagement
                     ,
                     to
                     secure
                     his
                     Cows
                     !
                  
                   
                     Now
                     (
                     Zoilus
                     )
                     tell
                     me
                     ,
                     whether
                     't
                     is
                     more
                     fit
                  
                   
                     I
                     Sacrifice
                     my
                     Folly
                     ,
                     or
                     submit
                     ?
                  
                   
                     These
                     Times
                     afford
                     few
                     Martyrs
                     ,
                     and
                     those
                     few
                  
                   
                     Scant
                     would
                     be
                     Martyrs
                     ,
                     if
                     they
                     could
                     eschew
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     Clergy
                     heretofore
                     ate
                     all
                     the
                     Cake
                     ,
                  
                   
                     They
                     still
                     Usurp'd
                     the
                     Glory
                     of
                     the
                     Stake
                     ;
                  
                   
                     And
                     should
                     (
                     methinks
                     )
                     if
                     all
                     be
                     true
                     they
                     say
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Lead
                     us
                     as
                     well
                     to
                     suffer
                     ,
                     as
                     to
                     pray
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     now
                     (
                     alas
                     !
                     )
                     their
                     Zeal's
                     congeal'd
                     to
                     Ice
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Obedience
                     they
                     prefer
                     to
                     Sacrifice
                     ;
                  
                   
                     And
                     want
                     not
                     Scripture-texts
                     more
                     than
                     enough
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Which
                     warrant
                     them
                     to
                     Thrash
                     as
                     well
                     as
                     Plough
                     .
                  
                   
                     Had
                     FOX
                     but
                     writ
                     his
                     Volumes
                     in
                     this
                     Age
                     ,
                  
                   
                     His
                     Book
                     of
                     Martyrs
                     had
                     not
                     fill'd
                     a
                     Page
                     :
                  
                   
                     England
                     (
                     I
                     fear
                     )
                     would
                     scarce
                     have
                     spar'd
                     him
                     one
                  
                   
                     Old
                     Latimer
                     ,
                     to
                     make
                     a
                     Martyr
                     on
                     .
                  
                   
                     Indeed
                     they
                     tell
                     's
                     what
                     New
                     
                     Jerusalem's
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     how
                     't
                     is
                     pav'd
                     with
                     Pearls
                     ,
                     and
                     
                       Precious
                       Gems
                    
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Blaming
                     us
                     much
                     ,
                     we
                     freely
                     leave
                     not
                     this
                  
                   
                     
                       Course
                       Clay
                    
                     ,
                     for
                     a
                     
                       Coelestial
                       Paradise
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     when
                     a
                     
                       doughty
                       Priests
                    
                     unhallow'd
                     Gums
                  
                   
                     Sustain
                     one
                     rotten
                     Tooths-ach
                     ,
                     how
                     he
                     Fum's
                  
                   
                     And
                     Froths
                     !
                     and
                     if
                     a
                     Fever
                     do
                     but
                     strike
                     him
                     ,
                  
                   
                     What
                     Peasant-powts
                     ,
                     and
                     pants
                     ,
                     or
                     pineth
                     like
                     him
                     :
                  
                   
                     O
                     for
                     a
                     Doctor
                     then
                     !
                     Bridle
                     the
                     Horse
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     haste
                     the
                     Clerk
                     away
                     —
                     He
                     's
                     worse
                     and
                     worse
                     !
                  
                   
                     Alas
                     !
                     the
                     Doctor
                     comes
                     not
                     !
                     O
                     ,
                     quoth
                     he
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Would
                     God
                     restore
                     me
                     but
                     ,
                     then
                     he
                     should
                     see
                     —
                  
                   
                     But
                     what
                     ?
                     Be
                     sure
                     no
                     mind
                     he
                     has
                     to
                     D●ath
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     
                     Parson's
                     Heart
                     's
                     fast
                     chained
                     to
                     the
                     E●rth
                     :
                  
                   
                     He
                     blesses
                     Heav'n
                     for
                     's
                     last
                     Nights
                     Requiem
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     has
                     no
                     thoughts
                     of
                     
                       New
                       J●rusalem
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     Mistake
                     me
                     not
                     :
                     For
                     I
                     include
                     not
                     here
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     
                       Reverend
                       Doctors
                    
                     of
                     the
                     Holy-Chair
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Nor
                     yet
                     the
                     meanest
                     of
                     that
                     
                       Sacred
                       Quire
                    
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Whose
                     Service
                     at
                     the
                     Altar
                     is
                     entire
                     :
                  
                   
                     To
                     them
                     I
                     bow
                     ,
                     and
                     willingly
                     make
                     their's
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     Tythe
                     (
                     at
                     least
                     )
                     of
                     all
                     my
                     
                       daily
                       Pray'rs
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     No
                     ,
                     I
                     intend
                     the
                     thred-bare
                     Motley-Coat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Which
                     makes
                     the
                     Pulpit
                     but
                     a
                     Juglers-throat
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     can
                     from
                     thence
                     (
                     t'
                     infatuate
                     Mankind
                     )
                  
                   
                     Disgorge
                     both
                     Fire
                     and
                     Water
                     at
                     a
                     Wind
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     (
                     were
                     it
                     to
                     preserve
                     the
                     World
                     )
                     not
                     dye
                  
                   
                     Ought
                     but
                     his
                     Stockings
                     ,
                     prate
                     he
                     ne'r
                     so
                     high
                     .
                  
                   
                     I
                     say
                     ,
                     't
                     is
                     him
                     I
                     mean
                     ;
                     for
                     he
                     I
                     look
                  
                   
                     Will
                     be
                     the
                     loose-Surveyor
                     of
                     my
                     Book
                     .
                  
                   
                     "
                     Deal
                     gently
                     (
                     good
                     Sir
                     -
                     John
                     )
                     and
                     do
                     not
                     Quack
                     ,
                  
                   
                     "
                     Live
                     else
                     the
                     Subject
                     of
                     mine
                     Almanack
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 Hemerosc
                 .
                 1652.
                 this
                 Learned
                 and
                 Loyal
                 Person
                 wrote
                 these
                 several
                 witty
                 Verses
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Kings
                   .
                
                 
                   WHen
                   
                   Rome's
                   perverse
                   and
                   giddy
                   Multitude
                
                 
                   Dissolv'd
                   (
                   in
                   Tarquin
                   )
                   their
                   Great
                   Monarchy
                   ;
                
                 
                   To
                   doom
                   the
                   Act
                   UNNATURAL
                   and
                   RUDE
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   'T
                   is
                   said
                   )
                   
                     A
                     Serpent
                     Barked
                  
                   :
                   But
                   when
                   We
                
                 
                   D●ssolved
                   Ours
                   ,
                   (
                   so
                   were
                   they
                   overcome
                
                 
                   With
                   Pannick
                   fear
                   !
                   )
                   both
                   Men
                   and
                   Beasts
                   were
                   dumb
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Under
                   his
                   Moveable-Feasts
                   .
                
                 
                   Those
                   Feasts
                   were
                   once
                   held
                   Sacred
                   amongst
                   Men
                   :
                
                 
                   Old
                   ●●lks
                   may
                   live
                   to
                   see
                   them
                   so
                   agen
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Terms
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Law
                   is
                   good
                   ,
                   and
                   needs
                   no
                   Reformation
                   ;
                
                 
                   It
                   takes
                   no
                   Bribes
                   ,
                   nor
                   sleeps
                   a
                   long
                   Vacation
                   :
                
                 
                   Delays
                   no
                   Suits
                   ,
                   disdains
                   not
                   to
                   embrace
                
                 
                   A
                   John-an-Oaks
                   ,
                   or
                   John-a-Styles
                   his
                   Case
                   :
                
                 
                   Yet
                   ,
                   since
                   the
                   Pilot's
                   dead
                   *
                   ,
                   and
                   Storms
                   do
                   threat
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Rocks
                   being
                   near
                   )
                   the
                   Wreck
                   must
                   needs
                   be
                   great
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   Mars
                   throws
                   his
                   Knapsack
                   by
                   ,
                   and
                   stoutly
                   draws
                
                 
                   His
                   trusty
                   Bilbo
                   ,
                   to
                   prescribe
                   us
                   Laws
                   .
                
                 
                   Jove
                   claims
                   his
                   Priviledge
                   ;
                   and
                   Mars
                   ,
                   his
                   Pow'r
                   :
                
                 
                   Both
                   wrangle
                   *
                   hard
                   ,
                   and
                   each
                   on
                   other
                   lowre
                   .
                
                 
                   At
                   length
                   Jove
                   yields
                   ,
                   and
                   Mars
                   assumes
                   the
                   Chair
                   ,
                
                 
                   Votes
                   his
                   own
                   
                     Person
                     Noble
                  
                   ;
                   Doings
                   ,
                   Fair.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   A
                   
                     Zealous
                     Month
                  
                   (
                   or
                   so
                   it
                   doth
                   appear
                   )
                
                 
                   Composed
                   all
                   of
                   Love
                   ,
                   and
                   Bottle-beer
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   whilst
                   the
                   *
                   Shepherd's
                   absent
                   ,
                   or
                   asleep
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Ravenous
                     Wolves
                  
                   devour
                   the
                   
                     silly
                     Sheep
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   London
                   !
                   beware
                   of
                   Fire
                   ,
                   and
                   Beasts
                   of
                   Prey
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   something
                   else
                   ;
                   but
                   what
                   ,
                   I
                   will
                   nor
                   say
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   Swords
                   now
                   grow
                   dull
                   ,
                   and
                   Heads
                   are
                   gravely
                   tost
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   balance
                   what
                   is
                   
                   gain'd
                   with
                   what
                   is
                   lost
                   :
                
                 
                   To
                   find
                   out
                   how
                   and
                   where
                   the
                   danger
                   lies
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   estimate
                   
                     old
                     stores
                  
                   ,
                   with
                   
                     new
                     supplies
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   W'
                   are
                   now
                   at
                   leisure
                   to
                   attend
                   the
                   knocks
                
                 
                   Of
                   Sir
                   
                     John
                     Levite
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   his
                   Jugling-Box
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   loud
                   Diss●ntion's
                   this
                   we
                   softly
                   hear
                
                 
                   And
                   dread
                   ,
                   'twixt
                   Saturn
                   and
                   his
                   Councellor
                   ?
                
                 
                   Who
                   's
                   that
                   gives
                   back
                   ?
                   What
                   
                     Jovial
                     Fools
                  
                   are
                   they
                
                 
                   Must
                   needs
                   Command
                   ,
                   before
                   they
                   can
                   Obey
                   ?
                
                 
                   "
                   
                     Divid●
                     and
                     Rule
                  
                   ,
                   is
                   Machiavils
                   :
                   Take
                   heed
                   !
                
                 
                   "
                   For
                   though
                   he
                   dy'd
                   long
                   since
                   ,
                   here
                   's
                   yet
                   his
                   seed
                   .
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   first
                   Eclipse
                   *
                   next
                   Month
                   doth
                   take
                   Effect
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Jove
                   (o)
                   and
                   Mars
                   move
                   now
                   in
                   dire
                   Aspect
                   :
                
                 
                   Whence
                   the
                   
                     Malicious
                     Changeling-Brother-hood
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Of
                     suiveling
                     Mock-Priests
                  
                   ,
                   that
                   cry'd
                   out
                   for
                   Blood
                   ,
                
                 
                   Shall
                   surely
                   feel
                   (
                   though
                   yet
                   they
                   will
                   not
                   see
                   )
                
                 
                   The
                   full-grown-fruits
                   of
                   their
                   Apostacy
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 Hemerosc
                 .
                 1653.
                 this
                 Worthy
                 Artist
                 wrote
                 these
                 several
                 Verses
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Of
                   the
                   Vulgar
                   Accounts
                   ,
                   Notes
                   ,
                   and
                   Festivals
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Christians
                   of
                   the
                   East
                   and
                   Greek
                   Church
                   ,
                   do
                   number
                   
                     
                       
                          
                      
                       
                         Years
                         .
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         From
                         the
                         Creation
                         unto
                         this
                         present
                         Year
                      
                       
                         7161
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         The
                         
                           Jews
                           ,
                           Hebrews
                        
                         ,
                         and
                         later
                         Rabbines
                      
                       
                         5413
                      
                    
                     
                       
                         Ergo
                         ,
                         they
                         differ
                         in
                         their
                         Computation
                      
                       
                         1748
                      
                    
                  
                
                 
                   
                     HEavens
                     direct
                     us
                     !
                     what
                     a
                     Difference
                     here
                     's
                     ,
                  
                   
                     [
                     Full
                     
                       seventeen
                       hundred
                       forty
                       twice
                       four
                       years
                    
                     :
                     ]
                  
                   
                     Whose
                     R●ck'ning
                     shall
                     we
                     trust
                     ?
                     or
                     shall
                     we
                     wait
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Till
                     some
                     
                       New
                       Prophet
                    
                     rise
                     ,
                     and
                     Calculate
                  
                   
                     The
                     year
                     ?
                     [
                     That
                     year
                     which
                     Saints
                     in
                     Heav'n
                     not
                     scan
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     needs
                     must
                     be
                     
                     confin'd
                     by
                     prying
                     Man
                     !
                     ]
                  
                   
                     But
                     if
                     nor
                     Jews
                     ,
                     nor
                     Christians
                     can
                     it
                     find
                     ,
                  
                   
                     If
                     Plato
                     saw
                     not
                     ,
                     surely
                     they
                     are
                     blind
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   Christian
                   Abyssines
                   and
                   Egyptians
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   
                     Dioclesian
                     Aera
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   that
                   of
                   Martyrs
                   ,
                   1369
                
                 
                   
                     Thus
                     rots
                     that
                     Tyrant
                     :
                     And
                     may
                     all
                     the
                     same
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Who
                     act
                     like
                     Cruelty
                     ,
                     yet
                     hate
                     the
                     Name
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   Saracens
                   and
                   Turks
                   from
                   Hegira
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   flight
                   of
                   their
                   Prophet
                   Mahomet
                   .
                   1063
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Turks
                     are
                     very
                     Holy
                     in
                     their
                     way
                     ;
                  
                   
                     They
                     Preach
                     ,
                     give
                     Alms
                     ,
                     and
                     most
                     devoutly
                     Pray
                     ;
                  
                   
                   
                     And
                     
                       live
                       in
                       hope
                    
                     :
                     Our
                     Zelots
                     do
                     no
                     more
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Unless
                     to
                     over-do
                     ,
                     and
                     ne'r
                     give
                     or'e
                     .
                  
                   
                     Had
                     we
                     been
                     born
                     in
                     Turky
                     ,
                     we
                     should
                     set
                  
                   
                     As
                     great
                     a
                     rate
                     on
                     Rascal
                     Mahomet
                     ,
                  
                   
                     As
                     Turks
                     themselves
                     :
                     If
                     they
                     in
                     England
                     ,
                     then
                  
                   
                     We
                     had
                     been
                     all
                     alike
                     [
                     
                       Good
                       Christian-Men
                    
                     .
                     ]
                  
                   
                     "
                     T
                     is
                     Birth
                     and
                     Education
                     ,
                     which
                     doth
                     make
                  
                   
                     "
                     Religion
                     :
                     that
                     which
                     Seals
                     it
                     ,
                     is
                     ,
                     the
                     Stake
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   The
                   Astronomers
                   from
                   Nabonassarus
                   (
                   of
                   Egyptian
                   Years
                   ,
                   consisting
                   each
                   of
                   365
                   days
                   )
                   2401.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     They
                     (
                     of
                     all
                     others
                     )
                     can
                     
                       account
                       the
                       best
                    
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     are
                     accounted
                     of
                     ,
                     but
                     like
                     the
                     rest
                     :
                  
                   
                     The
                     
                       snarling
                       Priest
                    
                     (
                     who
                     Numbers
                     never
                     knew
                     ,
                  
                   
                     More
                     than
                     to
                     tythe
                     his
                     Pigs
                     ,
                     or
                     whence
                     they
                     grew
                     ;
                  
                   
                     But
                     like
                     the
                     Ale-wife
                     ,
                     chalks
                     behind
                     the
                     door
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     sets
                     even
                     Christ
                     and
                     Moses
                     on
                     the
                     score
                     )
                  
                   
                     Gains
                     more
                     belief
                     in
                     striving
                     how
                     to
                     bribe
                  
                   
                     Our
                     Reason
                     ,
                     than
                     do
                     all
                     that
                     
                       Learned
                       Tribe
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     But
                     know
                     (
                     fond
                     Men
                     )
                     the
                     Bible
                     was
                     not
                     writ
                  
                   
                     For
                     you
                     to
                     draw
                     Chronologies
                     from
                     it
                     :
                  
                   
                     To
                     prop
                     up
                     Faction
                     ,
                     warrant
                     
                       Breach
                       of
                       Laws
                    
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Absolve
                     from
                     Oaths
                     ,
                     and
                     Chain
                     us
                     to
                     your
                     Cause
                     ;
                  
                   
                     To
                     teach
                     Men
                     Trades
                     ,
                     or
                     Sciences
                     ,
                     or
                     Arts
                     :
                  
                   
                     'T
                     was
                     made
                     to
                     rectifie
                     and
                     steer
                     our
                     Hearts
                     .
                  
                   
                     "
                     Wretched
                     those
                     Souls
                     ,
                     who
                     thus
                     (
                     by
                     you
                     )
                     are
                     fed
                  
                   
                     "
                     With
                     Tares
                     and
                     Husks
                     ,
                     instead
                     of
                     
                       Heav'nly
                       Bread.
                    
                     
                  
                
                 
                   From
                   the
                   Death
                   of
                   Alexander
                   the
                   Great
                   ,
                   1976.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     He
                     who
                     Conquered
                     all
                     the
                     spacious
                     Earth
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Was
                     Conquered
                     himself
                     for
                     want
                     of
                     Breath
                     :
                  
                   
                     He
                     that
                     (
                     whilst
                     living
                     )
                     could
                     endure
                     no
                     Bound
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Rests
                     now
                     contented
                     with
                     
                       six
                       foot
                    
                     of
                     Ground
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     "
                     His
                     Birth
                     ,
                     his
                     Valour
                     ,
                     his
                     Exploits
                     and
                     Glory
                     ,
                  
                   
                     "
                     All
                     tumbled
                     in
                     a
                     heap
                     of
                     
                       Doubtful
                       Story
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     Even
                     so
                     at
                     length
                     
                       (
                       Great
                    
                     *
                     Conqu'rours
                     )
                     shall
                     you
                     be
                  
                   
                     
                       Or'e-come
                       ,
                       confin'd
                       ,
                       as
                       close
                       ,
                    
                     as
                     low
                     as
                     he
                     .
                  
                   
                     Ten
                     Thousand
                     Armies
                     strength
                     will
                     not
                     defend
                     :
                  
                   
                     Your
                     Conquests
                     ,
                     and
                     your
                     selves
                     must
                     have
                     
                       An
                       End
                    
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nor
                     can
                     they
                     yield
                     you
                     Comfort
                     when
                     you
                     die
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Be'ng
                     nothing
                     but
                     a
                     
                       splendid
                       Robbery
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   Since
                   the
                   Julian
                   Institution
                   ,
                   1698
                
                 
                   Since
                   the
                   Gregorian
                   Emendation
                   ,
                   71
                
                 
                   
                     Our
                     State
                     have
                     been
                     
                       Reforming
                       twelve
                       long
                       Years
                    
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     
                       Church
                       ,
                       Court
                       ,
                       Country
                       ,
                       City
                       ,
                    
                     (
                     Hair
                     and
                     Ears
                     :
                     )
                  
                   
                     Should
                     they
                     the
                     
                       English
                       Kalendar
                    
                     omit
                     ,
                  
                   
                     'T
                     will
                     be
                     forgot
                     when
                     they
                     begun
                     
                       to
                       sit
                    
                     :
                  
                   
                     Ages
                     to
                     come
                     ,
                     who
                     thirst
                     to
                     Celebrate
                  
                   
                     Their
                     
                       Famous
                       Deeds
                    
                     ,
                     shall
                     find
                     them
                     without
                     Date
                     ;
                  
                   
                     And
                     know
                     no
                     more
                     when
                     CHARLES
                     or
                     Strafford
                     dy'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Than
                     some
                     ,
                     When
                     Christ
                     was
                     Born
                     ,
                     or
                     Crucify'd
                     .
                  
                   
                     Perhaps
                     ,
                     mistake
                     the
                     Persons
                     with
                     the
                     Times
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Finding
                     so
                     like
                     ,
                     their
                     Suff'rings
                     ,
                     and
                     their
                     Crimes
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Feasts
                   and
                   Fasts
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   Changlings
                   were
                   the
                   Presbyterian-Crew
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   pull'd
                   
                     Old
                     Crosses
                  
                   down
                   ,
                   to
                   set
                   up
                   New
                   !
                
                 
                   And
                   burnt
                   
                     Christs
                     Picture
                  
                   ,
                   whilst
                   they
                   did
                   embrace
                
                 
                   Those
                   Antick
                   Draughts
                   of
                   Calamy
                   and
                   Case
                   :
                
                 
                   That
                   durst
                   adventure
                   on
                   such
                   
                     dangerous
                     shelves
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   to
                   un-Saint
                   th'
                   Evangelists
                   themselves
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   leave
                   us
                   not
                   a
                   Festival
                   ,
                   beside
                
                 
                   What
                   they
                   
                     so
                     called
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   had
                   Sanctifi'd
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   But
                   Heav'n
                   is
                   just
                   :
                   For
                   ,
                   lo
                   !
                   they
                   're
                   forc'd
                   to
                   bow
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   Synod's
                   down
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     stinking
                     Elders
                  
                   too
                   :
                
                 
                   "
                   Only
                   they
                   bark
                   at
                   Moon-shine
                   ,
                   now
                   and
                   then
                   ,
                
                 
                   "
                   To
                   witness
                   they
                   are
                   Dogs
                   more
                   like
                   ,
                   than
                   Men.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   3.
                   
                   
                     Under
                     the
                     Kings
                  
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   I
                   've
                   said
                   y'
                   are
                   Gods
                   :
                   Who
                   dare
                   you
                   Tyrants
                   call
                   ,
                
                 
                   Since
                   (
                   Good
                   or
                   Bad
                   )
                   y'
                   are
                   his
                   Vice-gerents
                   all
                   ?
                
                 
                   But
                   you
                   shall
                   die
                   like
                   Men
                   :
                   This
                   ,
                   I
                   allow
                   ;
                
                 
                   For
                   Men
                   must
                   die
                   :
                   So
                   did
                   our
                   Saviour
                   too
                   .
                
                 
                   "
                   When
                   once
                   the
                   
                     Rulers
                     ,
                     Priests
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   People
                   cry
                   ,
                
                 
                   "
                   
                     Away
                     with
                     him
                     ,
                     Pilate
                  
                   must
                   Crucifie
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Terms
                   .
                
                 
                   Lawyers
                   prefer
                   the
                   
                     sharpest
                     Laws
                  
                   ,
                   as
                   best
                
                 
                   To
                   keep
                   a
                   Common-wealth
                   in
                   Peace
                   and
                   Rest
                   :
                
                 
                   If
                   so
                   ,
                   why
                   should
                   those
                   Gown-men
                   Frown
                   and
                   Puff
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   see
                   the
                   
                     Courts
                     of
                     Justice
                  
                   lin'd
                   with
                   Buff
                   ?
                
                 
                   "
                   No
                   Plea
                   ere
                   moved
                   as
                   a
                   Sword
                   can
                   do
                   ;
                
                 
                   "
                   For
                   that
                   or'e-ruleth
                   Judge
                   and
                   Jury
                   too
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   Welcom
                   ,
                   ye
                   
                     pregnant
                     times
                  
                   !
                   whilst
                   you
                   shall
                   be
                
                 
                   As
                   cross
                   to
                   some
                   ,
                   as
                   they
                   were
                   curs'd
                   to
                   me
                   :
                
                 
                   Welcom
                   ,
                   
                     Prodigious
                     Births
                  
                   !
                   wherein
                   appear
                
                 
                   No
                   fewer
                   Monsters
                   ,
                   than
                   are
                   days
                   i'
                   th'
                   year
                   :
                
                 
                   Thrice
                   welcom
                   are
                   ye
                   !
                   For
                   y'
                   are
                   none
                   of
                   mine
                   :
                
                 
                   A
                   
                     Poets
                     Issue
                  
                   ,
                   is
                   ,
                   A
                   
                     Princely
                     Line
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   Disturbed
                   Heav'ns
                   produce
                   disturbed
                   Pates
                   ;
                
                 
                   Confused
                   Councils
                   ,
                   more
                   Confused
                   States
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Quarter-witted
                   Clergy
                   half
                   undone
                   ,
                
                 
                   Their
                   
                     Grand
                     Impostures
                  
                   ,
                   clear
                   ,
                   as
                   is
                   the
                   Sun
                   :
                
                 
                   Whence
                   Giddy
                   *
                   Zelots
                   take
                   the
                   Craft
                   in
                   hand
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   breath
                   a
                   Holy-madness
                   through
                   the
                   Land.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   the
                   Month
                   of
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   Whither
                   an
                   Army
                   now
                   ?
                   Well!
                   I
                   could
                   say
                
                 
                   Who
                   't
                   is
                   will
                   get
                   ,
                   or
                   who
                   shall
                   lose
                   the
                   day
                   :
                
                 
                   
                   Thrasillus-like
                   inform
                   you
                   ,
                   who
                   shall
                   prove
                
                 
                   Victorious
                   in
                   's
                   Ambition
                   ,
                   who
                   in
                   's
                   Love
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   I
                   am
                   silent
                   ;
                   Nay
                   ,
                   I
                   must
                   be
                   dumb
                   ;
                
                 
                   'T
                   is
                   TREASON
                   now
                   to
                   Pray
                   ,
                   
                     Thy
                     Kingdom
                     come
                  
                   :
                
              
               
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Nation
                   mourns
                   because
                   of
                   
                     Monstrous
                     Oaths
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Her
                   
                     Scarlet
                     sins
                  
                   ,
                   cause
                   want
                   of
                   Bread
                   and
                   Cloaths
                   :
                
                 
                   Diseases
                   rage
                   ,
                   and
                   strongly
                   multiply
                   ;
                
                 
                   Our
                   
                     New-Republick's
                     sick
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   like
                   to
                   die
                   .
                
                 
                   London
                   bewails
                   ,
                   beshrews
                   her
                   
                     lewd
                     pretence
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   begging
                   for
                   a
                   Posture
                   of
                   Defence
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   9.
                   
                   Where
                   speaking
                   of
                   the
                   Mutations
                   of
                   Empires
                   ,
                   Kingdoms
                   ,
                   and
                   Common-wealts
                   ,
                   he
                   pithily
                   Concludes
                   .
                   —
                
                 
                   Thus
                   Changes
                   come
                   ,
                   thus
                   Changes
                   will
                   ensue
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Till
                   these
                   Corrupted
                   Bodies
                   change
                   for
                   new
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   put
                   on
                   
                     Incorruption
                     )
                     Men
                  
                   and
                   Things
                   ;
                
                 
                   Whole
                   
                     Countries
                     ,
                     Cities
                     ,
                     Beggars
                     ,
                     Princes
                     ,
                     Kings
                     :
                  
                
                 
                   He
                   who
                   but
                   lately
                   wore
                   a
                   Crown
                   of
                   Gold
                   ,
                
                 
                   Crown'd
                   now
                   with
                   
                     Thorns
                     ,
                     Exil'd
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   basely
                   Sold
                   :
                
                 
                   He
                   clad
                   in
                   Rags
                   ,
                   and
                   fed
                   with
                   scraps
                   before
                   ;
                
                 
                   Now
                   ,
                   Thron'd
                   in
                   's
                   stead
                   ,
                   and
                   surfeiting
                   with
                   store
                   :
                
                 
                   A
                   Glorious
                   Church
                   and
                   Kingdom
                   ,
                   but
                   to
                   day
                   ;
                
                 
                   To
                   Morrow
                   ,
                   both
                   the
                   Wolf
                   and
                   Foxes
                   Prey
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Learned
                   Lawyer
                   ,
                   Orthodox
                   Divine
                   ,
                
                 
                   Once
                   high
                   esteem'd
                   ,
                   now
                   rank'd
                   with
                   
                     fi
                     lt
                     by
                     Swine
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Hospitable
                   Lord
                   erst
                   fed
                   the
                   Poor
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   cloath'd
                   the
                   Naked
                   ,
                   nak'd
                   turn'd
                   out
                   of
                   Door
                   :
                
                 
                   His
                   sorrowing
                   Wife
                   ,
                   and
                   helpless
                   Children
                   gone
                
                 
                   To
                   try
                   their
                   Friends
                   ,
                   perhaps
                   be
                   frowned
                   on
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   he
                   in
                   's
                   
                     hoary-age
                     Petition
                  
                   ,
                   bare
                   ,
                
                 
                   Those
                   that
                   his
                   Grooms
                   (
                   at
                   best
                   )
                   but
                   lately
                   were
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Fool
                   in
                   's
                   Coat
                   ,
                   the
                   Wise-man
                   in
                   his
                   Chair
                   .
                
                 
                   Th'
                   
                     Indulgent
                     Father
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   
                     Hopeful
                     Heir
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     griping
                     Land-lord
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   
                     greedy
                     Clown
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     glittering
                     Tissue
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   
                     gray-friz'd
                     Gown
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   Rosy-Cheek
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   
                     unfurrowed
                     Brow
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Freckled
                     Wainscot-Face
                  
                   ,
                   that
                   Milks
                   the
                   Cow
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Flowry
                     Bride
                  
                   (
                   girt
                   with
                   chaste
                   thoughts
                   about
                   )
                
                 
                   Will
                   all
                   once
                   changed
                   be
                   ;
                   their
                   Lamps
                   must
                   out
                   :
                
                 
                   Nay
                   ,
                   Heav'n
                   it self
                   grows
                   Old
                   ,
                   and
                   will
                   away
                   :
                
                 
                   It
                   had
                   a
                   Birth
                   ,
                   and
                   shall
                   a
                   Dying-day
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   ,
                   all
                   to
                   Change
                   and
                   Dissolution
                   tend
                   ;
                
                 
                   
                     Poor
                     Almanacks
                  
                   ,
                   ev'n
                   they
                   ,
                   must
                   have
                   
                     an
                     end
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 Hemerosc
                 .
                 1654.
                 this
                 Ingenious
                 Person
                 wrote
                 these
                 following
                 Heroick
                 Verses
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   
                     Of
                     the
                     Feasts
                  
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   GO
                   ring
                   the
                   Bells
                   ,
                   let
                   Priests
                   and
                   
                     People
                     Pray
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   I
                   know
                   no
                   Treason
                   in
                   a
                   Holy-Day
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     2.
                     
                     
                       Over
                       the
                       Table
                       of
                       Kings
                    
                     ,
                     &c.
                     
                  
                   
                     Here
                     stands
                     the
                     
                       Regal
                       Table
                    
                     ,
                     till
                     it
                     be
                  
                   
                     Convict
                     and
                     Banish'd
                     for
                     Malignancy
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Under
                     the
                     Kings
                     .
                  
                   
                     Call
                     me
                     no
                     more
                     Malignant
                     ,
                     since
                     the
                     Term
                  
                   
                     Hath
                     Hydra's
                     Head
                     ;
                     I
                     Hercules
                     his
                     Arm
                     :
                  
                   
                     And
                     (
                     though
                     no
                     God
                     ,
                     nor
                     Worshipped
                     at
                     Tyre
                     )
                  
                   
                     Remember
                     yet
                     great
                     
                     Jupiter's
                     my
                     Sire
                     .
                  
                   
                     Let
                     States
                     and
                     Kingdoms
                     whirle
                     ;
                     mine
                     shall
                     not
                     fall
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Except
                     (
                     when
                     time
                     is
                     done
                     )
                     this
                     Globe
                     and
                     all
                     .
                  
                   
                     So
                     Wolf
                     and
                     Lamb
                     salute
                     ;
                     the
                     first
                     for
                     blood
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     second
                     to
                     be
                     offer'd
                     for
                     our
                     good
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Over
                   the
                   Terms
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Thus
                     may
                     the
                     Terms
                     begin
                     ,
                     thus
                     may
                     they
                     end
                     :
                  
                   
                     As
                     yet
                     
                       we
                       know
                       not
                    
                     what
                     we
                     do
                     intend
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Under
                     the
                     Terms
                     .
                  
                   
                     Friends
                     !
                     send
                     your
                     Sons
                     no
                     more
                     to
                     th'
                     
                       Inns
                       of
                       Court
                    
                     ,
                  
                   
                     But
                     breed
                     them
                     Souldiers
                     ,
                     Men
                     of
                     loud
                     Report
                     :
                  
                   
                     So
                     need
                     they
                     fear
                     no
                     rude
                     Return
                     of
                     words
                  
                   
                     Or
                     Writs
                     ,
                     nor
                     yet
                     Exception
                     'gainst
                     their
                     Swords
                     :
                  
                   
                     So
                     shall
                     their
                     Terms
                     be
                     never
                     out
                     of
                     Date
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Nor
                     liable
                     to
                     change
                     ,
                     but
                     with
                     the
                     State
                     :
                  
                   
                     So
                     may
                     they
                     chuse
                     the
                     Trade
                     most
                     Profit
                     brings
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Set
                     up
                     or
                     
                       Lawyers
                       ,
                       Priests
                    
                     ,
                     or
                     
                       Petit
                       Kings
                    
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   CHARLES
                   is
                   dead
                   ,
                   the
                   Senate
                   in
                   a
                   ditty
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sung
                   in
                   
                     Wild
                     Airs
                  
                   about
                   the
                   
                     Holy
                     City
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   ill-got-Lords
                   made
                   worse
                   than
                   
                     Indian
                     Slaves
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Priests
                   (
                   like
                   Churches
                   )
                   hovering
                   o're
                   their
                   Graves
                   .
                
                 
                   Whose
                   turn
                   is
                   next
                   ?
                   speak
                   you
                   as
                   may
                   be
                   free
                   !
                
                 
                   I
                   dare
                   not
                   meddle
                   with
                   SUPREMACY
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   Fetch
                   Me
                   a
                   Ladder
                   and
                   a
                   Broom
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                
                 
                   May
                   sweep
                   the
                   Cobwebbs
                   from
                   the
                   
                     Azur'd
                     Skie
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   Dispatch
                   the
                   fumes
                   that
                   cloud
                   the
                   
                     subtile
                     Air
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   make
                   the
                   Heav'ns
                   look
                   Maiden-smooth
                   and
                   fair
                   :
                
                 
                   Else
                   is
                   that
                   Roof
                   too
                   mean
                   for
                   those
                   that
                   vie
                
                 
                   With
                   Gods
                   themselves
                   for
                   Crowns
                   and
                   Majesty
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   Justice
                   now
                   flows
                   ,
                   and
                   Righteousness
                   doth
                   stream
                
                 
                   Throughout
                   the
                   streets
                   ;
                   the
                   Conduits
                   run
                   with
                   Cream
                   .
                
                 
                   Our
                   
                     Virgins
                     Lamps
                  
                   be
                   full
                   of
                   
                     Holy
                     Oyl
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Themselves
                   o're-charg'd
                   and
                   ready
                   to
                   recoil
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Old
                     M●n
                  
                   dream
                   Dreams
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Young
                     Men
                     Visions
                     see
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Their
                   
                     cloven
                     Tongues
                  
                   are
                   tip't
                   with
                   Prophesie
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   Well
                   fare
                   
                     Gay
                     knacks
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   men
                   to
                   change
                   inclin'd
                   ;
                
                 
                   They
                   raise
                   the
                   dust
                   ,
                   and
                   cloud
                   the
                   work
                   design'd
                   :
                
                 
                   In
                   
                     gild●d
                     Roofs
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   doubteth
                   of
                   d●ceit
                   ?
                
                 
                   In
                   
                     troubled
                     waters
                  
                   ,
                   who
                   can
                   see
                   the
                   Bait
                   ?
                
                 
                   He
                   that
                   would
                   closely
                   bring
                   
                     great
                     things
                  
                   about
                   ,
                
                 
                   Must
                   mud
                   ,
                   as
                   well
                   as
                   Fish
                   the
                   Rabble-rout
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   June
                   .
                
                 
                   W'
                   are
                   all
                   Reform'd
                   ,
                   and
                   free
                   as
                   we
                   were
                   born
                   ;
                
                 
                   Almost
                   as
                   naked
                   too
                   ,
                   much
                   more
                   forlorn
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Times
                   are
                   Tyrannous
                   ,
                   not
                   Men
                   ,
                   for
                   they
                
                 
                   Have
                   brought
                   to
                   pass
                   ,
                   what
                   Men
                   b'
                   asham'd
                   to
                   say
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   (
                   if
                   
                     one
                     truth
                  
                   may
                   slip
                   my
                   
                     harmless
                     Pen
                  
                   )
                
                 
                   Times
                   would
                   be
                   better
                   ,
                   had
                   we
                   better
                   Men.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   Sweet
                   are
                   the
                   Sippets
                   of
                   a
                   Diadem
                   !
                
                 
                   Shall
                   Foreigners
                   invade
                   us
                   ,
                   or
                   we
                   them
                   ?
                
                 
                   Victors
                   but
                   once
                   grown
                   bouzy
                   with
                   success
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dream
                   of
                   nought
                   ●lse
                   ,
                   but
                   Gold
                   and
                   Gloriousness
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   we
                   are
                   lowly-minded
                   ,
                   and
                   despise
                
                 
                   All
                   
                     Earthly
                     Substance
                  
                   ,
                   being
                   Heavenly-wise
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   fine
                   
                   new-nothing's
                   this
                   ,
                   that
                   I
                   espy
                   ,
                
                 
                   A
                   Sect
                   ,
                   a
                   Schism
                   ,
                   or
                   a
                   Heresie
                   ?
                
                 
                   Or
                   shall
                   I
                   Nick-nam't
                   a
                   Religion
                   ?
                   Say
                   !
                
                 
                   No
                   ,
                   't
                   relishès
                   the
                   sober
                   water-way
                   :
                
                 
                   Yet
                   wants
                   no
                   fire
                   to
                   make
                   the
                   Spirit
                   beat
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nor
                   
                     bucksome
                     Creatures
                  
                   to
                   allay
                   the
                   heat
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                   In
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   Must
                   Treasurers
                   account
                   ?
                   't
                   is
                   fit
                   they
                   do
                   :
                
                 
                   (
                   They
                   shall
                   in
                   time
                   make
                   satisfaction
                   too
                   )
                
                 
                   But
                   these
                   (
                   and
                   other
                   
                     Pious
                     Cheats
                  
                   we
                   have
                   )
                
                 
                   Can
                   quote
                   us
                   Scripture
                   why
                   they
                   play
                   the
                   Knave
                   :
                
                 
                   Religion
                   is
                   a
                   Cloak
                   for
                   all
                   deceit
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   
                     shrowds
                     designs
                  
                   that
                   be
                   of
                   
                     greatest
                     weight
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   12.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   Ho
                   Presbyterians
                   !
                   Prick
                   up
                   your
                   Ears
                   ,
                
                 
                   Advance
                   your
                   Troops
                   of
                   
                     Jealousies
                     and
                     Fears
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Summon
                   your
                   Elders
                   in
                   their
                   
                     several
                     Classes
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Covenanters
                     ,
                     Directory-Asses
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   tell
                   me
                   (
                   now
                   ,
                   your
                   blood
                   and
                   breath
                   's
                   nigh
                   spent
                   )
                
                 
                   Where
                   's
                   one
                   dares
                   Fight
                   for
                   
                     King
                     and
                     Parliament
                  
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   13.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Blessing
                   on
                   the
                   Common-wealth
                   Affairs
                   :
                
                 
                   (
                   May
                   that
                   
                     green
                     Lady
                  
                   never
                   know
                   
                     gray
                     Hairs
                  
                   )
                
                 
                   Let
                   's
                   on
                   with
                   Courage
                   ,
                   and
                   resolve
                   to
                   do
                
                 
                   What
                   e're
                   Necessity
                   compels
                   us
                   to
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   long
                   as
                   
                     God's
                     with
                     us
                  
                   ,
                   what
                   need
                   we
                   fear
                
                 
                   Whose
                   turn
                   it
                   is
                   to
                   Reign
                   another
                   year
                   ?
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 his
                 Ephemeris
                 1655.
                 
                 I
                 find
                 these
                 several
                 Excellent
                 Poems
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Over
                   the
                   Feasts
                   .
                
                 
                   LO
                   ,
                   here
                   the
                   Sacred
                   (
                   Saint-offending
                   )
                   days
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                   Religion's
                   outward
                   worth
                   and
                   
                     splendent
                     Rays
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Old
                   
                   Truth
                   's
                   strong
                   Evidence
                   ,
                   motives
                   to
                   Zeal
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Rich
                     badges
                  
                   of
                   a
                   
                     Christian
                     Commonweal
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Fair
                   Hieroglyphicks
                   of
                   what
                   we
                   profess
                   ,
                
                 
                   '
                   
                     Live
                     shadows
                  
                   of
                   Eternal
                   Happiness
                   ;
                
                 
                   
                     Lasting
                     Records
                  
                   on
                   Earth
                   ,
                   wherein
                   even
                   they
                
                 
                   That
                   won't
                   be
                   drawn
                   to
                   hearken
                   what
                   we
                   say
                   ,
                
                 
                   May
                   by
                   observing
                   only
                   ,
                   what
                   we
                   do
                   ,
                
                 
                   Read
                   our
                   Belief
                   ;
                   and
                   
                     reading
                     ,
                     do
                     so
                     too
                  
                   !
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     2.
                     
                     Over
                     the
                     Table
                     of
                     Kings
                     .
                  
                   
                     Here
                     's
                     yet
                     the
                     
                       Regal
                       Table
                    
                     ;
                     who
                     can
                     tell
                  
                   
                     But
                     't
                     may
                     (
                     by
                     thus
                     
                       long
                       Prostitution
                       )
                       swell
                    
                     ?
                  
                
                 
                   
                   
                     Under
                     the
                     Table
                     of
                     Kings
                     .
                  
                   
                     How
                     !
                     Tyrants
                     all
                     ?
                     what
                     glory
                     is
                     't
                     to
                     be
                  
                   
                     Accounted
                     Gods
                     ,
                     if
                     Gods
                     of
                     Tyranny
                     ?
                  
                   
                     'T
                     is
                     strange
                     your
                     Conquests
                     were
                     not
                     claim
                     enough
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     ours
                     (
                     of
                     one
                     another
                     )
                     Gosp●l-proof
                     :
                  
                   
                     Either
                     your
                     Titles
                     to
                     the
                     Crown
                     were
                     good
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Or
                     ours
                     (
                     so
                     Mystical
                     )
                     not
                     understood
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     3.
                     
                     Over
                     the
                     Table
                     of
                     Terms
                     .
                  
                   
                     Away
                     to
                     Westminster
                     ,
                     and
                     do
                     not
                     fear
                     :
                  
                   
                     We
                     will
                     indulge
                     ye
                     yet
                     
                       another
                       Year
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Under
                     the
                     Table
                     of
                     Terms
                     .
                  
                   
                     Go
                     to
                     ,
                     
                       brave
                       Hero's
                    
                     !
                     and
                     Abridge
                     the
                     Law
                     ,
                  
                   
                     [
                     Teach
                     (
                     in
                     Epitome
                     )
                     to
                     Hang
                     and
                     Draw
                     :
                     ]
                  
                   
                     M●ke
                     
                       Magna
                       Charta
                    
                     speak
                     us
                     
                     Lilburn-free
                     ,
                  
                   
                     That
                     Treason
                     which
                     is
                     writ
                     without
                     a
                     T.
                  
                   
                     Correct
                     Old
                     Littleton
                     ,
                     and
                     Print
                     him
                     New.
                  
                   
                     The
                     
                     Sword
                     's
                     one
                     Tenure
                     ,
                     more
                     ;
                     he
                     
                       never
                       knew
                    
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   Rythm
                   you
                   whose
                   measures
                   charm
                   you
                   better
                   luck
                   ;
                
                 
                   I
                   must
                   be
                   mute
                   ;
                   my
                   
                     Muse
                     is
                     Planet-struck
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   Her
                   
                   Fancy's
                   fetter'd
                   ,
                   and
                   her
                   Ink
                   is
                   froze
                   ;
                
                 
                   Complaint
                   is
                   made
                   ,
                   her
                   Pen's
                   too
                   
                     broad
                     at
                     Nose
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   I
                   'le
                   to
                   the
                   Woods
                   ,
                   and
                   find
                   some
                   Satyr
                   out
                   ;
                
                 
                   There
                   's
                   now
                   no
                   fellow
                   to
                   the
                   Cloven-foot
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Pole's
                     perplexed
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   
                     German
                     dreads
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     horned
                     Moon
                  
                   should
                   pierce
                   the
                   
                     Eagles
                     heads
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Goths
                     ,
                     Huns
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Vandals
                   once
                   had
                   greatest
                   Power
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   Tartars
                   and
                   the
                   Turks
                   have
                   now
                   much
                   more
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   then
                   success
                   be
                   it
                   which
                   best
                   depaints
                
                 
                   A
                   
                     glorious
                     Cause
                     ,
                     Turks
                  
                   are
                   the
                   only
                   Saints
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   From
                   th'
                   Honour
                   of
                   our
                   
                     ill-begotten
                     Peers
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   From
                   the
                   
                     sowre
                     batch
                  
                   of
                   Jealousies
                   and
                   Fears
                   ,
                
                 
                   From
                   slouds
                   of
                   Orphans
                   and
                   poor
                   
                     Widows
                     Tears
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   From
                   
                     twice-six
                     other
                     over-tedious
                  
                   *
                   Years
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Good
                     Lord
                     deliver
                     us
                  
                   .
                   The
                   
                     Number
                     Three
                  
                
                 
                   Hath
                   always
                   in
                   it
                   some
                   high
                   Mystery
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   
                     Falcifer
                     ,
                     Gradivus
                  
                   doth
                   *
                   oppose
                   ,
                
                 
                   Then
                   through
                   the
                   Virgin
                   (
                   hobling
                   backward
                   )
                   goes
                   :
                
                 
                   Hence
                   th'
                   Waters
                   are
                   corrupted
                   ,
                   Fishes
                   die
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Earth
                   is
                   Barren
                   ;
                   a
                   Mortality
                
                 
                   Afflicts
                   the
                   Land
                   ;
                   Mars
                   (a)
                   rageth
                   up
                   and
                   down
                   ,
                
                 
                   Not
                   quiet
                   with
                   ,
                   nor
                   yet
                   without
                   a
                   Crown
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 Hemerosc
                 .
                 1656.
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 read
                 these
                 incomparable
                 Pieces
                 of
                 Learning
                 and
                 Ingenuity
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   I
                   shall
                   present
                   you
                   with
                   his
                   Chronology
                   ,
                   it
                   being
                   the
                   last
                   in
                   Verse
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   most
                   compleat
                   of
                   all
                   his
                   others
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     
                       SInce
                       all
                       things
                       were
                       of
                       God
                       created
                       good
                    
                     5605
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Noah
                       ascended
                       th'
                       Ark
                       t'
                       avoid
                       the
                       flood
                    
                     3949
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       God
                       the
                       Promise
                       made
                       to
                       Abraham
                    
                     3583
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       th'
                       Israelites
                       from
                       Egypts
                       Bondage
                       came
                    
                     3153
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Solomon
                       the
                       Temple
                       finished
                       .
                    
                     2669
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       King
                       Zedekias
                       a
                       Captive
                       led
                    
                     2246
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       JESUS
                       of
                       the
                       Blessed
                       Virgin
                       born
                    
                     1656
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       for
                       Mans
                       sins
                       he
                       suffered
                       death
                       and
                       scorn
                    
                     1623
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       Caesar's
                       force
                       the
                       Britains
                       overthrew
                    
                     1708
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       hence
                       the
                       Rav'nous
                       Roman
                       Eagle-flew
                    
                     1232
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       first
                       the
                       Saxons
                       stept
                       on
                       English
                       ground
                    
                     1201
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       here
                       the
                       Danes
                       the
                       like
                       advantage
                       found
                    
                     824
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                         Norman
                         William
                         Britain
                      
                       over-powr'd
                    
                     590
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Maud
                       the
                       English-Saxon
                       Blood
                       restor'd
                    
                     551
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Second
                       
                         Henry
                         Ireland
                      
                       first
                       assayl'd
                    
                     483
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       our
                       first
                       Edward
                       hence
                       the
                       Jews
                       expell'd
                    
                     365
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       Tyler's
                       Highness
                       would
                       the
                       Throne
                       ascended
                    
                     274
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       he
                       his
                       Life
                       (
                       with
                       hi●
                       Rebellion
                       )
                       ended
                    
                     274
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Gu●●
                       (
                       those
                       mort●l
                       Engines
                       )
                       first
                       were
                       found
                    
                     276
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       P●inting
                       made
                       the
                       world
                       with
                       Books
                       abound
                    
                     213
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       Since
                       Protestants
                       (
                       by
                       Luther
                       )
                       first
                       so
                       nam'd
                    
                     127
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Loiola
                       the
                       Jesuites
                       Order
                       fram'd
                    
                     116
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Ket
                       and
                       's
                       followers
                       seduc'd
                       the
                       Nation
                    
                     108
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       hang'd
                       (
                       upon
                       the
                       Tree
                       of
                       Reformation
                       )
                    
                     108
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                         Kentish
                         Wiat
                      
                       rose
                       against
                       Queen
                       Mary
                    
                     102
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       with
                       
                         Spain's
                         Philip
                      
                       she
                       did
                       intermarry
                    
                     102
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       London
                       streets
                       by
                       Coaches
                       first
                       molested
                    
                     101
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Scotland
                       with
                       
                       Geneva-trash
                       infested
                    
                     99
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Lightning
                       last
                       consumed
                       
                       Paul's
                       high
                       Spire
                    
                     95
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       all
                       the
                       Heav'ns
                       appeared
                       on
                       a
                       fire
                    
                     82
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Piercy
                       and
                       great
                       
                       Navil's
                       Insurrection
                    
                     87
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Gresham
                       Colledge
                       ,
                       and
                       th'
                       Exchang●
                       erection
                    
                     85
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Drake
                       surrounded
                       this
                       our
                       Globe
                       of
                       strife
                    
                     79
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Pious
                       Gresham
                       did
                       exchange
                       this
                       Life
                    
                     77
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Saint
                       Domingo
                       ransack'd
                       wash
                       by
                       Drake
                    
                     71
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       then
                       the
                       Spaniards
                       did
                       (
                       not
                       sigh●
                       ,
                       but
                       )
                       quake
                    
                     71
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       Zutphen-Siege
                       our
                       Famous
                       Sydn●y
                       slew
                    
                     70
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Scotch
                       Queen
                       Mary
                       bid
                       the
                       World
                       adieu
                    
                     69
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       boasting
                       
                       Spain's
                       Armado
                       overthrown
                    
                     68
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       th'
                       Indian
                       Weed
                       was
                       first
                       in
                       England
                       known
                    
                     65
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       daring
                       Drake
                       and
                       noble
                       Hawkins
                       di'd
                    
                     61
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       Cheap-side-Cross
                       most
                       richly
                       beautifi'd
                    
                     60
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Cales
                       was
                       from
                       the
                       Spaniards
                       stoutly
                       torn
                    
                     60
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       CHARLES
                       the
                       first
                       ,
                       to
                       grief
                       and
                       sorrow
                       born
                    
                     56
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Learned
                       JAMES
                       the
                       English
                       Crown
                       possest
                    
                     54
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       he
                       th'
                       Allegiance
                       Oath
                       upon
                       us
                       prest
                    
                     54
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Fate
                       reveal'd
                       the
                       Puny
                       Powder-Plot
                    
                     51
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       first
                       rejoyc'd
                       for
                       (
                       now
                       regarded
                       not
                       )
                    
                     50
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                         Fred'rick
                         Count
                      
                       arriv'd
                       on
                       English
                       Earth
                    
                     44
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       we
                       bewail'd
                       Heroick
                       
                       HENRY's
                       Death
                    
                     44
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       here
                       (
                       last
                       )
                       Christianus
                       (
                       
                       Denmark's
                       King
                       )
                    
                     42
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       Middleton's
                       River
                       brought
                       from
                       
                       Amwel-spring
                    
                     42
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       we
                       
                       Bermudas
                       ●irst
                       inh●bited
                    
                     42
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Learned
                       
                       Rawleigh's
                       noble
                       Blood
                       was
                       shed
                    
                     38
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       Since
                       last
                       a
                       Comet
                       in
                       the
                       Scorpion
                       seen
                    
                     38
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       that
                       brought
                       death
                       to
                       Ann
                       (
                       our
                       
                       James's
                       Queen
                       )
                    
                     37
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Charles
                       with
                       cares
                       as
                       well
                       as
                       gold
                       was
                       Crown'd
                    
                     31
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       his
                       fair
                       Queen
                       first
                       trod
                       on
                       English
                       Ground
                    
                     31
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       Lond●n's
                       last
                       great
                       Plague
                       from
                       Heaven
                       sent
                    
                     31
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       then
                       at
                       Oxford
                       sate
                       the
                       Parli●ment
                    
                     31
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       Buckingham's
                       great
                       Duke
                       so
                       basely
                       slain
                    
                     28
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Engl●nd
                       did
                       conclude
                       a
                       Peace
                       with
                       Spain
                    
                     27
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       li●ing
                       Charles
                       fi●st
                       breath'd
                       this
                       loathsom
                       air
                    
                     26
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Rev'r●●●
                       LAUD
                       began
                       St.
                       Paul's
                       repair
                    
                     22
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       the
                       late
                       King
                       advanc'd
                       against
                       the
                       S●OT
                    
                     17
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Peace
                       concluded
                       (
                       but
                       intended
                       not
                       )
                    
                     17
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Sinc●
                       Wolves
                       and
                       Foxes
                       first
                       were
                       Idoliz'd
                    
                     16
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       〈◊〉
                       
                       Strafford's
                       Blood
                       was
                       Sacrific'd
                    
                     15
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Sects
                       and
                       Tumults
                       set
                       the
                       Land
                       on
                       fire
                    
                     15
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       the
                       dead
                       King
                       was
                       forced
                       to
                       retire
                    
                     15
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Hotham
                       shut
                       
                       Hull-gates
                       against
                       the
                       King
                    
                     14
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       ruined
                       for
                       thoughts
                       to
                       let
                       him
                       in
                    
                     12
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       we
                       with
                       Essex
                       vow'd
                       to
                       live
                       and
                       die
                    
                     14
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       we
                       cashier'd
                       him
                       (
                       of
                       his
                       Excellency
                       )
                    
                     12
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Charles
                       his
                       Royal
                       Standard
                       streaming
                       stood
                    
                     14
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       Keinton-field
                       deep
                       dy'd
                       with
                       English
                       blood
                    
                     14
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       Cheapside-Cross
                       (
                       for
                       Conscience-sake
                       )
                       did
                       fall
                    
                     13
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Moses
                       Tables
                       forc'd
                       to
                       give
                       the
                       wall
                    
                     13
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       the
                       Scotch
                       Army
                       marched
                       to
                       our
                       aid
                    
                     13
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       they
                       return'd
                       from
                       Hereford
                       ,
                       well
                       paid
                    
                     13
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Uxbridge
                       Overture's
                       initiation
                    
                     12
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Love
                       b●l●ht
                       fire
                       brands
                       that
                       consum'd
                       the
                       nation
                    
                     12
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       first
                       we
                       felt
                       the
                       vertue
                       of
                       a
                       Tax
                    
                     12
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       glorious
                       Laud
                       triumphed
                       o're
                       the
                       Ax
                    
                     12
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Common-Prayers
                       ceas'd
                       (
                       abjured
                       rather
                       )
                    
                     12
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       the
                       wise
                       Synod
                       vo●ed
                       God
                       the
                       Father
                    
                     12
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       Naseby-field
                       first
                       own'd
                       that
                       fatal
                       blow
                    
                     11
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       even
                       poor
                       Women
                       felt
                       the
                       overthrow
                    
                     11
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       Since
                       pensive
                       Charles
                       left
                       Oxford
                       (
                       in
                       Disguise
                       )
                    
                     10
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       he
                       to
                       Treacherous
                       Scots
                       became
                       a
                       Prize
                    
                     10
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Henderson
                       receiv'd
                       his
                       Mortal
                       Wounds
                    
                     10
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Scotch-men
                       sold
                       their
                       Prince
                       for
                       English
                       pounds
                    
                     10
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       Holmby-house
                       ●estrain'd
                       his
                       further
                       flight
                    
                     10
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Joyce
                       surpriz'd
                       him
                       in
                       the
                       dead
                       of
                       Night
                    
                     9
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       he
                       had
                       terms
                       propos'd
                       ,
                       and
                       promis'd
                       right
                    
                     9
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       fairly
                       juggl'd
                       into
                       th'
                       Isle
                       of
                       Wight
                    
                     9
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       there
                       the
                       sinful
                       Treaty
                       did
                       commence
                    
                     8
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       (
                       broken
                       off
                       )
                       he
                       forthwith
                       hurry'd
                       thence
                    
                     8
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       the
                       old
                       Commons
                       took
                       a
                       purging
                       dose
                    
                     8
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       CHARLES
                       made
                       truly
                       great
                       and
                       glorious
                    
                     8
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       they
                       the
                       House
                       of
                       Lords
                       did
                       useless
                       doom
                    
                     8
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Kingship
                       dangerous
                       and
                       burthensom
                    
                     8
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       the
                       Supremacy
                       was
                       Eastward
                       bound
                    
                     8
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       our
                       Allegiance
                       bury'd
                       under
                       ground
                    
                     8
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       CHARLES's
                       Crown
                       exposed
                       to
                       a
                       rate
                    
                     8
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       England
                       hight
                       ●he
                       Title
                       of
                       Free-State
                    
                     7
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Scotland
                       tasted
                       of
                       Heav'ns
                       ireful
                       Cup
                    
                     5
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       English
                       Hogs
                       are
                       our
                       dear
                       Brethren
                       up
                    
                     5
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Mars
                       unroosted
                       those
                       had
                       twelve
                       years
                       rul'd
                    
                     3
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Mad-men
                       on
                       their
                       Ruines
                       'gan
                       to
                       build
                    
                     3
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       that
                       illiterate
                       Conclave's
                       Dissolution
                    
                     3
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       this
                       (
                       blest
                       )
                       Governments
                       first
                       Institution
                    
                     3
                     Years
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     This
                     is
                     added
                     out
                     of
                     his
                     Ephemer
                     .
                     1655.
                     
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Time
                       was
                       pregnant
                       of
                       a
                       Lord
                       Protector
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       she
                       brought
                       forth
                       a
                       (
                       more
                       than
                       
                         Trojan
                         )
                         Hector
                      
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       London
                       feasted
                       him
                       at
                       Grocers
                       Hall
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Viner
                       the
                       first
                       Knight
                       (
                       amongst
                       us
                       all
                       )
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Peace
                       concluded
                       with
                       the
                       High-born
                       Dutch
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       the
                       shrill
                       Trumper
                       nois'd
                       it
                       to
                       be
                       such
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Knights
                       and
                       Burgesses
                       their
                       free
                       Election
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       winnowed
                       ,
                       and
                       made
                       of
                       one
                       complexion
                       .
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                     
                       Since
                       they
                       conven'd
                       and
                       sate
                       (
                       with
                       blest
                       intent
                       )
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       they
                       presum'd
                       to
                       tune
                       the
                       Instrument
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       found
                       flat-guilty
                       of
                       that
                       High
                       Ambition
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       taught
                       the
                       meaning
                       of
                       a
                       Recognition
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       some
                       (
                       like
                       Rats
                       )
                       forsook
                       the
                       falling
                       House
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       others
                       (
                       big
                       with
                       Mountains
                       )
                       dropt
                       a
                       Mouse
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       the
                       Protector
                       set
                       their
                       sins
                       before
                       them
                    
                     2
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       he
                       dissolved
                       (
                       never
                       to
                       restore
                       )
                       them
                    
                     1
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Noble
                       James
                       (
                       the
                       Duke
                       of
                       Lenox
                       )
                       dy'd
                    
                     1
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       Perjur'd
                       Falc'ner
                       wisely
                       stept
                       aside
                    
                     1
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       
                       Wiltshire's
                       Insurrection
                       broach'd
                       new
                       fears
                    
                     1
                     Years
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Since
                       the
                       grand
                       seisure
                       of
                       the
                       Cavaliers
                    
                     1
                     Years
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     For
                     the
                     continuing
                     this
                     Ingenuous
                     Chronology
                     to
                     any
                     time
                     ,
                     you
                     need
                     but
                     add
                     the
                     elapsed
                     Years
                     between
                     your
                     proposed
                     year
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Year
                     1656.
                     and
                     't
                     is
                     done
                     .
                     Examples
                     are
                     needless
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Over
                   the
                   Festivals
                   .
                
                 
                   Why
                   rail
                   we
                   not
                   at
                   superstitious
                   days
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pull
                   Crosses
                   down
                   ,
                   and
                   burn
                   the
                   harmless
                   Bays
                   ?
                
                 
                   ●hy
                   do
                   we
                   not
                   inhibit
                   Common-Pray'rs
                   ,
                
                 
                   ●nd
                   threaten
                   Bridewell
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Cock-Pit
                     Players
                  
                   ?
                
                 
                   ●ow
                   can
                   our
                   tender
                   Consciences
                   digest
                
                 
                   Organs
                   and
                   Altars
                   ,
                   (
                   stand
                   they
                   East
                   or
                   West
                   ?
                   )
                
                 
                   Plum-broth
                   and
                   Pies
                   (
                   made
                   of
                   Malignant-Paste
                   )
                
                 
                   Which
                   erst
                   the
                   Godly
                   would
                   not
                   dare
                   to
                   taste
                   ?
                
                 
                   And
                   plead
                   Allegiance
                   ,
                   now
                   that
                   
                     Fatal
                     stroke
                  
                
                 
                   Hath
                   cut
                   the
                   Chain
                   ,
                   and
                   cleft
                   in
                   two
                   the
                   Yoke
                   ?
                
                 
                   The
                   change
                   is
                   great
                   ,
                   and
                   may
                   be
                   well
                   defended
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   't
                   is
                   enough
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   
                     The
                     work
                     is
                     ended
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   
                   
                     3.
                     
                     Over
                     the
                     Table
                     of
                     Kings
                     .
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     ,
                     yet
                     the
                     
                       Regal
                       Table
                    
                     courts
                     the
                     Nation
                     :
                  
                   
                     Kings
                     are
                     not
                     out
                     of
                     date
                     ,
                     though
                     out
                     of
                     Fashion
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Under
                     the
                     Table
                     of
                     Kings
                     .
                  
                   
                     Two
                     Williams
                     ,
                     twice
                     four
                     
                       Henries
                       ,
                       Stephens
                    
                     but
                     one
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Three
                     Richards
                     ,
                     twice
                     three
                     Edwards
                     ,
                     and
                     a
                     John
                     :
                  
                   
                     One
                     Mary
                     ,
                     one
                     Elizabeth
                     ,
                     a
                     James
                     ,
                  
                   
                     And
                     Charles
                     ,
                     [
                     five
                     times
                     five
                     Soveraigns
                     ,
                     with
                     ten
                     names
                     ]
                  
                   
                     Who
                     numbers
                     more
                     ,
                     transgresses
                     (
                     out
                     of
                     Reason
                     :
                     )
                  
                   
                     
                       God
                       save
                       my
                       Cow
                    
                     !
                     and
                     that
                     (
                     I
                     hope
                     )
                     's
                     no
                     Treason
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     4.
                     
                     Over
                     the
                     Table
                     of
                     Terms
                     .
                  
                   
                     The
                     
                     Chancery's
                     reform'd
                     ,
                     and
                     so
                     are
                     we
                     :
                  
                   
                     All
                     things
                     enjoy
                     their
                     
                       Pristine
                       Purity
                    
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Under
                     the
                     Table
                     of
                     Terms
                     .
                  
                   
                     Lawyers
                     (
                     't
                     is
                     true
                     )
                     like
                     new-set
                     Mill-stones
                     grind
                  
                   
                     Their
                     
                       Rough-shod
                       Clients
                    
                     :
                     yet
                     are
                     they
                     the
                     Wind
                  
                   
                     That
                     drive
                     the
                     Sails
                     .
                     Who
                     's
                     most
                     blame-worthy
                     then
                     ,
                  
                   
                     The
                     
                       Grinding
                       Lawyers
                    
                     ,
                     or
                     
                       Litigious
                       Men
                    
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Sate
                     I
                     as
                     Judge
                     ,
                     the
                     Lawyers
                     should
                     go
                     free
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Such
                     Clowns
                     on
                     Calthrops
                     ,
                     till
                     they
                     could
                     agree
                     .
                  
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   Where
                   our
                   third
                   Edward
                   (
                   that
                   Puissant
                   King
                   !
                   )
                
                 
                   Was
                   born
                   to
                   Conquer
                   France
                   ,
                   I
                   rudely
                   sing
                   :
                
                 
                   Where
                   *
                   Kings
                   have
                   Captives
                   been
                   ;
                   that
                   stately
                   Wall
                
                 
                   Confines
                   my
                   Muse
                   :
                   (
                   for
                   sin
                   Original
                   .
                   )
                
                 
                   Help
                   you
                   that
                   can
                   ,
                   or
                   have
                   my
                   Verse
                   excus'd
                   ;
                
                 
                   That
                   Shepherd
                   poorly
                   Pipes
                   ,
                   whose
                   Reed
                   is
                   bruis'd
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   Chronus
                   †
                   ,
                   the
                   
                     Virgin
                     ;
                     Mars
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Bull
                   ascends
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   (
                   by
                   their
                   Trine
                   )
                   assure
                   us
                   they
                   are
                   Friends
                   .
                
                 
                   When
                   
                     boist'rous
                     Knaves
                  
                   meet
                   and
                   salute
                   each
                   other
                   ,
                
                 
                   Their
                   common
                   Phrase
                   is
                   ,
                   
                     How
                     Devil
                     dost
                     thou
                     Brother
                  
                   ?
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Graver
                     sort
                  
                   abhor
                   that
                   Hellish
                   note
                   ;
                
                 
                   Yet
                   (
                   in
                   the
                   
                     fear
                     of
                     God
                  
                   )
                   they
                   'll
                   
                     cut
                     your
                     Throat
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   'T
                   is
                   false
                   to
                   say
                   Dog-days
                   (
                   but
                   now
                   )
                   begin
                   ,
                
                 
                   Since
                   
                     thric
                     .
                     five
                     Years
                  
                   have
                   nought
                   but
                   Dog-days
                   bin
                   :
                
                 
                   Or
                   that
                   in
                   England
                   *
                   Sirius
                   biteth
                   not
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whilst
                   we
                   have
                   such
                   deep
                   Wounds
                   ,
                   and
                   days
                   so
                   hot
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   Sirius
                   quickly
                   sets
                   (
                   elsewhere
                   to
                   burn
                   )
                
                 
                   Then
                   sh●ll
                   our
                   Dog-days
                   into
                   HALCYON
                   turn
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   Two
                   haughty
                   Rebels
                   ,
                   (
                   yet
                   of
                   Heav'nly
                   race
                   )
                
                 
                   Invade
                   the
                   Virgins
                   Confines
                   :
                   Face
                   to
                   face
                
                 
                   Dispute
                   their
                   Title
                   there
                   ;
                   but
                   finding
                   none
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   As
                   Trespass●rs
                   )
                   they
                   hasten
                   to
                   be
                   gone
                   :
                
                 
                   Concluding
                   Hermes
                   for
                   the
                   only
                   Man
                
                 
                   That
                   's
                   
                     Heir
                     at
                     Law.
                  
                   But
                   get
                   it
                   how
                   he
                   can
                   .
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   
                   Windsor's
                   my
                   Parnassus
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Jayl
                   -
                
                 
                   Supporting
                   -
                   Cole-hole
                   ,
                   (
                   cramm'd
                   with
                   
                   Mills's
                   Ale
                   )
                
                 
                   My
                   Well
                   of
                   Helicon
                   .
                   How
                   should
                   my
                   Quill
                
                 
                   Want
                   quickning
                   ,
                   or
                   my
                   Muse
                   inspired-skill
                   ?
                
                 
                   Thanks
                   ,
                   honest
                   Luke
                   :
                   May
                   all
                   thy
                   Ale
                   and
                   Beer
                
                 
                   Turn
                   Nectar
                   ;
                   run
                   untilted
                   all
                   the
                   Year
                   !
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                   His
                   Conclusion
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                   time
                   's
                   at
                   hand
                   ,
                   
                   Titan's
                   indulg'd
                   by
                   Jove
                   ,
                
                 
                   Crowned
                   with
                   Honours
                   ,
                   dress'd
                   in
                   Robes
                   of
                   Love
                   :
                
                 
                   Away
                   ,
                   ye
                   
                     Miscreant
                     Subjects
                  
                   of
                   Despair
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   dream
                   on
                   Fogs
                   ,
                   and
                   think
                   't
                   will
                   ne'r
                   
                     be
                     fair
                  
                   !
                
                 
                   Shake
                   off
                   your
                   
                     pensive
                     Mantles
                  
                   ,
                   wash
                   down
                   sorrow
                   ;
                
                 
                   Phoebus
                   appears
                   ,
                   and
                   bids
                   the
                   World
                   
                     Good
                     Morrow
                  
                   !
                
                 
                   The
                   Clouds
                   do
                   scatter
                   ,
                   and
                   anon
                   you
                   'll
                   see
                
                 
                   (
                   What
                   shall
                   I
                   say
                   ?
                   )
                   An
                   ENGLISH
                   JUBILEE
                   !
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 
                   Kalendarium
                   Ecclesiasticum
                
                 1657.
                 we
                 shall
                 find
                 these
                 several
                 curious
                 Pieces
                 of
                 Wit
                 and
                 Loyalty
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Under
                   his
                   Moveable
                   Feasts
                   .
                
                 
                   THese
                   are
                   the
                   Festivals
                   ,
                   which
                   every
                   Year
                
                 
                   Change
                   their
                   Position
                   in
                   the
                   Kalendar
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   rest
                   are
                   fixed
                   ,
                   till
                   the
                   higher
                   Pow'rs
                
                 
                   Vouchsafe
                   t'
                   unfix
                   ,
                   and
                   vote
                   them
                   out
                   adoors
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   tha●'s
                   to
                   do
                   :
                   Let
                   's
                   therefore
                   yet
                   Obey
                
                 
                   Our
                   
                     Holy
                     Mother
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   keep
                   Holy-day
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Kings
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   have
                   I
                   seen
                   'mongst
                   the
                   
                     Coelestial
                     Train
                  
                
                 
                   Bright
                   Stars
                   arise
                   ,
                   and
                   quickly
                   set
                   again
                   :
                
                 
                   Others
                   (
                   whose
                   Circles
                   greater
                   Arches
                   trace
                   )
                
                 
                   Though
                   short
                   in
                   lustre
                   ,
                   run
                   a
                   
                     longer
                     race
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Some
                   wondrous
                   swift
                   ,
                   some
                   slower
                   than
                   the
                   rest
                   ;
                
                 
                   Yet
                   (
                   one
                   and
                   all
                   )
                   still
                   tending
                   to
                   the
                   West
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Impartial
                     Death
                  
                   doth
                   no
                   compassion
                   take
                   ;
                
                 
                   Cedars
                   and
                   Shrubs
                   promiscuous
                   Ashes
                   make
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Terms
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Terms
                   commence
                   ,
                   conclude
                   ;
                   and
                   yet
                   the
                   strife
                
                 
                   Ends
                   not
                   :
                   Contention
                   hath
                   a
                   
                     tedious
                     Life
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   (
                   which
                   is
                   worse
                   )
                   who
                   e're
                   the
                   Conquest
                   get
                   ,
                
                 
                   Gains
                   but
                   a
                   lump
                   of
                   
                     drowzie
                     after-wit
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   O
                   Revenge
                   !
                   he
                   'll
                   that
                   ,
                   although
                   he
                   begs
                   )
                
                 
                   'T
                   is
                   
                     sweeter
                     far
                  
                   ,
                   than
                   Muscadine
                   and
                   Eggs.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   By-fronted
                   Janus
                   (
                   th'
                   old
                   
                     Italian
                     King
                  
                   )
                
                 
                   Beholds
                   the
                   Year
                   transact
                   ,
                   and
                   entering
                   :
                
                 
                   Wisdom
                   and
                   Providence
                   ,
                   are
                   firm
                   props
                   of
                   State
                   ;
                
                 
                   They
                   
                     support
                     Princes
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   make
                   Nations
                   great
                   :
                
                 
                   Their
                   Suffrages
                   shall
                   now
                   restrain
                   my
                   Pen
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   make
                   me
                   one
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Prudential
                     Men.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   did
                   the
                   Ancient
                   Romans
                   Sacrifice
                
                 
                   To
                   Plato
                   ,
                   and
                   th'
                   Infernal
                   Deities
                
                 
                   For
                   their
                   dead
                   
                     Fathers
                     Souls
                  
                   :
                   Furies
                   were
                   then
                
                 
                   The
                   direful
                   Objects
                   of
                   Idol'trous
                   Men.
                
                 
                   And
                   't
                   is
                   a
                   weakness
                   yet
                   (
                   in
                   every
                   Head
                   )
                
                 
                   To
                   cringe
                   to
                   and
                   indulge
                   the
                   thing
                   we
                   dread
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   
                   Rome-building
                   Romulus
                   ,
                   gave
                   this
                   the
                   name
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   Honour
                   of
                   God
                   Mars
                   ,
                   from
                   whom
                   he
                   came
                
                 
                   By
                   Ilia
                   ,
                   thus
                   to
                   perpetuate
                
                 
                   The
                   Martial
                   Prowess
                   of
                   the
                   Roman-State
                   :
                
                 
                   This
                   Vanity
                   (
                   if
                   so
                   I
                   may
                   it
                   call
                   )
                
                 
                   Those
                   Heroes
                   had
                   ;
                   and
                   so
                   indeed
                   have
                   all
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   April's
                   so
                   call'd
                   ,
                   'cause
                   the
                   Terrestrial
                   Pores
                
                 
                   Are
                   open'd
                   now
                   to
                   drink
                   the
                   pleasant
                   show'rs
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Fruits
                     ,
                     Herbs
                  
                   ,
                   &
                   Plants
                   ,
                   sprout
                   forth
                   their
                   
                     fragrant
                     Buds
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   cloath
                   all
                   green
                   ,
                   the
                   Fertile
                   Fields
                   and
                   Woods
                   .
                
                 
                   Flora
                   presents
                   variety
                   of
                   Graces
                   ,
                
                 
                   Makes
                   Ladies
                   hide
                   (
                   for
                   shame
                   )
                   their
                   
                     painted
                     Faces
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     May
                     ,
                     à
                     Majoribus
                  
                   :
                   And
                   what
                   were
                   they
                   ?
                
                 
                   Great
                   Jove
                   was
                   one
                   ,
                   who
                   else
                   I
                   cannot
                   say
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Pleiades
                   and
                   Hyades
                   arise
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   drench
                   the
                   Earth
                   with
                   chaste
                   Humidities
                   :
                
                 
                   May
                   ,
                   then
                   
                     à
                     Madeo
                  
                   ;
                   (
                   it
                   so●ndeth
                   well
                   )
                
                 
                   So
                   Friday-street
                   ,
                   from
                   butter'd
                   Mackerel
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   June
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     June
                     à
                     Junioribus
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   if
                   so
                   you
                   'll
                   ha
                   't
                   )
                
                 
                   That
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   Chuck-sarthing
                   and
                   his
                   Mate
                   :
                
                 
                   Or
                   
                     à
                     Junone
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   'save
                   us
                   all
                   !
                   )
                   for
                   she
                
                 
                   Was
                   Wife
                   to
                   Jove
                   ,
                   and
                   just
                   so
                   let
                   it
                   be
                   ,
                
                 
                   Some
                   Etymon
                   ,
                   are
                   like
                   the
                   Knight
                   ,
                   or
                   worse
                   ;
                
                 
                   Who
                   draws
                   his
                   Honour
                   from
                   his
                   
                     Fathers
                     Purse
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   ,
                   
                     Julius
                     à
                     Julio
                     Caesare
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                   Rome's
                   Proto-Monarch
                   ,
                   
                   Pompey's
                   Enemy
                   :
                
                 
                   Th'
                   ingrateful
                   Senate
                   robb'd
                   him
                   not
                   of
                   all
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   Name
                   survives
                   their
                   Cruelty
                   ,
                   his
                   fall
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Pharsalia's
                   fresh
                   in
                   mind
                   ,
                   whilst
                   Caesar
                   here
                
                 
                   Triumpheth
                   thus
                   ,
                   
                     not
                     once
                  
                   ,
                   but
                   
                     every
                     Year
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   11.
                   
                   In
                   August
                   .
                
                 
                   This
                   Month
                   
                     Augustus
                     Caesar
                  
                   did
                   begin
                
                 
                   His
                   Consulship
                   ,
                   and
                   thrice
                   Triumph'd
                   therein
                   :
                
                 
                   Marc-Antony
                   ,
                   by
                   force
                   of
                   Arms
                   subdu'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Brought
                   Egypt
                   to
                   the
                   Roman
                   Servitude
                   .
                
                 
                   Therefore
                   the
                   Senate
                   thought
                   it
                   was
                   but
                   just
                
                 
                   T'
                   exchange
                   
                     Sextilis
                     Menfis
                  
                   for
                   August
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   12.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                   Moon
                   's
                   obscur'd
                   four
                   parts
                   (
                   of
                   twelve
                   )
                   and
                   more
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   seen
                   (
                   if
                   th'
                   Air
                   be
                   clear
                   )
                   all
                   England
                   o're
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   
                   Cynthia's
                   Labour
                   is
                   ,
                   with
                   
                     little
                     pain
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   Her
                   throws
                   are
                   easie
                   ;
                   she
                   's
                   soon
                   light
                   again
                   .
                
                 
                   Were
                   Men-eclipsed
                   but
                   restored
                   thus
                   ,
                
                 
                   We'd
                   trouble
                   no
                   Jayls
                   ,
                   nor
                   should
                   Jayls
                   trouble
                   us
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   13.
                   
                   A
                   Conclusion
                   of
                   this
                   Years
                   Book
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   hold
                   !
                   the
                   Press
                   hath
                   overtook
                   my
                   Pen
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Term's
                   at
                   hand
                   ,
                   and
                   I
                   shall
                   wander
                   then
                   :
                
                 
                   My
                   Steed
                   is
                   ready
                   [
                   the
                   grave
                   
                   Pedlar's
                   Back
                   ,
                   ]
                
                 
                   My
                   Harbinger
                   [
                   his
                   Dog
                   ,
                   ]
                   my
                   Inn
                   [
                   the
                   Pack
                   :
                   ]
                
                 
                   Old
                   
                     Erra
                     Pater
                  
                   (
                   that
                   hoof-beaten
                   Jew
                   )
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Shepherds
                     Kalendar
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   with
                   all
                   the
                   Crew
                
                 
                   Of
                   merry
                   Rascals
                   )
                   my
                   Companions
                   are
                   :
                
                 
                   They
                   deign
                   to
                   stile
                   me
                   Fellow-Traveller
                   .
                
                 
                   Then
                   Fairs
                   and
                   Markets
                   I
                   must
                   duly
                   keep
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   (
                   on
                   the
                   Stall
                   )
                   make
                   up
                   the
                   
                     dirty
                     heap
                  
                
                 
                   Of
                   
                     Penny
                     Ware
                  
                   :
                   Where
                   the
                   disdainful
                   Eye
                
                 
                   Pores
                   on
                   me
                   
                     two
                     long
                     hours
                  
                   ,
                   before
                   he
                   buy
                   :
                
                 
                   Whilst
                   
                     Nobler
                     Judgments
                  
                   purchase
                   at
                   first
                   sight
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   swear
                   (
                   im●licitely
                   )
                   I
                   'm
                   thorough
                   Right
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Yet
                   some
                   (
                   although
                   ●hey
                   on
                   me
                   seem
                   to
                   doat
                   )
                
                 
                   Will
                   not
                   vouchsafe
                   me
                   ev'ry
                   Year
                   a
                   Coat
                   ;
                
                 
                   Whose
                   
                     duller
                     Brats
                  
                   I
                   wish
                   no
                   l●ss
                   forlorn
                
                 
                   And
                   naked
                   ,
                   twelve
                   Months
                   after
                   they
                   are
                   born
                   .
                
                 
                   Another
                   ,
                   his
                   Mundungus
                   (
                   with
                   me
                   )
                   lights
                   ,
                
                 
                   All
                   ,
                   save
                   
                     three
                     Pages
                  
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   wisely
                   writes
                
                 
                   When
                   's
                   Mare
                   took
                   Horse
                   ;
                   his
                   Cows
                   th'impatient
                   Bull
                   ;
                
                 
                   Or
                   ,
                   when
                   hims●lf
                   ,
                   some
                   
                     foul
                     lascivious
                     Trull
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Y●t
                   this
                   ,
                   forbids
                   no
                   ●ntries
                   ;
                   only
                   I
                
                 
                   Would
                   not
                   be
                   Pand●r
                   to
                   such
                   Drudgery
                   .
                
                 
                   Nor
                   do
                   I
                   grudge
                   the
                   
                     hungry
                     flames
                  
                   a
                   whit
                   ;
                
                 
                   For
                   ,
                   they
                   consume
                   not
                   ,
                   they
                   refine
                   my
                   Wit.
                
                 
                   Others
                   b●hind
                   them
                   (
                   in
                   
                     Fools
                     Ordure
                  
                   )
                   throw
                
                 
                   My
                   
                     injur'd
                     Leaves
                  
                   :
                   they
                   'll
                   serve
                   the
                   Bible
                   so
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   O
                   th'
                   Exchange
                   !
                   there
                   ,
                   I
                   endure
                   the
                   Rack
                   ,
                
                 
                   Such
                   Din
                   is
                   made
                   ,
                   with
                   
                   Wharton's
                   Almanack
                   !
                
                 
                   I
                   can't
                   but
                   Blush
                   for
                   shame
                   ,
                   when
                   I
                   do
                   meet
                
                 
                   My
                   Name
                   (
                   like
                   Small-Coal
                   )
                   cry'd
                   in
                   ev'ry
                   Street
                   .
                
                 
                   Howbe't
                   ,
                   I
                   there●n
                   set
                   the
                   
                     bolder
                     face
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Because
                   ,
                   like
                   Fortune
                   have
                   ,
                   ev'n
                   
                     Acts
                     of
                     Grace
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   yet
                   ,
                   some
                   
                     trifling
                     Shops
                  
                   provoke
                   me
                   most
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   ,
                   here
                   and
                   there
                   ,
                   they
                   ●ail
                   me
                   to
                   a
                   Post
                   :
                
                 
                   O
                   
                     Cruel
                     Hands
                  
                   !
                   but
                   that
                   my
                   Patience
                   bears
                   ,
                
                 
                   It
                   w●ll
                   presaging
                   what
                   attends
                   their
                   Ears
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   pleased
                   ,
                   or
                   displeased
                   ,
                   I
                   appear
                   ,
                
                 
                   Servant
                   or
                   Slave
                   ,
                   t'
                   all
                   Interests
                   ,
                   
                     once
                     a
                     Year
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   let
                   me
                   pass
                   :
                   And
                   when
                   this
                   
                   Journey
                   's
                   over
                   ,
                
                 
                   I
                   'le
                   try
                   if
                   
                     be●ter
                     luck
                  
                   I
                   can
                   di●cover
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 
                   Kalendarium
                   Ecclesiasticum
                
                 1658.
                 
                 We
                 find
                 these
                 Learned
                 and
                 Weighty
                 Verses
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Kings
                   .
                
                 
                   HEre
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     not
                     here
                  
                   ,
                   implies
                   a
                   Contradiction
                   ,
                
                 
                   Reality
                   (
                   you
                   'll
                   say
                   )
                   oppos'd
                   to
                   Fiction
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   grant
                   it
                   so
                   :
                   And
                   he
                   that
                   asks
                   me
                   ,
                   Why
                   ?
                
                 
                   Must
                   know
                   ,
                   I
                   cannot
                   skill
                   of
                   things
                   
                     too
                     nigh
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   a
                   
                     large
                     Picture
                  
                   ,
                   that
                   will
                   judge
                   aright
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sets
                   it
                   not
                   near
                   him
                   ,
                   but
                   aloof
                   his
                   sight
                   .
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Terms
                   .
                
                 
                   Peace
                   makes
                   a
                   
                     pleasant
                     sound
                  
                   ,
                   well
                   understood
                   ;
                
                 
                   But
                   
                     Discord
                     better
                  
                   ,
                   whilst
                   the
                   Peace
                   not
                   good
                   :
                
                 
                   I
                   am
                   not
                   of
                   his
                   Humour
                   ,
                   did
                   prefer
                
                 
                   Th'
                   
                     Unjustest
                     Peace
                  
                   ,
                   before
                   the
                   
                     Just
                     est
                     War.
                  
                
                 
                   Admit
                   one
                   
                     rifled
                     ,
                     robb'd
                  
                   of
                   all
                   relief
                   :
                
                 
                   Must
                   he
                   needs
                   patch
                   a
                   Peace
                   up
                   with
                   the
                   Thief
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   3.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   If
                   ,
                   wanting
                   Wings
                   ,
                   one
                   may
                   ascend
                   the
                   Skies
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Phoebus
                   view
                   ,
                   without
                   an
                   
                     Eagles
                     Eyes
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Then
                   rouze
                   up
                   (
                   Muse
                   )
                   from
                   thy
                   
                     Lethargick
                     strains
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   (
                   having
                   first
                   invok'd
                   the
                   
                     God
                     of
                     Brains
                  
                   )
                
                 
                   Let
                   the
                   
                     Grand
                     Subject
                  
                   of
                   thy
                   Measures
                   be
                   ,
                
                 
                   No
                   soul
                   to
                   England
                   like
                   a
                   *
                   Monarchy
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   is
                   the
                   Image
                   of
                   that
                   Domination
                   ,
                
                 
                   By
                   which
                   Jehovah
                   rules
                   the
                   
                     whole
                     Creation
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Angels
                   nor
                   Saints
                   ,
                   do
                   in
                   his
                   Kingdom
                   share
                   ;
                
                 
                   God
                   is
                   sole
                   Monarch
                   ;
                   they
                   but
                   Subjects
                   are
                   .
                
                 
                   Whose
                   Laws
                   are
                   such
                   ,
                   as
                   when
                   they
                   did
                   Rebel
                   ,
                
                 
                   Sequestred
                   not
                   ,
                   but
                   sent
                   'em
                   straight
                   to
                   Hell.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   As
                   Old
                   as
                   that
                   
                     Paternal
                     Soveraignty
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   God
                   plac'd
                   in
                   Adam
                   ,
                   Rul'd
                   his
                   People
                   by
                   ;
                
                 
                   Disown'd
                   of
                   none
                   ,
                   but
                   them
                   
                     whose
                     minds
                     aspire
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   
                     envy
                     One
                  
                   should
                   have
                   what
                   all
                   desire
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   be
                   't
                   
                     a
                     few
                  
                   or
                   many
                   we
                   live
                   under
                   ,
                
                 
                   Such
                   shall
                   repine
                   ,
                   still
                   ,
                   whilst
                   not
                   of
                   the
                   number
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Ancients
                   did
                   a
                   Monarchy
                   prefer
                   ,
                
                 
                   Made
                   all
                   their
                   Gods
                   submit
                   to
                   Jupiter
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   (
                   when
                   Affairs
                   and
                   Nations
                   first
                   began
                   )
                
                 
                   
                     Princes
                     Decrees
                  
                   were
                   th'
                   only
                   
                     Laws
                     of
                     Man
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Experience
                   will
                   avow
                   it
                   ,
                   where
                   there
                   's
                   any
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     One
                     honest
                     man
                  
                   is
                   sooner
                   found
                   than
                   many
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     rational
                     soul
                  
                   performs
                   a
                   Princes
                   part
                   ,
                
                 
                   She
                   Rules
                   the
                   Body
                   by
                   
                     Monarchick
                     Art
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Poor
                   Cranes
                   and
                   silly
                   Bees
                   (
                   with
                   shivering
                   wings
                   )
                
                 
                   Observe
                   their
                   Leaders
                   ,
                   and
                   obey
                   their
                   Kings
                   .
                
                 
                   Nature
                   her self
                   disdains
                   a
                   
                     crowded
                     Throne
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Body's
                     Monstrous
                  
                   ,
                   hath
                   more
                   Heads
                   than
                   one
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   June
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Monarchy's
                   that
                   Politick
                   
                     simple
                     State
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Consist's
                   in
                   Unity
                   (
                   inseparate
                   ,
                
                 
                   Pure
                   and
                   entire
                   ;
                   )
                   A
                   Government
                   that
                   stands
                
                 
                   When
                   others
                   fall
                   ,
                   touch'd
                   but
                   with
                   Levelling
                   hands
                   :
                
                 
                   So
                   Natural
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   such
                   Skill
                   endu'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   It
                   makes
                   
                     one
                     body
                  
                   of
                   a
                   Multitude
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   Order
                   (
                   wherein
                   latter
                   things
                   depend
                
                 
                   On
                   former
                   ,
                   that
                   's
                   most
                   perfect
                   doth
                   attend
                
                 
                   On
                   Unity
                   :
                   but
                   this
                   can
                   never
                   be
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Pop'lar
                     State
                  
                   )
                   nor
                   Aristocracy
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   ,
                   where
                   or
                   all
                   or
                   many
                   bear
                   the
                   sway
                   ,
                
                 
                   Such
                   Order
                   to
                   Confusion
                   leads
                   the
                   way
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   10.
                   
                   In
                   August
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Monarchy
                   more
                   quickly
                   doth
                   attain
                
                 
                   The
                   End
                   propos'd
                   :
                   for
                   ,
                   't
                   is
                   the
                   
                     single
                     Brain
                  
                
                 
                   That
                   ripens
                   Counsel
                   ,
                   and
                   concealeth
                   best
                
                 
                   
                     Princely
                     Designs
                  
                   ,
                   till
                   Deeds
                   proclaim
                   'em
                   blest
                   .
                
                 
                   Whilst
                   
                     numerous
                     Heads
                  
                   are
                   rarely
                   of
                   
                     one
                     Mind
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   Slow
                   in
                   their
                   Motion
                   ;
                   louder
                   than
                   the
                   Wind.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   Treason
                   ,
                   nor
                   Force
                   ,
                   so
                   suddenly
                   divides
                
                 
                   Th'
                   
                     United
                     strength
                  
                   that
                   in
                   a
                   Crown
                   resides
                   :
                
                 
                   Sedition
                   prospers
                   not
                   ;
                   it
                   seldom
                   here
                
                 
                   Results
                   an
                   Object
                   of
                   the
                   
                   Prince's
                   fear
                   .
                
                 
                   Than
                   when
                   an
                   
                     Empire
                     ,
                     Rome
                  
                   was
                   ne'r
                   more
                   strong
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nor
                   Triumph'd
                   under
                   other
                   Rule
                   so
                   long
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   12.
                   
                   In
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   Monarchy
                   abates
                   those
                   
                     F●v'rish
                     f●●s
                  
                
                 
                   Of
                   Emulation
                   ,
                   a
                   Free-St●te
                   begets
                   :
                
                 
                   A
                   Prince
                   cannot
                   his
                   ,
                   R●ins
                   so
                   quickly
                   slack
                   ,
                
                 
                   Or
                   throw
                   his
                   Burth●n
                   on
                   another's
                   Back
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   where
                   so
                   many
                   Rulers
                   have
                   command
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   work
                   's
                   transfer'd
                   ,
                   and
                   toss'd
                   from
                   hand
                   to
                   hand
                   ▪
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   13.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   People
                   or
                   the
                   Nobles
                   ,
                   to
                   debate
                
                 
                   The
                   deep
                   Concernments
                   of
                   a
                   Troubled-State
                   ,
                
                 
                   Set-times
                   and
                   places
                   have
                   assign'd
                   them
                   :
                   they
                
                 
                   First
                   meet
                   ,
                   and
                   then
                   adjourn
                   from
                   day
                   to
                   day
                   .
                
                 
                   Whereas
                   a
                   Monarch
                   ,
                   who
                   by
                   
                     Nature's
                     One
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Deliberates
                     always
                  
                   ,
                   never's
                   off
                   his
                   Throne
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   14.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   hold
                   !
                   Methinks
                   I
                   see
                   the
                   
                     three
                     Estates
                  
                
                 
                   Conven'd
                   ,
                   thrown
                   open
                   Prison-doors
                   and
                   Grates
                   ,
                
                 
                   Extinct
                   our
                   
                     paltry
                     Jealousies
                  
                   and
                   Fears
                   ,
                
                 
                   Grace
                   offered
                   to
                   all
                   but
                   Cavaliers
                
                 
                   And
                   Papists
                   :
                   Yet
                   with
                   Patience
                   they
                   abound
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   hope
                   for
                   better
                   ,
                   now
                   ,
                   the
                   wheel
                   goes
                   round
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   15.
                   
                   The
                   Conclusion
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   trace
                   we
                   Time
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   in
                   our
                   several
                   Spheres
                   )
                
                 
                   Slightly
                   pass
                   over
                   ne'r-returning
                   Y●ar●
                   :
                
                 
                   Thus
                   States
                   and
                   Kingdoms
                   to
                   a
                   Peri●d
                   draw
                   ;
                
                 
                   Their
                   Politicks
                   must
                   yield
                   to
                   
                     Natures
                     Law.
                  
                
                 
                   Thus
                   Kings
                   and
                   Beggars
                   are
                   Companions
                   made
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Shake
                     hands
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   knock
                   the
                   Scepter
                   'gainst
                   the
                   Spade
                   :
                
                 
                   Thus
                   Courts
                   and
                   Cottages
                   become
                   〈◊〉
                   Roof
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Carts
                   and
                   Chariots
                   meet
                   without
                   R●proof
                   :
                
                 
                   Thus
                   all
                   the
                   Greatness
                   Mortals
                   do
                   contend
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Damn
                   their
                   Souls
                   for
                   ,
                   slideth
                   to
                   
                     An
                     End.
                  
                   
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 
                   Kalendarium
                   Ecclesiasticum
                
                 ,
                 1659.
                 these
                 following
                 Pithy
                 and
                 Prophetick
                 Verses
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 found
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   On
                   the
                   Moons
                   Eclipse
                   in
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   NOW
                   have
                   amongst
                   ye
                   ,
                   you
                   that
                   stand
                
                 
                   On
                   slippery
                   ground
                   ,
                   or
                   build
                   on
                   Sand.
                
                 
                   
                     Seditious
                     Spirits
                  
                   play
                   their
                   pranks
                   ,
                
                 
                   Inundations
                   break
                   the
                   Banks
                   :
                
                 
                   Rumours
                   of
                   Wars
                   about
                   us
                   fly
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Thrice
                   happy
                   Man
                   ,
                   dares
                   bravely
                   die
                   )
                
                 
                   Intestine
                   Tumults
                   ,
                   taken
                   Towns
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Besieged
                     Cities
                  
                   ,
                   Princes
                   frowns
                
                 
                   Astonish
                   Us.
                   But
                   I
                   'le
                   to
                   Plough
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   never
                   mind
                   what
                   Mad-men
                   do
                   .
                
                 
                   Mavors
                   and
                   Hermes
                   bear
                   the
                   sway
                   :
                
                 
                   May
                   He
                   ,
                   deserves
                   it
                   ,
                   have
                   the
                   day
                   .
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   On
                   the
                   Moons
                   Eclipse
                   in
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   Quick
                   work
                   and
                   Crafty
                   !
                   (
                   He
                   that
                   sways
                
                 
                   In
                   this
                   Defect
                   ,
                   brooks
                   no
                   Delays
                   :
                   )
                
                 
                   Beware
                   of
                   Pirates
                   ,
                   High-way
                   Thieves
                   ,
                
                 
                   Dull
                   Heresies
                   ,
                   and
                   Hanging-Sleeves
                   :
                
                 
                   Of
                   Scarcity
                   and
                   dearth
                   of
                   Grain
                   ,
                
                 
                   With
                   uncouth
                   Griefs
                   'mongst
                   Cattle
                   reign
                   :
                
                 
                 
                   Tempestuous
                   Winds
                   ,
                   Quotidian
                   Fevers
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ptisicks
                   ,
                   and
                   Priests
                   that
                   cock
                   their
                   Bevers
                   :
                
                 
                   Debates
                   ,
                   that
                   into
                   Question
                   call
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Peoples
                     Laws
                  
                   ;
                   even
                   God's
                   and
                   all
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   Stilbon
                   ,
                   only
                   ,
                   hath
                   command
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   him
                   alone
                   I
                   understand
                   .
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   3.
                   
                   On
                   the
                   Suns
                   Eclipse
                   in
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   noise
                   is
                   this
                   ?
                   Methinks
                   I
                   hear
                
                 
                   Some
                   dread
                   Heroe
                   ,
                   drawing
                   near
                   .
                
                 
                   A
                   busie
                   Clergy
                   belching
                   fire
                   ;
                
                 
                   Some
                   Prince
                   depos'd
                   ,
                   and
                   in
                   the
                   mire
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   see
                   (
                   by
                   th'
                   light
                   of
                   one
                   
                     fair
                     Star
                  
                   )
                
                 
                   
                     Whole
                     Nations
                  
                   going
                   out
                   to
                   War
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Risings
                     ,
                     Arraignments
                  
                   ,
                   sudden
                   Death
                
                 
                   And
                   Ruine
                   ,
                   rushing
                   on
                   the
                   Earth
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Rivers
                   lessen'd
                   ,
                   Fountains
                   dry
                   ;
                
                 
                   Waters
                   corrupt
                   ,
                   good
                   Subjects
                   die
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   Mars
                   is
                   rampant
                   ;
                   and
                   what
                   hand
                
                 
                   Can
                   turn
                   the
                   Edge
                   of
                   Burlybrand
                   ?
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   4.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Regal
                   Table
                   .
                
                 
                   Sacred's
                   the
                   name
                   of
                   King
                   ,
                   and
                   full
                   of
                   splendour
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fam●us
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Faiths
                     Defender
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   (
                   when
                   on
                   such
                   the
                   Rabble
                   six'd
                   their
                   Spleen
                   )
                
                 
                   Wh●
                   a●d
                   regard
                   to
                   Faith
                   ,
                   to
                   King
                   or
                   Queen
                   ?
                
                 
                   B●t
                   now
                   ,
                   (
                   such
                   Comments
                   on
                   the
                   Text
                   they
                   make
                   )
                
                 
                   All
                   Mortals
                   must
                   submit
                   for
                   Conscience-sake
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Terms
                   .
                
                 
                   Thanks
                   ,
                   busie-Term-time
                   !
                   thou
                   bring'st
                   work
                   to
                   do
                
                 
                   For
                   Judge
                   ,
                   for
                   Council
                   ,
                   and
                   Attorney
                   too
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   should'st
                   thou
                   and
                   ,
                   and
                   never
                   more
                   Commence
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lawyers
                   would
                   lose
                   their
                   most
                   
                     voluptuous
                     sence
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     knotty
                     Laws
                  
                   (
                   which
                   now
                   so
                   dear
                   we
                   buy
                   )
                
                 
                   Be
                   rated
                   like
                   
                     Bishops
                     Divinity
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   6.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Tide-Table
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Sea
                   hath
                   fits
                   ,
                   much
                   like
                   this
                   
                     giddy
                     Age
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   Sometimes
                   ●he
                   pines
                   ,
                   anon
                   ,
                   she
                   swells
                   with
                   Rage
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   makes
                   a
                   rupture
                   ,
                   where
                   she
                   overflows
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Fertile
                     Banks
                  
                   ,
                   yet
                   never
                   further
                   goes
                
                 
                   (
                   Without
                   a
                   Miracle
                   )
                   t●an
                   Natures
                   Bounds
                   :
                
                 
                   Or
                   if
                   we
                   think
                   she
                   do
                   ,
                   't
                   is
                   where
                   some
                   Towns
                
                 
                   Encroach
                   up●●
                   h●r
                   〈◊〉
                   :
                   ●or
                   ,
                   she
                
                 
                   Is
                   full
                   as
                   constant
                   ,
                   f●r
                   more
                   just
                   than
                   we
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   hail
                   (
                   my
                   Masters
                   !
                   )
                   I
                   must
                   now
                   implore
                
                 
                   Your
                   Ticket
                   ,
                   for
                   a
                   twelve
                   Months
                   Recreation
                   :
                
                 
                   I
                   know
                   no
                   Plot
                   *
                   (
                   save
                   that
                   ,
                   which
                   keeps
                   us
                   poor
                   )
                
                 
                   And
                   this
                   of
                   mine
                   ,
                   to
                   gain
                   your
                   Approbation
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   my
                   Designs
                   lurk
                   in
                   these
                   
                     Rural
                     strains
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   My
                   Guts
                   Conspire
                   ,
                   indeed
                   ,
                   but
                   not
                   my
                   Brains
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   Honour
                   all
                   that
                   have
                   a
                   
                     Soveraign
                     Pow'r
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Extol
                   their
                   Prowess
                   (
                   be
                   it
                   more
                   or
                   less
                   )
                
                 
                   Admire
                   them
                   growing
                   in
                   a
                   
                     golden
                     showre
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   Observe
                   (
                   but
                   point
                   not
                   at
                   )
                   their
                   vain
                   excess
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                   Sun's
                   defects
                   seen
                   in
                   a
                   line
                   direct
                   ,
                
                 
                   Hurt
                   th'
                   Eyes
                   ,
                   not
                   when
                   in
                   Water
                   they
                   reflect
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   I
                   pray
                   for
                   Kings
                   ,
                   and
                   think
                   't
                   a
                   Pious
                   deed
                   :
                
                 
                   Good
                   Princes
                   very
                   well
                   deserve
                   our
                   Pray'rs
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   thereof
                   
                     bad
                     ones
                  
                   s●and
                   the
                   most
                   in
                   need
                   ;
                
                 
                   For
                   such
                   (
                   be
                   sure
                   !
                   )
                   do
                   stand
                   on
                   
                     slippery
                     stairs
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   (
                   like
                   to
                   Iron
                   )
                   generate
                   the
                   rust
                   ,
                
                 
                   From
                   their
                   own
                   substance
                   ,
                   turns
                   'em
                   into
                   dust
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   10.
                   
                   In
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   'm
                   hugely
                   taken
                   with
                   the
                   
                     Golden
                     Train
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Those
                   lofty
                   Stars
                   which
                   glide
                   along
                   this
                   Sphere
                   !
                   )
                
                 
                   Yet
                   Greatness
                   ,
                   without
                   Goodness
                   ,
                   I
                   disdain
                   ;
                
                 
                   A
                   
                     Spungie
                     Head
                  
                   full
                   ill
                   becomes
                   a
                   Peer
                   :
                
                 
                   Persons
                   of
                   Honour
                   should
                   have
                   
                     Princely
                     parts
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   No
                   empty
                   Cock-lofts
                   ,
                   or
                   deceitful
                   Hearts
                   .
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   I
                   Reverence
                   Justice
                   (
                   on
                   the
                   meanest
                   seat
                   )
                
                 
                   She
                   was
                   a
                   Vertue
                   once
                   ,
                   though
                   now
                   a
                   wonder
                   :
                
                 
                   I
                   like
                   
                     sweet
                     words
                  
                   (
                   intended
                   not
                   to
                   cheat
                   )
                
                 
                   And
                   
                     works
                     of
                     Mercy
                  
                   ,
                   not
                   too
                   far
                   asunder
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   Cruelty
                   !
                   how
                   that
                   would
                   make
                   me
                   swagger
                   ,
                
                 
                   Were
                   it
                   not
                   common
                   ,
                   both
                   to
                   Sword
                   and
                   Dagger
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   12.
                   
                   In
                   June
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   love
                   the
                   Ministry
                   ,
                   all
                   but
                   the
                   name
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   That
                   Motly
                   and
                   promiscuous
                   Appellation
                   :
                   )
                
                 
                   Which
                   mingleth
                   
                     Dung-hill
                     Dirt
                  
                   with
                   
                   Austin's
                   Fame
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   With
                   
                     Holy
                     Writ
                  
                   ,
                   pretended
                   Revelation
                   )
                
                 
                   Give
                   me
                   the
                   Priest
                   disdains
                   to
                   tell
                   a
                   Lye
                   ;
                
                 
                   That
                   Priest
                   ,
                   who
                   dare
                   for
                   his
                   Religion
                   die
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   13.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   like
                   the
                   Comm'nalty
                   (
                   that
                   Sov'raign
                   Pow'r
                   )
                
                 
                   Whilst
                   not
                   to
                   Faction
                   ,
                   or
                   Revenge
                   dispos'd
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   Commons
                   over-stinted
                   ,
                   or
                   too
                   sowre
                   ,
                
                 
                   Are
                   best
                   improved
                   ,
                   when
                   they
                   are
                   inclos'd
                   .
                
                 
                   Who
                   gives
                   a
                   
                     Giddy
                     Multitude
                  
                   the
                   Reins
                   ,
                
                 
                   O're-whelms
                   the
                   State
                   ,
                   betrays
                   his
                   want
                   of
                   Brains
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   14.
                   
                   In
                   August
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   own
                   the
                   Camp
                   ,
                   where
                   Gallantry
                   Commands
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   Arts
                   and
                   Arms
                   advance
                   their
                   
                     awful
                     Crosts
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   But
                   wish
                   the
                   Cramp
                   befall
                   such
                   
                     Victors
                     Hands
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   cannot
                   Conquer
                   their
                   
                     Ambitious
                     Brests
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Success
                   enlarges
                   Mens
                   desires
                   ;
                   nay
                   ,
                   more
                   ,
                
                 
                   It
                   breeds
                   some
                   thoughts
                   ,
                   they
                   dream'd
                   not
                   on
                   before
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   15.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   hug
                   the
                   Souldier
                   ,
                   dreads
                   no
                   violent
                   end
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   For
                   stoutest
                   Men
                   ,
                   such
                   Fortune
                   often
                   have
                   :
                   )
                
                 
                   It
                   is
                   the
                   Cause
                   ,
                   (
                   not
                   Mode
                   )
                   of
                   Death
                   ,
                   shall
                   send
                
                 
                   Us
                   Glorious
                   ,
                   or
                   Inglorious
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Grave
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   who'll
                   avoid
                   a
                   
                     shameful
                     Death
                  
                   ,
                   must
                   run
                
                 
                   The
                   danger
                   of
                   a
                   
                     brave
                     one
                  
                   ;
                   and
                   't
                   is
                   done
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   16.
                   
                   In
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   fancy
                   well
                   ,
                   our
                   great
                   Metropolis
                   ,
                
                 
                   She
                   harbours
                   store
                   of
                   Men
                   and
                   store
                   of
                   Riches
                   :
                
                 
                   There
                   is
                   no
                   sounding
                   of
                   that
                   vast
                   Abyss
                   ;
                
                 
                   What
                   wonder
                   then
                   ,
                   if
                   London
                   wear
                   the
                   Breeches
                   ?
                
                 
                   Yet
                   must
                   this
                   Darling
                   ,
                   now
                   and
                   then
                   ,
                   untruss
                   ;
                
                 
                   Correction
                   keeps
                   her
                   most
                   Obsequious
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   17.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   O
                   the
                   Country
                   ,
                   free
                   from
                   jarring-strife
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Where
                   Plants
                   and
                   Flow'rs
                   abound
                   with
                   Eloquence
                   ;
                
                 
                   Where
                   ev'ry
                   Hedge
                   and
                   Tree
                   doth
                   breath
                   new
                   Life
                   ,
                
                 
                   Where
                   
                     pratling
                     Birds
                  
                   do
                   captivate
                   my
                   sense
                   :
                   )
                
                 
                   There
                   I
                   (
                   sequestred
                   from
                   the
                   World
                   )
                   abide
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   (
                   if
                   needs
                   must
                   )
                   there
                   I
                   'le
                   be
                   Crucifi'd
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   18.
                   
                   In
                   Decemb●r
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   (
                   in
                   an
                   Humour
                   purely
                   Innocent
                   )
                
                 
                   I
                   add
                   one
                   Year
                   more
                   to
                   a
                   
                     careful
                     Age
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   No
                   more
                   of
                   this
                   ,
                   till
                   freed
                   from
                   my
                   Restraint
                   :
                
                 
                   I
                   cannot
                   chant
                   (
                   like
                   Birds
                   )
                   within
                   a
                   Cage
                   .
                
                 
                   Yet
                   know
                   !
                   I
                   have
                   (
                   although
                   my
                   aim's
                   not
                   high
                   )
                
                 
                   
                   Seleucus-like
                   ,
                   an
                   Anchor
                   on
                   my
                   Thigh
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   19.
                   
                   His
                   Conclusion
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   have
                   our
                   melting
                   Eyes
                   England
                   beheld
                
                 
                   With
                   smooth-fac'd
                   Peace
                   ,
                   and
                   wanton
                   Plenty
                   swell'd
                
                 
                   Into
                   a
                   Monster
                   ;
                   so
                   unweildly
                   grown
                   ,
                
                 
                   Her
                   own
                   vast
                   weight
                   ,
                   depress'd
                   her
                   
                     Princely
                     Crown
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   A
                   Brutish
                   War
                   ●ore
                   Church
                   and
                   State
                   asunder
                   ,
                
                 
                   Fool'd
                   us
                   with
                   Fears
                   ,
                   fill'd
                   all
                   the
                   World
                   with
                   wonder
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     fairest
                     S●●rs
                  
                   ,
                   losing
                   their
                   
                     sacred
                     light
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   che●rf●l
                   d●y
                   turn'd
                   into
                   
                     drow●ie
                     Night
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Th'
                   A●tipodes
                   (
                   true
                   Mirrour
                   of
                   the
                   Cause
                   !
                   )
                
                 
                   Re-a●ted
                   through
                   
                     three
                     Nations
                  
                   ,
                   with
                   applause
                   :
                
                 
                   B●t
                   
                     EXIT
                     OLIVER
                  
                   ,
                   whilst
                   yet
                   we
                   lend
                
                 
                   O●r
                   Patience
                   ,
                   till
                   the
                   PLAY
                   *
                   be
                   at
                   an
                   end
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 
                   Kalendarium
                   Ecclesiasticum
                
                 1660.
                 
                 We
                 meet
                 with
                 th●se
                 several
                 Excellent
                 and
                 true
                 Verses
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Regal
                   Table
                   .
                
                 
                   WHere
                   's
                   now
                   the
                   Sultan
                   ?
                   What
                   remorsless
                   Star
                
                 
                   Remov'd
                   that
                   Famous
                   Idol
                   ,
                   Olivar
                   ?
                
                 
                   Unwelcom
                   Death
                   .
                   But
                   what
                   
                     flint-hearted
                     Fate
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   Mushrome-Prince
                   ,
                   his
                   Son
                   ?
                   Our
                   
                     glorious
                     State.
                  
                
                 
                   Thus
                   then
                   we
                   see
                   what
                   luck
                   Prot●ctors
                   have
                   ;
                
                 
                   A
                   restless
                   Life
                   ,
                   or
                   Ignominious
                   Grave
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Terms
                   .
                
                 
                   Lo
                   !
                   here
                   's
                   a
                   Trade
                   surpasseth
                   all
                   the
                   rest
                   ,
                
                 
                   No
                   change
                   annoys
                   the
                   Lawyers
                   Interest
                   :
                
                 
                   His
                   Tongue
                   buys
                   Lands
                   ,
                   builds
                   Houses
                   without
                   toyl
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   ●en's
                   his
                   Plough
                   ,
                   the
                   Parchment
                   is
                   his
                   Soil
                   :
                
                 
                   Him
                   ,
                   Storms
                   disturb
                   not
                   ,
                   nor
                   Militia-Bands
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   Tree
                   Roots
                   best
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   the
                   
                     Weath●r
                     stands
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   3.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   is
                   He
                   *
                   gone
                   indeed
                   ?
                   Then
                   farewel
                   He
                   ;
                
                 
                   Farewel
                   to
                   all
                   our
                   
                     New
                     Nobility
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Good-night
                   Illustriousness
                   :
                   Adieu
                   old
                   Joan
                   ;
                
                 
                   The
                   Kitchen
                   better
                   fits
                   you
                   ,
                   than
                   a
                   Throne
                   :
                
                 
                   Lay
                   '
                   side
                   your
                   Purple
                   ,
                   and
                   your
                   R●bes
                   off
                   cast
                   :
                
                 
                   Play'rs
                   are
                   but
                   Princes
                   ,
                   while
                   the
                   Play
                   †
                   doth
                   last
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   About
                   ,
                   my
                   Muse
                   ,
                   and
                   try
                   if
                   thou
                   can'st
                   find
                
                 
                   What
                   pow'rful
                   Charm
                   rais'd
                   that
                   Prodigious
                   *
                   Wind
                   :
                
                 
                   Some
                   dis-affected
                   Conjurer
                   (
                   I
                   trow
                   )
                
                 
                   Did
                   long
                   to
                   hear
                   what
                   News
                   there
                   was
                   below
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   others
                   think
                   ,
                   the
                   Devil
                   was
                   matched
                   so
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   
                     breath
                     grew
                     short
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   so
                   was
                   forc'd
                   to
                   blow
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   But
                   where
                   be
                   those
                   fine
                   Juglers
                   ,
                   did
                   Address
                
                 
                   Such
                   
                     sugred
                     Phrase
                  
                   ,
                   such
                   smooth
                   Obsequiousness
                   :
                
                 
                   That
                   vow'd
                   to
                   live
                   and
                   die
                   ,
                   with
                   Richard
                   ,
                   yet
                
                 
                   Ne'r
                   blemisht
                   ,
                   when
                   they
                   saw
                   his
                   
                     glory
                     set
                  
                   ?
                
                 
                   Such
                   Hypocrites
                   run
                   with
                   the
                   stream
                   of
                   things
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   will
                   keep
                   Time
                   ,
                   whatever
                   Dance
                   begins
                   .
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   O
                   for
                   a
                   Besom
                   now
                   ,
                   to
                   sweep
                   the
                   House
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   rid
                   the
                   Palace
                   ,
                   both
                   of
                   Fox
                   and
                   Goose
                   !
                
                 
                   Some
                   choice
                   Perfumes
                   withal
                   ,
                   would
                   be
                   design'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   
                     Ill
                     Spirits
                  
                   ever
                   leave
                   
                     ill
                     scents
                  
                   behind
                   )
                
                 
                   And
                   when
                   't
                   is
                   cleansed
                   ,
                   and
                   things
                   sweeter
                   grown
                   ,
                
                 
                   Great
                   
                   Berecynthia's
                   Sons
                   ,
                   go
                   claim
                   your
                   own
                   .
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   What
                   's
                   to
                   be
                   done
                   ,
                   now
                   ,
                   all
                   are
                   grown
                   so
                   Wise
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   our
                   fore-Fathers
                   Wisdom
                   counted
                   Lies
                   ?
                
                 
                   Were
                   all
                   the
                   many
                   Ages
                   ,
                   that
                   are
                   past
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mistaken
                   ,
                   until
                   this
                   un-erring
                   Last
                   ?
                
                 
                   Good
                   
                   God!
                   how
                   sped
                   they
                   ?
                   shall
                   none
                   saved
                   be
                
                 
                   But
                   Schismaticks
                   ?
                   Then
                   what
                   becomes
                   of
                   me
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   June
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   't
                   is
                   the
                   Mode
                   :
                   Come
                   ,
                   come
                   ,
                   let
                   's
                   all
                   comply
                   ;
                
                 
                   There
                   's
                   no
                   
                     firm
                     footing
                  
                   on
                   Integrity
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   ,
                   having
                   said
                   ,
                   and
                   done
                   all
                   what
                   we
                   can
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Pliant
                     Willow
                  
                   is
                   the
                   
                     Precious
                     Man
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Whose
                   Oaths
                   ,
                   of
                   one
                   day
                   ,
                   (
                   though
                   of
                   fair
                   pretext
                   )
                
                 
                   Vail
                   to
                   an
                   Inspiration
                   of
                   the
                   next
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   Down
                   then
                   with
                   Tythes
                   ,
                   they
                   are
                   a
                   burthen
                   great
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   which
                   the
                   Parson
                   never
                   soundly
                   sweat
                   :
                
                 
                   Yet
                   let
                   's
                   remember
                   (
                   maugre
                   all
                   
                     new
                     light
                  
                   )
                
                 
                   He
                   that
                   detains
                   them
                   ,
                   robs
                   God
                   of
                   his
                   right
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   though
                   to
                   him
                   the
                   tenth
                   we
                   should
                   not
                   pay
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Publicans
                   will
                   -
                   sweep
                   it
                   all
                   away
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   10.
                   
                   In
                   August
                   .
                
                 
                   Let
                   's
                   lay
                   the
                   Clergy
                   by
                   :
                   What
                   need
                   we
                   Priests
                
                 
                   Or
                   Ministers
                   ?
                   w'
                   are
                   all
                   Evangelists
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Bible's
                     English
                  
                   ,
                   (
                   thank
                   the
                   Bishops
                   for
                   't
                   :
                   )
                
                 
                   The
                   Spirit
                   's
                   in
                   us
                   ,
                   why
                   not
                   we
                   exhort
                   ?
                
                 
                   Yet
                   let
                   's
                   beware
                   ,
                   before
                   we
                   farther
                   boast
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   think
                   who
                   't
                   was
                   receiv'd
                   the
                   Holy-Ghost
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   Let
                   's
                   fell
                   the
                   Church
                   and
                   Colledge-Lands
                   :
                   Away
                
                 
                   With
                   
                     Humane
                     Learning
                  
                   ;
                   (
                   that
                   's
                   but
                   for
                   a
                   day
                   :
                   )
                
                 
                   Down
                   with
                   the
                   Steeple-Houses
                   ,
                   melt
                   the
                   Bells
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   own
                   no
                   Metal
                   ,
                   but
                   what
                   's
                   in
                   our
                   selves
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   stay
                   ,
                   first
                   let
                   us
                   Learned
                   Spelman
                   read
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   then
                   (
                   perhaps
                   )
                   we
                   may
                   abhor
                   the
                   deed
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   12.
                   
                   In
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   Let
                   's
                   tear
                   our
                   Ribbons
                   ,
                   burn
                   our
                   
                     Richer
                     Laces
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Wear
                   Russet
                   ,
                   and
                   contrive
                   
                     betwitched
                     Faces
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   With
                   Thee
                   and
                   Thou
                   ,
                   let
                   us
                   go
                   quack
                   a
                   while
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   cheat
                   the
                   World
                   ,
                   in
                   
                     Quakers
                     garb
                  
                   and
                   stile
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   do
                   not
                   trust
                   'em
                   ,
                   more
                   than
                   well
                   befits
                   ;
                
                 
                   Th'
                   are
                   Presbyterians
                   run
                   besides
                   their
                   Wits
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   13.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   Or
                   were
                   they
                   not
                   ,
                   yet
                   fool
                   not
                   over-fast
                   ;
                
                 
                   For
                   this
                   Religion
                   too
                   shall
                   flag
                   at
                   last
                   :
                
                 
                   Naylor
                   himself
                   will
                   never
                   for
                   it
                   burn
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nor
                   let
                   us
                   use
                   't
                   but
                   for
                   our
                   present
                   turn
                   .
                
                 
                   On
                   such
                   sad
                   Mummers
                   ,
                   grace
                   will
                   not
                   be
                   had
                   ,
                
                 
                   Much
                   longer
                   ,
                   than
                   the
                   Multitude
                   are
                   mad
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   14.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   now
                   th'
                   Apostates
                   are
                   restor'd
                   their
                   Wits
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Plots
                   and
                   Plotters
                   crumbled
                   all
                   to
                   bits
                   ;
                
                 
                   A
                   Blessed
                   Reformation
                   will
                   (
                   I
                   hope
                   )
                
                 
                   At
                   last
                   succeed
                   ,
                   in
                   spite
                   of
                   Turk
                   and
                   Pope
                   :
                
                 
                   Till
                   when
                   ,
                   and
                   always
                   ,
                   let
                   's
                   observe
                   the
                   Laws
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   truly
                   Celebrate
                   ,
                   
                     The
                     Good
                     Old
                     Cause
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Which
                   
                     Good
                     Old
                     Cause
                     ,
                     England
                  
                   is
                   now
                   again
                   (
                   by
                   Gods
                   especial
                   Providence
                   )
                   Blessed
                   with
                   ;
                   to
                   the
                   great
                   satisfaction
                   and
                   rejoycing
                   of
                   the
                   Inhabitants
                   thereof
                   ;
                   who
                   ,
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   their
                   Sufferings
                   in
                   our
                   late
                   twenty
                   Years
                   Confusion
                   ,
                   cannot
                   but
                   give
                   their
                   joy
                   the
                   greater
                   Latitude
                   ,
                   at
                   this
                   so
                   happy
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   by
                   many
                   ,
                   almost
                   )
                   unexpected
                   Revolution
                   of
                   Government
                   ;
                   viz.
                   of
                   turning
                   from
                   Anarchy
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   most
                   Natural
                   of
                   all
                   other
                   Governments
                   ,
                   MONARCHY
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 his
                 
                   Kalendarium
                   Carolinum
                
                 1661.
                 are
                 found
                 these
                 Worthy
                 Verses
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Kings
                   .
                
                 
                   STand
                   there
                   ,
                   
                     Great
                     Charles
                  
                   (
                   in
                   your
                   successive
                   Might
                   )
                
                 
                   Our
                   King
                   by
                   Miracle
                   ,
                   our
                   King
                   by
                   Right
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Number
                   ,
                   now
                   ,
                   is
                   even
                   ;
                   and
                   You
                   are
                   He
                
                 
                   Which
                   must
                   compose
                   the
                   Odds
                   ,
                   if
                   any
                   be
                   .
                
                 
                   Your
                   
                     Glorious
                     Father
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   his
                   
                     Matchless
                     Pen
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Made
                   Jews
                   turn
                   Christians
                   :
                   You
                   make
                   Beasts
                   turn
                   Men.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Terms
                   .
                
                 
                   'T
                   was
                   Will
                   ,
                   not
                   Law
                   ;
                   't
                   was
                   Envy
                   ,
                   not
                   
                     Right
                     Reason
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Condemn'd
                   ev'n
                   Majesty
                   it self
                   ,
                   for
                   Treason
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   now
                   (
                   both
                   Law
                   and
                   Reason
                   taking
                   place
                   )
                
                 
                   Who
                   doubts
                   the
                   Issue
                   of
                   an
                   
                     Honest
                     Case
                  
                   ?
                
                 
                   Yet
                   with
                   your
                   Case
                   ,
                   bring
                   Coyn
                   and
                   Cap
                   in
                   Hand
                   ,
                
                 
                   Else
                   Lawyers
                   will
                   it
                   not
                   well
                   Understand
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Explanation
                   of
                   his
                   Kalendar
                   .
                
                 
                   Martyrs
                   and
                   Saints
                   ,
                   my
                   Kalendar
                   displays
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   No
                   private
                   Fastings
                   ,
                   nor
                   yet
                   
                   Lecture-days
                   ;
                
                 
                   No
                   ,
                   nor
                   such
                   Martyrs
                   pearch
                   on
                   Tow'rs
                   and
                   Gates
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   shew
                   how
                   truly
                   ,
                   
                     High
                     and
                     Mighty
                     States
                  
                   !
                   )
                
                 
                   Triumphant
                   Charles
                   ,
                   Blest
                   Strafford
                   ,
                   Glorious
                   Laud
                   ,
                
                 
                   I
                   Celebrate
                   ;
                   as
                   Martyrs
                   without
                   Fraud
                   .
                
                 
                   These
                   ,
                   these
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   as
                   these
                   ,
                   deep-dye
                   my
                   Pages
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   Shame
                   of
                   this
                   ,
                   Wonder
                   of
                   After-Ages
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   Nor
                   do
                   my
                   Saints
                   wear
                   Buff
                   ,
                   or
                   Bandaliers
                   ,
                
                 
                   Or
                   are
                   they
                   known
                   by
                   their
                   
                     Prodigious
                     Ears
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Short
                     Hair
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Hatchet-Faces
                   ,
                   to
                   delude
                
                 
                   A
                   
                     Monster-headed
                     ,
                     Giddy-Multitude
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   No
                   ,
                   no
                   ;
                   th'
                   are
                   Saints
                   rejoyceth
                   Heav'n
                   to
                   see
                   :
                
                 
                   Yet
                   would
                   the
                   rest
                   were
                   all
                   such
                   Saints
                   ,
                   for
                   me
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   All
                   hail
                   ,
                   
                     Great
                     King
                  
                   !
                   Thrice
                   welcom
                   to
                   your
                   own
                   ,
                
                 
                   Your
                   own
                   good
                   Subjects
                   ,
                   your
                   
                     Imperial
                     Throne
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Renowned
                   Charles
                   !
                   whose
                   Glory
                   let
                   it
                   be
                   ,
                
                 
                   Your
                   blest
                   approach
                   hath
                   set
                   
                     three
                     Kingdoms
                     free
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Whose
                   powerful
                   Influence
                   ,
                   whose
                   chearful
                   Rays
                   ,
                
                 
                   Make
                   all
                   the
                   Year
                   consist
                   of
                   Halcyon-days
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     King
                     Charles
                     return'd
                  
                   !
                   What
                   Heav'nly
                   News
                   is
                   that
                   ?
                
                 
                   Nay
                   more
                   ,
                   Enthron'd
                   where's
                   
                     Martyr'd
                     Father
                  
                   sate
                   :
                
                 
                   Thanks
                   ,
                   Noble
                   Monk
                   !
                   whose
                   gen'rous
                   Vertue
                   brought
                
                 
                   To
                   pass
                   this
                   
                   Miracle-transcending
                   thought
                   !
                
                 
                   May
                   all
                   that
                   's
                   Good
                   requite
                   you
                   !
                   Let
                   your
                   Name
                
                 
                   Be
                   Crown'd
                   with
                   Lawrels
                   of
                   
                     Eternal
                     Fame
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     King
                     Charles
                     restor'd
                  
                   !
                   how
                   't
                   glads
                   my
                   wounded
                   heart
                   ?
                
                 
                   That
                   Deathless
                   Name
                   breath's
                   Life
                   to
                   every
                   part
                   :
                
                 
                   Now
                   ,
                   now
                   ,
                   my
                   Blood
                   runs
                   smoothly
                   ,
                   and
                   my
                   Meat
                
                 
                   And
                   Drink
                   's
                   Digested
                   with
                   more
                   
                     Active
                     Heat
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   My
                   boyling
                   Stomach
                   rages
                   ,
                   craves
                   full
                   M●als
                   ;
                
                 
                   What
                   surfeited
                   before
                   ,
                   now
                   Feeds
                   and
                   Heals
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     King
                     Charles
                     at
                     Westminster
                  
                   !
                   How
                   happy
                   we
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whom
                   Heav'n
                   reserv'd
                   this
                   Glorious
                   Prince
                   to
                   see
                   ?
                
                 
                   Whose
                   greedy
                   Eyes
                   surcharg'd
                   with
                   fresh
                   Delight
                   ,
                
                 
                   Neglect
                   all
                   Mediums
                   ,
                   fix
                   on
                   that
                   fair
                   Light.
                
                 
                   We
                   Reverence
                   both
                   the
                   Cassock
                   and
                   the
                   Gown
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   Charles
                   his
                   Presence
                   Consecrates
                   the
                   Town
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   Holy
                   silent
                   are
                   the
                   Rumpers
                   ,
                   whilome
                   steer'd
                
                 
                   Our
                   
                     Reeling
                     Bark
                  
                   ;
                   so
                   furiously
                   Carrier'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   'Gainst
                   Truth
                   &
                   Peace
                   :
                   And
                   trod
                   down
                   all
                   before
                   them
                   ,
                
                 
                   Save
                   the
                   dull
                   Rabble
                   ,
                   destin'd
                   to
                   adore
                   them
                   !
                
                 
                   Observe
                   the
                   
                     Good
                     Old
                     Cause
                  
                   ,
                   how
                   fast
                   it
                   sleeps
                   :
                
                 
                   See
                   how
                   Rebellion
                   on
                   the
                   Belly
                   creeps
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   June
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   have
                   we
                   seen
                   the
                   modern
                   Use
                   of
                   Saint
                   ,
                
                 
                   What
                   't
                   is
                   to
                   cozen
                   with
                   
                     Religious
                     Paint
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   (
                   
                   Herod-like
                   )
                   when
                   you
                   intend
                   to
                   Kill
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   offer
                   Worship
                   ,
                   and
                   profess
                   no
                   ill
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   fair
                   Advantages
                   the
                   Devil
                   affords
                
                 
                   To
                   Frantick
                   Garbs
                   ,
                   starch't
                   Faces
                   ,
                   Canting
                   Words
                   !
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   have
                   we
                   seen
                   ,
                   what
                   't
                   is
                   t'
                   insinuate
                
                 
                   And
                   kindle
                   Jealousies
                   within
                   a
                   State
                   :
                
                 
                   To
                   give
                   Alarms
                   of
                   Dangers
                   ,
                   where
                   are
                   none
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   talk
                   of
                   Grievances
                   were
                   never
                   known
                   :
                
                 
                   To
                   hold
                   forth
                   Liberty
                   and
                   Freedom
                   ,
                   when
                
                 
                   Ye
                   meant
                   t'
                   enslave
                   your
                   very
                   Brethren
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   11.
                   
                   In
                   August
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   have
                   we
                   seen
                   ,
                   what
                   't
                   is
                   to
                   Preach
                   ,
                   and
                   Pray
                
                 
                   'Gainst
                   Kings
                   ,
                   and
                   Curse
                   them
                   ,
                   in
                   a
                   
                     Holy
                     way
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   T'
                   incite
                   the
                   weak
                   and
                   wavering
                   to
                   Rebell
                   ,
                
                 
                   Proclaiming
                   ,
                   
                     To
                     your
                     Tents
                     ,
                     O
                     Israel
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Absolve
                   from
                   Oaths
                   ,
                   and
                   other
                   Sacred
                   Ties
                   ,
                
                 
                   Suborning
                   Scripture
                   for
                   the
                   loudest
                   Lies
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   12.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   have
                   we
                   seen
                   ye
                   (
                   '
                   midst
                   your
                   Wickedness
                   )
                
                 
                   Exult
                   and
                   Prune
                   your selves
                   with
                   wish'd
                   Success
                   :
                
                 
                   Your
                   
                     Prosperous
                     Mischiefs
                  
                   urged
                   to
                   invite
                
                 
                   Our
                   troubled
                   Reason
                   to
                   confess
                   you
                   Right
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Prevailing
                     Sins
                  
                   dangerous
                   Temptations
                   prove
                   ,
                
                 
                   Unless
                   to
                   him
                   well
                   Armed
                   from
                   Above
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   13.
                   
                   In
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   have
                   we
                   seen
                   ye
                   ,
                   
                     Temporizing
                     Slaves
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Act
                   all
                   things
                   ,
                   any
                   thing
                   ,
                   like
                   subtil
                   Knaves
                   :
                
                 
                   Observe
                   the
                   Point
                   ,
                   whence
                   came
                   the
                   fairest
                   Gales
                   ,
                
                 
                   Spread
                   and
                   receive
                   them
                   in
                   your
                   swelling
                   Sails
                   :
                
                 
                   Abjure
                   your
                   
                     God
                     ,
                     Religion
                  
                   ,
                   all
                   you
                   know
                
                 
                   Might
                   Skreen
                   you
                   from
                   the
                   Beams
                   would
                   make
                   you
                   grow
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   14.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   have
                   we
                   seen
                   ,
                   what
                   't
                   is
                   to
                   slight
                   your
                   King
                   ,
                
                 
                   Stain
                   the
                   fair
                   Model
                   of
                   his
                   Governing
                   :
                
                 
                   Asperse
                   his
                   wisest
                   Actions
                   ,
                   and
                   pretend
                
                 
                   Gross
                   Lapses
                   ,
                   which
                   no
                   Mortal
                   yet
                   could
                   mend
                   :
                
                 
                   To
                   dress
                   ,
                   him
                   like
                   a
                   Tyrant
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   what
                   's
                   worse
                   )
                
                 
                   Destroy
                   him
                   :
                   On
                   your selves
                   entail
                   a
                   Curse
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   15.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   now
                   (
                   I
                   hope
                   )
                   w'have
                   seen
                   enough
                   ,
                   to
                   Pray
                
                 
                   
                     God
                     save
                     the
                     King
                  
                   :
                   And
                   send
                   him
                   long
                   to
                   Sway
                
                 
                   Great
                   Britain's
                   Scepter
                   !
                   That
                   the
                   
                     grumbling
                     Frie
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Will
                   warning
                   take
                   ,
                   and
                   cease
                   to
                   cogg
                   the
                   Die.
                
                 
                   For
                   now
                   their
                   Cheats
                   are
                   so
                   well
                   known
                   ,
                   I
                   fear
                   .
                
                 
                   Their
                   Trading
                   will
                   not
                   last
                   another
                   Year
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   16.
                   
                   After
                   his
                   
                     Gesta
                     Britannorum
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Thus
                   ends
                   the
                   Chapter
                   :
                   Here
                   's
                   a
                   Period
                
                 
                   To
                   our
                   
                     Rebellion
                     :
                     Charles
                  
                   (
                   that
                   
                     Earthly
                     God
                  
                   )
                
                 
                   Invested
                   in
                   his
                   Throne
                   :
                   The
                   Traitrous
                   brood
                   ,
                
                 
                   Lurking
                   in
                   Corners
                   ,
                   gaul'd
                   with
                   Guilt
                   and
                   Blood.
                
                 
                   They
                   would
                   have
                   Built
                   :
                   but
                   Heav'n
                   would
                   no
                   such
                
                 
                   And
                   so
                   confounded
                   
                     Language
                     ,
                     Tower
                  
                   and
                   
                     All.
                     (
                     Wall
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   His
                   Dedication
                   to
                   the
                   King.
                   
                
                 
                   Vouchsafe
                   ,
                   (
                   
                     Dread
                     Soveraign
                  
                   !
                   )
                   to
                   accept
                   this
                   Mite
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   
                   Pedlar's
                   Trash
                   ,
                   this
                   one
                   Year's
                   Over-sight
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   have
                   not
                   yet
                   approach'd
                   your
                   
                     Sacred
                     Feet
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   beg
                   one
                   Boon
                   :
                   Let
                   that
                   (
                   Great
                   Sir
                   !
                   )
                   be
                   it
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   was
                   none
                   of
                   the
                   Crowd
                   ,
                   though
                   now
                   appear
                
                 
                   Attended
                   on
                   by
                   all
                   the
                   Saints
                   i'
                   th'
                   Year
                   .
                
                 
                   Nor
                   am
                   I
                   one
                   of
                   those
                   that
                   can
                   Repine
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Cause
                   I
                   am
                   Clouded
                   )
                   to
                   see
                   others
                   Shine
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Freedom
                   you
                   Indulge
                   ,
                   is
                   Wealth
                   enough
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   (
                   which
                   is
                   more
                   )
                   hath
                   made
                   me
                   Cannon-Proof
                   .
                
                 
                   Heav'ns
                   Bless
                   your
                   Majesty
                   ,
                   increase
                   your
                   Powers
                   ,
                
                 
                   No
                   
                   Guerdon's
                   like
                   to
                   that
                   of
                   being
                   Yours
                   —
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Humblest
                     
                       of
                       Your
                    
                     Majesties
                     most
                     Faithful
                     and
                     Obedient
                     Subjects
                     and
                     Servants
                     ,
                     G.
                     WHARTON
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 his
                 
                   Kalendarium
                   Carolinum
                
                 for
                 the
                 Year
                 1662.
                 are
                 these
                 Excellent
                 Poems
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Kings
                   .
                
                 
                   SOme
                   Princes
                   have
                   been
                   Sirnam'd
                   Red
                   ,
                   some
                   Black
                   ;
                
                 
                   Some
                   Tall
                   ,
                   some
                   Crook'd
                   (
                   as
                   well
                   in
                   Mind
                   ,
                   as
                   )
                   Back
                   :
                
                 
                   Some
                   for
                   their
                   Learning
                   ,
                   some
                   for
                   Valour
                   ,
                   stand
                
                 
                   Admired
                   ,
                   by
                   this
                   Learn'd
                   and
                   Warlike-Land
                   :
                
                 
                   Our
                   
                     Gracious
                     King
                     's
                  
                   both
                   Black
                   ,
                   and
                   Tall
                   of
                   Stature
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Learn'd
                     ,
                     Valiant
                     ,
                     Wise
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Lib'ral
                   too
                   ,
                   by
                   Nature
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   that
                   Adorns
                   Him
                   more
                   than
                   all
                   the
                   rest
                   ,
                
                 
                   Is
                   Mercy
                   in
                   his
                   most
                   
                     Religious
                     Breast
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Which
                   mix'd
                   with
                   Justice
                   ,
                   makes
                   him
                   thus
                   to
                   Shine
                
                 
                   Th'
                   Incensed
                   Glory
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Royal
                     Line
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Terms
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Saints
                   have
                   ceased
                   to
                   Purloyn
                
                 
                   And
                   Plunder
                   ,
                   let
                   's
                   indulge
                   'em
                   an
                   Essoin
                   :
                
                 
                   
                   Charles's
                   Appearance
                   shew'd
                   them
                   their
                   mistake
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   he
                   Forgave
                   ;
                   shall
                   we
                   Exception
                   make
                   ?
                
                 
                   No
                   ,
                   no
                   ;
                   r●is
                   Blest
                   Return
                   refresh'd
                   
                     Three
                     Nations
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   God
                   keep
                   's
                   from
                   any
                   more
                   such
                   
                     Long
                     Vacations
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   3.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   Behold
                   the
                   
                     Two
                     great
                     Martyrs
                  
                   of
                   this
                   Age
                   ,
                
                 
                   Embracing
                   Heaven
                   ,
                   despising
                   Vulgar
                   Rage
                   :
                
                 
                   Blest
                   Laud
                   ,
                   All-glorious
                   Charles
                   !
                   whose
                   Cruel
                   Death
                   ,
                
                 
                   At
                   once
                   astonish'd
                   both
                   the
                   Heav'ns
                   and
                   Earth
                   .
                
                 
                   Whose
                   Horrid
                   Murder
                   Clouded
                   Church
                   and
                   State
                   ;
                
                 
                   'Till
                   
                     Second
                     Charles
                  
                   did
                   both
                   Illuminate
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   Let
                   Winchester
                   remember
                   
                   Burleigh's
                   Blood
                   :
                
                 
                   Pontsract
                   will
                   witness
                   
                   Beaumont's
                   ,
                   who
                   withstood
                
                 
                   The
                   unrelenting
                   Rebels
                   ,
                   and
                   laid
                   down
                
                 
                   Their
                   well-spent
                   Lives
                   for
                   
                   Charles's
                   injur'd
                   Crown
                   .
                
                 
                   Some
                   Crimson-streams
                   do
                   stain
                   each
                   Leaf
                   we
                   turn
                   ▪
                
                 
                   No
                   Month
                   ,
                   but
                   what
                   affords
                   us
                   Cause
                   to
                   Mourn
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   Heroick
                   Capel
                   ,
                   and
                   Couragious
                   Hyde
                   ,
                
                 
                   Both
                   mount
                   the
                   Scaffold
                   ,
                   both
                   are
                   Crucify'd
                   :
                
                 
                   Brave
                   Bushel
                   (
                   Son
                   of
                   Neptune
                   )
                   lost
                   his
                   Head
                   ;
                
                 
                   His
                   Lamp
                   was
                   (
                   in
                   great
                   haste
                   )
                   extinguished
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Fifth
                     Commandment
                  
                   ,
                   keeping
                   ,
                   all
                   their
                   Crime
                   ;
                
                 
                   A
                   grievous
                   Sin
                   ,
                   in
                   that
                   
                     All-grieving
                     Time.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   Their
                   deadly
                   Rancour
                   floateth
                   now
                   amain
                   ;
                
                 
                   Whilst
                   silly
                   Women
                   ,
                   harmless
                   
                   Babes
                   are
                   slain
                
                 
                   By
                   their
                   devouring
                   -
                   
                     Swords
                     :
                     Boys
                  
                   Act
                   Men's
                   parts
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   
                     Scarlet
                     Gowns
                  
                   look
                   on
                   with
                   trembling
                   Hearts
                   .
                
                 
                   Three
                   Red-Coats
                   then
                   ,
                   (
                   with
                   Bells
                   about
                   their
                   Necks
                   )
                
                 
                   Were
                   Force
                   sufficient
                   ,
                   London
                   to
                   perplex
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   But
                   ,
                   O
                   the
                   Precious
                   Blood
                   this
                   Month
                   was
                   shed
                   !
                
                 
                   Valour
                   its
                   Right-hand
                   lost
                   ,
                   Wisdom
                   her
                   Head.
                
                 
                   Whence
                   the
                   Mis-judging
                   ,
                   Rude
                   ,
                   and
                   Brainless
                   Croud
                   ,
                
                 
                   Made
                   Earth
                   and
                   Skies
                   but
                   one
                   
                     Big-belly'd
                     Cloud
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Till
                   Gracious
                   Charles
                   Return'd
                   ,
                   whose
                   warmer
                   Rays
                
                 
                   Dissolv'd
                   it
                   ,
                   turn'd
                   black
                   Nights
                   to
                   Sun-shine
                   Days
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   June
                   .
                
                 
                   Thrice
                   Reverend
                   Hewyt
                   ,
                   Noble
                   Slingsby
                   Dy'd
                   :
                
                 
                   Destruction
                   was
                   design'd
                   them
                   ,
                   before
                   Try'd
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   very
                   Noise
                   poor
                   Rats
                   and
                   Mice
                   did
                   keep
                   ,
                
                 
                   Amus'd
                   the
                   Tyrant
                   ,
                   broke
                   his
                   troubled
                   sleep
                   :
                
                 
                   How
                   could
                   he
                   chuse
                   indeed
                   ,
                   but
                   be
                   afraid
                   ,
                
                 
                   So
                   long
                   as
                   Slingsby
                   breath'd
                   ,
                   or
                   Hewyt
                   pray'd
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   yet
                   the
                   Monster
                   means
                   not
                   to
                   desist
                   ,
                
                 
                   His
                   Wo's
                   denounc'd
                   against
                   the
                   Royallist
                   .
                
                 
                   Undaunted
                   Gerard
                   ,
                   daring
                   Ashton
                   dye
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   many
                   more
                   ,
                   whose
                   Hearts
                   could
                   not
                   comply
                   .
                
                 
                   No
                   Constancy
                   like
                   that
                   of
                   Cavaliers
                   :
                
                 
                   Which
                   never
                   shrink
                   with
                   Force
                   ,
                   nor
                   sordid
                   Fears
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                   In
                   August
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Valiant
                   Lucas
                   ,
                   Death-despising
                   Lisle
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Gallant
                   Andrews
                   Sacrificed
                   ,
                   while
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Holy
                     Rabble
                  
                   Triumph
                   ,
                   and
                   declare
                
                 
                   How
                   Just
                   ,
                   how
                   Innocent
                   ,
                   their
                   Murders
                   were
                   !
                
                 
                   Yet
                   still
                   methinks
                   ,
                   the
                   Guilt
                   sticks
                   in
                   their
                   Face
                   ,
                
                 
                   Vengeance
                   pursues
                   'em
                   to
                   their
                   proper
                   Place
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   Think
                   now
                   of
                   
                   Worcester's
                   Great
                   Deliverance
                   :
                
                 
                   Let
                   's
                   pay
                   our
                   Vows
                   !
                   't
                   was
                   something
                   more
                   than
                   Chance
                   ,
                
                 
                   That
                   sav'd
                   
                     Great
                     Charles
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Us
                   with
                   Him
                   :
                   did
                   jerk
                
                 
                   The
                   lewd
                   Posteriors
                   of
                   th'
                   
                     Unhallow'd
                     Kirk
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   taught
                   'em
                   for
                   the
                   future
                   to
                   Misken
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whom
                   once
                   they
                   stiled
                   ,
                   Their
                   
                     Dear
                     Brethren
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   12.
                   
                   In
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   Lo
                   here
                   again
                   ,
                   how
                   fast
                   the
                   Wolf
                   pursues
                   :
                
                 
                   Let
                   him
                   but
                   Catch
                   he
                   cares
                   not
                   who
                   Accuse
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Darby's
                   great
                   Earl
                   unto
                   the
                   Block
                   he
                   brings
                   :
                
                 
                   No
                   Blood
                   he
                   spar'd
                   ,
                   when
                   once
                   h'
                   had
                   spilt
                   his
                   Kings
                   !
                
                 
                   Thus
                   the
                   Revengeful
                   ,
                   whilst
                   they
                   are
                   most
                   keen
                
                 
                   In
                   wounding
                   others
                   ,
                   keep
                   their
                   own
                   Wounds
                   green
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   13.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   Lamented
                   Kniveton
                   doth
                   the
                   next
                   appear
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Martyr'd
                   not
                   once
                   ,
                   but
                   Martyr'd
                   every
                   Year
                   )
                
                 
                   Who
                   (
                   to
                   assure
                   the
                   World
                   his
                   Cause
                   was
                   Good
                   )
                
                 
                   Let
                   not
                   to
                   Seal
                   it
                   ,
                   early
                   ,
                   with
                   his
                   Blood.
                
                 
                   Thus
                   Martyrs
                   suffer
                   ,
                   yet
                   are
                   never
                   slain
                   :
                
                 
                   Thus
                   
                     Martyrs
                     sow
                  
                   themselves
                   ,
                   to
                   grow
                   again
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   14.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Tyger
                   follows
                   yet
                   :
                   His
                   Thirst
                   is
                   great
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   nought
                   but
                   
                     Humane
                     Blood
                  
                   allays
                   his
                   Heat
                   :
                
                 
                   Sweet
                   
                     Norwich
                     ,
                     Holt
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Downham
                   his
                   Rage
                   saw
                   ,
                
                 
                   They
                   saw
                   the
                   Judges
                   too
                   ,
                   but
                   saw
                   no
                   Law
                   :
                
                 
                   Judgment
                   was
                   turn'd
                   to
                   Wormwood
                   in
                   that
                   day
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nor
                   Truth
                   ,
                   nor
                   Justice
                   challeng'd
                   any
                   sway
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 his
                 
                   Kalendarium
                   Carolinum
                
                 for
                 Anno
                 1663.
                 
                 We
                 find
                 these
                 Excellent
                 Verses
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Upon
                   the
                   Great
                   Conjunction
                   of
                   ♄
                   and
                   ♃
                   in
                   ♐
                   .
                
                 
                   FOrbear
                   ,
                   Enthusiasts
                   ,
                   and
                   aim
                   no
                   higher
                   ,
                
                 
                   Y'
                   are
                   Purg'd
                   ,
                   or
                   quite
                   Consum'd
                   by
                   this
                   
                     New
                     fire
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   many
                   Waters
                   whilom
                   drown'd
                   the
                   Land
                   ,
                
                 
                   Must
                   all
                   Return
                   ,
                   and
                   keep
                   within
                   their
                   Strand
                   .
                
                 
                   Kings
                   will
                   be
                   Kings
                   ,
                   their
                   Awful
                   Scepters
                   sway
                   ,
                
                 
                   The
                   People
                   Prompt
                   and
                   Zealous
                   to
                   Obey
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   
                     Holy
                     Church
                  
                   will
                   offer
                   
                     Holy
                     things
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   burn
                   her
                   Incense
                   under
                   Angels
                   Wings
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   No
                   Leper
                   shall
                   approach
                   her
                   Sacred
                   Quire
                   ,
                
                 
                   None
                   touch
                   her
                   Altars
                   cannot
                   touch
                   the
                   Lyre
                   .
                
                 
                   Old
                   Laws
                   shall
                   be
                   Reviv'd
                   ,
                   and
                   New
                   ones
                   made
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Wise
                     Men
                  
                   arise
                   ,
                   and
                   Fools
                   run
                   Retrograde
                   .
                
                 
                   Empires
                   and
                   Monarchies
                   confirm'd
                   ,
                   Erected
                   ,
                
                 
                   Churches
                   Repair'd
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Holy
                     Ground
                  
                   Protected
                   .
                
                 
                   Tranquillity
                   succeeds
                   our
                   
                     Brutish
                     Wars
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Balsoms
                   our
                   Wounds
                   ,
                   pours
                   Oyl
                   upon
                   our
                   Scars
                   ,
                
                 
                   Commerce
                   and
                   Traffique
                   then
                   receives
                   Increase
                   ,
                
                 
                   Merchants
                   adventure
                   all
                   things
                   ,
                   but
                   their
                   Peace
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Fanatick
                     Spirits
                  
                   in
                   short
                   time
                   forget
                
                 
                   What
                   Principles
                   they
                   own'd
                   in
                   their
                   
                     Mad
                     Fit.
                  
                
                 
                   Repining
                   Tradesmen
                   ,
                   and
                   Poor
                   Handicrafts
                   ,
                
                 
                   Turn
                   Morning-Lectures
                   into
                   Morning-Draughts
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   wonder
                   by
                   what
                   Wild-fires
                   they
                   were
                   Led
                
                 
                   To
                   feed
                   on
                   Thistles
                   '
                   stead
                   of
                   wholsome
                   Bread.
                
                 
                   So
                   Plain
                   ,
                   so
                   Ugly
                   now
                   the
                   Cheat
                   appears
                   ,
                
                 
                   'T
                   is
                   lay'd
                   aside
                   for
                   
                     half
                     three
                     hundred
                     Years
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Kings
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Presbyterian
                     Oracle's
                  
                   a
                   Witch
                   ;
                
                 
                   For
                   true
                   it
                   is
                   (
                   as
                   bruted
                   by
                   the
                   Bitch
                   )
                
                 
                   We
                   shall
                   turn
                   all
                   Idolaters
                   .
                   Who
                   can
                
                 
                   (
                   Now
                   
                   Britain's
                   Monarch
                   so
                   much
                   more
                   then
                   Man
                   ,
                
                 
                   Enjoy's
                   an
                   Angel
                   ,
                   darts
                   such
                   
                     Rays
                     Divine
                  
                   )
                
                 
                   Do
                   less
                   than
                   Worship
                   Charles
                   and
                   Katherine
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Terms
                   .
                
                 
                   Our
                   
                     Sacred
                     Laws
                  
                   (
                   dispens'd
                   with
                   
                     Spotless
                     Hands
                  
                   )
                
                 
                   Secure
                   our
                   Lives
                   ,
                   our
                   Liberties
                   ,
                   our
                   Lands
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   whilst
                   th'
                   unhallow'd
                   Oliverian
                   Crew
                
                 
                   Profane
                   the
                   Bar
                   ,
                   we
                   hazard
                   All
                   anew
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   wonder
                   with
                   what
                   Foreheads
                   they
                   appear
                   ,
                
                 
                   T'
                   Advance
                   what
                   by
                   themselves
                   subverted
                   were
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   ,
                   still
                   more
                   Mischief
                   ;
                   yet
                   more
                   Plots
                   on
                   foot
                   ?
                
                 
                   Design'd
                   and
                   Manag'd
                   by
                   the
                   Rabble-Rout
                   ?
                
                 
                   Plots
                   of
                   mean
                   Extract
                   ,
                   and
                   low
                   Undertaking
                   ,
                
                 
                   Shews
                   Lord
                   nor
                   Lady
                   ,
                   save
                   of
                   
                   Cromwel's
                   making
                   !
                
                 
                   But
                   such
                   poor
                   Snakes
                   as
                   our
                   own
                   Bosoms
                   bred
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   (
                   being
                   all
                   Tayl
                   )
                   want
                   Brains
                   to
                   make
                   a
                   Head.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   form'd
                   they
                   have
                   another
                   
                   Sion's
                   Plea
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Full
                   fraught
                   with
                   Treason
                   and
                   the
                   Canting-Yea
                   :
                   )
                
                 
                   For
                   Liberty
                   to
                   
                     Plunder
                     ,
                     Fire
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Kill
                   ,
                
                 
                   First
                   ,
                   whom
                   they
                   can
                   ,
                   and
                   next
                   ,
                   who
                   e're
                   they
                   will.
                
                 
                   Caesar
                   himself
                   (
                   from
                   whence
                   our
                   Peace
                   doth
                   spring
                   )
                
                 
                   Shall
                   have
                   no
                   Quarter
                   ,
                   'cause
                   they
                   'd
                   have
                   no
                   King.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Rev'rend
                   Bishops
                   too
                   ,
                   had
                   need
                   look
                   to
                   't
                   :
                
                 
                   For
                   
                     Churches
                     Lands
                  
                   they
                   Challenge
                   ev'ry
                   Foot
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   Purchas'd
                   by
                   their
                   Money
                   ,
                   or
                   their
                   Blood
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   howsoever
                   the
                   Saints
                   Title
                   's
                   good
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Spirit
                   tells
                   'em
                   They
                   'r
                   the
                   only
                   Heirs
                   :
                
                 
                   This
                   is
                   the
                   
                     Land
                     of
                     Promise
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   all
                   Their's
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   Bless'd
                   Reformation
                   taught
                   such
                   gainful
                   things
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   Sacriledge
                   ,
                   and
                   Murdering
                   of
                   Kings
                   !
                
                 
                   Precious
                   the
                   Pastors
                   with
                   such
                   Manna
                   fed
                   us
                   !
                
                 
                   Holy
                   the
                   Cov'nant
                   to
                   such
                   Duties
                   led
                   us
                   !
                
                 
                   Who
                   would
                   Abjure
                   that
                   Caledonian-Gull
                   ,
                
                 
                   Cram'd
                   both
                   the
                   Belly
                   and
                   the
                   Conscience
                   full
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   Mistake
                   me
                   not
                   .
                   For
                   ,
                   I
                   reflect
                   on
                   none
                
                 
                   That
                   be
                   true
                   Converts
                   ,
                   they
                   who
                   can
                   bemoan
                
                 
                   Their
                   Treason
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   grudge
                   to
                   term
                   it
                   such
                   ;
                
                 
                   Shall
                   pass
                   for
                   Currant
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   'l
                   '
                   bide
                   the
                   touch
                   .
                
                 
                   My
                   Heart
                   no
                   Malice
                   harbours
                   :
                   I
                   forgive
                
                 
                   The
                   Knaves
                   as
                   willingly
                   as
                   they
                   would
                   Live.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   June
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   Monsters
                   some
                   there
                   are
                   (
                   with
                   
                     Wood-street
                     Faces
                  
                   )
                
                 
                   Have
                   Crept
                   (
                   th
                   —
                   know
                   how
                   !
                   )
                   into
                   warm
                   Places
                   :
                
                 
                   Places
                   of
                   Trust
                   and
                   Profit
                   (
                   none
                   knows
                   why
                   !
                   )
                
                 
                   Whose
                   Hearts
                   defiance
                   bids
                   to
                   Majesty
                   .
                
                 
                   Send
                   out
                   ,
                   and
                   see
                   how
                   England's
                   over-spread
                
                 
                   With
                   Froggs
                   and
                   Locusts
                   worse
                   than
                   Egypt
                   bred
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   Survey
                   the
                   Customs
                   ,
                   Garble
                   the
                   Excise
                   ,
                
                 
                   Inspect
                   our
                   Courts
                   of
                   Justice
                   :
                   Look
                   who
                   Plies
                
                 
                   As
                   well
                   
                     below-bridge
                     ,
                     as
                     above
                  
                   .
                   Enquire
                
                 
                   Into
                   our
                   Offices
                   .
                   Then
                   one
                   step
                   higher
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   see
                   how
                   deadly
                   ev'ry
                   where
                   w'
                   are
                   gnawn
                   ,
                
                 
                   By
                   the
                   foul
                   Jaws
                   of
                   
                     Presbyterian
                     spawn
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                   In
                   August
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   must
                   such
                   Miscreants
                   be
                   the
                   only
                   Wise
                
                 
                   And
                   
                     Worthy
                     ;
                     We
                  
                   their
                   lasting
                   Sacrifice
                   ?
                
                 
                   Who
                   is
                   't
                   will
                   longer
                   dote
                   on
                   
                     Vertuous
                     Deeds
                  
                   !
                
                 
                   When
                   black
                   Rebellion
                   so
                   fairly
                   speeds
                   ?
                
                 
                   If
                   
                   Plato's
                   Morals
                   such
                   Requitals
                   give
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   would
                   not
                   study
                   Machiavil
                   to
                   Live
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   12.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   I
                   ,
                   but
                   those
                   Beasts
                   are
                   Pardon'd
                   .
                   That
                   w'
                   allow
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   shall
                   their
                   Treasons
                   be
                   Rewarded
                   too
                   ?
                
                 
                   With
                   Halters
                   be
                   't
                   :
                   For
                   they
                   alone
                   can
                   Season
                
                 
                   Such
                   
                     Restless
                     Minds
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   keep
                   from
                   speaking
                   Treason
                   :
                
                 
                   Nor
                   is
                   't
                   but
                   fit
                   they
                   should
                   be
                   Treated
                   thus
                   ,
                
                 
                   Full
                   
                     Twenty
                     Years
                  
                   so
                   
                     kindly
                     Treated
                  
                   us
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   13.
                   
                   In
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   For
                   't
                   is
                   not
                   long
                   since
                   a
                   Poor
                   Cavalier
                
                 
                   Durst
                   scarce
                   so
                   much
                   as
                   
                     blow
                     his
                     Nose
                  
                   ,
                   for
                   fear
                
                 
                   Of
                   doing
                   wrong
                   .
                   They
                   kept
                   us
                   in
                   such
                   awe
                   ,
                
                 
                   We
                   
                     Cleft
                     their
                     Wood
                  
                   ,
                   we
                   did
                   their
                   
                     Water
                     draw
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   shall
                   we
                   still
                   be
                   Subject
                   to
                   their
                   Scorns
                   ?
                
                 
                   License
                   such
                   
                     Sawcy
                     Jacks
                  
                   to
                   wind
                   their
                   Horns
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   14.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   'T
                   is
                   true
                   ,
                   the
                   Storm
                   's
                   Prodigious
                   ,
                   Seas
                   are
                   rough
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   yet
                   our
                   Ship
                   's
                   well
                   Mann'd
                   ,
                   and
                   stout
                   enough
                   :
                
                 
                   Why
                   should
                   we
                   dread
                   the
                   sight
                   of
                   Rocks
                   or
                   Shelves
                   ?
                
                 
                   Our
                   Foes
                   adventur'd
                   all
                   ,
                   yet
                   
                     sav'd
                     themselves
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Whose
                   
                     Scarlet
                     sins
                  
                   pass'd
                   but
                   for
                   over-sights
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   think
                   th
                   'ave
                   all
                   deserved
                   to
                   be
                   Knights
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   15.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   now
                   I
                   think
                   ;
                   (
                   nay
                   ,
                   dare
                   Prognosticate
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   I
                   have
                   study'd
                   ,
                   and
                   know
                   well
                   their
                   Fate
                   )
                
                 
                   We
                   shall
                   no
                   longer
                   be
                   their
                   Captives
                   led
                   ,
                
                 
                   Our
                   Chains
                   are
                   broke
                   ,
                   their
                   
                   Hydra's
                   vanquished
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   (
                   till
                   once
                   more
                   our
                   Sins
                   do
                   their's
                   surpass
                   )
                
                 
                   
                     Enjoy
                     our
                     own
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   prove
                   
                     The
                     Devil
                     's
                     an
                     Ass.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   16.
                   
                   Upon
                   London's
                   Choosing
                   Sir
                   
                     John
                     Robinson
                  
                   Lord
                   Mayor
                   ,
                   for
                   Conclusion
                   .
                
                 
                   Welfare
                   fair
                   London
                   for
                   this
                   Happy
                   Choice
                   !
                
                 
                   The
                   Snake's
                   untwisted
                   at
                   her
                   Thundring
                   Voice
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Royal
                   Tower
                   and
                   Town
                   (
                   both
                   in
                   such
                   Hands
                   )
                
                 
                   Despise
                   all
                   Factious
                   and
                   
                     Fanatick
                     Bands
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   dreads
                   no
                   Plots
                   ,
                   nor
                   dreameth
                   of
                   Surprize
                   :
                
                 
                   Nought
                   startles
                   Him
                   like
                   
                     Presbyterian
                     Ly●s
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 In
                 his
                 
                   Kalendarium
                   Carolinum
                
                 for
                 Ann●
                 1664.
                 
                 We
                 meet
                 these
                 Ingenious
                 Pieces
                 of
                 Poetry
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   WElcom
                   the
                   Year
                   (
                   pick'd
                   out
                   from
                   all
                   the
                   rest
                   )
                
                 
                   To
                   note
                   great
                   Charles
                   ,
                   &
                   his
                   good
                   Subjects
                   blest
                   .
                
                 
                   Blest
                   from
                   the
                   
                     Fiery
                     Zeal
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   deadly
                   Feud
                   ,
                
                 
                   Of
                   a
                   deluded
                   Brain-sick
                   Multitude
                   .
                
                 
                   Blest
                   with
                   the
                   Influence
                   of
                   so
                   good
                   Stars
                   ,
                
                 
                   Peace
                   cannot
                   Surfeit
                   ,
                   nor
                   devour
                   us
                   ,
                   Wars
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   Titan
                   affronts
                   the
                   President
                   of
                   War
                   ,
                
                 
                   Jove
                   joyns
                   with
                   Venus
                   ,
                   (
                   now
                   our
                   Morning-Star
                   :
                   )
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Persian
                     Deity
                  
                   casts
                   his
                   Sextile
                   Light
                
                 
                   On
                   him
                   and
                   Chronus
                   .
                   Th'
                   
                     Empress
                     of
                     the
                     Night
                  
                
                 
                   Vails
                   her
                   lent
                   Beauty
                   for
                   a
                   little
                   space
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   then
                   
                     rich
                     Beams
                  
                   do
                   re-adorn
                   her
                   Face
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   3.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     Sol
                     ,
                     Jove
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Saturn
                   ,
                   all
                   in
                   Quartile
                   move
                   ,
                
                 
                   Mars
                   bids
                   Defiance
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Queen
                     of
                     Love
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Whence
                   showers
                   of
                   Grief
                   and
                   strong
                   Debates
                   arise
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   shew
                   what
                   Mortal
                   thinks
                   himself
                   most
                   Wise.
                
                 
                   But
                   ,
                   if
                   such
                   Wisdom
                   to
                   Sedition
                   tend
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                     Fiat
                     Justitia
                  
                   ;
                   he
                   's
                   not
                   
                   England's
                   Friend
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   See
                   how
                   the
                   Churle
                   and
                   thundring
                   Zeus
                   wrangle
                
                 
                   With
                   their
                   Inferiours
                   from
                   a
                   pow'rful
                   Angle
                   :
                
                 
                   Whilst
                   yet
                   with
                   Paean
                   they
                   preserve
                   a
                   Truce
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   bath
                   the
                   
                     Teeming
                     Earth
                  
                   with
                   
                     Fertile
                     Juice
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Juice
                   that
                   distilled
                   in
                   a
                   
                     Silver
                     shower
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whos
                   's
                   ev'ry
                   Pearl-like-drop
                   awakes
                   a
                   Flower
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   Mars
                   (
                   now
                   )
                   at
                   Archas
                   and
                   the
                   
                     Royal
                     Sun
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Darts
                   his
                   
                     Malignant
                     Radiation
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   Sol
                   and
                   Hermes
                   in
                   Conjunction
                   meet
                   ,
                
                 
                   Phenon
                   and
                   Pyrois
                   each
                   other
                   greet
                   .
                
                 
                   It
                   is
                   approved
                   Prudence
                   to
                   comply
                
                 
                   With
                   such
                   whose
                   Greatness
                   will
                   admit
                   no
                   vye
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   June
                   .
                
                 
                   Titan
                   the
                   two
                   Superiours
                   doth
                   Oppose
                   ;
                
                 
                   So
                   
                     Hermes
                     Jove
                  
                   ,
                   so
                   
                     Saturn
                     Phosphoros
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Mars
                   frowns
                   at
                   Venus
                   and
                   the
                   
                     Aged
                     Sire
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   smiles
                   on
                   Phaëton
                   .
                   Thus
                   th'
                   Heav'ns
                   Conspire
                
                 
                   Our
                   Weal
                   or
                   Woe
                   ;
                   and
                   as
                   they
                   Love
                   or
                   Hate
                   ,
                
                 
                   We
                   (
                   Mortals
                   )
                   find
                   our
                   Bad
                   ,
                   or
                   
                     Happy
                     State.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   Sol
                   and
                   Cyllenius
                   re-unite
                   their
                   Rays
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   breath
                   
                     fresh
                     gales
                  
                   to
                   Fan
                   the
                   
                     Soultry
                     Days
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Jove
                   storms
                   at
                   Mars
                   ,
                   affronts
                   sweet
                   Aphrodite
                   ;
                
                 
                   Lucina
                   loses
                   all
                   her
                   
                     borrow'd
                     Light
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   But
                   ,
                   in
                   
                     four
                     hours
                  
                   resumes
                   her
                   
                     wonted
                     Grace
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Could
                   Ladies
                   so
                   ,
                   where
                   (
                   then
                   )
                   an
                   
                     ugly
                     Face
                  
                   ?
                
              
               
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   August
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   gracious
                   Aspects
                   doth
                   this
                   Month
                   produce
                   ,
                
                 
                   [
                   Sextiles
                   and
                   Trines
                   !
                   ]
                   which
                   melting
                   Love
                   diffuse
                   :
                
                 
                   Methinks
                   when
                   th'
                   
                     upper
                     Worlds
                  
                   so
                   well
                   agree
                   ,
                
                 
                   This
                   World
                   of
                   Ours
                   should
                   Reconciled
                   be
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   that
                   there
                   's
                   still
                   a
                   
                     Holy
                     Madness
                  
                   rages
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   nought
                   but
                   all-consuming
                   
                     Time
                     asswages
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   Old
                   Falcifer
                   (
                   Nature
                   's
                   not
                   best
                   of
                   Friends
                   )
                
                 
                   With
                   Sol
                   and
                   Venus
                   eagerly
                   contends
                   :
                
                 
                   Titan
                   with
                   
                     Jove
                     ,
                     Jove
                  
                   with
                   the
                   
                     Cyprian
                     Queen
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   if
                   resolv'd
                   to
                   shew
                   each
                   other's
                   Spleen
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   those
                   high
                   Quarrels
                   quickly
                   are
                   decided
                   ,
                
                 
                   Since
                   Jealousies
                   nor
                   Fears
                   have
                   them
                   divided
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                   In
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   Jove's
                   winged
                   Herald
                   from
                   the
                   parching
                   Sun
                   ,
                
                 
                   Completes
                   his
                   utmost
                   Elongation
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Sun
                   and
                   
                     Saturn
                     ,
                     Jove
                  
                   and
                   Hermes
                   smile
                   ;
                
                 
                   As
                   if
                   all
                   one
                   ,
                   yet
                   once
                   a
                   Crocodile
                   .
                
                 
                   So
                   Cap
                   and
                   Cringe
                   some
                   fly
                   Fanaticks
                   still
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   
                     trust
                     'em
                     not
                  
                   ;
                   for
                   then
                   they
                   mean
                   to
                   Kill
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   11.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Mavors
                   close
                   in
                   Council
                   sit
                   ,
                
                 
                   Contriving
                   Plots
                   ,
                   and
                   how
                   those
                   Plots
                   should
                   hir
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   which
                   of
                   such
                   Malignants
                   is
                   't
                   will
                   say
                
                 
                   He
                   hath
                   gone
                   wrong
                   ,
                   and
                   doth
                   Repent
                   his
                   way
                   ?
                
                 
                   For
                   They
                   their
                   Plots
                   shall
                   unsuccessful
                   find
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   His
                   great
                   good
                   ,
                   whose
                   Ruine
                   they
                   design'd
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   12.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   Phoebus
                   and
                   Saturn
                   in
                   the
                   Goat
                   do
                   meet
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whence
                   Feather'd
                   Snow
                   ,
                   or
                   Storms
                   of
                   Rain
                   ,
                   and
                   Sleet
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   now
                   ,
                   now
                   that
                   the
                   Crowded
                   Wassail-Bowl
                
                 
                   So
                   frolick
                   looks
                   ,
                   what
                   matters
                   fair
                   or
                   foul
                   ?
                
                 
                   Let
                   's
                   (
                   as
                   the
                   fair
                   Rowena
                   did
                   )
                   begin
                
                 
                   A
                   Solemn
                   
                     Health
                     unto
                     our
                     Lord
                     the
                     King.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   13.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Kings
                   .
                
                 
                   Your
                   Mercy
                   (
                   SIR
                   !
                   )
                   hath
                   gain'd
                   you
                   what
                   are
                   Good
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   few
                   repine
                   ,
                   save
                   those
                   delight
                   in
                   Blood
                   :
                
                 
                   If
                   now
                   your
                   Justice
                   unto
                   such
                   extends
                   ,
                
                 
                   You
                   Q●ell
                   ●he
                   Mo●st●rs
                   ,
                   and
                   secure
                   your
                   Friends
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   〈◊〉
                   -
                   ●●litick's
                   nor
                   safe
                   ,
                   nor
                   free
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whilst
                   but
                   
                     one
                     Member
                  
                   dares
                   Rebellious
                   be
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   14.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   o●
                   T●●ms
                   .
                
                 
                   No
                   more
                   
                     Custodes
                     ,
                     Carolus
                  
                   so●nd●
                   better
                   ;
                
                 
                   This
                   sets
                   us
                   
                     Free
                     ,
                     That
                  
                   U●
                   and
                   Ours
                   did
                   F●tter
                   .
                
                 
                   No
                   Guardian
                   like
                   to
                   Ch●●les
                   !
                   He
                   ,
                   He
                   alone
                
                 
                   Shall
                   be
                   Protector
                   of
                   Great
                   Britain's
                   Throne
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   him
                   alone
                   concur
                   both
                   Rule
                   and
                   Right
                   ,
                
                 
                   For
                   him
                   alone
                   
                     Law
                     Pleads
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Souldiers
                     Fight
                  
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 his
                 
                   Kalendarium
                   Carolinum
                
                 for
                 1665.
                 
                 We
                 find
                 these
                 Pithy
                 Poetick
                 strains
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   OUR
                   
                     Saviour
                     Circumcis'd
                  
                   :
                   The
                   Wise-men
                   are
                
                 
                   Conducted
                   to
                   his
                   Cradle
                   by
                   a
                   Star
                   :
                
                 
                   Blest
                   Laud
                   Beheaded
                   :
                   
                   Paul's
                   Conversion
                   wrought
                   :
                
                 
                   All-glorious
                   Charles
                   upon
                   the
                   Scaffold
                   brought
                   ;
                
                 
                   Whose
                   
                     Royal
                     Blood
                  
                   shed
                   by
                   remorsless
                   Slaves
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Sculk
                   where
                   they
                   can
                   )
                   pursues
                   them
                   to
                   their
                   Graves
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Blessed
                   Virgin
                   to
                   the
                   Temple
                   hies
                   ,
                
                 
                   Presents
                   the
                   true
                   
                     Messiah
                     ,
                     Purifies
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Away
                   to
                   Shrift
                   (
                   would
                   Ancient
                   Christians
                   cry
                   )
                
                 
                   
                     Confess
                     ,
                     Prepare
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Holy
                   Fast
                   draws
                   nigh
                   .
                
                 
                   Matthias
                   ,
                   now
                   from
                   Macedonia
                   come
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   Old
                   Judaea's
                   Crown'd
                   with
                   Martyrdom
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   3.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   Whilst
                   Loyal
                   Wales
                   pays
                   Homage
                   to
                   her
                   Saint
                   ,
                
                 
                   Stout
                   
                   Capel's
                   Blood
                   (
                   so
                   lost
                   )
                   makes
                   England
                   faint
                   :
                
                 
                   A
                   Week
                   of
                   Passion
                   ,
                   and
                   three
                   Days
                   of
                   Sorrow
                   ,
                
                 
                   But
                   then
                   ,
                   the
                   Pensive
                   World
                   is
                   bid
                   Good-Morrow
                   !
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Son
                     of
                     Righteousness
                  
                   restores
                   our
                   Light
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whose
                   glorious
                   Rising
                   makes
                   that
                   Day
                   so
                   bright
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   Low-Sunday
                   leaveth
                   off
                   those
                   Garments
                   white
                   ,
                
                 
                   Put
                   on
                   in
                   Baptism
                   by
                   the
                   Neophite
                   .
                
                 
                   Saint
                   George
                   ,
                   King
                   Charles
                   ,
                   both
                   upon
                   one
                   day
                   Crown'd
                   ;
                
                 
                   Saint
                   George
                   a
                   
                     Martyr
                     ,
                     Charles
                  
                   a
                   King
                   Renown'd
                   .
                
                 
                   Saint
                   Mark
                   th'
                   Evangelist
                   by
                   Trajan
                   Burn'd
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whilst
                   Alexandria
                   for
                   her
                   Bishop
                   Mourn'd
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   To
                   finish
                   what
                   our
                   Saviour
                   did
                   and
                   taught
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   now
                   Ascended
                   :
                   His
                   Disciples
                   saw
                   't
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   
                     Holy
                     Ghost
                  
                   (
                   in
                   
                     Fiery
                     Tongues
                  
                   )
                   was
                   sent
                   .
                
                 
                   Great
                   Strafford
                   Sacrific'd
                   ,
                   yet
                   Innocent
                   .
                
                 
                   King
                   Charles
                   the
                   Second
                   Born
                   ,
                   and
                   Born
                   again
                   ;
                
                 
                   His
                   Birth
                   and
                   Restauration
                   makes
                   it
                   plain
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   June
                   .
                
                 
                   Saint
                   Barnaby
                   (
                   the
                   Bright
                   )
                   doth
                   next
                   appear
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   then
                   Saint
                   John
                   ;
                   (
                   the
                   
                     Royal
                     Harbinger
                  
                   .
                   )
                
                 
                   Saint
                   Peter
                   (
                   Chief
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Twelve
                   )
                   and
                   Paul
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Both
                   
                     Roman
                     Martyrs
                  
                   )
                   Glorious
                   Martyrs
                   all
                   .
                
                 
                   Yet
                   ,
                   (
                   such
                   is
                   still
                   Saint
                   
                   Peter's
                   sad
                   Mischance
                   !
                   )
                
                 
                   His
                   being
                   at
                   Rome
                   ,
                   some
                   count
                   but
                   a
                   Romance
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Dog-star
                   now
                   begins
                   to
                   shew
                   his
                   might
                   ,
                
                 
                   Yet
                   that
                   Mad-Dog
                   in
                   England
                   doth
                   not
                   bite
                   :
                
                 
                   Saint
                   James
                   ,
                   (
                   who
                   to
                   the
                   Twelve
                   Tribes
                   Preach'd
                   the
                   Word
                   .
                   )
                
                 
                   He
                   ,
                   in
                   Judaea
                   fell
                   by
                   
                   Herod's
                   Sword
                   :
                
                 
                   Of
                   whom
                   (
                   more
                   than
                   the
                   rest
                   )
                   this
                   may
                   be
                   said
                   ,
                
                 
                   He
                   was
                   the
                   first
                   
                     Christs
                     Kingdom
                  
                   entered
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   August
                   .
                
                 
                   Saint
                   Bartholomew
                   next
                   to
                   the
                   Cross
                   we
                   bring
                   ;
                
                 
                   Both
                   Heir
                   and
                   Nephew
                   to
                   a
                   
                     Syrian
                     King
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Yet
                   ,
                   (
                   by
                   Polemius
                   his
                   unjust
                   Decree
                   )
                
                 
                   Beat
                   first
                   with
                   Cudgels
                   ,
                   then
                   Nayl'd
                   on
                   a
                   Tree
                   ,
                
                 
                   So
                   Flay'd
                   alive
                   at
                   last
                   (
                   while
                   breath
                   remain'd
                   )
                
                 
                   His
                   Head
                   struck
                   off
                   ;
                   and
                   so
                   this
                   Glory
                   gain'd
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Grand
                   Usurper
                   dies
                   ;
                   the
                   Faction
                   Powts
                   ;
                
                 
                   And
                   Dick
                   (
                   his
                   Son
                   )
                   drest
                   up
                   a
                   
                     King
                     of
                     Clouts
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   Both
                   Court
                   and
                   City
                   in
                   close
                   Mourning
                   drest
                   ,
                
                 
                   Drapers
                   and
                   Silk-men
                   more
                   than
                   all
                   the
                   rest
                   .
                
                 
                   Illustrious
                   HENRY
                   (
                   Gloucester's
                   Duke
                   )
                   Expires
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whom
                   yet
                   the
                   World
                   lamenteth
                   ,
                   yet
                   Admires
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                   In
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   Thaddaeus
                   slain
                   ,
                   and
                   Simon
                   (
                   Crucifi'd
                   )
                
                 
                   Was
                   last
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Twelve
                   Apostles
                   dy'd
                   :
                
                 
                   Saint
                   Luke
                   departeth
                   in
                   a
                   Peaceful
                   Bed
                
                 
                   At
                   Ephesus
                   ,
                   where
                   he
                   is
                   Buryed
                   .
                
                 
                   Rarely
                   bad
                   Quarter
                   such
                   Physicians
                   find
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   can
                   (
                   like
                   him
                   )
                   both
                   Body
                   Cure
                   ,
                   and
                   Mind
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   With
                   Bells
                   and
                   Bonfires
                   here
                   we
                   Celebrate
                
                 
                   Queen
                   
                   Katherine's
                   Birth-day
                   ,
                   
                   England's
                   Happy
                   State
                   ,
                
                 
                   Adorn'd
                   with
                   such
                   a
                   Gemme
                   ,
                   so
                   fair
                   a
                   Queen
                   ,
                
                 
                   In
                   whom
                   all
                   Vertues
                   are
                   concentring
                   seen
                   :
                
                 
                   All-hallow-day
                   needs
                   fear
                   no
                   more
                   Complaints
                   ,
                
                 
                   Since
                   She
                   makes
                   up
                   the
                   Total
                   of
                   All-Saints
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   12.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   Just
                   when
                   the
                   Scepter
                   is
                   departed
                   from
                
                 
                   
                     Judaea
                     ,
                     Shaddows
                     Substances
                  
                   become
                   :
                
                 
                   Janus
                   his
                   Temple-gates
                   are
                   shut
                   ,
                   Wars
                   cease
                   ,
                
                 
                   Behold
                   !
                   at
                   Bethlem
                   Born
                   ,
                   the
                   
                     Prince
                     of
                     Peace
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Well
                   fare
                   that
                   Day
                   !
                   Parent
                   of
                   such
                   a
                   Birth
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   Reconcil'd
                   (
                   at
                   once
                   )
                   both
                   Heav'n
                   and
                   Earth
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   13.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Kings
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   Peace
                   and
                   Plenty
                   (
                   in
                   our
                   Bowels
                   )
                   raign
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   none
                   but
                   Enemies
                   are
                   heard
                   complain
                   :
                
                 
                   I
                   ask
                   our
                   Anti-Monarchists
                   ,
                   How
                   they
                
                 
                   Could
                   more
                   O●●●ge
                   us
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   had
                   the
                   sway
                   ?
                
                 
                   For
                   ,
                   let
                   them
                   Fancy
                   what
                   they
                   please
                   ,
                   
                     New
                     things
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   No
                   Freedom's
                   like
                   to
                   that
                   proceeds
                   from
                   KINGS
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   14.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Terms
                   .
                
                 
                   Not
                   Major-Generals
                   ,
                   nor
                   Committees
                   ,
                
                 
                   Rump-Justices
                   ,
                   or
                   fell
                   Presbyteries
                   :
                
                 
                   But
                   
                   England's
                   Laws
                   (
                   with
                   Loyal
                   Minds
                   Expounded
                   )
                
                 
                   Distribute
                   Right
                   ,
                   to
                   Cavalier
                   ,
                   or
                   —
                
                 
                   Thanks
                   to
                   our
                   
                     Gracious
                     King
                  
                   ,
                   by
                   whom
                   we
                   have
                
                 
                   So
                   great
                   Deliverance
                   from
                   Fool
                   and
                   Knave
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 In
                 his
                 last
                 
                   Kalendarium
                   Carolinum
                
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 for
                 the
                 Year
                 1666.
                 
                 We
                 meet
                 with
                 these
                 Learned
                 Pieces
                 of
                 Poesie
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   On
                   the
                   Year
                   1666.
                   
                
                 
                   
                     NOW
                     
                       Sixteen
                       hundred
                       sixty
                       six
                    
                     is
                     come
                     :
                  
                   
                     When
                     (
                     as
                     some
                     say
                     )
                     (
                     shall
                     be
                     the
                     
                       Day
                       of
                       Doom
                    
                     :
                  
                   
                     Or
                     else
                     the
                     Pope
                     and
                     Hierarchy
                     destroy'd
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Presbytery
                     Advanc'd
                     and
                     over-joy'd
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Here
                     's
                     
                       Seven
                       Years
                       Purchase
                    
                     offer'd
                     ●or
                     his
                     Land
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Who
                     thinks
                     that
                     
                       Dreadful
                       Day
                    
                     so
                     nigh
                     at
                     hand
                     :
                  
                   
                     And
                     (
                     if
                     his
                     Holyness
                     suspect
                     his
                     Chair
                     )
                  
                   
                     I
                     'le
                     tak
                     't
                     my self
                     ,
                     though
                     but
                     for
                     this
                     
                       One
                       Year
                    
                     ,
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   2.
                   
                   In
                   January
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   that
                   we
                   have
                   Chastis'd
                   th'
                   Insulting
                   Dutch
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Tho
                   yet
                   
                     De
                     Witt
                  
                   scarce
                   let
                   them
                   know
                   so
                   much
                   )
                
                 
                   Shut
                   up
                   their
                   Shops
                   ,
                   restrain'd
                   their
                   
                     Fishing
                     Trade
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   shewn
                   the
                   World
                   how
                   they
                   have
                   play'd
                   the
                   Jade
                   :
                
                 
                   Burn
                   we
                   our
                   Incense
                   first
                   ,
                   then
                   Pay
                   our
                   Vows
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   with
                   
                     fresh
                     Lawrel
                  
                   Crown
                   the
                   
                     Conquerers
                     Brows
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   3.
                   
                   In
                   February
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Conquering
                   Brows
                   of
                   our
                   Renowned
                   King
                   ,
                
                 
                   Without
                   whose
                   Council
                   this
                   had
                   never
                   bin
                   :
                
                 
                   Without
                   whose
                   Stars
                   ,
                   our
                   Stars
                   had
                   fought
                   in
                   vain
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Hogen-Mogens
                   Vanquish'd
                   Charlemain
                   :
                
                 
                   Side-belly'd
                   Bores
                   Eclips'd
                   Great
                   Britain's
                   Fame
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   London
                   truckl'd
                   under
                   Amsterdam
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   4.
                   
                   In
                   March.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Conquering
                   Brows
                   of
                   our
                   Illustrious
                   James
                   ,
                
                 
                   
                   York's
                   
                     Famous
                     Duke
                  
                   !
                   whose
                   all-consuming
                   Flames
                   ,
                
                 
                   (
                   Upon
                   the
                   Floating
                   Altar
                   of
                   the
                   Main
                   )
                
                 
                   Have
                   Sacrific'd
                   ,
                   what
                   They
                   account
                   but
                   Slain
                   :
                
                 
                   
                     Fir'd
                     ,
                     Batter'd
                     ,
                     Sunk
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Took
                   ,
                   what
                   did
                   not
                   run
                   ,
                
                 
                   Ended
                   a
                   War
                   ,
                   e're
                   it
                   was
                   well
                   begun
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   5.
                   
                   In
                   April
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Conquering
                   Brows
                   of
                   that
                   Heroick
                   Prince
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whose
                   Blows
                   are
                   th'
                   Arguments
                   which
                   must
                   Convince
                
                 
                   Such
                   
                     State
                     Delinquents
                  
                   !
                   (
                   One
                   Broad-side
                   from
                   Him
                
                 
                   Breaks
                   their
                   whole
                   
                     Body
                     ,
                     Reason
                  
                   but
                   one
                   Limb.
                   )
                
                 
                   Whose
                   very
                   Name
                   's
                   enough
                   to
                   strike
                   'em
                   Mute
                   ,
                
                 
                   RUPERT
                   !
                   (
                   no
                   more
                   )
                   to
                   end
                   the
                   whole
                   Dispute
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   6.
                   
                   In
                   May.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   Conquering
                   Brows
                   of
                   that
                   great
                   *
                   Archimede
                   ,
                
                 
                   Who
                   (
                   when
                   the
                   Monster
                   Tacks
                   about
                   and
                   's
                   fled
                   )
                
                 
                   Can
                   with
                   one
                   Beam
                   of
                   his
                   Ingenious
                   Ire
                   ,
                
                 
                   Reach
                   her
                   proud
                   Head
                   ,
                   and
                   mak
                   't
                   a
                   
                     Cone
                     of
                     Fire
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   More
                   Dreadful
                   than
                   the
                   Spainish
                   Inquisition
                   ,
                
                 
                   Or
                   (
                   which
                   was
                   worse
                   )
                   Duke
                   D'
                   Alva's
                   Imposition
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   7.
                   
                   In
                   June
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Conquering
                   Brows
                   of
                   
                   Neptune's
                   Choicest
                   Sons
                   ,
                
                 
                   Whose
                   Triumphs
                   we
                   Proclaim'd
                   with
                   their
                   own
                   Guns
                   :
                
                 
                   Loud
                   Bells
                   ,
                   large
                   Bonfires
                   ,
                   full
                   and
                   chearful
                   Bowls
                   :
                
                 
                   (
                   To
                   strike
                   stone-dead
                   those
                   Ague-shaken-Souls
                   :
                
                 
                   Whose
                   Luck
                   't
                   will
                   be
                   (
                   though
                   no
                   great
                   Dignity
                   )
                
                 
                   To
                   drain
                   that
                   Universal
                   Quagmire
                   Dry.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   8.
                   
                   In
                   July
                   .
                
                 
                   Dry
                   ,
                   as
                   when
                   
                     Switzer
                     Priest
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Saxon
                     Monk
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Had
                   (
                   with
                   strange
                   Doctrines
                   !
                   )
                   made
                   the
                   Pag●●●
                   Drunk
                   :
                
                 
                   And
                   (
                   in
                   Compassion
                   )
                   drawn
                   the
                   Power
                   of
                   Spain
                   ,
                
                 
                   To
                   come
                   and
                   Pickle
                   up
                   their
                   Wits
                   again
                   :
                
                 
                   When
                   scarce
                   one
                   Herring
                   lest
                   to
                   trim
                   the
                   Barrel
                   ,
                
                 
                   'Till
                   William
                   of
                   Nassaw
                   espous'd
                   their
                   Quarrel
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   9.
                   
                   In
                   August
                   .
                
                 
                   William
                   the
                   First
                   !
                   who
                   set
                   their
                   Country
                   Free
                   ,
                
                 
                   Emboldned
                   Them
                   ,
                   to
                   that
                   Confederacy
                
                 
                   With
                   Zeland
                   ,
                   and
                   Both
                   with
                   the
                   other
                   Five
                   :
                
                 
                   Whose
                   Blood
                   and
                   Fortunes
                   made
                   them
                   so
                   well
                   thrive
                   ,
                
                 
                   They
                   quickly
                   bad
                   Defiance
                   to
                   their
                   King
                   ;
                
                 
                   So
                   started
                   up
                   this
                   
                     High
                     and
                     Mighty
                     Thing
                  
                   !
                
              
               
                 
                   10.
                   
                   In
                   September
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   now
                   ,
                   that
                   Union
                   's
                   run
                   out
                   of
                   Date
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Holland
                   claims
                   the
                   Soveraignty
                   of
                   State
                   :
                
                 
                   Whilst
                   th'
                   other
                   six
                   stand
                   whistling
                   for
                   a
                   Wind
                   ,
                
                 
                   Asham'd
                   to
                   see
                   how
                   far
                   they
                   lag
                   behind
                   :
                
                 
                   The
                   Orange
                   Interest
                   quite
                   lay'd
                   aside
                   ,
                
                 
                   As
                   thought
                   too
                   mean
                   a
                   Feather
                   for
                   their
                   Pride
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   11.
                   
                   In
                   October
                   .
                
                 
                   Forgotten
                   are
                   the
                   Aids
                   they
                   had
                   from
                   hence
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   what
                   at
                   Newport
                   done
                   in
                   their
                   Defence
                   :
                
                 
                   Our
                   great
                   Discoveries
                   ,
                   (
                   whereof
                   they
                   brag
                   )
                
                 
                   How
                   long
                   they
                   Traffick't
                   under
                   
                   England's
                   Flag
                   .
                
                 
                   Which
                   proves
                   (
                   as
                   yet
                   Japan
                   true
                   Witness
                   bears
                   )
                
                 
                   They
                   are
                   no
                   Christians
                   ,
                   but
                   Hollanders
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   12.
                   
                   In
                   November
                   .
                
                 
                   But
                   know
                   (
                   Ingrateful
                   Stasiarchs
                   !
                   )
                   you
                   must
                
                 
                   Stoop
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   with
                   Reverence
                   )
                   lick
                   our
                   English
                   dust
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Coals
                   (
                   long
                   since
                   stir'd
                   up
                   and
                   blown
                   by
                   you
                   )
                
                 
                   Shall
                   now
                   your
                   
                     Fingers
                     burn
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   blister
                   too
                   .
                
                 
                   Th'
                   Indignities
                   once
                   offer'd
                   to
                   
                     our
                     King
                  
                   ,
                
                 
                   Reduce
                   ye
                   from
                   a
                   Cheese
                   ,
                   t'
                   a
                   Chitterling
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                 
                   13.
                   
                   In
                   December
                   .
                
                 
                   Those
                   
                     Renegado
                     Regicids
                  
                   (
                   whom
                   ye
                
                 
                   Protect
                   ,
                   (
                   and
                   may
                   annex
                   your
                   Pedegree
                   )
                
                 
                   Who
                   would
                   give
                   Thanks
                   ,
                   to
                   see
                   or
                   Turks
                   ,
                   or
                   States
                
                 
                   Pull
                   down
                   their
                   Fellow's
                   Quarters
                   from
                   our
                   Gates
                   .
                
                 
                   Shall
                   speed
                   your
                   Ruine
                   :
                   Nothing
                   prospers
                   well
                   ,
                
                 
                   Which
                   draws
                   (
                   like
                   you
                   )
                   its
                   Origen
                   from
                   Hell.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   14.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Kings
                   .
                
                 
                   Whom
                   
                   Spain's
                   vast
                   Monarchy
                   could
                   not
                   Command
                   ,
                
                 
                   Nor
                   any
                   ,
                   but
                   Great
                   Britain's
                   Force
                   ,
                   withstand
                   :
                
                 
                   Victorious
                   Charles
                   (
                   most
                   justly
                   !
                   )
                   now
                   Chastises
                   ;
                
                 
                   Fills
                   his
                   fair
                   Ports
                   with
                   Dutch
                   (
                   not
                   
                     Christian
                     )
                     Prizes
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   What
                   will
                   he
                   next
                   ,
                   but
                   once
                   more
                   Subjugate
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   make
                   't
                   as
                   Poor
                   ,
                   as
                   an
                   
                     Ingrateful
                     State.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   15.
                   
                   Under
                   the
                   Table
                   of
                   Terms
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Would
                     you
                     the
                     Reason
                     why
                     Old
                     Causes
                     cease
                     ?
                  
                   
                     Both
                     Plaintiffs
                     and
                     Defendants
                     are
                     at
                     Peace
                     :
                  
                   
                     The
                     Plague
                     compos'd
                     much
                     Discord
                     ,
                     whilst
                     we
                     saw
                  
                   
                     More
                     Terms
                     ,
                     than
                     ever
                     
                       Lawyer
                       ,
                       Terms
                    
                     of
                     Law.
                  
                   
                     Yet
                     brisk
                     Executors
                     New
                     Suits
                     Commence
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Which
                     may
                     prove
                     Older
                     than
                     their
                     Evidence
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   This
                   was
                   the
                   very
                   
                     last
                     Year
                  
                   that
                   this
                   Learned
                   Person
                   wrote
                   Almanacks
                   .
                   His
                   leaving
                   off
                   was
                   a
                   great
                   Loss
                   to
                   
                     Astronomers
                     ,
                     Philosophers
                     ,
                     Astrologers
                     ,
                     Poets
                     ,
                  
                   &c.
                   —
                   as
                   they
                   will
                   find
                   by
                   these
                   several
                   most
                   Choice
                   and
                   Curious
                   Collections
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   There
                   are
                   divers
                   other
                   Curious
                   Fancies
                   of
                   this
                   Learned
                   Author
                   ;
                   but
                   they
                   being
                   more
                   Astrological
                   than
                   any
                   that
                   are
                   here
                   mentioned
                   ,
                   and
                   not
                   very
                   easily
                   understood
                   without
                   a
                   large
                   Comment
                   ,
                   (
                   except
                   by
                   Persons
                   skilled
                   in
                   that
                   Science
                   )
                   is
                   the
                   grand
                   reason
                   why
                   the
                   Collector
                   hath
                   omitted
                   their
                   Publication
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     Multa
                     renascentur
                     ,
                     que
                     jam
                     cecidêre
                     ,
                     cadentque
                  
                   
                     Quae
                     nunc
                     sunt
                     in
                     honore
                     ,
                     vocabula
                     ,
                     si
                     volet
                     usus
                     ;
                  
                   
                     Quem
                     penes
                     arbitrium
                     est
                     ,
                     &
                     vis
                     ,
                     &
                     norma
                     loquendi
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Horat.
                     de
                     Art.
                     Poet.
                     
                  
                
                 
                   Next
                   ,
                   I
                   shall
                   present
                   you
                   with
                   his
                   
                     Gesta
                     Britannorum
                  
                   ,
                   Or
                   Brief
                   Chronology
                   for
                   Sixty
                   and
                   Six
                   Years
                   ,
                   of
                   all
                   the
                   Remarkable
                   Acts
                   Perpetrated
                   in
                   the
                   Islands
                   of
                   Great
                   Britain
                   .
                
                 
                   FINIS
                   .
                
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
             
               
                 Gesta
                 Britannorum
              
               :
               OR
               ,
               A
               SUCCINCT
               CHRONOLOGY
               OF
               THE
               Actions
               and
               
                 Exploits
                 ,
                 Battails
                 ,
                 Sieges
                 ,
                 Conflicts
                 ,
              
               and
               other
               Signal
               and
               Remarkable
               Passages
               ,
               which
               have
               happened
               in
               these
               Dominions
               ,
               From
               the
               Year
               of
               CHRIST
               ,
               1600.
               
               (
               In
               which
               the
               late
               King
               CHARLES
               was
               Born
               )
               untill
               the
               Year
               1667.
               
               Being
               the
               space
               of
               66
               Complete
               Years
               .
            
             
               Collected
               by
               
                 GEO.
                 WHARTON
              
               .
            
             
               —
               Alta
               sedent
               civilis
               vulnera
               dextrae
               .
            
             
               LONDON
               ,
               Printed
               in
               the
               Year
               1657.
               
            
          
           
             
             
             
               To
               the
               Friendly
               READERS
               .
            
             
               
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
              
            
             
               HEre
               followeth
               a
               Compendious
               Chronology
               for
               
                 66
                 Years
              
               last
               past
               :
               which
               (
               till
               the
               beginning
               of
               our
               late
               
                 plus
                 quam
                 civilia
                 Bella
              
               )
               I
               have
               Faithfully
               Extracted
               ,
               either
               from
               the
               private
               Adversaria
               of
               some
               ,
               very
               Curious
               Observers
               ,
               or
               the
               Publick
               Writings
               of
               others
               ,
               exceedingly
               Eminent
               for
               their
               Performances
               .
               The
               rest
               ,
               from
               the
               Store
               of
               my
               own
               Collections
               ,
               wherein
               yet
               ,
               I
               had
               either
               my
               own
               Eyes
               ,
               or
               the
               joynt
               consent
               of
               both
               Parties
               ,
               to
               Warrant
               their
               Entry
               .
            
             
               The
               Impulsive
               to
               which
               ,
               was
               no
               other
               ,
               than
               have
               all
               Provident
               Husband-men
               ,
               who
               in
               Planting
               such
               Trees
               and
               Fruits
               ,
               as
               they
               cannot
               but
               know
               (
               by
               the
               slender
               stock
               of
               their
               Nature
               )
               they
               shall
               never
               live
               to
               taste
               of
               ,
               do
               nevertheless
               reckon
               it
               Guerdon
               sufficient
               ,
               but
               to
               think
               that
               thereby
               't
               is
               possible
               they
               may
               gratifie
               Posterity
               ,
               and
               perhaps
               ,
               therefore
               ,
               have
               
               grafted
               on
               their
               Memories
               ,
               the
               Venerable
               Name
               of
               
                 Good
                 Common-wealth's-men
              
               .
            
             
               For
               ,
               the
               very
               All
               I
               hereby
               intend
               ,
               is
               only
               ,
               an
               Infallible
               ,
               an
               Impartial
               conveyance
               to
               Posterity
               of
               the
               following
               Transactions
               ,
               in
               their
               due
               Series
               of
               Time.
               By
               the
               Sanguine
               pa●●
               whereof
               ,
               I
               would
               not
               be
               thought
               
                 Dolores
                 renovare
              
               ,
               to
               set
               our
               Wounds
               fresh
               a
               bleeding
               ▪
               but
               
                 Tristium
                 Breviarium
                 dulce
                 exhibere
              
               ,
               t●
               present
               you
               with
               a
               
                 Sweet
                 Summary
                 of
                 Britain
                 bitter
                 Calamities
                 .
              
            
             
               That
               there
               is
               a
               kind
               of
               Voluptuousness
               i●
               the
               rehearsal
               of
               past-Miseries
               ,
               a
               Pleasure
               ev●●
               in
               Misery
               it self
               ,
               my
               own
               Experience
               ha●●
               taught
               me
               .
            
             
               For
               ,
               although
               (
               I
               know
               )
               it
               cannot
               but
               a●fect
               any
               Honest
               Mans
               Heart
               ,
               to
               reflect
               on
               th●
               exquisite
               Cruelties
               ,
               unheard-of
               Rapine
               〈◊〉
               Blood-shed
               common
               to
               Vs
               ,
               All
               ,
               of
               these
               
                 m●cerated
                 Nations
              
               ,
               in
               so
               narrow
               a
               period
               〈◊〉
               Years
               :
               Yet
               contenteth
               it
               not
               a
               little
               ,
               to
               r●collect
               ,
               view
               ,
               and
               re-view
               ,
               as
               in
               a
               Mirrou●
               with
               what
               Providence
               those
               Judgments
               bes●
               us
               ,
               by
               what
               Instruments
               and
               Artifice
               Pe●petrated
               ,
               with
               what
               Plots
               and
               Impieties
               acte●
               How
               the
               Sea
               of
               our
               Misfortunes
               Ebbed
               an●
               Flowed
               with
               the
               various
               Shapes
               of
               
                 Alternat●
                 Successes
              
               :
               How
               Impetuous
               the
               Storm
               ,
               ho●
               menacing
               ,
               how
               dangerous
               the
               Waves
               :
               Ho●
               unequal
               the
               Temper
               of
               best
               composed
               Spirits
               
               How
               inordinate
               the
               Pulse
               in
               soundest
               Constitutions
               :
               Lastly
               ;
               What
               ,
               and
               how
               Wonderful
               the
               Vicissitudes
               and
               Changes
               thence
               emergent
               .
               And
               if
               so
               ,
               then
               certainly
               from
               this
               Bulk
               of
               Miseries
               ,
               may
               be
               sucked
               some
               Honey
               as
               well
               as
               Poyson
               .
            
             
               Besides
               ,
               (
               if
               Chronology
               be
               the
               Eye
               of
               History
               )
               I
               doubt
               not
               ,
               but
               that
               hereafter
               ,
               when
               by
               the
               Moss
               of
               Time
               ,
               our
               Scars
               are
               overgrown
               ,
               this
               despicable
               Brat
               may
               
                 (
                 Digito
                 Monstrare
              
               )
               point
               at
               the
               Hands
               as
               well
               as
               Times
               that
               gave
               them
               .
            
             
               'T
               is
               true
               ,
               a
               Micro-Chronicon
               hath
               attended
               my
               Kalendar
               several
               Years
               together
               :
               But
               the
               narrow
               room
               therein
               allotted
               ,
               so
               confin'd
               me
               ,
               that
               whensoever
               any
               New
               Matter
               came
               to
               be
               added
               ,
               more
               or
               less
               of
               the
               Old
               must
               needs
               be
               omitted
               ;
               it
               could
               not
               be
               otherwise
               :
               Insomuch
               ,
               that
               unless
               all
               my
               former
               Chronical-notes
               were
               still
               in
               readiness
               ,
               you
               should
               one
               time
               or
               other
               be
               to
               seek
               for
               what
               you
               desired
               most
               to
               be
               informed
               in
               .
            
             
               To
               prevent
               which
               ,
               was
               the
               present
               Collection
               of
               them
               all
               ,
               into
               this
               one
               portable
               Volume
               ;
               wherein
               you
               have
               also
               this
               Advantage
               (
               for
               I
               presume
               still
               ,
               it
               will
               Prodesse
               ,
               as
               well
               as
               delectare
               )
               That
               whereas
               the
               Aera
               of
               all
               my
               former
               Computations
               ,
               commonly
               ,
               preceded
               not
               the
               Commencement
               of
               the
               Long-Parliament
               ;
               this
               agrees
               with
               the
               Year
               1600.
               soon
               after
               which
               
               the
               
                 Two
                 Crowns
              
               were
               Vnited
               under
               the
               name
               of
               
                 Great
                 Britain
              
               ,
               the
               lamentable
               Scene
               in
               this
               T●agedy
               ,
               as
               the
               late
               
                 King
                 CHARLES
              
               ,
               the
               First
               that
               Enters
               .
            
             
               To
               conclude
               ,
               I
               declare
               it
               ,
               That
               (
               as
               there
               are
               ,
               and
               will
               be
               Mistakes
               and
               Defects
               in
               the
               best
               of
               
                 Humane
                 Actions
              
               ,
               especially
               in
               works
               of
               this
               Nature
               ,
               so
               )
               none
               shall
               more
               Oblige
               me
               ,
               than
               such
               ,
               who
               can
               and
               will
               freely
               ,
               by
               
                 Material
                 Additions
              
               ,
               but
               assist
               me
               in
               the
               least
               ;
               or
               give
               civil
               notice
               of
               any
               thing
               ,
               that
               either
               for
               want
               of
               better
               Intelligence
               ,
               or
               through
               my
               own
               ,
               or
               the
               
                 Printers
                 Inadvertency
              
               ,
               hath
               escaped
               Erroneous
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   Dabam
                   Bradfieldiae
                   è
                   Musaeolo
                   meo
                
                 ,
                 
                   5.
                   
                   Augusti
                   ,
                   Anni
                   M.DC.LVI
                   .
                
              
               
                 Geo.
                 Wharton
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               
                 Gesta
                 Britannorum
              
               ,
               or
               a
               Succinct
               
                 Chronology
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               from
               the
               Year
               of
               Christ
               1600.
               (
               in
               which
               the
               late
               
                 King
                 Charles
              
               was
               Born
               )
               until
               the
               Year
               1667.
               
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1600.
                 
              
               
                 Nov.
                 19.
                 
                 Charles
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albany
                 Born
                 at
                 Dunfermling
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 25.
                 
                 E.
                 of
                 Essex
                 beheaded
                 in
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1601.
                 
              
               
                 Monopolies
                 restrained
                 by
                 the
                 Queen
                 .
              
               
                 Spaniards
                 Landed
                 in
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 but
                 forced
                 thence
                 with
                 loss
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1602.
                 
              
               
                 Mar.
                 24.
                 
                 Queen
                 Eliz.
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 James
                 the
                 6
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 Proclaimed
                 King
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 great
                 Plague
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Tyr-Oen
                 craved
                 Pardon
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 was
                 brought
                 into
                 England
                 by
                 the
                 L.
                 Montjoy
                 ,
                 and
                 restored
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1603.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 5.
                 
                 King
                 James
                 began
                 his
                 Journey
                 out
                 of
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 7.
                 
                 He
                 Arrived
                 at
                 the
                 Charter-House
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 11.
                 
                 Queen
                 Anne
                 ,
                 wi●h
                 Pr.
                 Henry
                 and
                 the
                 Lady
                 Elizabeth
                 (
                 her
                 Son
                 and
                 Daughter
                 )
                 came
                 to
                 York
                 .
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 The
                 King
                 met
                 them
                 at
                 Easton
                 in
                 Northampton-shire
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 25.
                 
                 They
                 entred
                 London
                 .
                 King
                 and
                 Qu●en
                 Crown'd
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 17.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Rawleigh
                
                 Arraigned
                 and
                 Condemned
                 .
              
               
               
                 Garter
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Wittenburgh
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Watson
                   ,
                   Clerk
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Brook
                 Executed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1604.
                 
              
               
                 Aug.
                 18.
                 
                 A
                 Treaty
                 of
                 Peace
                 with
                 Spain
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Octob.
                   Charles
                
                 Duke
                 of
                 Albany
                 (
                 being
                 newly
                 cured
                 of
                 a
                 Fever
                 )
                 was
                 brought
                 to
                 Windsor
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 4.
                 
                 Created
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Year
                 King
                 James
                 was
                 first
                 enstyled
                 
                   King
                   of
                   Great
                   Britain
                
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Th.
                   Smith
                
                 Embassador
                 into
                 Russia
                 .
              
               
                 Lord
                 Admiral
                 into
                 Spain
                 .
              
               
                 Earl
                 of
                 Hertford
                 into
                 Flanders
                 .
              
               
                 Duke
                 of
                 Holst
                 .
                 Honoured
                 with
                 the
                 Garter
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1605.
                 
              
               
                 Nov.
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Powder-Treason
                 Discovered
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Oath
                 of
                 Allegiance
                 devised
                 and
                 administred
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1606.
                 
              
               
                 July
                 17.
                 
                 Christianus
                 ,
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 ,
                 first
                 arrived
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 12.
                 
                 Departed
                 thence
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northumb.
                 and
                 the
                 Lords
                 Mordant
                 and
                 Sturton
                 censured
                 in
                 the
                 Star-Chamber
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1607.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 great
                 Inundation
                 in
                 Somerset-shire
                 and
                 Gloucester-shire
                 .
              
               
                 May.
                 An
                 Insurrection
                 in
                 
                   Northampton-shire
                   ,
                   Warwick-shire
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Leicester-shire
                 ,
                 about
                 Inclosures
                 ,
                 whereof
                 Captain
                 Pouch
                 was
                 the
                 Ring-leader
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 12.
                 
                 King
                 James
                 made
                 free
                 of
                 the
                 Cloth-workers
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 
                   Tho.
                   Garnet
                
                 (
                 a
                 Jesuit
                 )
                 Executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 16.
                 
                 Prince
                 Henry
                 made
                 free
                 of
                 the
                 Merchant-Tayl
                 .
              
               
                 Tyr-Oen
                 with
                 others
                 fled
                 out
                 of
                 Ireland
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1608.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 19.
                 
                 Thomas
                 Earl
                 of
                 Dorset
                 ,
                 L.
                 Treas
                 .
                 dyed
                 suddenly
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Year
                 was
                 the
                 N.
                 Exchange
                 built
                 .
              
               
                 Saint
                 
                   Edmunds
                   Bury
                
                 burnt
                 .
              
               
                 Virginia
                 Planted
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1609.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 New
                 Exchange
                 first
                 furnished
                 with
                 
                 Wares
                 ,
                 and
                 named
                 (
                 by
                 King
                 James
                 )
                 Britain's
                 Burse
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 8.
                 
                 Fishing
                 on
                 the
                 English
                 Coast
                 forbidden
                 to
                 strangers
                 without
                 License
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Year
                 was
                 the
                 making
                 of
                 Allom
                 first
                 brought
                 to
                 perfection
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Burchier
                
                 .
              
               
                 Silk-worms
                 brought
                 first
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 League
                 with
                 France
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1610.
                 
              
               
                 May
                 30.
                 
                 Prince
                 Henry
                 created
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1611.
                 
              
               
                 March
                 25.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Carre
                
                 created
                 Viscount
                 Rochester
                 .
              
               
                 Gold
                 enhansed
                 .
              
               
                 Legate
                 (
                 the
                 Arrian
                 )
                 burnt
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lant-grave
                 of
                 Hesse
                 visit●d
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1612.
                 
              
               
                 June
                 29.
                 L.
                 Sanquer
                 (
                 a
                 Scot
                 )
                 Executed
                 for
                 contriving
                 the
                 Murder
                 of
                 
                   John
                   Turner
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Master
                 of
                 Fence
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 16.
                 
                 Frederick
                 ,
                 Prince
                 Palat.
                 of
                 the
                 Rhyne
                 ,
                 arrived
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 Prince
                 Henry
                 fell
                 sick
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 6.
                 
                 He
                 dyed
                 at
                 S·
                 
                 James's
                 ,
                 Hor.
                 7.
                 
                 30′
                 .
                 
                   circ
                   .
                   P.
                   M.
                
                 
              
               
                 Dec.
                 7.
                 
                 He
                 was
                 Interred
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 14.
                 
                 Lady
                 Elizab.
                 Married
                 to
                 the
                 Palsg.
                 at
                 White-Hall
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Kings
                 Mothers
                 Body
                 removed
                 from
                 Peterborough
                 to
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 Plantation
                 in
                 Ireland
                 by
                 the
                 Companies
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1613.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 Palsgrave
                 and
                 his
                 Princess
                 departed
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 A
                 Monster
                 born
                 at
                 Standish
                 in
                 
                   Lancashire
                   ,
                   viz.
                
                 A
                 M●iden
                 Child
                 ,
                 wi●h
                 four
                 Leggs
                 and
                 four
                 Arm●
                 ,
                 two
                 Bellies
                 joyned
                 to
                 one
                 Back
                 ,
                 one
                 Head
                 with
                 two
                 Faces
                 (
                 the
                 one
                 before
                 the
                 o●her
                 behind
                 )
                 like
                 the
                 Picture
                 of
                 Janus
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 7.
                 
                 Dorchester
                 consume●
                 with
                 Fire
                 .
              
               
                 This
                 Year
                 also
                 was
                 the
                 Globe
                 Play-House
                 burnt
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 4.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Carre
                
                 created
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sommerset
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Artillery
                 Company
                 revived
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Anno
                 1614.
                 
              
               
                 July
                 .
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 came
                 the
                 second
                 time
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 1.
                 
                 He
                 departed
                 thence
                 .
              
               
                 Stratford
                 upon
                 Avon
                 consumed
                 with
                 Fire
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 N.
                 River
                 brought
                 to
                 London
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Hugh
                   Middleton
                
                 .
              
               
                 Moor-fields
                 fashion'd
                 into
                 Walks
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1615.
                 
              
               
                 Sept.
                 27.
                 
                 The
                 Lady
                 Arbella
                 dyed
                 in
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Tho.
                   Overbury
                
                 Poysoned
                 :
                 for
                 which
                 the
                 E.
                 of
                 Sommerset
                 and
                 his
                 Lady
                 were
                 condemned
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Gervas
                   Elvis
                
                 and
                 divers
                 others
                 suffered
                 .
              
               
                 Smithfield
                 Paved
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1616.
                 
              
               
                 Nov.
                 3.
                 
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 created
                 Prince
                 of
                 Wales
                 .
              
               
                 March.
                 King
                 James
                 began
                 his
                 Progress
                 into
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Arch-Bishop
                 of
                 Spalato
                 came
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Cautionary
                 Towns
                 restored
                 to
                 the
                 States
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1617.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 4
                 G.W.
                 Nascitur
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 5.
                 
                 King
                 James
                 returned
                 from
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 Haidock
                 the
                 sleeping
                 Preacher
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1618.
                 
              
               
                 May
                 24.
                 
                 A
                 Declaration
                 tolerating
                 Lawful
                 Sports
                 on
                 Sundays
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 28.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Walter
                   Rawleigh
                
                 beheaded
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 18.
                 
                 A
                 Comet
                 first
                 observed
                 in
                 England
                 by
                 Dr.
                 Bainbridge
                 .
              
               
                 Trask
                 censured
                 in
                 the
                 Star-Chamber
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1619.
                 
              
               
                 March
                 2.
                 
                 Queen
                 Anne
                 dyed
                 at
                 Hampton-Court
                 .
              
               
                 Alterations
                 of
                 Gold
                 Coyns
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Yelverton
                
                 censured
                 in
                 the
                 Star-Chamber
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Weston
                
                 Ambassadour
                 to
                 Bruxels
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1620.
                 
              
               
                 July
                 17.
                 
                 
                   Bernard
                   Calvert
                
                 of
                 Andover
                 ,
                 performed
                 his
                 Journey
                 from
                 Southwark
                 to
                 Callice
                 and
                 back
                 again
                 ,
                 in
                 (
                 This
                 )
                 one
                 day
                 .
              
               
                 Peace
                 with
                 France
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1621.
                 
              
               
                 Arch-Bishop
                 of
                 Spalato
                 retracted
                 what
                 forme●ly
                 he
                 had
                 writ
                 in
                 favour
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Protestants
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 therefore
                 commanded
                 to
                 depart
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Bacon
                
                 displaced
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Gyles
                   Mompesson
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Francis
                   Michael
                
                 censured
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1622.
                 
              
               
                 Arch-Bishop
                 of
                 Spalato
                 returned
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 English
                 Treated
                 with
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 touching
                 the
                 restitution
                 of
                 the
                 Palatinate
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1623.
                 
              
               
                 Pr.
                 Charles
                 imbarqu'd
                 for
                 Spain
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 5.
                 
                 He
                 returned
                 from
                 thence
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 The
                 Fall
                 at
                 Black-Friers
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 23.
                 
                 King
                 James
                 first
                 Armed
                 for
                 the
                 Palatinate
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1624.
                 
              
               
                 Nov.
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 Marriage
                 with
                 France
                 accorded
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Count
                   Mansfield
                
                 came
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 suffered
                 Ship-wreck
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Amboyna's
                 Bloody
                 Cruelty
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1625.
                 
              
               
                 March.
                 King
                 James
                 dyed
                 at
                 Theobalds
                 .
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 Proclaimed
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 great
                 Plague
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Marriage
                 with
                 France
                 Celebrated
                 at
                 the
                 Church
                 of
                 Nostredame
                 in
                 Paris
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Rejoyced
                 for
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 King
                 James
                 Inhum'd
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 18.
                 
                 Parliament
                 began
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Q.
                 Mary
                 Landed
                 at
                 Dover
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 King
                 met
                 and
                 conducted
                 her
                 to
                 Canterbury
                 ,
                 wh●re
                 the
                 Marriage
                 was
                 finally
                 completed
                 .
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 The
                 Marriage
                 declared
                 at
                 White-Hall
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 and
                 Queen
                 removed
                 to
                 Hampton-Court
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 1.
                 
                 Parliament
                 met
                 at
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 Michaelmas
                 Term
                 was
                 kept
                 at
                 Reading
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 8.
                 
                 Gades
                 Voyage
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 2.
                 
                 King
                 Charles
                 Crowned
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
               
                 6.
                 
                 Parliament
                 met
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 E.
                 Arundel
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 League
                 with
                 
                   Denmark
                   ,
                   Suevia
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 States
                 against
                 Spain
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1626.
                 
              
               
                 May
                 1.
                 
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 questioned
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 8.
                 
                 D.
                 sequestred
                 from
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 Parliament
                 Dissolved
                 .
              
               
                 E.
                 Bristol
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 Queens
                 Servants
                 returned
                 into
                 
                   France
                   .
                   August
                
                 .
              
               
                 Commission
                 for
                 Loan-Money
                 .
                 Octob.
                 13.
                 
              
               
                 Nov.
                 Embargo
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Ships
                 at
                 Bourdeaux
                 .
              
               
                 Bishop
                 Andrews
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Fran.
                   Bacon
                
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 Traffique
                 with
                 Spain
                 prohibited
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1627.
                 
              
               
                 June
                 27.
                 
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buck.
                 imbarqued
                 for
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Rh●
                 ,
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 31.
                 
                 He
                 Landed
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Rhe.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   W.
                   Heydon
                
                 slain
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 St.
                 Martins
                 Fort
                 Besieged
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Joh.
                   Burroughs
                
                 slain
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Mich.
                   Term.
                
                 Lo.
                 Purbeck
                 censured
                 in
                 Star-Chamber
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 19.
                 
                 St.
                 Martins
                 Fort
                 relieved
                 .
              
               
                 Duke
                 raised
                 his
                 Siege
                 ,
                 and
                 defeated
                 by
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 many
                 English
                 slain
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 6.
                 
                 A
                 Fray
                 in
                 Fleet-street
                 .
              
               
                 Rochellers
                 craved
                 Aid
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 17.
                 
                 Parliament
                 began
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 Petition
                 of
                 Right
                 granted
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Commissions
                 for
                 Loan
                 and
                 Excise
                 Cancelled
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1628.
                 
              
               
                 May
                 8.
                 
                 E.
                 Denbigh
                 ,
                 for
                 relief
                 of
                 Rochel
                 .
              
               
                 Attempted
                 it
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 vain
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 Return'd
                 to
                 Plymouth
                 .
              
               
                 Stoadt
                 (
                 an
                 English
                 Garrison
                 )
                 rendred
                 to
                 the
                 Imperialists
                 .
              
               
                 Ju.
                 13.
                 
                 Dr.
                 Lamb
                 Murthered
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 Dr.
                 Mainwaring
                 censured
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 London
                 fined
                 for
                 
                 Lamb's
                 death
                 .
              
               
               
                 26.
                 
                 Parliament
                 prorogu'd
                 till
                 Octob.
                 20.
                 
              
               
                 Weston
                 L.
                 Treasurer
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wentworth
                
                 a
                 Baron
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 23.
                 D.
                 Buck.
                 murthered
                 by
                 
                   John
                   Felton
                
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 8.
                 
                 E.
                 Lindsey
                 ,
                 for
                 relief
                 of
                 Rochel
                 .
              
               
                 Tonnage
                 and
                 Poundage
                 denyed
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 D.
                 of
                 
                 Buckingham's
                 Funeral
                 .
              
               
                 
                 Rochel's
                 relief
                 attempted
                 in
                 vain
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 18.
                 
                 Rochel
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 French.
                 
              
               
                 Parliament
                 adjourn'd
                 till
                 Jan.
                 20.
                 
              
               
                 Nov.
                 29.
                 
                 
                   John
                   Felton
                
                 Executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 20.
                 
                 Parliam
                 .
                 met
                 again
                 .
              
               
                 Adjourn'd
                 till
                 March
                 2.
                 
              
               
                 March
                 2.
                 
                 Parliament
                 dissolved
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 Pr.
                 Charles
                 Born
                 ,
                 Baptized
                 ,
                 and
                 Buried
                 .
              
               
                 Ten
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 committed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1629.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 14.
                 
                 Peace
                 with
                 France
                 concluded
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 10.
                 
                 An
                 uproar
                 in
                 Fleet-street
                 ,
                 wherein
                 divers
                 were
                 slain
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 which
                 Captain
                 Ashurst
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Stamford
                 (
                 the
                 D.
                 Servant
                 ,
                 and
                 famous
                 Wrastler
                 )
                 were
                 afterwards
                 Executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 Earls
                 
                   Bedford
                   ,
                   Sommerset
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Clare
                 ,
                 with
                 others
                 ,
                 committed
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 1.
                 
                 An
                 Ambassadour
                 from
                 Spain
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 He
                 had
                 Audience
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1630.
                 
              
               
                 Earl
                 of
                 Pembroke
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 29.
                 
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 Born.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Rob.
                   Anstruther
                
                 Ambassadour
                 into
                 Germany
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 27.
                 
                 Prince
                 Charles
                 Baptized
                 .
              
               
                 Doctor
                 Leighton
                 (
                 a
                 Scot
                 )
                 censured
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 27.
                 
                 Peace
                 with
                 Spain
                 Proclaimed
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 11.
                 
                 E.
                 of
                 Essex
                 Married
                 to
                 Mrs.
                 Pawlet
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1631.
                 
              
               
                 March
                 25.
                 
                 E.
                 Castle-haven
                 Arraigned
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 14.
                 
                 Beheaded
                 on
                 Tower-hill
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Gyles
                   Allington
                
                 censured
                 .
              
               
               
                 June
                 27.
                 
                 Broadway
                 and
                 Fitz-Patrick
                 Arraigned
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 6.
                 
                 Executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 4.
                 
                 Lady
                 Mary
                 Born.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1632.
                 
              
               
                 
                   L.
                   Wentworth
                
                 ,
                 Deputy
                 of
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 S.
                 Pauls
                 began
                 to
                 be
                 repaired
                 .
              
               
                 Buildings
                 in
                 Covent-Garden
                 begun
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Bedford
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 21.
                 
                 Frankendal
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 English.
                 
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 2.
                 
                 K.
                 Charles
                 sickned
                 of
                 the
                 Small-pox
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 11.
                 
                 Fire
                 on
                 London-Bridge
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1633.
                 
              
               
                 May
                 13.
                 
                 King
                 Charles
                 began
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Progress
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 10.
                 
                 He
                 arrived
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 Was
                 Crowned
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 20.
                 
                 He
                 returned
                 from
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 4.
                 
                 Arch-Bish
                 .
                 Abbot
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 19.
                 
                 
                   W.
                   Laud
                
                 translated
                 from
                 Lond.
                 to
                 Cant.
                 
              
               
                 Octob.
                 K.
                 
                 James's
                 Declaration
                 ,
                 tolerating
                 Sports
                 on
                 Sundays
                 ,
                 revived
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 James
                 ,
                 D.
                 of
                 York
                 Born.
                 
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 Baptized
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 2.
                 
                 A
                 Masque
                 presented
                 at
                 White-Hall
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Gent.
                 of
                 the
                 four
                 Inns
                 of
                 Court.
                 
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 K.
                 and
                 Q.
                 magnificently
                 Feasted
                 by
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 18.
                 
                 King
                 Charles
                 revived
                 his
                 Fathers
                 Declaration
                 of
                 May
                 24.
                 1618.
                 for
                 tolerating
                 lawful
                 sports
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1634.
                 
              
               
                 Attorney
                 General
                 Noy
                 projected
                 the
                 design
                 of
                 Ship-money
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 9.
                 
                 Attorney
                 General
                 Noy
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Parliament
                 called
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Synod
                 assembled
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 Scots
                 began
                 their
                 Plots
                 against
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 March
                 13.
                 
                 L.
                 Balmerino
                 Arraigned
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
                 Pardoned
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 L.
                 Treasurer
                 Weston
                 dyeth
                 .
              
               
                 La.
                 Purbeck
                 committed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1635.
                 
              
               
                 Aug.
                 21.
                 
                 Ship-writs
                 issued
                 out
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 29.
                 
                 
                   Robert
                   Parre
                
                 ,
                 
                 (
                 Aged
                 160
                 Years
                 ferè
                 )
                 brought
                 out
                 of
                 Shropshire
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 shortly
                 afterwards
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 28.
                 
                 Lady
                 Elizabeth
                 Born.
                 
              
               
                 Jan.
                 2.
                 
                 Baptized
                 .
              
               
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 arriv'd
                 at
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Ambassadour
                 from
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 6.
                 
                 B.
                 Juxton
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Treasurer
                 .
              
               
                 Commotions
                 about
                 Ceremonies
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1636.
                 
              
               
                 Sept.
                 16.
                 
                 E.
                 Arundel
                 Ambassadour
                 into
                 Germ.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Mich.
                   Term.
                
                 Ship-mony
                 debated
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 2.
                 
                 K.
                 required
                 the
                 Judges
                 Opinions
                 touching
                 the
                 legality
                 of
                 Ship-mony
                 ;
                 twelve
                 gave
                 their
                 Opinions
                 for
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 17.
                 
                 Lady
                 Anne
                 Born.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1637.
                 
              
               
                 June
                 14.
                 
                 Pryn
                 and
                 Bastwick
                 censured
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 Pr.
                 Elector
                 and
                 Pr.
                 Rupert
                 (
                 his
                 Brother
                 )
                 for
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 11.
                 
                 Bp.
                 Williams
                 Sentenced
                 ,
                 and
                 suspended
                 ,
                 
                   ab
                   officiis
                   &
                   beneficiis
                
                 .
              
               
                 Book
                 of
                 Liturgy
                 sent
                 into
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 23.
                 
                 First
                 read
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 16.
                 
                 A
                 Conflux
                 of
                 People
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 Bp.
                 Galloway
                 assaulted
                 .
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 Scots
                 petitioned
                 against
                 the
                 Liturgy
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 19.
                 
                 Tumultuous
                 Resorts
                 interdicted
                 .
              
               
                 Scots
                 enter
                 into
                 a
                 Cov.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1638.
                 
              
               
                 June
                 .
                 Marqu
                 .
                 Hamilton
                 sent
                 Commissioner
                 into
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 Consulted
                 with
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 demanded
                 a
                 General
                 Assembly
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Doubled
                 their
                 Guards
                 .
              
               
                 Marquess
                 removed
                 to
                 Dalkeith
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 K.
                 for
                 new
                 Instructions
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 .
                 King
                 granted
                 the
                 Scots
                 their
                 desires
                 ,
                 yet
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 continued
                 obstinate
                 .
              
               
                 Marquess
                 returned
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
               
                 Aug.
                 Back
                 again
                 into
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 with
                 proposals
                 from
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Covenanters
                 disliked
                 the
                 Proposals
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Marquess
                 posted
                 again
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 found
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Oatlands
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 The
                 Marquess
                 is
                 ha●ted
                 back
                 into
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 He
                 assembled
                 the
                 Council
                 ,
                 presented
                 them
                 with
                 a
                 Letter
                 from
                 the
                 K.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 Declaration
                 from
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 nulling
                 the
                 Service-Book
                 ,
                 H●gh
                 Commission
                 ,
                 Canons
                 ,
                 &
                 ●
              
               
                 Octob.
                 31.
                 
                 
                   Ma●●d●
                   Medicis
                
                 (
                 Q.
                 〈◊〉
                 France
                 )
                 came
                 in●●
                 E●●land
                 .
              
               
                 Gen.
                 A●le●●b
                 .
                 at
                 Glasg
                 .
              
               
                 Bishops
                 ●●ote●●ed
                 ag●●nst
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 Gen.
                 Assembly
                 dissolved
                 .
              
               
                 E.
                 Arg●le
                 declared
                 for
                 the
                 Covena●ter●
              
               
                 Mar.
                 Hamilton
                 returned
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Covenanters
                 began
                 to
                 Arm.
                 
              
               
                 They
                 solicited
                 France
                 for
                 Aid
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 4.
                 
                 Scots
                 papers
                 dispersed
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 to
                 vindicate
                 their
                 Actions
                 and
                 Intentions
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 are
                 suppressed
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1639.
                 
              
               
                 March
                 27.
                 
                 King
                 marched
                 against
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
              
               
                 Declared
                 against
                 their
                 Seditious
                 Actions
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 5.
                 
                 Parl.
                 began
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 Dissolved
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 King
                 encamped
                 within
                 two
                 Miles
                 of
                 Berwick
                 ,
                 and
                 within
                 view
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 M●rq
                 .
                 Hamilton
                 at
                 Forth
                 with
                 the
                 English
                 Navy
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 10.
                 
                 Covenanters
                 Treated
                 with
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 Pacification
                 concluded
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 The
                 Armies
                 disbanded
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 .
                 King
                 returned
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Scots
                 papers
                 disowned
                 and
                 burnt
                 .
              
               
                 E.
                 of
                 Traquare
                 Commissioner
                 into
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 6.
                 
                 Gen.
                 Assemb
                 .
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
                 which
                 abolished
                 Episcopacy
                 ,
                 the
                 High
                 Commission
                 ,
                 Liturgy
                 ,
                 and
                 Book
                 of
                 Canons
                 .
              
               
               
                 24.
                 
                 The
                 Assemb
                 .
                 broken
                 up
                 .
              
               
                 L.
                 Deputy
                 of
                 Ireland
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 Created
                 Earl
                 of
                 Straff
                 .
              
               
                 31.
                 
                 Parliament
                 began
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 7
                 ,
                 8.
                 
                 A
                 Fight
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 and
                 Dutch.
                 
              
               
                 Octob.
                 11.
                 
                 The
                 like
                 Spaniards
                 worsted
                 in
                 both
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 19.
                 
                 Edenburgh
                 Castle
                 Walls
                 fell
                 down
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 ordered
                 their
                 repair
                 .
              
               
                 Their
                 reparation
                 hindred
                 by
                 the
                 Covenanters
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 18.
                 
                 Scotch
                 Parl.
                 Prorogu'd
                 till
                 June
                 2.
                 
              
               
                 Traquare
                 returned
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 Four
                 Scotch
                 Commissioners
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 E.
                 Strafford
                 into
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 Summoned
                 there
                 a
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 L.
                 Keeper
                 Coventry
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Finch
                
                 .
                 succeeded
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 March.
                 Earl
                 Strafford
                 returned
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 Scotch
                 Commissioners
                 secured
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1640.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 13.
                 
                 Parl.
                 began
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 Scots
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 King
                 produced
                 in
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 E.
                 Lowden
                 (
                 Prisoner
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 )
                 accused
                 for
                 Subscribing
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 5.
                 
                 Parliament
                 dissolved
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 Members
                 Imprisoned
                 .
              
               
                 Synod
                 imposed
                 a
                 new
                 Oath
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 Archb.
                 Palace
                 beset
                 by
                 Prentices
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 Some
                 taken
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 White-Lion
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 Prison
                 broken
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Prentices
                 set
                 at
                 Liberty
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 One
                 of
                 the
                 Ring-leaders
                 Ex●cuted
                 .
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 Synod
                 ended
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 2.
                 
                 Parli●ment
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 sa●e
                 ●gain
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 8.
                 
                 Henry
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glouc●ster
                 Born.
                 
              
               
                 Aug.
                 20.
                 
                 King
                 set
                 forth
                 towards
                 the
                 North.
                 
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 Newborn
                 Fight
                 .
              
               
                 Newcastle
                 deserted
                 .
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 Possessed
                 by
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
              
               
               
                 30.
                 
                 Durham
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 Sep.
                 20.
                 
                 King
                 set
                 up
                 his
                 Standard
                 at
                 York
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 King
                 determined
                 to
                 call
                 a
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 to
                 begin
                 November
                 3.
                 
              
               
                 Commissioners
                 appointed
                 to
                 treat
                 with
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Treaty
                 at
                 Rippon
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 26.
                 
                 A
                 Cessation
                 from
                 Hostility
                 agreed
                 on
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 3.
                 
                 Long
                 Parliament
                 began
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 
                   Pryn
                   ,
                   Burt.
                
                 &
                 Bastw
                 .
              
               
                 Ordered
                 to
                 be
                 released
                 by
                 the
                 Parl.
                 
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 E.
                 Strafford
                 Impeached
                 of
                 Treason
                 ,
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Black
                 Rod.
                 
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Fra.
                   Windebank
                
                 Questioned
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 12.
                 100000
                 l.
                 voted
                 for
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ratcliff
                
                 sent
                 into
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Bp.
                 of
                 Lincoln
                 enlarged
                 .
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 Scotch
                 Commissioners
                 admitted
                 Residence
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Justice
                 Howard
                 assaulted
                 a●d
                 stabbed
                 in
                 Westminster-Hall
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 A
                 Commis
                 .
                 issued
                 for
                 treating
                 with
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 Pryn
                 and
                 Burton
                 Triumphantly
                 into
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Dr.
                 Bastwick
                 the
                 like
                 ,
                 soon
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 3.
                 
                 Pryn
                 and
                 Burton
                 complain
                 of
                 their
                 Prosecutors
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ratcliff
                
                 committed
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Secretary
                 Windebank
                 fled
                 into
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 Ship-mony
                 Voted
                 illegal
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Judges
                 questioned
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 E.
                 Strafford
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 L.
                 Ann
                 dyed
                 at
                 Richm.
                 
              
               
                 D.
                 Cosens
                 committed
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 Lond.
                 Petit.
                 against
                 Bishops
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Canons
                 Voted
                 Illegal
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 Arch-Bish
                 .
                 of
                 Ca●terbury
                 sequestred
                 ,
                 &
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Black
                   Rod.
                
                 
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 B.
                 Wren
                 accused
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 L.
                 Finch
                 Voted
                 a
                 Traytor
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 He
                 fled
                 into
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 23.
                 
                 Goodman
                 (
                 a
                 Priest
                 )
                 reprieved
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   Pryn
                   ,
                   Burton
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Bastw
                 .
                 Voted
                 Innocent
                 ,
                 and
                 satisfaction
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 them
                 by
                 their
                 Judges
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 E.
                 Strafford
                 charged
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 10.
                 
                 Match
                 with
                 the
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 propounded
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 Plots
                 suggested
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Judge
                 Berkly
                 Impeached
                 ,
                 committed
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Bill
                 for
                 Triennial
                 Parl.
                 signed
                 ,
                 which
                 occasioned
                 Bonfires
                 and
                 ringing
                 of
                 Bells
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 E.
                 Strafford
                 made
                 his
                 Defence
                 before
                 the
                 H.
                 of
                 Lords
                 .
                 Remanded
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 Arch-Bish
                 .
                 accused
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 before
                 the
                 H.
                 of
                 Lords
                 .
                 Ordered
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Feb.
                   Scots
                
                 first
                 styled
                 Dear
                 Brethren
                 .
              
               
                 All
                 Books
                 ,
                 Libels
                 ,
                 and
                 Proclamat
                 .
                 against
                 them
                 called
                 in
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Thanksgiving
                 for
                 the
                 Peace
                 with
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 1.
                 
                 Arch-Bishop
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 Bishops
                 Votes
                 in
                 Parliament
                 null'd
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 E.
                 
                 Strafford's
                 Tryal
                 began
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1641.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 .
                 Convocation
                 H.
                 Fined
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 E.
                 
                 Strafford's
                 Tryal
                 ended
                 .
              
               
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 voted
                 him
                 Guilty
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Opposed
                 by
                 the
                 L.
                 G.
                 Digby
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 .
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 E.
                 Strafford
                 voted
                 the
                 second
                 time
                 Guilty
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 by
                 the
                 Commons
                 .
              
               
                 Bill
                 of
                 Attainder
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 ,
                 where
                 many
                 opposed
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 Nevertheless
                 the
                 H.
                 of
                 Lords
                 also
                 vote
                 him
                 Guilty
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 1.
                 
                 King
                 declared
                 himself
                 unsatisfied
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Princess
                 Mary
                 Married
                 to
                 the
                 Pr.
                 of
                 Orange
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Thousands
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 came
                 to
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 crying
                 for
                 Justice
                 against
                 the
                 Earl.
                 
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Protestation
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
               
                 6.
                 
                 E.
                 Strafford
                 voted
                 the
                 second
                 time
                 Guilty
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 by
                 the
                 H.
                 of
                 Lords
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 Two
                 Bills
                 (
                 one
                 for
                 the
                 Execution
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 for
                 continuation
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 )
                 tendred
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 King
                 consulted
                 with
                 the
                 Judges
                 and
                 Bishops
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 of
                 the
                 Bishops
                 advised
                 him
                 to
                 pass
                 the
                 Bills
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Earl
                 himself
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 desired
                 him
                 to
                 sign
                 the
                 Bill
                 of
                 Attainder
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 10.
                 
                 Bill
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 Execution
                 of
                 E.
                 Strafford
                 )
                 signed
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 So
                 likewise
                 that
                 other
                 for
                 continuance
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 [
                 which
                 proved
                 the
                 Execution
                 of
                 himself
                 .
                 ]
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 The
                 King
                 by
                 his
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Lords
                 ,
                 delivered
                 by
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 sollicited
                 for
                 his
                 Life
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 vain
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 E.
                 Strafford
                 Beheaded
                 on
                 Tower-hill
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 L.
                 Goring
                 resigned
                 h●s
                 place
                 ,
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Wards
                 .
              
               
                 L.
                 Say
                 succeeded
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 Bp.
                 Juxton
                 ,
                 L.
                 Treasurer
                 ,
                 resigned
                 his
                 Staff.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Office
                 committed
                 to
                 five
                 Commissioners
                 .
              
               
                 E.
                 of
                 Leicest
                 .
                 made
                 Lord
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 Marquess
                 Hertford
                 Governour
                 of
                 the
                 Prince
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 room
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 〈◊〉
                 Newcastle
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 19.
                 
                 Voted
                 th●●
                 the
                 Scots
                 should
                 recei●●
                 100000
                 pounds
                 (
                 of
                 the●●
                 300000
                 l.
                 )
                 at
                 Midsummer
                 ,
                 1642.
                 the
                 remainder
                 at
                 Midsummer
                 ,
                 1644
              
               
                 July
                 2.
                 
                 Bill
                 imposing
                 the
                 Tax
                 of
                 Pole-money
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Bishop
                 Wren
                 Vote●
                 against
                 .
              
               
                 Two
                 Bills
                 passed
                 for
                 pu●ting
                 down
                 the
                 High
                 Commission
                 and
                 Star-Chambe●
                 Courts
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Tho.
                   Roe
                
                 Ambass●dour
                 into
                 Germany
                 .
              
               
                 Qu.
                 Mother
                 left
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 dyed
                 soon
                 after
                 a
                 Cullein
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 five
                 Judges
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 formerly
                 given
                 their
                 Opinions
                 for
                 Ship-money
                 )
                 charged
                 by
                 the
                 House
                 o●
                 Commons
                 .
              
               
               
                 
                   Aug.
                   English
                
                 and
                 Scotch
                 Armies
                 disbanded
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 King
                 began
                 his
                 Journey
                 for
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Order
                 for
                 taking
                 away
                 all
                 scandalous
                 Pictures
                 out
                 of
                 Churches
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 8.
                 
                 Parliament
                 adjourn'd
                 till
                 Octob.
                 20.
                 
              
               
                 A
                 standing
                 Committee
                 (
                 consisting
                 of
                 fifty
                 Members
                 )
                 appointed
                 during
                 the
                 Recess
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 22.
                 
                 
                   Owen
                   ô
                   Conolly
                
                 discovered
                 the
                 design
                 of
                 the
                 Irish
                 Rebellion
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Mac
                   Mahon
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 L.
                 Macquire
                 taken
                 and
                 secured
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 The
                 Irish
                 Rebellion
                 first
                 brake
                 out
                 (
                 the
                 King
                 being
                 then
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
                 )
              
               
                 Nov.
                 5.
                 200000
                 l.
                 voted
                 to
                 be
                 raised
                 for
                 suppressing
                 the
                 Irish
                 Rebellion
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 referred
                 the
                 whole
                 business
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Marquess
                 Ormond
                 (
                 by
                 Commission
                 from
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 Kings
                 approbation
                 )
                 made
                 Lieutenant
                 General
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Forces
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 returned
                 from
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 Magnificently
                 Feasted
                 by
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 Feasted
                 the
                 Chi●f
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 at
                 
                   Hampton
                   Court
                
                 ,
                 where
                 divers
                 Aldermen
                 received
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 15.
                 
                 Remonstr
                 .
                 of
                 the
                 state
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 
                   Hampton
                   Court.
                
                 
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 Tumults
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 threatning
                 the
                 Bishops
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 Twelve
                 Bishops
                 protest
                 against
                 Popery
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 malignity
                 against
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 against
                 such
                 Orders
                 or
                 Votes
                 as
                 had
                 passed
                 ,
                 or
                 which
                 should
                 pass
                 in
                 the
                 Lords
                 House
                 during
                 their
                 enforced
                 absence
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 31.
                 
                 Twelve
                 Bishops
                 accused
                 by
                 the
                 Commons
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 ,
                 whereof
                 ten
                 were
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 to
                 the
                 Black
                 Rod.
                 
              
               
                 Jan.
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Irish
                 Proclaimed
                 Rebels
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Articles
                 exhibited
                 against
                 the
                 five
                 Members
                 .
              
               
               
                 4.
                 
                 King
                 in
                 Person
                 demande●
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Hou●es
                 adjourn'd
                 into
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Pro●lamation
                 made
                 for
                 Apprehending
                 the
                 ●ive
                 Members
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 H.
                 of
                 Commons
                 declared
                 the
                 Kings
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 be
                 ●al●e
                 ,
                 scandalous
                 ,
                 and
                 illegal
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   H●rbert
                
                 (
                 the
                 Kings
                 Attorney
                 General
                 )
                 committed
                 ,
                 for
                 preferring
                 the
                 Articles
                 against
                 the
                 five
                 Members
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 King
                 ,
                 Queen
                 ,
                 Prince
                 ,
                 and
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 to
                 
                   Hampton
                   Court.
                
                 
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 The
                 five
                 Members
                 Guarded
                 to
                 Westminster
                 by
                 Water
                 .
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 Petitioned
                 the
                 King
                 for
                 the
                 Militia
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 14.
                 
                 Adventures
                 for
                 Irish
                 Land.
                 
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 Queen
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 Princes
                 Mary
                 her
                 Daughter
                 )
                 imbarqued
                 at
                 Dover
                 for
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 to
                 Greenwich
                 ,
                 whence
                 he
                 sent
                 for
                 the
                 Prince
                 and
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 removed
                 to
                 Theobalds
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 9.
                 
                 Thence
                 to
                 Newmarket
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 Thence
                 to
                 Huntington
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 3.
                 
                 Protestation
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 Thence
                 to
                 York
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1642.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 8.
                 
                 King
                 proposed
                 to
                 go
                 in
                 Person
                 into
                 Ireland
                 :
                 Disliked
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 An
                 Order
                 of
                 Parliament
                 enjoyning
                 their
                 Members
                 to
                 attendance
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 and
                 Pr.
                 Elector
                 to
                 Hull
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 King
                 denyed
                 admittance
                 into
                 Hull
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Hotham
                
                 Proclaimed
                 Traytor
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 King
                 complains
                 of
                 the
                 Affront
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Hotham
                
                 justified
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lords
                 began
                 to
                 desert
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 go
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 May
                 12.
                 
                 Gentry
                 of
                 Yorkshire
                 attended
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 York
                 .
              
               
               
                 20.
                 
                 Voted
                 that
                 the
                 King
                 intended
                 to
                 levy
                 War
                 against
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 Nine
                 Lords
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 summoned
                 to
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 2.
                 
                 An
                 Order
                 of
                 Parliament
                 requiring
                 the
                 Revolted
                 Members
                 to
                 return
                 by
                 the
                 sixteenth
                 of
                 June
                 .
              
               
                 Nineteen
                 Propositions
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 An
                 Order
                 for
                 bringing
                 in
                 Money
                 and
                 Plate
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 King
                 writ
                 to
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 Thirty
                 seven
                 Lords
                 protested
                 in
                 behalf
                 of
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 nine
                 Lords
                 (
                 Summoned
                 to
                 appear
                 )
                 were
                 for
                 default
                 thereof
                 Impeached
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 .
              
               
                 L.
                 Keeper
                 Littleton
                 conveyed
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 himself
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 York
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 2.
                 
                 Providence
                 Landed
                 at
                 Kenningham
                 near
                 Hull
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Gurney
                
                 charged
                 for
                 Proclaiming
                 the
                 Commission
                 of
                 Array
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 11.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Gurney
                
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 E.
                 of
                 Essex
                 voted
                 General
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 E.
                 Bedford
                 L.
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Horse
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 King
                 at
                 Beverly
                 .
              
               
                 Hull
                 Besieged
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 King
                 made
                 his
                 Speech
                 to
                 the
                 Gentry
                 of
                 Leicestershire
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 An
                 Order
                 of
                 the
                 Commons
                 for
                 borrowing
                 l00000
                 l.
                 of
                 the
                 moneys
                 raised
                 for
                 suppressing
                 the
                 Irish
                 Rebellion
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 1.
                 
                 E.
                 Essex
                 divided
                 his
                 Men
                 into
                 Regiments
                 .
              
               
                 Shepton-Mallet
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Hertford
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Hertford
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 Besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Bedford
                 in
                 Sherburn
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 Portsmouth
                 was
                 also
                 Besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 King
                 made
                 a
                 Speech
                 to
                 the
                 Gentry
                 of
                 Yorkshire
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 E.
                 Essex
                 Proclaimed
                 Traytor
                 .
              
               
               
                 12.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Gurney
                
                 censured
                 by
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 .
              
               
                 Alderman
                 Pennington
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 King
                 desires
                 the
                 Parl.
                 to
                 retract
                 the
                 Order
                 of
                 July
                 30.
                 for
                 borrowing
                 the
                 100000
                 l.
                 Denyed
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Minshull
                
                 went
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 His
                 House
                 plundered
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 King
                 set
                 up
                 his
                 Standard
                 at
                 Nottingham
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Lucas
                
                 and
                 his
                 Lady
                 committed
                 to
                 Colchester
                 Goal
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Will.
                   Boteler
                
                 plund●r●d
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 King
                 proposed
                 a
                 Treaty
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 25.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Lucas
                
                 Proclaimed
                 Traytor
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 Brought
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Sergeant
                 at
                 Arms.
                 
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Gate-house
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 and
                 Prince
                 Maurice
                 arrived
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 E.
                 Essex
                 marched
                 out
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 King's
                 Protestation
                 read
                 in
                 the
                 Head
                 of
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
                 between
                 Stafford
                 and
                 Wellington
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 Worcester
                 Fight
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 23.
                 
                 Edge-hill
                 Battel
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 E.
                 Essex
                 Army
                 at
                 Warwick
                 .
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 Banbury
                 Summoned
                 ,
                 submitted
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Broughton
                   House
                
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 Windsor
                 Fortified
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 Mr.
                 Blake
                 Executed
                 betwixt
                 Oxford
                 and
                 Abingdon
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Parliament
                 resolved
                 to
                 Petition
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 done
                 at
                 Colebrook
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 E.
                 Essex
                 returned
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 ,
                 13.
                 
                 Brainford
                 Fight
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 retreated
                 to
                 Reading
                 .
              
               
                 Thence
                 to
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 A
                 Committee
                 appointed
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 Assess
                 the
                 Non-contributors
                 of
                 Money
                 ,
                 or
                 Plate
                 .
              
               
               
                 Dec.
                 5.
                 
                 Marlborough
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Tadcaster
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Dec.
                 7.
                 
                 Parliament
                 defeated
                 at
                 Tadcaster
                 .
              
               
                 Col.
                 Goring
                 Landed
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 with
                 Commanders
                 from
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
                 Leeds
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 K.
                 
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Winchester
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 Chichester
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 13.
                 
                 L.
                 Aubigney
                 Interred
                 at
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 Cambridge
                 secured
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 Bodmin
                 Fight
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Saltash
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Leeds
                 Stormed
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Wak●field
                 and
                 Tadcaster
                 possessed
                 by
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Forces
                 .
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 Brill
                 Assaulted
                 ,
                 by
                 Col.
                 Hambden
                 repulsed
                 .
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 Sudely
                 Castle
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 31.
                 
                 Propositions
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Oxford
              
               
                 Feb.
                 1.
                 
                 Yarum
                 Fight
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Cyrencester
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Preston
                 by
                 the
                 Parl.
                 
              
               
                 Gen.
                 King
                 Landed
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 .
              
               
                 Lancaster
                 and
                 Wiggan
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Queen
                 imbarqued
                 for
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 Anchored
                 at
                 
                   Burlington
                   Bay.
                
                 
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 She
                 Landed
                 at
                 
                   Burlington
                   Key
                
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 there
                 happened
                 a
                 Fight
                 at
                 Cover
                 in
                 Gloucester-shire
                 ,
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Hereford
                 and
                 Gloucester
                 Forces
                 .
              
               
                 E.
                 Montross
                 and
                 Lord
                 Ogleby
                 ,
                 with
                 two
                 Troops
                 of
                 Horse
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Queen
                 at
                 York
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 1.
                 
                 A
                 Weekly
                 Tax
                 of
                 33580
                 l.
                 imposed
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Lowerstost
                 (
                 in
                 Suffolk
                 )
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 it
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Pettus
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Tho.
                   Barker
                
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 Prisoners
                 .
              
               
                 Scarborough
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 by
                 
                   C.
                   Brown
                   Bushel
                
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 ,
                 19.
                 
                 The
                 Battel
                 on
                 
                   Hopton
                   Heath
                
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Malmsbury
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
               
                 20.
                 
                 Treaters
                 (
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 )
                 to
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 Granth
                 .
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1643.
                 
              
               
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 routed
                 near
                 Highnam
                 in
                 Gloucester-shire
                 .
              
               
                 Teuksbury
                 quitted
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 3.
                 
                 Burmingham
                 take●
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 Capt.
                 Hotham
                 routed
                 at
                 Ancast●r
                 in
                 Lincolnshire
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 Parliament
                 Treaters
                 retur●ed
                 from
                 Oxford
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Reading
                 Besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Litchfield
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 Reading
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 1.
                 
                 A
                 design
                 to
                 surprize
                 
                   Corfe
                   Castle
                
                 ,
                 but
                 frustrated
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 
                   Warder
                   Castle
                
                 besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Cheap-side
                 Cross
                 demolished
                 .
              
               
                 Chepstow
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 A
                 Fight
                 in
                 
                   Middleton-Cheny
                   Town-field
                
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 
                   Warder
                   Castle
                
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Monmouth
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 M.
                 
                   John
                   Byker
                
                 slain
                 at
                 Coventry
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 16.
                 
                 Parliament
                 defeated
                 at
                 Stratton
                 in
                 Devonshire
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 defeated
                 at
                 Wakefield
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 Parliament
                 voted
                 the
                 Queen
                 a
                 Traytor
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 M.
                 
                   Robert
                   Yeoman●
                
                 and
                 M.
                 
                   Geo.
                   Bourcher
                
                 Executed
                 at
                 Bristol
                 .
              
               
                 
                   June
                   .
                   Warrington
                
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Vow
                 and
                 Covenant
                 Solemnly
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 Fight
                 in
                 Chalgr
                 .
                 Field
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 
                   Corfe
                   Castle
                
                 besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 A
                 new
                 Great
                 Seal
                 Voted
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 A
                 Fight
                 on
                 Adderton
                 Heath
                 .
              
               
                 
                   July
                   .
                   Burton
                
                 upon
                 Trent
                 Assaulted
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 A
                 Skirmish
                 about
                 Padbury
                 and
                 Wert-hill-brook
                 .
              
               
               
                 Bradford
                 Besieged
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Bradford
                 taken
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Hallifax
                 deserted
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Beverly
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Mr.
                 Tomkins
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Chaloner
                 Execut.
                 at
                 Lond.
                 
              
               
                 Lansdown-hill
                 Fight
                 .
              
               
                 Hull
                 Besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 King
                 and
                 Queen
                 met
                 at
                 Edgehill
                 .
                 Fight
                 on
                 Roundway-down
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 Bristol
                 besieged
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 Bristol
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 3.
                 
                 
                   Corfe
                   Castle
                
                 assaulted
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 but
                 repulsed
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 
                   Corfe
                   Castle
                
                 siege
                 raised
                 .
              
               
                 Dorchester
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 Portland
                 reduced
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Weymouth
                 and
                 Melcomb
                 submitted
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 10.
                 
                 Gloucester
                 besieged
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 The
                 ●arl
                 .
                 Forces
                 from
                 Biddeford
                 and
                 Barnstaple
                 defeated
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 E.
                 Essex
                 Mustered
                 on
                 Hounsloe-heath
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 2
                 ,
                 3.
                 
                 
                   Biddeford
                   ,
                   Appleford
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Bar●st●ple
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 :
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Exeter
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 Gloucester
                 relieved
                 by
                 the
                 E.
                 of
                 Essex
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 Auburn
                 Fight
                 .
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 Newbury
                 first
                 Battle
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 at
                 Thei
                 le
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 At
                 Reading
                 ,
                 whence
                 he
                 marched
                 for
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 Solemn
                 League
                 and
                 Covenant
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 Dr.
                 Featly
                 committed
                 to
                 Peterhouse
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 18.
                 
                 An
                 Ambassadour
                 from
                 France
                 arrived
                 at
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 defeated
                 near
                 
                   Horn
                   castle
                
                 in
                 Lincoln-shire
                 .
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Chestlen
                
                 Ordered
                 to
                 Colchester
                 Goal
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Burton
                 restored
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 11.
                 
                 A
                 new
                 Great
                 Seal
                 Authorized
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   W.
                   Armin
                
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
                 to
                 hasten
                 in
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
              
               
               
                 27.
                 
                 
                   Dan.
                   Kniveton
                
                 Executed
                 at
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 4.
                 
                 Hawarden
                 Castle
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 King
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 Mr.
                 
                   John
                   Pym
                
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 Be●ston
                 Castle
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Mr.
                 Pym
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Lap●ly
                 House
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Dec.
                 29
                 The
                 gilt
                 Skreen
                 of
                 Copper
                 in
                 H●n
                 .
                 7.
                 
                 Chappel
                 broken
                 down
                 and
                 sold.
                 
              
               
                 Jan.
                 16.
                 
                 The
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 entred
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Parliament
                 Members
                 assembled
                 at
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 2.
                 
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 crossed
                 Tyne
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 
                   Hopton
                   Castle
                
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 Warder
                 Castle
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Newark
                 relieved
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 
                   Lincoln
                   ,
                   Sleeford
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Gainsborough
                 quitted
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 Sturton
                 Castle
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 Scots
                 Army
                 forced
                 from
                 Bowden-hill
                 .
              
               
                 Apley-House
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 (
                 by
                 Col.
                 Ellis
                 .
                 )
              
               
                 The
                 Synod
                 began
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1644.
                 
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 Scots
                 fell
                 upon
                 the
                 E.
                 of
                 
                 Newcastle's
                 Rear
                 .
              
               
                 April
                 3.
                 
                 Longford-house
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 So
                 Tongue
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Newent
                 Assaulted
                 ,
                 in
                 vain
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 Queen
                 began
                 her
                 Journey
                 Westward
                 .
              
               
                 Brampton-brian
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Dunfrieze
                 (
                 in
                 Scotland
                 )
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Montross
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Stutcomb
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 May
                 12.
                 
                 Mount-Edgec
                 .
                 Assaulted
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 vain
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 E.
                 Essex
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   W.
                   Waller
                
                 joyned
                 Forces
                 about
                 Blewbury
                 ,
                 and
                 marched
                 towards
                 Abingdon
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 25.
                 
                 Stopford
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Latham
                 House
                 relieved
                 .
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 Bolton
                 Stormed
                 and
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
               
                 29.
                 
                 Essex
                 and
                 Waller
                 divided
                 their
                 Forces
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 Essex
                 attempted
                 to
                 cross
                 the
                 River
                 Charwel
                 at
                 Gesworth-bridge
                 ,
                 but
                 repulsed
                 ,
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Waller
                 to
                 pass
                 Isis
                 at
                 New-bridge
                 ,
                 but
                 obstructed
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 demolished
                 Abingdon-Cross
                 ,
              
               
                 June
                 1.
                 
                 Essex
                 attempts
                 the
                 second
                 time
                 to
                 cross
                 Charwel
                 in
                 several
                 places
                 at
                 once
                 ,
                 but
                 beaten
                 back
                 with
                 loss
                 ,
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 King
                 marched
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 from
                 Oxford
                 towards
                 Worcester
                 ,
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Essex
                 passed
                 Charwel
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 prodigious
                 Storm
                 on
                 Campsfield
                 near
                 Woodstock
                 ,
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Essex
                 marched
                 (
                 after
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 to
                 Chippingnorton
                 ,
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Returned
                 to
                 Burford
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 Deputed
                 Waller
                 to
                 pursue
                 the
                 King
                 ,
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 Dudley
                 Castle
                 relieved
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 from
                 Worcester
                 ,
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 Borstall-House
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Oxford
                 Forces
                 ,
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 
                   Pr.
                   Henrietta
                
                 Born
                 at
                 Exeter
                 ,
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 King
                 returned
                 to
                 Witney
                 ,
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 King
                 at
                 Buckingham
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 Parliaments
                 Forces
                 routed
                 at
                 Colne
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 26.
                 
                 Waller
                 in
                 Keinton-field
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 King
                 at
                 Brackley
                 ,
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 The
                 King
                 to
                 Banbury
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 found
                 Waller
                 drawn
                 up
                 on
                 
                   Crouch
                   hill
                
                 ,
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 Waller
                 defeated
                 at
                 Crop-ready
                 Bridge
                 ,
              
               
                 July
                 2.
                 
                 York
                 relieved
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 immediately
                 after
                 began
                 that
                 terrible
                 Battle
                 on
                 
                   Marston
                   Moor
                
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 were
                 at
                 last
                 worsted
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 persons
                 of
                 note
                 slain
                 ,
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Parliaments
                 Forces
                 routed
                 at
                 Warmister
                 ,
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 King
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 at
                 Bath
                 ,
              
               
                 Qu.
                 arrived
                 at
                 Br●st
                 ,
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 York
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 at
                 Kingsmoor
                 in
                 Sommerset-shire
                 .
              
               
               
                 31.
                 
                 Dennington
                 Assaulted
                 by
                 the
                 Parl.
                 repulsed
                 ,
              
               
                 Aug.
                 1.
                 
                 King
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 passed
                 Tamar
                 at
                 Polton-bridge
                 in
                 Cornwal
                 ,
                 in
                 pursuit
                 of
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 ,
              
               
                 25
                 Lestithiel
                 Castle
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
              
               
                 30
                 Parliaments
                 Horse
                 fled
                 towards
                 Plymouth
                 ,
              
               
                 Sep.
                 1.
                 
                 E.
                 Essex
                 fled
                 to
                 Plymouth
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Army
                 of
                 Foot
                 submitted
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
              
               
                 11
                 Basing
                 relieved
                 by
                 some
                 Forces
                 from
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 12.
                 
                 Ilfercomb
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
              
               
                 17
                 Barnstaple
                 the
                 like
                 ,
              
               
                 23
                 Banbury
                 stormed
                 by
                 the
                 Parl.
                 Forces
                 ,
                 repulsed
                 ,
              
               
                 Oct.
                 7.
                 
                 Salatach
                 stormed
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
              
               
                 25
                 Banbury
                 Siege
                 raised
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 Newbury
                 Second
                 Battle
                 ,
              
               
                 29
                 
                   Shelford
                   House
                
                 Storm'd
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               
                 Nov.
                 6.
                 
                 Kings
                 Army
                 rende●ouzed
                 on
                 
                   Burlington
                   Green
                
                 ,
              
               
                 9
                 Dennington
                 Siege
                 raised
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
              
               
                 17
                 He
                 advanced
                 to
                 Hungerford
                 ,
              
               
                 Parliament
                 Forces
                 left
                 the
                 Field
                 ,
              
               
                 They
                 raised
                 their
                 Siege
                 from
                 before
                 Basing
                 ,
              
               
                 19
                 Parahelii
                 (
                 or
                 three
                 Suns
                 )
                 appeared
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Monmouth
                 regained
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
              
               
                 23
                 King
                 returned
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
              
               
                 Propositions
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               
                 26
                 Book
                 of
                 Common
                 Prayer
                 voted
                 down
                 by
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ,
              
               
                 Dec.
                 13.
                 
                 The
                 King
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 D.
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 and
                 E.
                 South
                 .
                 )
                 sends
                 to
                 the
                 Parl.
                 for
                 a
                 Treaty
                 ,
              
               
                 15
                 
                   Helmsly
                   Castle
                
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               
                 Dec.
                 22.
                 
                 Two
                 Troops
                 of
                 the
                 Nottingham
                 Horse
                 taken
                 at
                 Upton
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 from
                 Newark
                 ,
              
               
                 23
                 Sir
                 
                   Alexander
                   Carew
                
                 Beheaded
                 on
                 Tower-hill
                 ,
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Price
                
                 defeated
                 at
                 Welch-pool
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 .
              
               
               
                 28
                 Mr.
                 
                 Blake's
                 House
                 at
                 Pinnel
                 in
                 Wiltshire
                 taken
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 ,
              
               
                 31
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 Voted
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Forces
                 ,
              
               
                 Jan.
                 1.
                 
                 Capt.
                 Hotham
                 Beheaded
                 ,
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Hotham
                
                 Beh.
                 
              
               
                 Lipiat-House
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 Col.
                 
                 Ludlow's
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 was
                 routed
                 at
                 Salisbury
                 ,
              
               
                 3
                 An
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 abolishing
                 the
                 Book
                 of
                 Common
                 Prayer
                 ,
                 and
                 establishing
                 a
                 Directory
                 in
                 the
                 room
                 thereof
                 ,
              
               
                 10
                 Arch-Bishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 Beheaded
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Skirmish
                 at
                 Cullombridge
                 ,
              
               
                 30
                 Began
                 the
                 Treaty
                 at
                 Uxbridge
                 ,
              
               
                 Feb.
                 9
                 ,
                 10
                 ,
                 11.
                 
                 Weymouth
                 and
                 the
                 Forts
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 but
                 lost
                 again
                 in
                 a
                 few
                 days
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 
                   Rowden
                   House
                
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King
                 ,
              
               
                 20
                 L.
                 Macquire
                 (
                 an
                 Irish
                 Baron
                 )
                 Executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 ,
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Treaty
                 at
                 Uxbridge
                 ended
                 .
              
               
                 Shrewsbury
                 su●prized
                 for
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               
                 Feb.
                 25.
                 
                 Col.
                 Rossiter
                 defeated
                 near
                 Melton-Mowbray
                 ,
              
               
                 26
                 The
                 Northampt.
                 Horse
                 defeated
                 near
                 to
                 Daventry
                 ,
              
               
                 Castle-ditch
                 taken
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 from
                 Hereford
                 ,
              
               
                 March
                 1.
                 
                 Pontfract
                 relieved
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Army
                 defeated
                 ,
              
               
                 6
                 A
                 Convoy
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Horse
                 (
                 consisting
                 of
                 about
                 200
                 )
                 taken
                 at
                 Hawford
                 ,
              
               
                 7
                 Major
                 Abercromy
                 slain
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 whole
                 party
                 taken
                 and
                 dispersed
                 ,
                 near
                 to
                 
                   Stratton
                   Audley
                
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 from
                 Borstal
                 ,
              
               
                 14
                 Col.
                 
                 Long
                 's
                 Regiment
                 of
                 Horse
                 defeated
                 ,
                 and
                 himself
                 taken
                 Prison
                 .
                 near
                 the
                 Devizes
                 ,
              
               
                 15
                 Col.
                 
                 Brandlin's
                 quarters
                 at
                 Badsworth
                 beaten
                 up
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 from
                 Pontfract
                 ,
              
               
               
                 18
                 Northampton
                 Horse
                 routed
                 near
                 Abthrop
                 ,
              
               
                 Beeston
                 Castle
                 relieved
                 ,
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1645.
                 
              
               
                 25
                 A
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Horse
                 defeated
                 at
                 Pitmaster
                 ,
              
               
                 Dennington
                 Castle
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Worcester
                 Summoned
                 ,
              
               
                 April
                 1.
                 
                 Parl.
                 Quarters
                 beaten
                 up
                 at
                 Wincaunton
                 ,
              
               
                 5
                 Col.
                 
                 Popham's
                 Regiment
                 defeated
                 ,
              
               
                 April
                 14.
                 
                 
                   High
                   Archal
                
                 Siege
                 raised
                 ,
              
               
                 17
                 Dr.
                 Featly
                 dyed
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 ,
              
               
                 19
                 Fort
                 at
                 Notting
                 .
                 Bridge
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Newarkers
                 ,
                 but
                 quitted
                 within
                 a
                 few
                 days
                 ,
              
               
                 22
                 C.
                 Massey
                 defeated
                 at
                 Ledbury
                 ,
              
               
                 23
                 
                   Newcastle
                   Emblin
                
                 relieved
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Besiegers
                 defeated
                 ,
              
               
                 24
                 A
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 K.
                 Horse
                 routed
                 at
                 Islip
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Blechingdon
                   House
                
                 Summoned
                 ,
                 and
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               
                 Col.
                 Windebank
                 shot
                 to
                 Death
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ,
              
               
                 30
                 Farrington
                 assaulted
                 by
                 the
                 Parl.
                 Forces
                 ;
                 but
                 repulsed
                 ,
              
               
                 Gen.
                 Fairfax
                 began
                 his
                 march
                 from
                 Windsor
                 ,
              
               
                 May
                 7.
                 
                 King
                 began
                 his
                 march
                 from
                 Oxford
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 Fight
                 at
                 Newbridge
                 ,
              
               
                 12
                 Taunton
                 relieved
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               
                 15
                 
                   Hawksly
                   House
                
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 ,
              
               
                 Chester
                 Siege
                 raised
                 ,
              
               
                 22
                 Oxford
                 (
                 the
                 first
                 time
                 )
                 Besieged
                 ,
              
               
                 23
                 
                   Godstow
                   House
                
                 quitted
                 ,
              
               
                 26
                 Evesham
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               
                 30
                 Leicester
                 Besieged
                 by
                 the
                 King
                 ,
              
               
                 31
                 Leicester
                 Stormed
                 and
                 taken
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Bagworth
                   ,
                   Colehorton
                   ,
                   Kirby-bellows
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Burleigh
                 quitted
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               
                 June
                 1.
                 
                 Gaunt-House
                 yielded
                 ,
              
               
                 2
                 A
                 notable
                 Sally
                 made
                 out
                 of
                 Oxford
                 ,
              
               
                 Gen.
                 Fairfax
                 raised
                 his
                 Siege
                 there
                 ,
              
               
                 4
                 He
                 Assaulted
                 Borstal
                 .
                 Repulsed
                 .
              
               
               
                 6.
                 
                 A
                 prodigious
                 Storm
                 about
                 Loughborough
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 worsted
                 about
                 Stokely
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 The
                 fatal
                 Battle
                 of
                 Naseby
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 was
                 totally
                 overthrown
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 Leicester
                 regained
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Horse
                 routed
                 at
                 Ryby
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 from
                 Newark
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 Highworth
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 Carlisle
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 3.
                 
                 Taunton
                 the
                 second
                 time
                 relieved
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Parl.
                 Quarters
                 beaten
                 up
                 near
                 Bamcroft
                 Castle
                 in
                 Shropshire
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 High-archal
                 Siege
                 raised
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Besiegers
                 routed
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 Ilchester
                 quitted
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 defeated
                 at
                 Langport
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 Bridgewater
                 Besieged
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Burrough-hill
                 Fort
                 (
                 in
                 Sommerset-shire
                 )
                 yielded
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 16.
                 
                 Chippenham
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Welbeck-house
                 surprized
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 from
                 Newark
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Pontfract
                 Castle
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 Bridgwater
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 So
                 Scarborough
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 Bath
                 also
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 1.
                 
                 Torksey-House
                 (
                 in
                 Lancashire
                 )
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Newarkers
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 Club-men
                 on
                 Hamilton-hill
                 routed
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 Capt.
                 Allen
                 and
                 his
                 whole
                 Troop
                 taken
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 from
                 Belvoire
                 Castle
                 on
                 the
                 Borders
                 of
                 Lincoln-shire
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 Sherb
                 .
                 Castle
                 Assaulted
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 Montross
                 defeated
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 in
                 Kilsieth
                 field
                 near
                 Glasgow
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 
                   Nunny
                   Castle
                
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 Huntington
                 taken
                 for
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
               
                 Sept.
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Scots
                 raised
                 their
                 Siege
                 from
                 Hereford
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Parl.
                 Quarters
                 beaten
                 up
                 at
                 Tame
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 from
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 M.
                 Strood
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 five
                 Members
                 )
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 Bristol
                 Storm'd
                 ,
                 and
                 part
                 of
                 it
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 11.
                 
                 Bristol
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Montross
                 defeated
                 at
                 Philip-haugh
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 Farley
                 Castle
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 So
                 the
                 Castle
                 of
                 the
                 Devises
                 .
              
               
                 Laicock-house
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 The
                 Battle
                 of
                 Routon-Heath
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Kings
                 Army
                 was
                 defeated
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 Barkly
                 Castle
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 1.
                 
                 Sandal
                 Castle
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 Winchester
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 Basing-House
                 taken
                 by
                 Storm
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 defeated
                 at
                 Sherburn
                 (
                 in
                 York-shire
                 .
                 )
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 Tiverton
                 Castle
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Langford-house
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 Shelford-house
                 stormed
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 5.
                 
                 Bolton
                 Castle
                 yielded
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Beeston
                 Castle
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 The
                 out-works
                 and
                 Stables
                 of
                 Belvoire
                 Castle
                 Stormed
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 1.
                 
                 House
                 of
                 Com.
                 voted
                 the
                 King
                 to
                 confer
                 several
                 Honours
                 upon
                 several
                 Members
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 
                   inter
                   alios
                
                 )
                 a
                 Dukedom
                 on
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Essex
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Latham-house
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 Hereford
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 H.
                 of
                 Lords
                 put
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 vote
                 whether
                 Christmas-day
                 should
                 be
                 kept
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 26.
                 
                 King
                 offered
                 Personally
                 to
                 repair
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 for
                 settling
                 of
                 a
                 Peace
                 Denied
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 1.
                 
                 Newarkers
                 Sally'd
                 out
                 upon
                 G.
                 Pointz
                 his
                 Quarters
                 at
                 Stoke
                 .
              
               
               
                 8.
                 
                 Sir
                 Allen
                 Apsly's
                 quarters
                 beaten
                 up
                 near
                 to
                 Barnstaple
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 L.
                 Wentw.
                 quarters
                 the
                 like
                 at
                 Bovy-Tracy
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 A
                 Personal
                 Treaty
                 denyed
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Plymouth
                 Siege
                 raised
                 .
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 Dartmouth
                 Stormed
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parl.
                 
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 Parl.
                 Quarters
                 beaten
                 up
                 at
                 Marlborough
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 from
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 Astley
                 Castle
                 taken
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 from
                 Ashby
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 Poulderham
                 Castle
                 yielded
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 Carlion
                 Castle
                 (
                 in
                 Monmouth-shire
                 )
                 taken
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 from
                 Ragland
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 1.
                 
                 Newport
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Countrey
                 )
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 party
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Belvoir
                 Castle
                 delivered
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Westchester
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Dunstar
                 Castle
                 relieved
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 Marham
                 surp●ized
                 ,
                 and
                 Corfe
                 Castle
                 relieved
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 15.
                 
                 A
                 sharp
                 Encounter
                 betwixt
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 from
                 Titbury
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 from
                 Barton-house
                 in
                 Darby-shire
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Torrington
                 Stormed
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Parl.
                 
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 A
                 party
                 of
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 routed
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Forces
                 near
                 Uttoxeter
                 in
                 Stafford-shire
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 An
                 Engagement
                 of
                 Horse
                 near
                 to
                 Stratton
                 in
                 Devonshire
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 Launceston
                 quitted
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 Saltash
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 Lizard
                 Town
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 2.
                 
                 Abbingdon
                 entred
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 from
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 but
                 forced
                 to
                 retreat
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Mount-edgcomb
                 yielded
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Town
                 of
                 Foy
                 quitted
                 by
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 An
                 Engagement
                 of
                 Horse
                 at
                 Castle-Den
                 .
                 in
                 Cornwall
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 A
                 Cessation
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Lord
                 Hopton
                 and
                 Gen.
                 Fairfax
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 The
                 Treaty
                 began
                 at
                 Tresilian-bridge
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 St.
                 Mawes
                 Castle
                 yielded
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
               
                 14.
                 
                 L.
                 Hopton
                 accepted
                 of
                 conditions
                 for
                 disbanding
                 his
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 16.
                 
                 Exmouth
                 Fort
                 yielded
                 .
              
               
                 Dennis
                 Fort
                 yielded
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 L.
                 Astly
                 defeated
                 near
                 to
                 Stow
                 on
                 the
                 edge
                 of
                 Gloucester-shire
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1646.
                 
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 Newark
                 Summoned
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 April
                 8.
                 
                 Ruthen
                 Castle
                 delivered
                 .
              
               
                 Corfe
                 Castle
                 taken
                 by
                 Storm
                 and
                 Stratagem
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 Articles
                 agreed
                 on
                 for
                 the
                 surrendring
                 of
                 Exeter
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 Barnstaple
                 Summoned
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Exeter
                 delivered
                 .
              
               
                 Litchfield
                 Summoned
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 Barnstaple
                 Town
                 and
                 Castle
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 S.
                 Michaels
                 Mount
                 yielded
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 Dunstar
                 Castle
                 delivered
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 Woodstock
                 delivered
                 .
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 King
                 disguised
                 from
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 2.
                 
                 Oxford
                 Besieged
                 (
                 the
                 second
                 time
                 )
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Treaty
                 began
                 at
                 Newark
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 King
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 at
                 Southwel
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 Banbury
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 Newark
                 surrendred
                 by
                 the
                 Kings
                 Command
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 
                   Oxford
                   ,
                   Wallingford
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Radcot
                 Summoned
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 King
                 came
                 to
                 Newcastle
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 Treaty
                 began
                 before
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 Radcot
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 The
                 Dispute
                 began
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 betwixt
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Henderson
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 6.
                 
                 Carnarvon
                 Town
                 and
                 Castle
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 Ludlow
                 delivered
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 Borstal-house
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 Treaty
                 (
                 before
                 Oxford
                 )
                 ended
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 Oxford
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 Farrington
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 9.
                 
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                 York's
                 Servants
                 discharged
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 M.
                 Lilburn
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Litchfield
                 Close
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Dispute
                 betwixt
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 M.
                 Henderson
                 ended
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 Worcester
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 Princess
                 Henrietta
                 conveyed
                 from
                 Oatlands
                 .
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 Wallingford
                 Castle
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 31.
                 
                 Gotheridge
                 Castle
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 7.
                 
                 Ragland
                 Summoned
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Stawell
                
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 Ely
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 Committed
                 to
                 Newgate
                 .
              
               
                 Pendennis
                 yielded
                 .
              
               
                 Conway
                 taken
                 by
                 storm
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 Great
                 Seal
                 of
                 England
                 broken
                 and
                 defaced
                 .
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 Ragland
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 13.
                 
                 E.
                 Essex
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 
                   Scilly
                   Island
                
                 and
                 Castle
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 22
                 E.
                 
                 Essex's
                 Funeral
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 Denbigh
                 Castle
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 12.
                 
                 Gen.
                 Fairfax
                 returned
                 Triumphantly
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 Both
                 Houses
                 Congratulated
                 his
                 coming
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 like
                 did
                 the
                 Londoners
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 11.
                 
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 marched
                 over
                 Tweed
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 Berwick
                 quitted
                 by
                 the
                 Scots
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 Excise
                 House
                 burnt
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 King
                 Charles
                 to
                 Holmby
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1647.
                 
              
               
                 June
                 4.
                 
                 Reformado-Officers
                 met
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 Menaced
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 King
                 taken
                 from
                 Holmby
                 by
                 Cornet
                 Joyce
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 to
                 Childersley
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 King
                 brought
                 to
                 Newmarket
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 Representation
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 Proposals
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 Remonstrance
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 and
                 the
                 Army
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 Commissioners
                 at
                 St.
                 Albans
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 King
                 removed
                 to
                 Royston
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 Duke
                 of
                 Richmond
                 ,
                 Doctor
                 Hammond
                 ,
                 and
                 Doctor
                 Sheldon
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 at
                 Roston
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 King
                 removed
                 from
                 Royston
                 to
                 Hatfield
                 .
              
               
               
                 July
                 1.
                 
                 King
                 brought
                 to
                 Windsor
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Thence
                 to
                 Caversham
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 visited
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 A
                 Letter
                 from
                 the
                 General
                 at
                 Reading
                 to
                 the
                 Two
                 Houses
                 ,
                 giving
                 an
                 Account
                 of
                 some
                 Transactions
                 betwixt
                 the
                 King
                 and
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 King
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 &c.
                 Dined
                 at
                 Maiden-head
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 King
                 to
                 Latimer
                 .
              
               
                 Thence
                 to
                 Stoke
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 The
                 Londoners
                 Petition
                 the
                 Houses
                 ,
                 for
                 resetling
                 their
                 Militia
                 as
                 formerly
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 seconded
                 by
                 another
                 Petition
                 from
                 the
                 Prentices
                 ,
                 who
                 offering
                 some
                 violence
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 got
                 the
                 Ordin
                 .
                 of
                 Repeal
                 null'd
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Militia
                 resetled
                 as
                 before
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 The
                 City
                 declared
                 against
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 1.
                 
                 Proposals
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 for
                 setling
                 of
                 a
                 firm
                 Peace
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 All
                 Votes
                 ,
                 Orders
                 ,
                 and
                 Ordinances
                 ,
                 from
                 July
                 26
                 ,
                 till
                 August
                 6.
                 nulled
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 Army
                 marched
                 through
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 Gen.
                 Fairfax
                 made
                 Constable
                 of
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Forts
                 and
                 Works
                 about
                 the
                 City
                 slighted
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 Aldermen
                 and
                 others
                 Impeached
                 ,
                 and
                 Imprisoned
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 Lords
                 Impeached
                 ,
                 Suspended
                 ,
                 and
                 Imprisoned
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 King
                 at
                 Oatlands
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 A
                 Remonstrance
                 of
                 the
                 Gen.
                 and
                 Army
                 ,
                 expressing
                 their
                 readiness
                 and
                 desires
                 for
                 the
                 Parliam
                 .
                 closing
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 bringing
                 up
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 King
                 dined
                 at
                 
                   Sion
                   House
                
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 King
                 to
                 Hampton-Court
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 7.
                 
                 Propositions
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 K.
                 at
                 
                   Hampton
                   Court
                
                 ,
                 by
                 Commissioners
                 of
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 15.
                 
                 The
                 Case
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 stated
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 Gen.
                 at
                 Hampstead
                 
                 by
                 the
                 Agitators
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 Agreement
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 by
                 the
                 Agitators
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
                 Which
                 (
                 together
                 with
                 a
                 Petition
                 )
                 were
                 voted
                 destructive
                 to
                 the
                 Being
                 of
                 Parliaments
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Fundamental
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 King
                 left
                 
                   Hampton
                   Court
                
                 ,
                 and
                 fled
                 into
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 .
              
               
                 One
                 White
                 (
                 an
                 Agitator
                 )
                 shot
                 to
                 Death
                 at
                 Ware
                 ,
                 for
                 fomenting
                 the
                 said
                 Petition
                 and
                 Agreement
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 
                   Thomas
                   Prince
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Samuel
                   Chidley
                
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Gate-house
                 for
                 avowing
                 and
                 prosecuting
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Jer.
                   Ives
                   ,
                   Tho.
                   Taylor
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   William
                   Larner
                
                 ,
                 committed
                 to
                 Newgate
                 for
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 24.
                 
                 Four
                 Bills
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 Scotch
                 Com.
                 declare
                 their
                 Dissent
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 10.
                 
                 Voted
                 that
                 no
                 further
                 Addresses
                 should
                 be
                 made
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 A
                 Declaration
                 from
                 the
                 General
                 and
                 his
                 Councel
                 ,
                 signifying
                 their
                 Resolutions
                 to
                 adhere
                 to
                 the
                 Houses
                 ,
                 for
                 settling
                 and
                 securing
                 the
                 Parliament
                 and
                 Kingdom
                 without
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 against
                 him
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 other
                 that
                 should
                 hereafter
                 partake
                 with
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 10.
                 
                 Capt.
                 Burleigh
                 Executed
                 at
                 Winchester
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 Judge
                 Jenkins
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Chancery
                 Bar.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1648.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 9.
                 
                 An
                 Insurrection
                 of
                 the
                 London
                 Prentices
                 :
                 Some
                 slain
                 in
                 the
                 Streets
                 .
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 D.
                 of
                 York
                 escaped
                 from
                 St.
                 
                 James's
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 Berwick
                 surprized
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Marm.
                   Langdale
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   May.
                   Carlisle
                
                 taken
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Ph.
                   Musgrave
                
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 An
                 Insurrection
                 at
                 St.
                 
                   Edm.
                   Bury
                
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 ,
                 13.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Stawel
                
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Kings-Bench
                 Bar.
                 
              
               
                 Surrey
                 Petitioners
                 dispersed
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 slain
                 and
                 wounded
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
               
                 24.
                 
                 Kentish
                 Insurrection
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 Chepstow
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Nich.
                   Kemish
                
                 slain
                 .
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 Part
                 of
                 the
                 Navy
                 Revolted
                 .
              
               
                 31.
                 
                 Tenby
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 2.
                 
                 Maidstone
                 Fight
                 .
              
               
                 Major
                 Rolph
                 accused
                 for
                 designing
                 Mischief
                 to
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Pontfract
                 Castle
                 surprized
                 by
                 Major
                 Morris
                 and
                 Capt.
                 Bonivent
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 E.
                 Norw
                 .
                 at
                 Bow
                 and
                 Stratford-langt
                 .
                 with
                 his
                 Forces
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 Votes
                 for
                 
                   No
                   further
                   Addresses
                
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 null'd
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 7.
                 
                 Fra.
                 L.
                 Villars
                 slain
                 at
                 Kingston
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 17.
                 
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 under
                 Duke
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 defeated
                 .
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 Colchester
                 surrend
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Cha.
                   Lucas
                
                 shot
                 to
                 death
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Geo.
                   Lisle
                
                 shot
                 to
                 death
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 15.
                 
                 Commissioners
                 (
                 sent
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 to
                 Treat
                 with
                 the
                 King
                 )
                 arrived
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 They
                 waited
                 on
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 Treaty
                 began
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 
                   Wight
                   ,
                   Hor.
                
                 9.
                 
                 30′
                 .
                 
                   A.
                   M.
                
                 
              
               
                 Octob.
                 8.
                 
                 Judge
                 Jenkins
                 removed
                 from
                 Newgate
                 to
                 Wallingford
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 Col.
                 Rainsborough
                 slain
                 in
                 his
                 Quarters
                 at
                 Doncaster
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 party
                 from
                 Pontfract
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 4.
                 
                 Treaty
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 prolonged
                 for
                 fourteen
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Marm.
                   Langdale
                
                 escaped
                 from
                 Nottingham
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 Col.
                 Rainsborough
                 Buried
                 at
                 Wapping
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Large
                 Remonstr
                 .
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 agreed
                 on
                 at
                 Windsor
                 .
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 Large
                 Remonstr
                 .
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 Treaty
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ended
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 Army
                 advanced
                 towards
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 1.
                 
                 King
                 taken
                 away
                 from
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
                 and
                 carried
                 to
                 Hurst
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Kings
                 party
                 commanded
                 to
                 depart
                 from
                 London
                 .
              
               
               
                 5.
                 
                 Kings
                 Concession
                 voted
                 Satisfactory
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 L.
                 Gen.
                 Cromwel
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Members
                 Imprison'd
                 and
                 Secluded
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 M.
                 G.
                 Brown
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 St.
                 
                 James's
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 King
                 taken
                 from
                 Hurst
                 Castle
                 ,
                 and
                 brought
                 that
                 Night
                 to
                 Winchester
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Thence
                 to
                 Farnham
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 Thence
                 to
                 Windsor
                 .
              
               
                 Gen.
                 Counsel
                 of
                 War
                 Voted
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 Papists
                 should
                 have
                 Liberty
                 of
                 Conscience
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 Sequestrations
                 ,
                 as
                 Papists
                 only
                 ,
                 taken
                 off
                 .
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 Major
                 Pitcher
                 shot
                 to
                 death
                 in
                 
                 Paul's
                 Church-yard
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 4.
                 
                 Supr
                 .
                 Authority
                 voted
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 H.
                 of
                 Commons
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Jews
                 Petitioned
                 for
                 admittance
                 into
                 England
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 Banished
                 thence
                 by
                 King
                 Edward
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1290.
                 
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 Kings
                 Tryal
                 assented
                 to
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 Proclaimed
                 .
              
               
                 Voted
                 that
                 Writs
                 should
                 no
                 longer
                 run
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 Name
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 met
                 in
                 the
                 Painted
                 Chamber
                 .
              
               
                 Scots
                 Commissioners
                 declare
                 their
                 dissent
                 from
                 the
                 proceedings
                 of
                 the
                 English.
                 
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Hillary
                 Term
                 adjourn'd
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 M.
                 G.
                 Massey
                 escaped
                 from
                 St.
                 
                 James's
                 .
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 Agreement
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 G.
                 Brown
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 Windsor
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 K.
                 brought
                 from
                 Windsor
                 to
                 St.
                 James's
                 .
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 King
                 brought
                 the
                 first
                 time
                 before
                 the
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 .
              
               
                 Voted
                 that
                 the
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 might
                 attend
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 Fasted
                 at
                 White-hall
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Scotch
                 Com.
                 deliver
                 in
                 Papers
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Declarat
                 .
                 from
                 the
                 Parl.
                 of
                 Scotland
                 against
                 the
                 proceed
                 .
                 of
                 the
                 Engl.
                 Parl.
                 and
                 Army
                 for
                 Tryal
                 of
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 Ambassadors
                 from
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
               
                 27.
                 
                 King
                 Sentenced
                 to
                 Death
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 desired
                 that
                 B.
                 Juxon
                 might
                 be
                 admitted
                 to
                 him
                 :
                 Granted
                 .
              
               
                 It
                 was
                 declared
                 High
                 Treason
                 for
                 any
                 one
                 to
                 Proclaim
                 
                   Charles
                   Stuart
                
                 (
                 his
                 Son
                 )
                 Heir
                 to
                 the
                 Cr.
                 after
                 the
                 King
                 was
                 dead
                 .
              
               
                 28.
                 
                 B.
                 Juxon
                 Preach'd
                 before
                 the
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 Fasted
                 and
                 Prayed
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 alterations
                 of
                 the
                 Pleadings
                 in
                 Courts
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Scaffold
                 erected
                 before
                 the
                 Banqueting-house
                 at
                 White-hall
                 .
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 King
                 removed
                 to
                 S.
                 James's
                 ,
                 whither
                 his
                 Children
                 came
                 from
                 Sion-house
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 their
                 leaves
                 of
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 K.
                 Charles
                 behead
                 .
                 Hor.
                 1.
                 
                 12′
                 .
                 
                   P.
                   M.
                
                 
              
               
                 Duke
                 Hamilton
                 escaped
                 from
                 Windsor
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Lewis
                   Dives
                
                 and
                 M.
                 Holder
                 from
                 White-hall
                 .
              
               
                 31.
                 
                 Duke
                 Hamilton
                 retaken
                 in
                 Southwark
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 1.
                 
                 Kings
                 Body
                 removed
                 to
                 St.
                 James's
                 .
              
               
                 L.
                 Capel
                 escaped
                 from
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 But
                 retaken
                 in
                 Lambeth
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 back
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 Tryal
                 of
                 D.
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 E.
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 E.
                 Holland
                 ,
                 L.
                 Capel
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   J.
                   Owen
                
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 A
                 second
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 sate
                 in
                 the
                 Painted
                 Chamber
                 ,
                 and
                 Elected
                 their
                 President
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Charles
                   Stuart
                
                 (
                 Son
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 King
                 )
                 Proclaimed
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 House
                 of
                 Lords
                 voted
                 useless
                 and
                 dangerous
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Kingly
                 Office
                 unnecessary
                 and
                 burthensome
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 Kings
                 Body
                 removed
                 to
                 Windsor
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Parliaments
                 Great
                 Seal
                 broken
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 brought
                 in
                 and
                 approved
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 K.
                 Charles
                 Inhum'd
                 at
                 Windsor
                 .
              
               
                 O●ths
                 of
                 Allegiance
                 and
                 Supremacy
                 null'd
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 declared
                 to
                 maintain
                 the
                 Fundamental
                 Laws
                 of
                 the
                 Nation
                 .
              
               
               
                 10.
                 
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 sate
                 at
                 Westminster
                 in
                 Tryal
                 of
                 D.
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 A
                 new
                 stamp
                 order'd
                 for
                 Coyning
                 new
                 Money
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 A
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 Erected
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 E.
                 Holland
                 sent
                 for
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 Beaumont
                 (
                 a
                 Minist
                 .
                 )
                 Executed
                 at
                 Pontfract
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 
                   Charles
                   Stuart
                
                 Proclaimed
                 King
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 A
                 Committee
                 of
                 Estates
                 appointed
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 The
                 Crown
                 ,
                 Jewels
                 ,
                 Hangings
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Goods
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 Sold.
                 
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Earl
                 Warwick
                 displaced
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Hart-Frigot
                 Revolted
                 .
              
               
                 Enderness
                 (
                 in
                 Scotland
                 )
                 surprized
                 for
                 the
                 Scotch
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 March
                 6.
                 
                 D.
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 E.
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 E.
                 Holland
                 ,
                 L.
                 Capel
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   J.
                   Owen
                
                 Sentenced
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 E.
                 Norwich
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Owen
                
                 Reprieved
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 D.
                 Hamilton
                 ,
                 E.
                 Holland
                 ,
                 and
                 L.
                 Capel
                 Beheaded
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Palace
                   Yard
                
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Pontfract
                 Castle
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 M.
                 
                   Lilburn
                   ,
                   Walwin
                   ,
                   Overton
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Prince
                 ,
                 Apprehended
                 and
                 carried
                 to
                 White-hall
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 L.
                 G.
                 Cromwel
                 voted
                 Commander
                 in
                 Chief
                 of
                 the
                 Forces
                 sent
                 against
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 Voted
                 that
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Fairfax
                
                 should
                 be
                 General
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Forces
                 in
                 England
                 and
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 April
                 2.
                 
                 Alderman
                 Reynold●on
                 degraded
                 his
                 Majorality
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Alderman
                 Andrews
                 Elected
                 in
                 his
                 room
                 ,
                 and
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Approved
                 by
                 the
                 H.
                 
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 the
                 Assessement
                 of
                 90000
                 
                   l.
                   per
                   M●nsem
                
                 .
              
               
                 Voted
                 that
                 M.G.
                 Brown
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Clotworthy
                
                 should
                 be
                 Tryed
                 for
                 their
                 Lives
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Form
                 of
                 a
                 New
                 Mace
                 agreed
                 on
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 E.
                 Pembroke
                 admitted
                 a
                 Commoner
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 
                   Laughorn
                   ,
                   Powel
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Poyer
                 cast
                 Lots
                 for
                 their
                 Lives
                 :
                 Lot
                 sell
                 on
                 Poyer
                 .
              
               
               
                 23.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 nulling
                 the
                 Monthly
                 Fast.
                 
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 Col.
                 Poyer
                 shot
                 to
                 Death
                 in
                 Covent-garden
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Mutiny
                 in
                 Bishops-gate-street
                 .
              
               
                 Lady
                 Elizabeth
                 desired
                 to
                 go
                 beyond
                 Sea.
                 Denied
                 her
                 .
              
               
                 27.
                 
                 M.
                 Lockier
                 (
                 a
                 Leveller
                 )
                 shot
                 to
                 Death
                 in
                 
                 Paul's
                 Church-yard
                 .
              
               
                 M●y
                 1.
                 
                 Col.
                 
                 Hewson's
                 Regiment
                 marched
                 for
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 L.
                 Howard
                 of
                 Estrick
                 admitted
                 a
                 Commoner
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Dr.
                 Dorislaus
                 slain
                 in
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 E.
                 Norw
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Owen
                
                 ,
                 Col.
                 Laughorn
                 ,
                 and
                 Col.
                 Powel
                 Pardoned
                 for
                 their
                 Lives
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 G.
                 Fairfax
                 marched
                 out
                 of
                 London
                 against
                 the
                 Levellers
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Col.
                 Reeves
                 Imprisoned
                 at
                 White-hall
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 Levellers
                 surprized
                 at
                 Burford
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Three
                 whereof
                 were
                 shot
                 to
                 Death
                 there
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Thomson
                 (
                 their
                 Champion
                 )
                 slain
                 in
                 Welingborough
                 Wood.
                 
              
               
                 England
                 Voted
                 a
                 Free
                 State.
                 
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Ordered
                 that
                 Mr.
                 Lenth
                 ,
                 should
                 write
                 himself
                 Speaker
                 of
                 the
                 Parliament
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 Gen.
                 Fairfax
                 returned
                 from
                 reducing
                 the
                 Levellers
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 Ald.
                 Andrews
                 Proclaimed
                 the
                 Act
                 for
                 abolish
                 .
                 Kingly
                 Government
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 7.
                 
                 Feast
                 at
                 Grocers-Hall
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 Winchester
                 Castle
                 ordered
                 to
                 be
                 demolished
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Ordered
                 that
                 no
                 Ceremony
                 should
                 be
                 used
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Children
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 Dr.
                 Dorislaus
                 buried
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 Ordered
                 that
                 Col.
                 Ireton
                 should
                 go
                 next
                 in
                 Chief
                 to
                 his
                 Father-in-law
                 ,
                 into
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 making
                 good
                 of
                 Articles
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 Dublin
                 Besieged
                 by
                 M.
                 Ormond
                 .
              
               
                 29.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 borrowing
                 150000
                 l.
                 
              
               
                 July
                 10.
                 
                 L.
                 G.
                 Cromw
                 .
                 began
                 his
                 march
                 for
                 Irel.
                 
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 Coyning
                 new
                 Moneys
                 .
              
               
               
                 23.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Rich.
                   Page
                
                 escaped
                 from
                 the
                 Gate-house
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 2.
                 
                 M.
                 Ormond
                 defeated
                 before
                 Dublin
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 admitting
                 
                   North
                   Wales
                
                 to
                 composition
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 1000
                 
                   l.
                   per
                   annum
                
                 bestowed
                 on
                 Col.
                 Jones
                 ,
                 and
                 six
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 best
                 Horses
                 .
              
               
                 Act
                 continuing
                 the
                 Excise
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 settling
                 2000
                 
                   l.
                   per
                   annum
                
                 on
                 President
                 Bradshaw
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Act
                 settling
                 1000
                 
                   l.
                   per
                   an
                
                 .
                 on
                 Col.
                 
                   Hen.
                   Mart.
                
                 
              
               
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 2000
                 l.
                 gratuity
                 to
                 M.
                 G.
                 Skippon
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 L.
                 G.
                 Cromwel
                 Landed
                 at
                 Dublin
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Aug.
                   Virginia
                
                 and
                 the
                 Carybe
                 Islands
                 Revolted
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 11.
                 
                 Voted
                 that
                 all
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 should
                 subscribe
                 the
                 Engagement
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 M.
                 Lilburn
                 quitted
                 by
                 his
                 Jury
                 at
                 Guild-Hall
                 .
              
               
                 Novemb.
                 13.
                 
                 M.
                 Walker
                 (
                 a
                 Member
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 Author
                 of
                 the
                 History
                 of
                 Independency
                 )
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 where
                 afterwards
                 he
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 21.
                 
                 M.
                 Lilburn
                 took
                 the
                 Engagement
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 thereupon
                 Elected
                 a
                 Common
                 Council-man
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 discharge
                 of
                 poor
                 Prisoners
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 The
                 Election
                 of
                 Mr.
                 Lilburn
                 a
                 Common
                 Council-man
                 null'd
                 by
                 the
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 2.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 subscribing
                 to
                 the
                 Engagement
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 constituting
                 three
                 Admirals
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Powder
                 blow
                 in
                 Tower-street
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 E.
                 Pembroke
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 Four
                 Ships
                 going
                 with
                 Souldiers
                 for
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 cast
                 away
                 .
              
               
                 30.
                 
                 Ald.
                 Hoyle
                 laid
                 violent
                 hands
                 on
                 himself
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 8
                 
                   Humph.
                   Marston
                
                 kill'd
                 two
                 Messengers
                 which
                 were
                 sent
                 to
                 Apprehend
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 26.
                 
                 Cavaliers
                 and
                 Papists
                 Banished
                 out
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 2.
                 
                 Act
                 for
                 Impresting
                 of
                 Seamen
                 .
              
               
               
                 4
                 Col.
                 Bampfield
                 escaped
                 from
                 the
                 Gate-house
                 ,
              
               
                 9
                 Scotch
                 Commissioners
                 Imbarqued
                 for
                 Breda
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Scotch
                 King
                 at
                 Breda
                 ,
              
               
                 19
                 Scotch
                 Commissioners
                 had
                 Audience
                 of
                 their
                 King
                 there
                 ,
              
               
                 20
                 Cavaliers
                 departed
                 London
                 ,
              
               
                 23
                 Voted
                 that
                 all
                 compounders
                 beyond
                 sea
                 should
                 be
                 re-sequestred
                 ,
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1650.
                 
              
               
                 26
                 An
                 Act
                 establishing
                 a
                 third
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 this
                 the
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 other
                 Plantations
                 in
                 the
                 
                   West
                   Indies
                
                 Revolted
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
              
               
                 29
                 Montross
                 defeated
                 ,
              
               
                 May
                 1.
                 
                 Montross
                 taken
                 Prisoner
                 ,
              
               
                 Treaty
                 at
                 Breda
                 concluded
                 ,
              
               
                 3
                 Votes
                 for
                 pulling
                 down
                 and
                 defacing
                 the
                 late
                 Kings
                 Arms
                 ,
              
               
                 18
                 Montross
                 brought
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
              
               
                 20
                 Sentenced
                 to
                 death
                 ,
              
               
                 21
                 Barbarously
                 Executed
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
              
               
                 31
                 Col.
                 Spotswood
                 ,
                 and
                 Col.
                 Urry
                 ,
                 with
                 some
                 others
                 ,
                 Beheaded
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 ,
              
               
                 June
                 1.
                 
                 L.
                 G.
                 Cromwel
                 return'd
                 from
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 5
                 Mr.
                 
                   Anth.
                   Ascham
                
                 (
                 sent
                 as
                 Agent
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Spain
                 )
                 Landed
                 at
                 
                   Santa
                   Maria
                
                 ,
              
               
                 6
                 King
                 of
                 Scots
                 set
                 forth
                 of
                 Holland
                 for
                 Scotland
                 ,
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Ascham
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Signior
                   Riba
                
                 ,
                 his
                 Interpreter
                 ,
                 slain
                 at
                 Madrid
                 ,
              
               
                 About
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 this
                 Month
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Scots
                 Landed
                 at
                 the
                 Spey
                 in
                 the
                 North
                 of
                 Scotland
                 ,
              
               
                 Gen.
                 Fairfax
                 Voted
                 to
                 march
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 against
                 the
                 Scots
                 ,
              
               
                 He
                 laid
                 down
                 his
                 Commission
                 ,
              
               
                 26
                 
                   Oliver
                   Cromwel
                
                 made
                 General
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Forces
                 ,
              
               
                 28
                 G.
                 Cromwel
                 advanced
                 for
                 Scotland
                 ,
              
               
                 July
                 9.
                 
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 Tryal
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Stawell
                
                 ,
              
               
               
                 18
                 Dr.
                 Levens
                 Executed
                 before
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Exchange
                
                 ,
              
               
                 20
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Stawell
                
                 removed
                 from
                 Newgate
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
              
               
                 21
                 G.
                 Cromwel
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 at
                 Berwick
                 ,
              
               
                 22
                 In
                 Scotland
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 great
                 Fire
                 at
                 
                   Holborn
                   Conduit
                
                 ,
              
               
                 Traffick
                 with
                 Scotland
                 prohibited
                 ,
              
               
                 26
                 G.
                 Cromwel
                 at
                 Dunbar
                 ,
              
               
                 28
                 At
                 
                   Muscleborough
                   ,
                   Archy
                
                 dyed
                 ,
              
               
                 31
                 Kings
                 Children
                 ordered
                 to
                 Carisbrook
                 Castle
                 ,
              
               
                 Aug.
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 Kings
                 Picture
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Exch.
                
                 defaced
                 and
                 broken
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 Inscription
                 set
                 behind
                 the
                 Head
                 thereof
                 ,
                 
                   Exit
                   Tyrannus
                   Regum
                   ultimus
                   ,
                   Anno
                   Libertatis
                   Angliae
                   restitutae
                   primo
                   ,
                
                 Anno
                 1648.
                 
                 Jan.
                 30.
                 
              
               
                 His
                 Statue
                 ●t
                 the
                 West
                 end
                 of
                 St.
                 Pauls
                 thrown
                 down
                 and
                 defaced
                 also
                 ,
              
               
                 16
                 ,
                 17.
                 
                 Col.
                 
                   Eusebius
                   Andrews
                
                 Tryed
                 for
                 his
                 Life
                 ,
              
               
                 17
                 The
                 remainder
                 of
                 the
                 Kings
                 Picture
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Exchange
                
                 thrown
                 down
                 and
                 broken
                 in
                 pieces
                 ,
              
               
                 22
                 Col.
                 Andrews
                 Beheaded
                 on
                 Tower-hill
                 ,
              
               
                 24
                 
                   Collington
                   House
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Read-Hall
                 (
                 in
                 Scotland
                 )
                 Stormed
                 and
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ,
              
               
                 Sept.
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Scots
                 routted
                 the
                 second
                 time
                 at
                 Dunbar
                 ,
              
               
                 7
                 Leith
                 and
                 Edenburgh
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Castle
                 Besieged
                 ,
              
               
                 Leith
                 Fortified
                 ,
              
               
                 8
                 Princess
                 Elizabeth
                 dyed
                 at
                 Carisbrook
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 Sir
                 
                   J.
                   Gell
                
                 brought
                 to
                 his
                 Tryal
                 before
                 the
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 ,
              
               
                 21
                 Scotch
                 Colours
                 hanged
                 up
                 in
                 Westminster-Hall
                 ,
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 Princess
                 Elizabeth
                 Interred
                 at
                 Newport
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 ,
              
               
                 27
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Gell
                
                 Sentenced
                 ,
              
               
                 28
                 Alderman
                 Andrews
                 Elected
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 ,
              
               
                 Octob.
                 7.
                 
                 Mr.
                 Benson
                 Executed
                 ,
                 and
                 Capt.
                 Ashley
                 Pardoned
                 ,
              
               
               
                 8
                 An
                 Act
                 forbidding
                 Trade
                 with
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
              
               
                 An
                 Insurrection
                 in
                 Norfolk
                 ,
              
               
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 dyed
                 ,
              
               
                 Nov.
                 Princess
                 of
                 Orange
                 delivered
                 of
                 a
                 Son
                 ,
              
               
                 13
                 Kings
                 House
                 (
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 )
                 consumed
                 with
                 Fire
                 ,
              
               
                 Dec.
                 23.
                 
                 
                   William
                   Trot
                   ,
                   William
                   Wilson
                   ,
                   Nathaniel
                   Benet
                   ,
                   Robert
                   Bets
                   ,
                   Davenport
                   Purslow
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Edm.
                   Brady
                
                 ,
                 Executed
                 at
                 Norwich
                 ,
              
               
                 24
                 Edenburgh
                 Castle
                 delivered
                 by
                 Dundasse
                 ,
              
               
                 26
                 Spanish
                 Ambassadour
                 had
                 Audience
                 ,
              
               
                 28
                 
                   Tho.
                   Cooper
                
                 (
                 a
                 Minister
                 )
                 Executed
                 at
                 
                   Holt
                   ,
                   Stephen
                   Winwood
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Rich.
                   Knap
                
                 ,
                 at
                 Downham
                 ,
              
               
                 Jan.
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Scotch
                 K.
                 Crowned
                 at
                 Scoone
                 in
                 Scotland
                 ,
              
               
                 2
                 
                   Tho.
                   Richardson
                
                 Executed
                 at
                 Fakenham
                 ,
              
               
                 3
                 Major
                 Roberts
                 at
                 
                   Walsingham
                   ,
                   William
                   Hubbard
                
                 ,
                 at
                 Dereham
                 ,
              
               
                 4
                 
                   John
                   Baker
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   John
                   Olly
                
                 ,
                 at
                 Swaffam
                 ,
              
               
                 Major
                 Roberts
                 and
                 Captain
                 Barber
                 at
                 
                   Norwich
                   ,
                   Thomas
                   Collop
                
                 at
                 
                   Thetford
                   ,
                   William
                   Restal
                
                 and
                 
                   Tho.
                   Wragge
                
                 near
                 Wisbich
                 ,
              
               
                 7
                 Col.
                 Saul
                 at
                 Lin
                 ,
              
               
                 13
                 Portugal
                 Ambassadour
                 had
                 Audience
                 ,
              
               
                 24
                 Scotch
                 King
                 at
                 Burnt-Island
                 ,
              
               
                 31
                 Men
                 and
                 Shipping
                 ordered
                 for
                 reducing
                 of
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
              
               
                 Feb.
                 2.
                 
                 Hume
                 Castle
                 taken
                 ,
              
               
                 4
                 G.
                 Cromwel
                 advanced
                 from
                 Edenburgh
                 towards
                 Sterling
                 ,
              
               
                 19
                 Tamptallon
                 surrendred
                 ,
              
               
                 March
                 4.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Hyde
                
                 Beheaded
                 ,
              
               
                 9
                 Lord
                 
                   Saint
                   Johns
                
                 and
                 Strickland
                 Imbarqued
                 for
                 Holland
                 ,
              
               
                 15
                 Maj.
                 General
                 Brown
                 removed
                 from
                 Windsor
                 to
                 Ludlow
                 Castle
                 ,
              
               
                 Prince
                 of
                 Orange
                 his
                 Funeral
                 ,
              
               
                 M.
                 
                   Tho.
                   Coke
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Grays-Inn
                 ,
                 Apprehended
                 ,
              
               
                 18
                 He
                 escaped
                 from
                 the
                 Messengers
                 at
                 White-hall
                 ,
              
               
               
                 Act
                 for
                 removing
                 Cavaliers
                 continued
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1651.
                 
              
               
                 25
                 
                   Brown
                   Bushel
                
                 sentenc'd
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 
                   Brown
                   Bushel
                
                 beheaded
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 M.
                 Coke
                 re-taken
                 and
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 .
              
               
                 April
                 18
                 G.
                 Blake
                 set
                 sail
                 for
                 reducing
                 of
                 Scilly
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 M.
                 G.
                 Harrison
                 march'd
                 Northward
                 with
                 his
                 Forces
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 
                   Peter
                   Wright
                
                 (
                 a
                 Jesuit
                 )
                 executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 2
                 S.
                 Mary
                 and
                 Agnes
                 Islands
                 (
                 in
                 Scilly
                 )
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 Parliam
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Cor.
                   Castle
                
                 (
                 in
                 Guernsey
                 )
                 assaulted
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 vain
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 M.
                 Love
                 arraigned
                 before
                 the
                 High-Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 .
              
               
                 Jul.
                 5
                 M.
                 Love
                 sentenc'd
              
               
                 15
                 Reprieved
                 for
                 28
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 S.
                 
                 James's
                 Fair
                 forbid
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 M.
                 Pott●r
                 and
                 M.
                 Gibbons
                 arraigned
                 before
                 the
                 High-Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 They
                 were
                 sentenc'd
              
               
                 Inchigarvey
                 (
                 in
                 Scotl.
                 )
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 English
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 Brunt-Island
                 summon'd
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 Surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 English.
                 
              
               
                 S.
                 
                 John's
                 Town
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 5
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 at
                 Woodh
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 They
                 entred
                 England
              
               
                 8
                 Marched
                 by
                 Carlile
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 By
                 Kendall
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 They
                 forced
                 their
                 passage
                 over
                 at
                 Warrington
                 Bridge
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 at
                 Worcester
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 Love
                 and
                 M.
                 Gibbons
                 beheaded
                 on
                 Tower-Hill
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Insurrect
                 .
                 in
                 Wales
                 .
              
               
                 E.
                 Darby
                 landed
                 at
                 Weywater
                 in
                 Lancashire
                 .
              
               
                 Sep.
                 3
                 E.
                 Dar.
                 defeat
                 .
                 in
                 Lancash
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 Scotch
                 Army
                 defeated
                 the
                 third
                 time
                 at
                 Worcester
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 G.
                 Cromwell
                 returned
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Scotch
                 Prisoners
                 marched
                 through
                 London
                 into
                 Tuttle
                 Fields
                 .
              
               
               
                 500
                 l.
                 Sterling
                 offered
                 to
                 any
                 that
                 should
                 detect
                 the
                 Scotch
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 Oct.
                 2
                 King
                 of
                 Scots
                 landed
                 at
                 New-haven
                 in
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 Forces
                 Embarqued
                 at
                 Weymouth
                 for
                 reducing
                 of
                 Jersey
                 .
              
               
                 E.
                 Darby
                 beh
                 .
                 at
                 Bolton
                 .
              
               
                 Col.
                 
                   John
                   Benbow
                
                 shot
                 to
                 death
                 at
                 Shrewshery
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 ,
                 17
                 Forces
                 shipped
                 at
                 Chester
                 and
                 Liverpool
                 for
                 reducing
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Man.
                 
              
               
                 18
                 They
                 hoisted
                 sail
                 ,
                 but
                 driven
                 (
                 by
                 contrary
                 Winds
                 )
                 into
                 Beumorris
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 Col.
                 Hayn
                 set
                 sail
                 with
                 Forces
                 for
                 Jersey
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 King
                 of
                 Scots
                 at
                 Paris
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 Jersy
                 Island
                 taken
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 Sir
                 
                   Timothy
                   Fetherstonhaugh
                
                 beheaded
                 at
                 Chester
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 Forces
                 (
                 design'd
                 against
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Man
                 )
                 set
                 sail
                 for
                 Beumor
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Isle
                 of
                 Man
                 surrendred
                 .
              
               
                 Ald.
                 Kenrick
                 sworn
                 L.
                 Ma.
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Cornet
                 Cast.
                 (
                 in
                 Guersey
                 )
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 M.
                 Gen.
                 Massey
                 (
                 sore
                 wounded
                 )
                 surrendred
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 Countess
                 of
                 Stamford
                 ;
                 but
                 the
                 Lord
                 Grey
                 (
                 her
                 son
                 )
                 secur'd
                 and
                 sent
                 him
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 G.
                 Middleton
                 ,
                 and
                 L.
                 G.
                 
                   David
                   Lesley
                
                 taken
                 and
                 secured
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 like
                 several
                 others
                 of
                 the
                 Scots
                 Nobility
                 and
                 Gentry
                 at
                 Ellet
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 Gen.
                 Popham
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Admirals
                 )
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 L.
                 G.
                 Ireton
                 dyed
                 at
                 Limrick
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 Col.
                 Massey
                 ,
                 the
                 Mayor
                 of
                 Worcester
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 brought
                 to
                 London
                 and
                 secured
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 17
                 Dutch
                 Ambassadours
                 came
                 to
                 Lond.
                 
              
               
                 19
                 They
                 had
                 Audience
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 11
                 Barbadoes
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 M.
                 Lilburn
                 sentenced
                 to
                 banishment
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
               
                 30
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 execution
                 of
                 the
                 Judgment
                 given
                 against
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 Mar.
                 11
                 M.S.
                 Johns
                 and
                 M.
                 Strickl
                 .
                 sent
                 Ambassadors
                 from
                 the
                 Parliament
                 into
                 Hol.
                 where
                 they
                 were
                 several
                 times
                 affronted
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 Received
                 at
                 Rotterdam
                 ,
                 and
                 conducted
                 to
                 the
                 English-house
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1652.
                 
              
               
                 May
                 10
                 Master
                 
                   Henry
                   Compton
                
                 slain
                 in
                 a
                 Duel
                 ,
                 near
                 Putney
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Lord
                 Shandoys
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 A
                 Fight
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 betwixt
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 
              
               
                 25
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ayscue
                
                 returned
                 from
                 reducing
                 the
                 Plantations
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 17
                 A
                 great
                 Fire
                 in
                 Glascow
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Much
                 hurt
                 done
                 by
                 Thunder
                 at
                 Church-Laiton
                 in
                 Cheshire
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 Holland
                 Ambassadors
                 craved
                 Audience
                 ,
              
               
                 29
                 Had
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 Departed
                 hence
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Ayscue
                
                 took
                 ,
                 sunk
                 ,
                 and
                 dispersed
                 thirty
                 six
                 Dutch
                 Ships
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 16
                 Sir
                 
                   Geo.
                   Ayscue
                
                 fought
                 the
                 Dutch
                 near
                 Plymouth
                 .
              
               
                 31
                 C.
                 Massey
                 escaped
                 from
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 Septem
                 .
                 5
                 French
                 Fleet
                 beaten
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 under
                 General
                 Blake
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 Dunkirk
                 taken
                 by
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 Parliament
                 Fleet
                 (
                 consisting
                 of
                 18
                 Sail
                 )
                 set
                 forth
                 of
                 Yarmouth
                 ,
                 to
                 Convoy
                 home
                 the
                 Merchants
                 Ships
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 put
                 themselves
                 under
                 the
                 Protection
                 of
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 Those
                 Ships
                 were
                 demanded
                 by
                 the
                 English
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 King
                 of
                 D●nmark
                 refused
                 to
                 deliver
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 The
                 Fl●et
                 returned
                 for
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 Antilop
                 lost
                 .
              
               
                 October
                 2
                 Portugal
                 Ambassadours
                 had
                 Audience
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 The
                 Fleet
                 arrived
                 at
                 
                 Burlington-Bay
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Bradshaw
                 sent
                 (
                 as
                 Agent
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 King
                 of
                 Denmark
                 on
                 the
                 behalf
                 of
                 the
                 Merchants
                 .
              
               
                 November
                 ,
                 Master
                 
                   Thomas
                   
                   May
                
                 dyed
                 suddenly
                 in
                 the
                 night
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 on
                 the
                 back
                 of
                 
                 Godwin-Sands
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 General
                 Blake
                 worsted
                 by
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 
              
               
                 30
                 Phoenix
                 Frigot
                 recovered
                 from
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 
              
               
                 February
                 18
                 ,
                 19
                 ,
                 20
                 A
                 terrible
                 Sea-Fight
                 betwixt
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 near
                 the
                 Isles
                 of
                 Wight
                 &
                 Portland
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 Dutch
                 were
                 worsted
                 .
              
               
                 English
                 Fleet
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Levant-Seas
                 )
                 worsted
                 by
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1653.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 20
                 Parliament
                 dissolved
                 by
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 A
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 declared
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 28
                 The
                 English
                 Fleet
                 arrived
                 (
                 from
                 the
                 Northwards
                 )
                 in
                 Plymouth
                 Road.
                 
              
               
                 June
                 2
                 ,
                 3
                 Another
                 Sea-Fight
                 between
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 who
                 were
                 worsted
                 ,
                 yet
                 General
                 Dean
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 English
                 Admirals
                 )
                 therein
                 slain
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 M.
                 Lilburn
                 (
                 hearing
                 of
                 the
                 change
                 of
                 Government
                 )
                 returned
                 into
                 England
                 without
                 License
                 .
              
               
                 14
                 He
                 sued
                 to
                 the
                 General
                 for
                 Protection
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 He
                 was
                 secured
                 in
                 the
                 Sheriff
                 of
                 
                 London's
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 Sent
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 Newgate
                 .
              
               
                 Jul.
                 4
                 New
                 Elected
                 Members
                 met
                 in
                 the
                 Council-Chamber
                 at
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 General
                 made
                 his
                 Speech
                 to
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 M.
                 Lilburn
                 brought
                 to
                 Trial
                 at
                 the
                 Sessions-b
                 .
                 in
                 the
                 Old-Bayly
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 He
                 put
                 in
                 his
                 Exceptions
                 to
                 the
                 Bill
                 of
                 Indictment
                 ;
                 the
                 Sessions
                 ended
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 his
                 Tryal
                 was
                 deferred
                 till
                 the
                 next
                 Sessions
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 General
                 Assembly
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Scotch
                   Kirk
                
                 dispersed
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 ,
                 30
                 Another
                 bloody
                 Sea-Fight
                 betwixt
                 the
                 English
                 and
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 wherein
                 their
                 Admiral
                 
                   Van
                   Trump
                
                 was
                 slain
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Fleet
                 worsted
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 5
                 Chancery
                 Voted
                 down
                 by
                 the
                 New
                 Parl.
                 
              
               
               
                 10
                 M.
                 Lilburn
                 brought
                 again
                 to
                 his
                 Tryal
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 M.
                 Lilburn
                 acquitted
                 by
                 his
                 Jury
                 ,
                 but
                 sent
                 back
                 to
                 Newgate
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 Act
                 for
                 Marriages
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 M.
                 Lilburn
                 removed
                 from
                 Newgate
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 September
                 2.
                 
                 Londoners
                 Petition
                 the
                 Parliament
                 for
                 continuance
                 of
                 Tythes
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 4
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 Redress
                 of
                 Mischiefs
                 ,
                 arising
                 by
                 Writs
                 of
                 Error
                 ,
                 and
                 Writs
                 of
                 False
                 Judgment
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 Dr.
                 Wymberly
                 (
                 a
                 learned
                 Divine
                 ,
                 and
                 noble
                 Friend
                 of
                 mine
                 )
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 He
                 was
                 Inhum'd
                 at
                 Westm.
                 
              
               
                 Dec.
                 12
                 The
                 second
                 Parliament
                 dissolved
                 ,
                 having
                 sate
                 about
                 as
                 many
                 weeks
                 ,
                 as
                 the
                 former
                 had
                 done
                 years
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 General
                 Cromwell
                 sworn
                 Lord
                 Protector
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 Proclaimed
                 so
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 Proclamation
                 made
                 for
                 continuing
                 all
                 persons
                 in
                 their
                 Offices
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 19
                 An
                 Ordinance
                 declaring
                 what
                 Offences
                 shall
                 be
                 adjudged
                 Treason
                 .
              
               
                 Another
                 repealing
                 the
                 Acts
                 and
                 Resolves
                 of
                 Parliament
                 touching
                 subscribing
                 the
                 Engagement
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Warm
                 Blood
                 Rained
                 at
                 Pool
                 in
                 Dorsetshire
                 .
              
               
                 31
                 Protector
                 proclaimed
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 8
                 He
                 was
                 magnificently
                 Feasted
                 at
                 Grocers-Hall
                 .
              
               
                 Mar.
                 15
                 Three
                 Suns
                 seen
                 at
                 Dublin
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1654.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 5
                 Peace
                 concluded
                 with
                 the
                 Netherlands
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 Proclaimed
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 9
                 Ordinance
                 for
                 Relief
                 of
                 Creditors
                 and
                 poor
                 Prisoners
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 H.
                 C.
                 of
                 Justice
                 met
                 in
                 the
                 painted
                 Chamber
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 Ambassadour
                 Whitlock
                 arrived
                 at
                 Gravesend
                 from
                 Sweden
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 6
                 Horse-Races
                 inhibited
                 .
              
               
                 H.
                 C.
                 of
                 Justice
                 sate
                 in
                 Westminster-Hall
                 .
              
               
               
                 9
                 Cavaliers
                 again
                 commanded
                 out
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 M.
                 Gerard
                 beheaded
                 on
                 Tower-hill
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Don
                   Pantaleon
                   Sa
                
                 ,
                 beheaded
                 likewise
                 on
                 Tower-hill
                 .
              
               
                 M.
                 Vowel
                 executed
                 at
                 Charing-Cross
                 .
              
               
                 August
                 21
                 
                   Humphry
                   Marston
                
                 executed
                 in
                 Aldersgate
                 Street
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 An
                 Order
                 for
                 Ejecting
                 Scandalous
                 Ministers
                 .
              
               
                 Sep.
                 3
                 A
                 third
                 Parliament
                 met
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 4
                 They
                 began
                 to
                 sit
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 Souldiers
                 authorized
                 to
                 exercise
                 any
                 Trade
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 The
                 Recognition
                 .
              
               
                 Oct.
                 6
                 G.
                 Blake
                 set
                 sail
                 from
                 Plymouth
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 Col.
                 Hammond
                 buried
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 13
                 M.
                 Bidle
                 commi●ted
                 to
                 the
                 Gatehouse
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 The
                 Fl●e●
                 under
                 General
                 Pen
                 set
                 sail
                 for
                 Hispaniola
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 4
                 Col.
                 Overton
                 brought
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 Lond.
                 
              
               
                 16
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 22
                 Parliament
                 dissolv
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 G.
                 Pen
                 at
                 Barbadoes
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 1
                 The
                 Fleet
                 together
                 in
                 Carlile
                 Bay.
                 
              
               
                 12
                 A
                 great
                 Fire
                 in
                 Fleetstreet
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 Horse-Races
                 again
                 inhibited
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 L.
                 Gray
                 of
                 Grooby
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 Windsor
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 Mar.
                 1
                 An
                 Insurrection
                 intended
                 about
                 York
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 M.
                 Wildman
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 12
                 An
                 Insurrection
                 about
                 Salisbury
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 parts
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 L.
                 Tufton
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 20
                 A
                 great
                 Fire
                 in
                 
                   Thredneedle-street
                   Lond.
                
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1655.
                 
              
               
                 Mar.
                 26
                 Londoners
                 Petitioned
                 to
                 have
                 the
                 Militia
                 revived
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 James
                 Duke
                 of
                 Lenox
                 died
                 .
              
               
                 31
                 The
                 Fleet
                 set
                 sail
                 from
                 Barbadoes
                 .
              
               
                 Apr.
                 1
                 Col.
                 Penrud
                 .
                 and
                 Jones
                 examined
                 at
                 White-hall
                 .
              
               
                 Poor
                 Knights
                 at
                 Windsor
                 continued
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 The
                 Fleet
                 by
                 the
                 Lee
                 under
                 St.
                 Christophers
                 .
              
               
               
                 8
                 Passed
                 by
                 
                   Sancta
                   Cruze
                
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 Colonels
                 Penrud
                 .
                 &
                 Jones
                 sent
                 back
                 into
                 the
                 West
                 ,
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 their
                 Tryal
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 the
                 Tryal
                 of
                 the
                 Risers
                 met
                 at
                 Salisbury
                 .
              
               
                 Col.
                 Penrud
                 .
                 and
                 Jones
                 sent
                 to
                 Exeter
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 The
                 Fleet
                 within
                 kenning
                 of
                 St.
                 Domingo
                 .
              
               
                 14
                 The
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 landed
                 in
                 Hispaniola
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 The
                 remainder
                 landed
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 Several
                 persons
                 condemned
                 at
                 Exeter
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 A
                 Fire
                 in
                 Southwark
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 Major
                 Gen.
                 Haines
                 slain
                 before
                 Saint
                 Domingo
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 Baron
                 Thorp
                 and
                 Judge
                 Newdigate
                 had
                 Writs
                 of
                 Ease
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 3
                 The
                 Army
                 (
                 in
                 Hispaniola
                 )
                 discomfited
                 and
                 shipped
                 .
              
               
                 Kensy
                 and
                 Thorp
                 executed
                 at
                 Salisbury
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 Seven
                 more
                 executed
                 at
                 Salisbury
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 Marquess
                 Leda
                 (
                 from
                 Spain
                 )
                 had
                 Audience
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Colonel
                 Penrud
                 .
                 and
                 Colonel
                 Grove
                 beheaded
                 at
                 Exeter
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 The
                 Fleet
                 Anchored
                 in
                 S.
                 Jamaica
                 Harbor
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 They
                 entred
                 the
                 Town
                 of
                 St.
                 Jamaica
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 Serjeants
                 
                   Maynard
                   ,
                   Twisden
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Windham
                 ,
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 The
                 Scotch
                 Lords
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Lord
                 Grandson
                 ,
                 M.
                 
                   John
                   Ashburnham
                
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 brother
                 Col.
                 Ashburnham
                 were
                 removed
                 to
                 more
                 remote
                 places
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 The
                 Discovery
                 fired
                 and
                 blown
                 up
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 Serjeant
                 Steel
                 admitted
                 Lord
                 Chief-Baron
                 of
                 the
                 Exch●quer
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 1
                 M.
                 Long
                 made
                 Record●r
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 M.
                 Coppleston
                 Knighted
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 Judge
                 Rolls
                 delivered
                 up
                 his
                 Commission
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 Lords
                 Commissioners
                 theirs
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Col.
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Fines
                
                 made
                 Lord
                 Privy-Seal
                 .
              
               
               
                 M.
                 G.
                 Lambert
                 Lord
                 Warden
                 of
                 the
                 Cinque-Ports
                 .
              
               
                 Lord
                 Willoughby
                 of
                 Parham
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 Cap.
                 Crook
                 had
                 200
                 
                   l.
                   per
                   annum
                
                 ,
                 given
                 him
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 service
                 in
                 the
                 West
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 Com.
                 Gen.
                 Reynolds
                 Knighted
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 Several
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 and
                 Gentry
                 (
                 who
                 had
                 been
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Kings
                 Party
                 )
                 imprisoned
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 L.
                 
                   Hen.
                   Cromwel
                
                 for
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Will.
                   Constable
                
                 died
                 .
              
               
                 Serjeant
                 Glyn
                 sworn
                 Lord
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 An
                 Order
                 for
                 regulating
                 the
                 Chancery
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 Collections
                 in
                 London
                 for
                 the
                 Savoy
                 Protestants
                 .
              
               
                 Dr.
                 French
                 (
                 the
                 Divine
                 )
                 died
                 at
                 White-hall
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 Sir
                 
                   Will.
                   Constable
                
                 buried
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 The
                 Fleet
                 (
                 bound
                 for
                 England
                 )
                 set
                 sail
                 from
                 Jamaica
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 3
                 A
                 fire
                 at
                 Lambeth
              
               
                 19
                 The
                 Fleet
                 entred
                 the
                 Gulf
                 of
                 Florida
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 Passed
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 About
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 month
                 fell
                 that
                 unhappy
                 Accident
                 in
                 the
                 Family
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Sondes
                
                 of
                 Kent
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 M.
                 Thurloe
                 (
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 )
                 made
                 Post-master
                 General
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Hannam
                 (
                 the
                 notorious
                 Thief
                 )
                 escaped
                 from
                 Newgate
                 .
              
               
                 31
                 Fleet
                 anchored
                 at
                 the
                 Spithead
                 ,
                 near
                 Portsm
                 .
              
               
                 Septem
                 .
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 weekly
                 Pamphlets
                 restrained
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Gen.
                 Venables
                 arrived
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 commenced
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 L.
                 Mayor
                 of
                 London
                 Knighted
                 .
              
               
                 Gen
                 Venables
                 and
                 Pen
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 22
                 L.
                 Deputy
                 Fleet-wood
                 arrived
                 at
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Oct.
                 10.
                 
                 M.
                 Biddle
                 removed
                 from
                 Newgate
                 to
                 Plymouth
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 thence
                 transported
                 into
                 Scilly
                 .
              
               
                 Orders
                 passed
                 for
                 regulating
                 Printing
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 Dutch
                 Ambassadors
                 had
                 Audience
                 .
              
               
               
                 General
                 Blake
                 presented
                 himself
                 to
                 his
                 Highness
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 A
                 Declaration
                 setting
                 forth
                 the
                 justness
                 of
                 the
                 War
                 with
                 Spain
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 1
                 General
                 Venables
                 set
                 at
                 liberty
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Order
                 for
                 erecting
                 of
                 a
                 Council
                 of
                 Trade
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 Col.
                 
                   Edmund
                   Harvey
                
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 The
                 Peace
                 with
                 France
                 Ratified
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 Cavaliers
                 disarmed
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 27
                 The
                 Assessment
                 of
                 60000
                 l.
                 
                   per
                   mens
                
                 .
                 continued
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 Peace
                 with
                 France
                 proclaimed
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 French
                 Ambassador
                 took
                 leave
                 of
                 his
                 Highness
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Jews
                 Petition
                 again
                 for
                 admittance
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 January
                 6
                 Several
                 persons
                 seized
                 on
                 by
                 the
                 Soldiers
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 came
                 from
                 the
                 Venetian
                 Ambassadours
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 Many
                 slain
                 at
                 Spalding
                 in
                 Lincolnshire
                 by
                 the
                 fall
                 of
                 a
                 Chamber-Floor
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 Col.
                 Pride
                 Knighted
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 M.
                 G.
                 
                   John
                   Barkstead
                
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Godfrey
                   Goodman
                
                 (
                 the
                 late
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Glocester
                 )
                 died
                 about
                 this
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 February
                 1
                 Venetian
                 Ambassadour
                 had
                 Audience
                 .
              
               
                 Three
                 Gentlemen
                 (
                 Prisoners
                 to
                 Saint
                 
                 James's
                 )
                 Tryed
                 at
                 the
                 Upper
                 Bench
                 Bar
                 (
                 for
                 killing
                 of
                 a
                 Soldier
                 ,
                 who
                 )
                 were
                 found
                 guilty
                 only
                 of
                 Manslaug-hter
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 The
                 Swedish
                 Ambassador
                 had
                 Audience
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 The
                 High
                 Sheriffs
                 freed
                 from
                 their
                 usual
                 expence
                 in
                 the
                 Assise
                 time
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 War
                 with
                 England
                 proclaim'd
                 by
                 the
                 Spaniards
                 in
                 Dunkirk
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 A
                 general
                 Embargo
                 in
                 England
                 for
                 21
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 About
                 this
                 time
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Alcock
                
                 cut
                 his
                 own
                 Throat
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 
                   Charles
                   Stuart
                
                 departed
                 from
                 Colin
                 .
              
               
               
                 Mar.
                 15
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Wortly
                
                 slain
                 in
                 the
                 Strand
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 One
                 Tyson
                 (
                 a
                 Minister
                 )
                 of
                 Saint
                 
                   Buttolphs
                   Billingsgate
                
                 ,
                 cut
                 his
                 own
                 Throat
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 The
                 Fleet
                 put
                 forth
                 to
                 Sea
                 ,
                 but
                 forced
                 into
                 Torbay
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 The
                 late
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Armah
                 died
                 at
                 Rygate
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1656.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 month
                 one
                 Mr.
                 Grantham
                 (
                 being
                 slain
                 in
                 a
                 Duel
                 )
                 was
                 found
                 dead
                 in
                 the
                 Fields
                 near
                 South-hampton
                 house
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 The
                 Fleet
                 set
                 sail
                 out
                 of
                 Torbay
                 .
              
               
                 April
                 17
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Armah
                 his
                 Funeral
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 L.
                 H.
                 Cromwell's
                 Lady
                 delivered
                 of
                 a
                 Son
                 ,
                 named
                 afterwards
                 Oliver
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 ,
                 Records
                 ,
                 &c.
                 of
                 the
                 First
                 Fruits
                 Office
                 seized
                 on
                 by
                 the
                 Serjeant
                 at
                 Arms.
                 
              
               
                 13
                 A
                 Committee
                 appointed
                 for
                 the
                 discovery
                 of
                 fraudulent
                 and
                 counterfeit
                 Debentures
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 12
                 Wrestling
                 in
                 
                 Moor-Fields
                 prohibited
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 M.
                 G.
                 Worsly
                 buried
                 in
                 H.
                 7
                 Chappell
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 
                   R.
                   Hannam
                
                 (
                 that
                 notorious
                 Thief
                 )
                 executed
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 Letters
                 Patents
                 granted
                 to
                 
                   Robert
                   Villiers
                
                 ,
                 for
                 assuming
                 the
                 surname
                 of
                 Danvers
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 9
                 L.
                 Lambert
                 constituted
                 Chief
                 Justice
                 in
                 Eyre
                 within
                 the
                 Forrest
                 of
                 Dean
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 Peace
                 with
                 Portugal
                 Ratified
                 .
              
               
                 Writs
                 (
                 for
                 summoning
                 a
                 New
                 Parliament
                 )
                 sealed
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 A
                 prodigious
                 Storm
                 of
                 Thunder
                 ,
                 Lightning
                 and
                 Hail
                 in
                 Norwich
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 Norfolk
                 ,
                 very
                 obnoxious
                 to
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 Swedish
                 Ambassador
                 had
                 Audience
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 Entertained
                 at
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 chief
                 Gentlemen
                 Knighted
                 .
              
               
                 Ten
                 sail
                 of
                 Ships
                 returned
                 from
                 the
                 Fleet.
                 
              
               
                 August
                 11.
                 
                 Building
                 upon
                 New
                 Foundations
                 Ordered
                 to
                 be
                 staid
                 ,
                 in
                 
                 
                 Lincolns-Inn
                 Fields
                 and
                 Saint
                 
                 James's
                 Fields
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 The
                 general
                 Election
                 of
                 Parl.
                 Members
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 Swedish
                 Ambassador
                 departed
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 3
                 A
                 Thanksgiving
                 observed
                 by
                 his
                 Highness
                 and
                 Council
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 two
                 Victori●s
                 over
                 the
                 Scots
                 at
                 Dunbar
                 and
                 Worcester
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 A
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 the
                 Cavaliers
                 ,
                 &c.
                 their
                 departing
                 London
                 ,
                 and
                 20
                 miles
                 distance
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 12
                 instant
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 Carisbrook-Castle
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Ship
                 called
                 the
                 Merchants
                 Delight
                 ,
                 burnt
                 upon
                 the
                 Thames
                 near
                 Redriff
                 .
              
               
                 Divers
                 Gentlemen
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Kings
                 Party
                 sent
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 15
                 Alderman
                 Dethick
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   George
                   Fleetwood
                
                 Knighted
                 .
              
               
                 L.
                 Steele
                 for
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 Parliament
                 first
                 sat
                 and
                 chose
                 S●r
                 
                   Thomas
                   Widdrington
                
                 Speaker
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 A
                 Declaration
                 for
                 a
                 General
                 Fast
                 ,
                 October
                 30·
              
               
                 24
                 A
                 Day
                 of
                 Humiliation
                 observed
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 at
                 St.
                 Margarets
                 in
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Alderman
                 Tichburn
                 Elected
                 L.
                 May.
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 M.
                 Pendarvis
                 buryed
                 at
                 Abbingdon
                 in
                 Berkshire
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 3
                 The
                 River
                 of
                 Thames
                 Ebbed
                 and
                 Flowed
                 twice
                 in
                 three
                 hours
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 A
                 Thanksgiving
                 at
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 for
                 success
                 against
                 the
                 Spaniard
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 General
                 Montague
                 returned
                 into
                 Stokes-Bay
                 .
              
               
                 Nov●mber
                 1
                 The
                 Silver
                 taken
                 ,
                 the
                 Spanish
                 Gallion
                 brought
                 into
                 the
                 Tower
                 :
                 and
              
               
                 The
                 Marquess
                 of
                 Bad●n
                 and
                 his
                 Brother
                 ,
                 Prisoners
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 10
                 Col.
                 
                   William
                   Lockhart
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   James
                   Calthrop
                
                 ,
                 Knighted
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 Tichburn
                 Knighted
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 
                   James
                   Nayler
                
                 sentenced
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 Pillory'd
                 in
                 the
                 Palace-Yard
                 ,
                 and
                 Whipped
                 at
                 the
                 Old
                 Exchange
                 .
              
               
               
                 27.
                 
                 Pillory'd
                 again
                 ,
                 bored
                 through
                 the
                 Tongue
                 with
                 a
                 hot
                 Iron
                 ,
                 &
                 Stigmatiz'd
                 in
                 the
                 Forehead
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Old
                 Exchange
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 6.
                 
                 Col.
                 
                   James
                   Whitlock
                
                 Knighted
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 Judge
                 Jenkins
                 (
                 that
                 constant
                 Sufferer
                 )
                 ordered
                 his
                 Liberty
                 ,
                 yet
                 continues
                 he
                 still
                 in
                 Windsor
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 The
                 Parliaments
                 sentence
                 executed
                 upon
                 
                   Jam.
                   Naylor
                
                 at
                 Bristol
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 Peace
                 with
                 Portigal
                 proclaim'd
                 ,
                 And.
                 
              
               
                 
                   James
                   Naylor
                
                 committed
                 to
                 
                   Bridewel
                   ,
                   London
                
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 9.
                 
                 
                   Miles
                   Sundercombe
                
                 brought
                 to
                 his
                 Tryal
                 in
                 Westminster-hall
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Sentence
                 of
                 Death
                 pronounced
                 against
                 him
                 as
                 a
                 Traytor
                 —
                 And.
                 
              
               
                 13.
                 —
                 said
                 to
                 have
                 Poyson'd
                 himself
                 ,
                 —
                 And.
                 
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 Drawn
                 at
                 the
                 Horses
                 Tail
                 to
                 Tower-hill
                 ,
                 where
                 under
                 the
                 Scaffold
                 a
                 hole
                 being
                 digged
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 turned
                 in
                 naked
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 a
                 stake
                 driven
                 through
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 20.
                 
                 A
                 Thanks-giving
                 for
                 the
                 deliverance
                 .
              
               
                 Mar.
                 3.
                 
                 Alderman
                 Dickenson
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 Knighted
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno.
                 1657.
                 
              
               
                 Apr.
                 9.
                 
                 Another
                 dangerous
                 Plot
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 discovered
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 Whereupon
                 —
                 M.G.
                 Harrison
                 ,
                 C.
                 Rich
                 ,
                 M.
                 Danvers
                 ,
                 and
                 Cap.
                 Lawson
                 ,
                 with
                 several
                 others
                 secured
                 .
              
               
                 Apr.
                 20.
                 
                 G.
                 Blake
                 attempted
                 the
                 
                   Spanish
                   Fleet
                
                 in
                 Sancta-Cruze
                 .
              
               
                 May.
                 4.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Jo.
                   Reinoldson
                
                 Commissionated
                 to
                 Command
                 the
                 6000
                 Foot
                 ,
                 raised
                 for
                 the
                 French
                 Service
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Protector
                 gave
                 the
                 Parliam
                 .
                 his
                 final
                 Answer
                 ,
                 
                   That
                   he
                   could
                   not
                   undertake
                   the
                   Government
                   with
                   the
                   Title
                   of
                
                 KING
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 ,
                 9.
                 3500.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 New
                 raised
                 Forces
                 embark'd
                 for
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 The
                 remainder
                 ,
                 (
                 now
                 )
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 17.
                 
                 Sir
                 
                   Jo.
                   Reinoldson
                
                 followed
                 after
                 .
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 Resolved
                 that
                 LORD
                 PROTECTOR
                 should
                 be
                 the
                 Title
                 inserted
                 
                 in
                 the
                 Humble
                 Petition
                 and
                 Advice
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 Humble
                 Petition
                 and
                 Advice
                 consented
                 to
                 by
                 the
                 Protector
                 .
              
               
                 Jun.
                 3
                 Parliament
                 kept
                 a
                 thanks-giving
                 for
                 the
                 great
                 success
                 at
                 
                   Sancta
                   Cruze
                
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 Captain
                 Stainer
                 Knighted
                 for
                 his
                 good
                 Service
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 The
                 Protector
                 's
                 Magnificent
                 and
                 Solemn
                 Investiture
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 Parliament
                 adjourn'd
                 till
                 January
                 20.
                 
              
               
                 July
                 1.
                 
                 Protector
                 Proclaimed
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 A
                 lamentable
                 accident
                 at
                 Ratcliffe
                 by
                 Gun-Powder
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 Gen.
                 Montague
                 to
                 Greenwich
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 his
                 Sea
                 expedition
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 Ground
                 sunk
                 at
                 Bickley
                 in
                 Cheshire
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Protector
                 Proclaim'd
                 at
                 Dublin
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 The
                 like
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 Lord
                 
                   Rich.
                   Cromwell
                
                 elected
                 Chancellor
                 of
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 J.
                 Cleypole
                 
                   Esq
                
                 created
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 Knighted
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 Col.
                 
                   Edward
                   Saxby
                
                 Commited
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 29
                 L.
                 
                   R.
                   Cromwell
                
                 instal'd
                 Chancelor
                 of
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 10
                 News
                 came
                 of
                 the
                 Death
                 of
                 Gen.
                 Blake
                 ,
                 and
                 Vice
                 Admiral
                 Badiley
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 Mr.
                 Jefford
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Ashley
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Alanson
                 Commited
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 19
                 The
                 Corps
                 of
                 Gen.
                 Blake
                 brought
                 to
                 Greenwich
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Captain
                 Bernard
                 (
                 sometimes
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 )
                 executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 for
                 Robbery
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 27
                 Major
                 General
                 Jephson
                 sent
                 as
                 a
                 publick
                 Minister
                 into
                 Swed●n
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 
                   John
                   Lilburn
                
                 dyed
                 at
                 Eltham
                 .
              
               
                 31
                 One
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Butler
                
                 executed
                 in
                 Cheapside
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 Murder
                 of
                 
                   John
                   Knight
                
                 an
                 Apprentice
                 ,
                 Son
                 to
                 a
                 Gentleman
                 of
                 good
                 worth
                 in
                 Berkshier
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 same
                 day
                 
                   John
                   Lilburn
                
                 brought
                 to
                 London
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 buryed
                 by
                 the
                 Quakers
                 in
                 the
                 New-Church-yard
                 adjoyning
                 to
                 Bedlam
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 4
                 Gen
                 Blake
                 buryed
                 in
                 Henry
                 7.
                 
                 Chappel
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Portugal
                 Ambassador
                 had
                 private
                 Audience
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 The
                 Fort
                 at
                 Mardike
                 besieged
                 by
                 the
                 French.
                 
              
               
                 Oct.
                 23
                 Mardike
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 them
                 afterwards
                 put
                 into
                 Possession
                 of
                 the
                 English.
                 
              
               
                 Nov.
                 19
                 The
                 Lord
                 Faulconbridge
                 Marryed
                 the
                 Lady
                 
                   Mary
                   Cromwel
                
                 ,
                 Daughter
                 to
                 Oliver
                 Lord
                 Protector
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 5
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Reynolds
                
                 ,
                 Col.
                 White
                 ,
                 and
                 divers
                 others
                 cast
                 away
                 upon
                 Goodwin
                 Sands
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 Dr.
                 Wild
                 Mr.
                 Gunning
                 ,
                 and
                 others
                 secured
                 by
                 the
                 Souldiers
                 for
                 Celebrating
                 the
                 Anniversary
                 of
                 our
                 Saviours
                 Birth
                 .
              
               
                 31
                 L.
                 
                   Rich.
                   Cromwel
                
                 Sworn
                 a
                 Privy
                 Counciller
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 13
                 Col
                 Saxby
                 dyed
                 a
                 Prisoner
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 The
                 Parliament
                 met
                 ,
                 and
                 sat
                 again
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 4
                 Dissolved
                 by
                 the
                 Protector
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Rich
                
                 ,
                 Son
                 in
                 Law
                 to
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 Cavaliers
                 and
                 Papists
                 confined
                 to
                 within
                 5
                 Miles
                 of
                 their
                 abode
                 .
              
               
                 Mar.
                 8
                 
                   Richard
                   Greenvile
                
                 (
                 Son
                 and
                 Heir
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Greenvile
                
                 )
                 Executed
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 A
                 general
                 search
                 in
                 London
                 and
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 where
                 many
                 were
                 secured
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1658.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 .
                 Dr.
                 Hewit
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 18
                 Robert
                 Earl
                 of
                 Warwick
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 1
                 A
                 Solemn
                 Fast
                 in
                 London
                 and
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 10.
                 
                 A
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 met
                 in
                 the
                 Painted
                 Chamber
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 ,
                 16.
                 
                 Many
                 seized
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 secured
                 in
                 most
                 places
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 The
                 Solemn
                 Fast
                 observ'd
                 throughout
                 England
                 and
                 Wales
                 .
              
               
               
                 21
                 A
                 General
                 Rendezvouz
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 Regim
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 The
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 first
                 sat
                 in
                 Westminster-Hall
                 upon
                 Tryal
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Slingsby
                
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 1
                 Dr.
                 Hewit
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Mordant
                 brought
                 to
                 their
                 Tryal
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Mr.
                 Mordant
                 acquitted
                 ;
                 but
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Slingsby
                
                 and
                 Dr.
                 Hewit
                 sentenced
                 to
                 Death
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Slingsby
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Dr.
                 Hewit
                 beheaded
                 〈◊〉
                 Tower-hill
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 Captain
                 
                   Henry
                   Mallory
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Woodcock
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Humphrey
                   Bennet
                
                 brought
                 to
                 their
                 Tryals
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 Dunkirk
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 French
                 ,
                 who
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 put
                 it
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 English.
                 
              
               
                 Mr.
                 Woodcock
                 acquitted
                 ,
                 and
                 Capt.
                 Mallory
                 sentenc'd
                 to
                 Death
                 ,
                 but
                 —
              
               
                 17
                 Reprieved
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Bennets
                
                 Tryal
                 deferr'd
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 1
                 The
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 sate
                 upon
                 Tryal
                 of
                 Col.
                 
                   Edward
                   .
                   Ashton
                   ,
                   John
                   Sumner
                   ,
                   Edward
                   Stacy
                   ,
                   William
                   Carent
                   ,
                   John
                   Bettely
                   ,
                   Henry
                   Fryer
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Oliver
                   Allen.
                
                 
              
               
                 2
                 Mr.
                 Carrent
                 acquitted
                 ,
                 but
                 
                   John
                   Sumner
                   ,
                   Edmund
                   Stacy
                
                 ,
                 Col.
                 
                   Ashton
                   ,
                   Oliver
                   Allen
                
                 ,
                 J.
                 Batteley
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   H.
                   Fryer
                
                 ,
                 adjudged
                 to
                 Death
                 :
                 And
                 Mr.
                 
                   Christoph.
                   Pitts
                
                 fined
                 1000
                 l.
                 and
                 Imprisoned
                 during
                 the
                 pleasure
                 of
                 his
                 Highness
                 ,
                 for
                 refusing
                 to
                 give
                 his
                 testimony
                 against
                 Mr.
                 Carrent
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 Col.
                 
                   Edward
                   Ashton
                
                 Executed
                 as
                 a
                 Traytor
                 in
                 
                   Tower-street
                   ;
                   John
                   Bettely
                
                 the
                 like
                 in
                 Cheapside
                 ;
                 but
                 
                   Henry
                   Fry●r
                
                 reprieved
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 
                   Edmund
                   Stacy
                
                 (
                 sometimes
                 a
                 Souldier
                 in
                 the
                 Parliament
                 Army
                 )
                 Executed
                 in
                 Corn-hill
                 but
                 
                   John
                   Sumn●r
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Oliver
                   Allen
                
                 reprieved
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 High
                 Court
                 of
                 Justice
                 adjurn'd
                 till
                 Nov.
                 1.
                 
              
               
                 22
                 A
                 Solemn
                 day
                 of
                 Thanksgiving
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 6
                 Lady
                 Elizabeth
                 (
                 the
                 Protectors
                 Second
                 Daughter
                 )
                 dyed
                 ,
                 at
                 Hampton-Court
                 .
              
               
               
                 Aug.
                 10
                 Buryed
                 in
                 Henry
                 the
                 7
                 ths
                 Chappel
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Graveline
                 deliver'd
                 to
                 the
                 French.
                 
              
               
                 23
                 Earl
                 of
                 Mulgrave
                 dyed
                 suddenly
                 at
                 Lincoln
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 D.
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 Sept.
                 3
                 The
                 Protector
                 left
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 and
                 came
                 to
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 died
                 .
              
               
                 4
                 
                   Rich.
                   Cromwel
                
                 (
                 his
                 Eldest
                 Son
                 )
                 proclaim'd
                 Protector
                 in
                 London
                 and
                 Westminster
                 ;
                 his
                 Father
                 having
                 at
                 his
                 Death
                 declar'd
                 him
                 his
                 successor
                 ;
                 and
                 his
                 Son
                 
                   H.
                   L.
                
                 Lieutenant
                 (
                 or
                 Vice-Roy
                 )
                 of
                 Irel.
                 
              
               
                 9
                 Proclaim'd
                 at
                 Edenburgh
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 14
                 At
                 Dubl
                 .
                 in
                 Irel.
                 soon
                 after
                 which
                 he
                 receivd
                 congratulation
                 from
                 the
                 Armies
                 of
                 
                   Engl.
                   Scotl.
                
                 &
                 Irel.
                 all
                 the
                 Independent
                 Congregational
                 Churches
                 ,
                 the
                 most
                 eminent
                 of
                 the
                 
                 London-time
                 serving
                 Ministers
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Fren.
                   Dutch
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Ital.
                 Churches
                 ,
                 and
                 most
                 of
                 the
                 Countries
                 ,
                 Cities
                 ,
                 and
                 chief
                 Towns
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 with
                 engagements
                 to
                 live
                 and
                 die
                 with
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 The
                 late
                 Protectors
                 Corps
                 privatly
                 remov'd
                 from
                 White-Hall
                 to
                 Sommerset-house
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 23
                 His
                 Funeral
                 Celebrated
                 at
                 a
                 vaster
                 charge
                 than
                 hath
                 formerly
                 been
                 used
                 for
                 the
                 best
                 of
                 K.
                 in
                 the
                 Richest
                 times
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 27
                 Another
                 new
                 Parl.
                 began
                 at
                 Westm.
                 call'd
                 on
                 purpose
                 by
                 the
                 Court
                 Party
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 better
                 transferring
                 the
                 Govern.
                 of
                 these
                 Nations
                 from
                 the
                 Stuarts
                 to
                 the
                 Cromwels
                 .
                 In
                 which
                 Parliament
                 
                   Challener
                   Chute
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 was
                 chose
                 Speaker
                 .
              
               
                 Mar.
                 16
                 Mr.
                 Chute
                 being
                 sick
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 Bampfield
                 was
                 Elected
                 Speaker
                 
                   pro
                   tempore
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 same
                 day
                 Maj.
                 Gen.
                 Overton
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 Committed
                 by
                 the
                 Old
                 Protector
                 were
                 discharged
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 from
                 their
                 Imprisonment
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1659.
                 
              
               
                 Apr.
                 7
                 A
                 representation
                 to
                 Rich.
                 Prot.
                 published
                 by
                 the
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
               
                 8
                 A
                 Copy
                 thereof
                 sent
                 by
                 the
                 Protector
                 ,
                 inclosed
                 in
                 a
                 Letter
                 to
                 the
                 Speaker
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 the
                 Protect
                 .
                 stood
                 upon
                 his
                 guard
                 .
              
               
                 14
                 
                   Challon
                   .
                   Chute
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 a
                 no
                 less
                 Honest
                 then
                 Emin
                 .
                 Lawy.
                 departed
                 this
                 Life
                 .
              
               
                 Apr.
                 15
                 Mr.
                 Bampfield
                 chosen
                 Speaker
                 in
                 his
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 The
                 Quakers
                 Petition'd
                 the
                 Parl.
                 against
                 Magistracy
                 and
                 Ministry
                 ;
                 but
                 discountenanced
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 Rich.
                 Protector
                 (
                 his
                 Party
                 deserting
                 him
                 )
                 consented
                 to
                 a
                 Commission
                 and
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 dissolving
                 the
                 Parliament
                 which
                 was
                 do●e
                 accordingly
                 .
                 After
                 which
                 himself
                 also
                 was
                 decently
                 laid
                 aside
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 The
                 late
                 Kings
                 Party
                 Commanded
                 out
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 The
                 House
                 of
                 Com.
                 shut
                 up
                 ,
                 and
                 entrance
                 denyed
                 the
                 Members
                 that
                 attempted
                 to
                 sit
                 again
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 6
                 A
                 Declar.
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 (
                 inviting
                 the
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 long
                 Parl.
                 (
                 who
                 continued
                 sitting
                 till
                 Apr.
                 20.
                 1653.
                 
                 )
                 to
                 return
                 to
                 the
                 Excercise
                 and
                 discharge
                 of
                 their
                 Trust.
                 )
                 Ordered
                 to
                 be
                 Printed
                 and
                 Published
                 ;
                 and
                 
                   Will.
                   Lenthal
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 solicited
                 to
                 sit
                 again
                 Speaker
                 ;
                 which
                 (
                 after
                 some
                 Scruples
                 and
                 Objections
                 made
                 by
                 him
                 )
                 he
                 agreed
                 to
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 Some
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 long
                 Parliament
                 sat
                 again
                 .
              
               
                 14
                 The
                 late
                 Protector
                 's
                 great
                 Seal
                 broken
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 own
                 Old
                 one
                 confirm'd
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 A
                 New
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 Nominated
                 and
                 appointed
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 White-Hall
                 and
                 Somerset-house
                 ,
                 Voted
                 to
                 be
                 sold.
                 
              
               
                 June
                 4
                 President
                 
                   Bradshaw
                   ,
                   Tho.
                   Tyrrel
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Jo.
                   Fountain
                
                 ,
                 constituted
                 Commission
                 ▪
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 Seal
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 
                   H.
                   Cromwel
                
                 ,
                 (
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 Irel.
                 )
                 by
                 Letters
                 signified
                 his
                 submission
                 to
                 the
                 Parl.
                 in
                 delivering
                 up
                 the
                 Gover.
                 of
                 that
                 Nation
                 to
                 their
                 Commissioners
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 1
                 Great
                 Jealousies
                 and
                 Fears
                 which
                 occasion'd
                 
                 a
                 general
                 Seisure
                 of
                 Horses
                 in
                 ,
                 and
                 about
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 2
                 
                   Henry
                   Cromwel
                
                 arrived
                 from
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 And
                 (
                 having
                 given
                 the
                 Council
                 an
                 account
                 of
                 the
                 State
                 of
                 Affairs
                 there
                 )
                 had
                 leave
                 given
                 to
                 go
                 where
                 he
                 pleased
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Sale
                 of
                 Hampton-Court
                 Voted
                 to
                 be
                 forborn
                 till
                 further
                 Order
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 
                   Henry
                   Cromwel
                
                 retired
                 into
                 Cambridge-shire
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 Souldiers
                 at
                 Enfield
                 beaten
                 by
                 the
                 Country
                 People
                 ,
                 and
                 Nine
                 of
                 them
                 sent
                 to
                 Newgate
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 A
                 Bill
                 passed
                 for
                 setling
                 the
                 Militia
                 in
                 England
                 and
                 Wales
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 The
                 Lady
                 
                   Mary
                   Howard
                
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 and
                 numbers
                 of
                 other
                 Persons
                 seized
                 on
                 and
                 secured
                 in
                 several
                 Prisons
                 .
              
               
                 31
                 Col.
                 Massey
                 taken
                 in
                 Glocestershire
                 ,
                 but
                 escaped
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 1
                 An
                 Insurrection
                 in
                 Cheshire
                 ,
                 Headed
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Geo.
                   Booth
                
                 ,
                 whose
                 Forces
                 surpriz'd
                 
                   Chester
                   ,
                   Liverpool
                   ,
                   Chirk-Castle
                
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 places
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 Lord
                 Lambert
                 advanced
                 with
                 his
                 Forces
                 toward
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 for
                 suppressing
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Maj.
                 Gen.
                 Desborough
                 towards
                 the
                 West
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Booth
                
                 and
                 others
                 with
                 him
                 proclaimed
                 Rebels
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Booth
                
                 Routed
                 near
                 Northwich
                 ;
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 Chester
                 and
                 Liverpool
                 surrendred
                 to
                 the
                 Parliaments
                 Forces
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Booth
                
                 taken
                 in
                 Newport-Pagnel
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 1000
                 l.
                 bestowed
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 upon
                 the
                 Lord
                 Lambert
                 ,
                 to
                 buy
                 him
                 a
                 Jewel
                 with
                 ,
                 for
                 this
                 his
                 good
                 Service
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Booth
                
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 and
                 
                 Chirk-Castle
                 surrendred
                 upon
                 Articles
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 A
                 New
                 Act
                 for
                 Sequestration
                 .
              
               
                 Sep.
                 7
                 A
                 Procla
                 .
                 against
                 Mr.
                 Mordant
                 and
                 others
                 ,
                 suspected
                 to
                 be
                 engaged
                 with
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Booth
                
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 
                   James
                   Naylor
                
                 (
                 that
                 
                 notorious
                 Blasphemer
                 )
                 discharged
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 ,
                 from
                 his
                 Imprisonment
                 in
                 Bridewel
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Lord
                 Lambert
                 return'd
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 5
                 A
                 Representation
                 and
                 Petition
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 Council
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 The
                 Parliam
                 .
                 Council
                 of
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 Field
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 ,
                 magnificently
                 Feasted
                 by
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 at
                 Grocers-Hall
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 The
                 Lord
                 Lamberts
                 and
                 other
                 Officers
                 Commissions
                 Voted
                 by
                 the
                 Parliament
                 (
                 as
                 a
                 special
                 Mark
                 of
                 their
                 Favour
                 )
                 Null
                 and
                 Void
                 ,
                 and
                 themselves
                 discharg'd
                 from
                 all
                 Military
                 Imployment
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Act
                 appointing
                 seven
                 Commissioners
                 for
                 Government
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 The
                 Parliament
                 shut
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 by
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 14
                 The
                 Lord
                 Fleetwood
                 nominated
                 Commander
                 in
                 Chief
                 .
              
               
                 Col.
                 Cob.
                 sent
                 to
                 
                   Scotl.
                   Ireland
                
                 Col.
                 Bar.
                 sent
                 to
                 
                   Scotl.
                   Ireland
                
                 to
                 give
                 the
                 Reasons
                 of
                 these
                 their
                 Proceedings
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Gen.
                 Monk
                 signifies
                 (
                 by
                 Letters
                 )
                 his
                 dislike
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 advanc'd
                 his
                 Forces
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 A
                 Committee
                 of
                 Safety
                 established
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 A
                 Declaration
                 of
                 the
                 General
                 Council
                 of
                 the
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 L.
                 Gen.
                 Ludlow
                 arrived
                 from
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 31
                 President
                 Bradshaw
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 1
                 A
                 Committee
                 appointed
                 to
                 prepare
                 a
                 Form
                 of
                 Government
                 .
              
               
                 Four
                 Persons
                 sent
                 (
                 as
                 Commissioners
                 )
                 to
                 General
                 Monk
                 ,
                 to
                 Remonstrate
                 the
                 State
                 of
                 Affairs
                 in
                 England
                 ,
                 and
                 compose
                 (
                 if
                 possible
                 )
                 the
                 difference
                 with
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 3
                 L.
                 Lamb.
                 advanced
                 with
                 Forces
                 towards
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 5
                 A
                 Proclam
                 .
                 inhibiting
                 all
                 meetings
                 for
                 the
                 raising
                 of
                 Forces
                 without
                 Order
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 Three
                 Comm.
                 (
                 sent
                 from
                 Gen.
                 Monk
                 )
                 arrived
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 14
                 They
                 Treated
                 with
                 as
                 many
                 Comm.
                 of
                 the
                 Ar.
                 
              
               
               
                 15
                 The
                 Treaty
                 ended
                 in
                 an
                 Agreement
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 4
                 Portsmouth
                 revolted
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 pretended
                 Committee
                 of
                 Safety
                 Ordered
                 Forces
                 for
                 reducing
                 thereof
                 ,
                 which
                 Forces
                 joyned
                 with
                 the
                 Garrison
                 ,
                 so
                 soon
                 as
                 they
                 came
                 before
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 5
                 Tumults
                 in
                 London
                 ,
                 wherein
                 some
                 People
                 were
                 slain
                 by
                 the
                 Command
                 of
                 Hewson
                 ,
                 Oliver's
                 Cobling
                 Lord.
                 
              
               
                 6
                 Army
                 Officers
                 began
                 to
                 sit
                 at
                 White-Hall
                 ,
                 to
                 find
                 out
                 a
                 New
                 Form
                 of
                 Government
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 They
                 resolve
                 that
                 a
                 Parliament
                 should
                 be
                 called
                 ,
                 to
                 sit
                 in
                 or
                 b●fore
                 February
                 next
                 ,
                 in
                 hopes
                 thereby
                 to
                 quiet
                 the
                 Spirits
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 The
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 placed
                 Guards
                 throughout
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 Army
                 Officers
                 cryed
                 Peccavimus
                 to
                 the
                 Speaker
                 Lenthal
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 former
                 defection
                 ;
                 and
                 promised
                 Obedience
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 The
                 Rump-Parliament
                 began
                 to
                 sit
                 again
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 
                 Windsor-Castle
                 surrendred
                 to
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 2
                 The
                 Rump
                 order'd
                 an
                 Oath
                 for
                 Renunciation
                 of
                 the
                 Title
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Line
                 of
                 King
                 James
                 .
              
               
                 They
                 Pardon'd
                 Lambert
                 and
                 all
                 others
                 that
                 should
                 submit
                 by
                 the
                 9
                 of
                 Jan.
                 upon
                 which
                 his
                 Forces
                 left
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 dispers'd
                 themselves
                 ,
                 and
                 he
                 submitted
                 to
                 the
                 Rump
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 Thanks
                 order'd
                 to
                 be
                 given
                 Gen.
                 Monk
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 he
                 should
                 be
                 desired
                 to
                 come
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Gen.
                 Monk
                 arriv'd
                 at
                 Newcastle
                 ,
                 after
                 which
                 he
                 was
                 Petition'd
                 by
                 all
                 the
                 Counties
                 through
                 which
                 he
                 Marched
                 (
                 if
                 not
                 all
                 the
                 Counties
                 in
                 England
                 )
                 for
                 a
                 Free
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 Morley
                 made
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 9
                 The
                 Estates
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Geo.
                   Booth
                
                 and
                 his
                 adherent's
                 order'd
                 to
                 be
                 sold.
                 
              
               
                 10
                 G.
                 Monk
                 at
                 North
                 -
                 Allerton
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 At
                 Burrow-Briggs
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 At
                 Yorke
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Rump
                 approv'd
                 of
                 
                 his
                 marching
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 
                   Thomas
                   Scot
                
                 and
                 
                   Luke
                   Robinson
                
                 order'd
                 to
                 go
                 and
                 meet
                 General
                 Monk
                 ,
                 to
                 congratulate
                 his
                 Successes
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 They
                 began
                 their
                 Journey
                 toward
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 The
                 Army
                 Quarter'd
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 Mr.
                 
                   Fra.
                   Wolley
                
                 slain
                 in
                 a
                 Duel
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 E.
                 of
                 Chesterfield
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Three
                 Commissioners
                 sent
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 to
                 General
                 Monk.
                 
              
               
                 22
                 General
                 Monk
                 at
                 Nottingham
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 A
                 Declaration
                 from
                 the
                 Rump
                 ,
                 promising
                 a
                 Government
                 without
                 a
                 King
                 ,
                 and
                 many
                 other
                 fine
                 Things
                 .
              
               
                 General
                 Monk
                 at
                 Leicester
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Rumps
                 two
                 Commissioners
                 met
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Pye
                
                 and
                 Major
                 Fincher
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 Gen.
                 Monk
                 at
                 Northhampton
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 The
                 Rump
                 voted
                 him
                 
                   Custos
                   Rotulorum
                
                 for
                 Devonshire
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Gumble
                 (
                 his
                 Chaplain
                 )
                 promis'd
                 fair
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 Gen.
                 Monk
                 at
                 St.
                 Alban's
              
               
                 Febru
                 .
                 1
                 The
                 Rump
                 granted
                 to
                 him
                 St.
                 
                 James's
                 Park
                 during
                 their
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 their
                 possession
                 of
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 Their
                 Army
                 order'd
                 to
                 March
                 forth
                 of
                 London
                 to
                 make
                 way
                 for
                 the
                 General
                 's
                 Forces
                 .
              
               
                 2
                 A
                 Mutiny
                 at
                 Somerset-house
                 .
              
               
                 3
                 Gen.
                 Monk
                 march'd
                 into
                 Lond.
                 with
                 his
                 Army
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 He
                 pull'd
                 down
                 the
                 City
                 Gates
                 and
                 Portcullises
                 by
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Rump
                 ,
                 and
                 quarter'd
                 his
                 Army
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 Marched
                 to
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 but
                 return'd
                 soon
                 after
                 with
                 his
                 whole
                 Forces
                 ,
                 and
                 writ
                 to
                 the
                 Rump
                 to
                 fill
                 up
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 21
                 Secluded
                 Memb.
                 restor'd
                 ,
                 after
                 which
                 Sir
                 
                   Rob.
                   Pye
                
                 ,
                 Maj.
                 Fincher
                 ,
                 &
                 many
                 others
                 discharg'd
                 from
                 their
                 Imprisonm
                 .
                 the
                 City
                 order'd
                 to
                 make
                 up
                 their
                 Gates
                 ,
                 &
                 Bonfires
                 &
                 ringing
                 of
                 bells
                 
                 in
                 most
                 places
                 ,
                 in
                 hope
                 of
                 a
                 King
                 and
                 free
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 Mar.
                 15
                 Bish.
                 Wren
                 enlarged
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 Parliam
                 .
                 dissolv'd
                 ,
                 &
                 another
                 Summon'd
                 to
                 be
                 holden
                 at
                 Westminster
                 the
                 15
                 of
                 Appil
                 ,
                 1660.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1660.
                 
              
               
                 Apr.
                 9
                 Lambert
                 escaped
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 14
                 His
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Gracious
                 Letters
                 &
                 Declaration
                 dated
                 from
                 Breda
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 Lambert
                 proclaim'd
                 Traitor
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Taken
                 near
                 Daventry
                 by
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 Col.
                 Ingoldsby
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 Brought
                 to
                 London
                 and
                 commit
                 .
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 25
                 The
                 Parliament
                 met
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 1
                 His
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Gracious
                 Letters
                 and
                 Declaration
                 to
                 both
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 the
                 L.
                 G.
                 Monk
                 ,
                 presented
                 by
                 Sr.
                 
                   J.
                   Greenvil
                
                 ,
                 after
                 which
                 there
                 followed
                 many
                 wholsome
                 Resolves
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 his
                 Maj.
                 speedy
                 return
                 to
                 his
                 People
                 ;
                 who
                 throughout
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 Suburbs
                 express'd
                 their
                 joy
                 by
                 Bonfires
                 ,
                 Bells
                 ,
                 and
                 Ordinance
                 from
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 like
                 Gra.
                 Letters
                 &c.
                 presented
                 to
                 the
                 L.
                 Ma.
                 Alder.
                 and
                 Com.
                 Coun.
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 L.
                 Viscount
                 Mordant
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   J.
                   Greenvil
                
                 .
              
               
                 3
                 L.
                 Montague
                 and
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 (
                 upon
                 reading
                 his
                 M●j
                 .
                 Gracious
                 Let.
                 &
                 Declaration
                 to
                 them
                 )
                 unanimously
                 submitted
                 .
              
               
                 5
                 Easter
                 T.
                 adjourn'd
                 till
                 
                   Quinq
                   .
                   Pasch.
                
                 being
                 May
                 the
                 8.
                 
              
               
                 7
                 Charles
                 the
                 I.
                 his
                 Statue
                 set
                 up
                 again
                 in
                 
                 Guild-hall-yard
                 .
              
               
                 Justices
                 and
                 Sheriffs
                 &c.
                 (
                 in
                 office
                 April
                 25
                 1660.
                 )
                 continued
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 exercise
                 their
                 office
                 in
                 the
                 Kings
                 name
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 His
                 Majesty
                 (
                 with
                 an
                 Univer
                 .
                 acclam
                 .
                 )
                 most
                 solemnly
                 proclaim'd
                 in
                 Lon.
                 and
                 Westmin
                 .
                 and
                 so
                 afterwards
                 throughout
                 his
                 Dominions
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 The
                 States
                 Arms
                 (
                 so
                 called
                 )
                 Order'd
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 down
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Kings
                 Arms
                 set
                 up
                 in
                 their
                 stead
                 .
              
               
               
                 10
                 Spanish
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 Chelsy
                 Colledge
                 discharged
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 Somerset-house
                 and
                 St.
                 
                 James's
                 order'd
                 to
                 be
                 quitted
                 of
                 all
                 Lodgers
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 11
                 12
                 Ls.
                 and
                 Commons
                 (
                 appointed
                 to
                 attend
                 his
                 Majesty
                 )
                 began
                 their
                 journey
                 .
              
               
                 Those
                 from
                 the
                 City
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 14
                 Whitehall
                 made
                 ready
                 for
                 his
                 Majesties
                 reception
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 left
                 Breda
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 He
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Hague
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 Comm.
                 from
                 the
                 L.
                 and
                 Commons
                 ,
                 and
                 City
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 had
                 audience
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 Gen.
                 Monk
                 at
                 Rochester
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 with
                 his
                 two
                 Brothers
                 embark't
                 for
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 They
                 most
                 happily
                 landed
                 at
                 Dover
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 thence
                 went
                 to
                 Canterbury
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 Came
                 to
                 Rochester
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Arriv'd
                 at
                 Whitehall
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 Evening
                 Crown'd
                 the
                 Solemnity
                 of
                 the
                 day
                 with
                 incredible
                 demonstrations
                 of
                 joy
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 Majesties
                 so
                 miraculous
                 Restauration
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 1
                 His
                 Majesty
                 went
                 to
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 L.
                 and
                 the
                 D.
                 of
                 York
                 and
                 Glocester
                 took
                 their
                 places
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 Those
                 Monsters
                 of
                 Men
                 the
                 Judges
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Murther'd
                 King
                 summon'd
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 render
                 themselves
                 within
                 14
                 days
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 Dyed
                 that
                 Famous
                 Mathematician
                 Mr.
                 
                   Will.
                   Oughtred
                
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 Commissions
                 at
                 Sea
                 (
                 granted
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 or
                 his
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 before
                 the
                 first
                 of
                 May
                 last
                 past
                 )
                 recalled
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 Sr.
                 
                   J.
                   Robinson
                
                 (
                 that
                 Constant
                 Royallist
                 )
                 made
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 July
                 5
                 His
                 Majesty
                 Magnificently
                 entertain'd
                 at
                 Guildhall
                 in
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 A
                 sad
                 fire
                 in
                 Thred-needle-street
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 Dyed
                 that
                 eminent
                 and
                 most
                 Faithful
                 servant
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 John
                 Lord
                 Culpeper
                 Master
                 of
                 the
                 Rolls
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
               
                 
                   George
                   Monk
                
                 ,
                 created
                 by
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 Duke
                 of
                 
                   Albemarle
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 in
                 consideration
                 of
                 those
                 signal
                 Services
                 performed
                 by
                 him
                 ,
                 in
                 Restoring
                 His
                 Sacred
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 him
                 the
                 three
                 Kingdoms
                 to
                 that
                 Tranquillity
                 and
                 happiness
                 they
                 now
                 injoy
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 He
                 took
                 his
                 Place
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Peers
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 Earl
                 of
                 St.
                 Albans
                 began
                 his
                 journey
                 toward
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 The
                 L.
                 
                   Edward
                   Montague
                
                 (
                 who
                 commanded
                 the
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 at
                 His
                 Maj.
                 Restaur
                 .
                 )
                 being
                 for
                 that
                 &
                 other
                 Eminent
                 Serv.
                 created
                 by
                 His
                 Maj.
                 E.
                 of
                 
                   Sandwich
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 took
                 his
                 Place
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Peers
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 Marq.
                 of
                 Orm.
                 the
                 like
                 as
                 Earl
                 of
                 Brecknock
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 23
                 An
                 Ambassador
                 from
                 Denmark
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 His
                 Maj.
                 assented
                 to
                 an
                 Act
                 (
                 amongst
                 others
                 )
                 for
                 a
                 perpetual
                 Anniversary
                 Thanksgiving
                 on
                 May
                 29
                 being
                 the
                 Day
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 and
                 Restauration
                 :
                 So
                 likewise
                 to
                 another
                 for
                 a
                 Free
                 and
                 General
                 Pardon
                 .
              
               
                 Earl
                 of
                 Southampton
                 made
                 Lord
                 High-Treasurer
                 of
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 10
                 Peace
                 with
                 Spain
                 proclaimed
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 Parliam
                 .
                 adjourn'd
                 till
                 November
                 the
                 6.
                 
              
               
                 An
                 Act
                 for
                 disbanding
                 the
                 Army
                 ;
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Prince
                 
                   de
                   Ligne
                
                 (
                 Ambassador
                 from
                 Spain
                 )
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Henry
                 Duke
                 of
                 Glocester
                 ,
                 (
                 that
                 unparallell'd
                 Prince
                 )
                 departed
                 this
                 Life
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 Translated
                 to
                 Canterbury
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 His
                 Majesty
                 with
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 went
                 to
                 meet
                 their
                 Illustrious
                 Sister
                 ,
                 Mary
                 ,
                 Princess
                 of
                 Orange
                 .
              
               
                 Oct.
                 9
                 The
                 Regicides
                 Indicted
                 at
                 Hicks-hall
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 Their
                 Tryals
                 began
                 at
                 the
                 Old-Bayly
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 
                   Thomas
                   Harrison
                
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 them
                 )
                 Executed
                 according
                 to
                 Law
                 ,
                 at
                 Charing-Cross
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 Mr.
                 
                   John
                   Carew
                
                 (
                 another
                 )
                 Executed
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 and
                 manner
                 .
              
               
               
                 16
                 
                   J.
                   Cook
                
                 and
                 
                   Hugh
                   Peters
                
                 ,
                 (
                 that
                 Belweather
                 of
                 Sedition
                 )
                 executed
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Place
                 and
                 manner
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 
                   Tho.
                   Scot
                   ,
                   Greg.
                   Clement
                   ,
                   Adrian
                   Scroop
                
                 and
                 
                   J.
                   Jones
                
                 ,
                 executed
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 place
                 and
                 manner
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 
                   Dan.
                   Axtel
                
                 the
                 like
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 .
                 
                   Francis
                   Hacker
                
                 hanged
                 only
                 ,
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 also
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 His
                 Majesty
                 went
                 to
                 meet
                 his
                 Mother
                 the
                 Queens
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 2
                 His
                 Maj.
                 return'd
                 with
                 his
                 Royal
                 Mother
                 to
                 Whitehal
                 ,
                 after
                 her
                 19
                 years
                 absence
                 thence
                 :
                 with
                 whom
                 came
                 the
                 Illustrious
                 Princess
                 Henrietta
                 (
                 her
                 Daughter
                 )
                 and
                 Prince
                 Ed.
                 brother
                 to
                 the
                 Prince
                 Elector
                 Palatine
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 Lords
                 and
                 Commons
                 (
                 their
                 recess
                 being
                 ended
                 )
                 met
                 again
                 in
                 Parliament
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 Council
                 for
                 Trade
                 first
                 met
                 at
                 Mercers-hall
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 Robert
                 (
                 sometimes
                 Maj.
                 Gen.
                 )
                 Overton
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 for
                 Treason
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 Mr.
                 J.
                 (
                 sometimes
                 Sir
                 
                   J.
                   )
                   Lenthal
                
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 Dec.
                 4
                 Earl
                 of
                 Argyle
                 sent
                 for
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 The
                 Assurance
                 Frigate
                 over-set
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 The
                 Illustrious
                 Mary
                 ,
                 Princess
                 of
                 Orange
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 General
                 Middleton
                 for
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Parl.
                 Dissolv'd
                 ;
                 and
                 afterwards
                 the
                 Roy.
                 Corps
                 of
                 Mary
                 Prin.
                 of
                 Orange
                 inter'd
                 in
                 Hen.
                 7.
                 
                 Chappel
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 1
                 Parliament
                 met
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 2
                 Qu.
                 Mother
                 with
                 the
                 Illustrious
                 Princess
                 
                   Henrietta
                   Maria
                
                 ,
                 began
                 their
                 journey
                 for
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 Venner
                 and
                 his
                 Phanatique
                 Proselytes
                 Rebelled
                 ,
                 but
                 dispersed
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 Sir
                 
                   Arthur
                   Hazlerig
                
                 dyed
                 in
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 9
                 The
                 Phanatiques
                 (
                 again
                 )
                 in
                 Arms
                 ,
                 but
                 all
                 dispers'd
                 ,
                 Kill'd
                 ,
                 or
                 taken
                 ;
                 amongst
                 which
                 Venner
                 their
                 Seditious
                 Ringleader
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 Venner
                 and
                 19
                 more
                 of
                 them
                 arraign'd
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 Venner
                 and
                 Hodgkin
                 hang'd
                 and
                 quarter'd
                 in
                 
                   Coleman-street
                   ;
                   Oxman
                
                 
                 and
                 Prichard
                 hang'd
                 at
                 Woodstreet
                 end
                 in
                 Cheapside
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 Nine
                 more
                 of
                 them
                 executed
                 in
                 several
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 Solemn
                 League
                 and
                 Covenant
                 Rescinded
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 Queen
                 Mother
                 and
                 her
                 Highness
                 the
                 Princess
                 
                   Henrietta
                   Maria
                
                 imbarqued
                 for
                 France
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 The
                 Odious
                 Carcasses
                 of
                 
                   O.
                   Cromwel
                   ,
                   H.
                   Ireton
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   J.
                   Bradshaw
                
                 ,
                 drawn
                 upon
                 sledges
                 to
                 Tyburn
                 ,
                 and
                 being
                 pull'd
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Coffins
                 ,
                 there
                 hang'd
                 at
                 the
                 several
                 Angles
                 of
                 the
                 Triple-tree
                 till
                 Sun-set
                 ,
                 then
                 taken
                 down
                 ,
                 beheaded
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 loathsome
                 Trunks
                 thrown
                 into
                 a
                 deep
                 hole
                 under
                 the
                 Gallows
                 .
                 Their
                 heads
                 were
                 afterwards
                 set
                 upon
                 Poles
                 on
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 Wastminster-Hall
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 27
                 Cardinal
                 Mazarine
                 dyed
                 .
              
               
                 Mar.
                 23
                 
                   Zachary
                   Croften
                
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 for
                 matters
                 of
                 High-Treason
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1661.
                 
              
               
                 Apr.
                 11
                 His
                 Maj.
                 (
                 being
                 31
                 years
                 old
                 )
                 washed
                 and
                 kiss'd
                 the
                 feet
                 of
                 31
                 Poor
                 Men.
                 
              
               
                 15
                 He
                 went
                 to
                 Winds
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Garter
                 there
                 Installed
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 68
                 Knights
                 of
                 the
                 Bath
                 created
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 6
                 Earls
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 many
                 Barons
                 created
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 His
                 Maj.
                 Magnificent
                 proceeding
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 to
                 White-hall
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 Charles
                 II.
                 Crowned
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 7
                 A
                 general
                 muster
                 of
                 the
                 London
                 Forces
                 in
                 Hide-Park
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 Parl.
                 began
                 in
                 Eng.
                 wherein
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Ls.
                 were
                 restor'd
                 to
                 their
                 Privileges
                 .
              
               
                 Parl.
                 began
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 The
                 scatter'd
                 Limbs
                 of
                 the
                 Immortal
                 Montross
                 being
                 brought
                 together
                 ,
                 were
                 honorably
                 Inter'd
                 at
                 Edinburgh
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 Convocation
                 began
              
               
                 17
                 Eliz.
                 Qu.
                 of
                 Bohemia
                 arrived
                 at
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 Solemn
                 League
                 and
                 Covenant
                 burnt
                 in
                 London
                 
                 and
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 all
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 over
                 ,
                 with
                 wonderful
                 great
                 solemnity
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 Earl
                 of
                 Argyle
                 received
                 his
                 sentence
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 Beheaded
                 at
                 Edinburgh
                 for
                 High
                 Treason
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 1
                 Guthexy
                 and
                 Giffen
                 there
                 also
                 executed
                 for
                 High-Treason
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 The
                 Solemn
                 Funerals
                 of
                 Sr.
                 
                   Ch.
                   Lucas
                
                 and
                 Sr.
                 
                   Geo.
                   Lisle
                
                 (
                 Savagely
                 Murder'd
                 in
                 cold
                 Blood
                 at
                 
                   Colch●ster
                   ,
                   Aug.
                
                 28
                 ,
                 1648
                 )
                 most
                 Honourably
                 there
                 Celebrated
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 weighed
                 Anchor
                 in
                 the
                 Downs
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 The
                 Ls.
                 Bishops
                 of
                 the
                 several
                 Diocesses
                 of
                 this
                 Realm
                 ,
                 most
                 nobly
                 entertain'd
                 at
                 Dinner
                 by
                 S.
                 
                   Ric.
                   Brown.
                
                 
              
               
                 July
                 1
                 L.
                 Mounson
                 ,
                 Sr.
                 
                   Hen.
                   Mildmay
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Rob.
                   Wallop
                
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Bar
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 and
                 there
                 sentenc'd
                 to
                 be
                 drawn
                 (
                 like
                 themselves
                 )
                 upon
                 sledges
                 ,
                 with
                 ropes
                 about
                 their
                 Necks
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 to
                 Tyburn
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 Mr.
                 Prin
                 recanted
                 his
                 Sundry
                 reasons
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 the
                 House
                 remitted
                 his
                 Offence
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 L.
                 Commissioner
                 of
                 Scotland
                 came
                 to
                 White-hall
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 before
                 Argiers
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 Parl.
                 adjourn'd
                 till
                 Nov.
                 20
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 1
                 Commissioner●
                 from
                 the
                 Parl.
                 in
                 Ireland
                 came
                 to
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 His
                 Highness
                 the
                 D.
                 of
                 York
                 with
                 several
                 other
                 great
                 Personages
                 ,
                 highly
                 entertain'd
                 by
                 the
                 Artillery
                 Company
                 at
                 
                   Merchant
                   -
                   Taylers-hall
                
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 His
                 Sacred
                 Maj.
                 the
                 Illustrious
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 &c.
                 dined
                 at
                 the
                 Inner
                 Temple
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 7
                 E.
                 of
                 Clarendon
                 ,
                 L.
                 H.
                 Chancellor
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 at
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 Parl.
                 in
                 Ireland
                 adjourn'd
                 till
                 Oct.
                 10
                 follow
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 
                   Francis
                   Meynel
                
                 and
                 
                   Sam.
                   Starling
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 Sworn
                 Sheriffs
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 38
                 Swedish
                 Embassador
                 landed
                 at
                 Tower
                 wharf
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 French
                 and
                 Spanish
                 
                 Ambassadors
                 so
                 hotly
                 contended
                 for
                 precedency
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Fredrick
                
                 Elected
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 15
                 The
                 Learned
                 ,
                 Loyal
                 ,
                 and
                 truly
                 Pious
                 ,
                 
                   John
                   Berwick
                
                 (
                 Doctor
                 of
                 Divinity
                 )
                 Elected
                 Dean
                 of
                 St.
                 Pauls
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 The
                 Election
                 confirm'd
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 A
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 removing
                 the
                 Mercats
                 from
                 St.
                 Pauls
                 Church-Yard
                 ,
                 into
                 Aldermanbury
                 and
                 Broad-street
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Frederick
                
                 Sworn
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Dauphin
                 of
                 France
                 born
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 4
                 James
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 (
                 that
                 truly
                 Honourable
                 and
                 most
                 constantly
                 Loyal
                 Personage
                 )
                 made
                 Lord
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 
                   J.
                   James
                
                 arraign'd
                 for
                 Sedition
                 and
                 Treason
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Parl.
                 sat
                 again
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Lords
                 Spiritual
                 were
                 restor'd
                 to
                 their
                 Privileges
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 1100000
                 l.
                 Voted
                 for
                 supply
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 present
                 occasions
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 D.
                 of
                 York
                 return'd
                 from
                 Dunkirk
                 .
              
               
                 
                   J.
                   James
                
                 sentenced
                 to
                 be
                 drawn
                 ,
                 hang'd
                 and
                 Quarter'd
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 Hen.
                 E.
                 of
                 St.
                 Albans
                 (
                 L.
                 Ambassador
                 Extraordinary
                 from
                 his
                 Maj.
                 to
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 France
                 )
                 came
                 to
                 Whitehall
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 The
                 remaining
                 Regicids
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Tower
                   (
                   Penington
                
                 only
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 his
                 bodily
                 Infirmities
                 excepted
                 )
                 were
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Barr
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Lambert
                   ,
                   Vane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 lately
                 sent
                 away
                 ,
                 Ordered
                 to
                 be
                 sent
                 for
                 back
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 Illegal
                 Protections
                 Null'd
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Praise-God
                   Barbone
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Sam.
                   Moyer
                
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 for
                 Treasonable
                 Practices
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 Major
                 Wildman
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 (
                 sometimes
                 Sir
                 )
                 
                   James
                   Harrington
                
                 ,
                 Mr.
                 (
                 sometimes
                 Alderman
                 )
                 Ireton
                 ,
                 and
                 Major
                 Haynes
                 ,
                 Committed
                 also
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
               
                 27
                 Capt.
                 
                   Rob.
                   Holms
                
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 by
                 order
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 .
              
               
                 
                   J.
                   James
                
                 drawn
                 hang'd
                 and
                 Quartered
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 The
                 truly
                 Honorable
                 and
                 no
                 less
                 valiant
                 Gentleman
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Charles
                   Compton
                
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Col.
                 Salmon
                 Committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 for
                 Treasonable
                 designs
                 and
                 Practices
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 Dyed
                 the
                 Learned
                 and
                 Reverend
                 Brian
                 Lord
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Chester
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 2.
                 
                 Capt.
                 Holms
                 released
                 .
              
               
                 3
                 The
                 noble
                 E.
                 of
                 Peterborow
                 took
                 his
                 leave
                 at
                 Whitehal
                 to
                 go
                 for
                 Tangier
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Forces
                 intended
                 for
                 Tangier
                 ,
                 Imbark'd
                 at
                 Dunkirk
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Parl.
                 adjourn'd
                 till
                 Jan.
                 7
                 next
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 
                   Hen.
                   Cov●ntry
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 (
                 Son
                 to
                 the
                 late
                 Famous
                 Tho.
                 Lord
                 Coventry
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Keeper
                 of
                 the
                 Great
                 Seal
                 of
                 England
                 )
                 sworn
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Grooms
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Bed-chamber
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 7
                 Parliam
                 .
                 met
                 again
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 last
                 adjournment
                 .
              
               
                 Frederick
                 L.
                 Conwallis
                 Treasurer
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 household
                 departed
                 this
                 Life
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 Sr.
                 
                   Hen.
                   Vane
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   J.
                   Lambert
                
                 ,
                 order'd
                 to
                 be
                 sent
                 for
                 back
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Marquess
                 Durazzo
                 Ambassadour
                 Extraordinary
                 from
                 the
                 Common-wealth
                 of
                 Genoa
                 ,
                 enter'd
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 Had
                 his
                 Audience
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 L.
                 Mounson
                 ,
                 Sr.
                 
                   H.
                   Mildmay
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mr.
                 
                   Robert
                   Wallop
                
                 ,
                 all
                 drawn
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 on
                 Sledges
                 with
                 Ropes
                 about
                 their
                 Necks
                 to
                 Tyburn
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 having
                 there
                 Threded
                 the
                 Triple-tree
                 )
                 back
                 again
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 30
                 Earl
                 of
                 Peterborough
                 took
                 possession
                 of
                 Tangier
                 in
                 Africa
                 for
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 February
                 1
                 The
                 Genoa
                 Ambassador
                 took
                 his
                 leave
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 7
                 The
                 condemned
                 Prisoners
                 in
                 the
                 Tower
                 brought
                 to
                 the
                 Barr
                 of
                 
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Peers
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 Elizabeth
                 Queen
                 of
                 Bohemia
                 departed
                 this
                 life
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 Prodigious
                 Winds
                 doing
                 great
                 mischiefs
                 in
                 most
                 parts
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 Died
                 that
                 most
                 Loyal
                 and
                 Signal
                 Sufferer
                 for
                 the
                 Crown
                 of
                 England
                 Sr.
                 
                   John
                   Stawell
                
                 .
              
               
                 Christopher
                 L.
                 Hatton
                 (
                 that
                 most
                 Pious
                 and
                 Faithful
                 Councellour
                 to
                 his
                 late
                 Majesty
                 )
                 sworn
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Honourable
                 Privy
                 Council
                 ,
                 made
                 Governour
                 of
                 
                   Guernsy
                   ,
                   durante
                   vita
                
                 and
                 the
                 Reversion
                 of
                 that
                 Government
                 most
                 deservedly
                 Conferred
                 on
                 his
                 son
                 .
              
               
                 March
                 16
                 
                   Miles
                   Corbet
                   ,
                   John
                   Okey
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   John
                   Barkstead
                
                 ,
                 brought
                 Prisoners
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 taken
                 at
                 Delft
                 not
                 many
                 days
                 before
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 care
                 and
                 faithfulness
                 of
                 Sr.
                 
                   George
                   Downing
                
                 .
              
               
                 24.
                 
                 
                   George
                   Withers
                
                 removed
                 from
                 Newgate
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 for
                 his
                 wonted
                 practise
                 of
                 Seditious
                 Libelling
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1662.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 3
                 the
                 most
                 Noble
                 and
                 Valiant
                 Sr.
                 
                   Will.
                   Compton
                
                 ,
                 Master
                 General
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Ordinance
                 (
                 Son
                 to
                 that
                 magnanimous
                 Heroe
                 ,
                 Spencer
                 ,
                 late
                 Earl
                 of
                 Northamp
                 .
                 who
                 so
                 gallantly
                 sacrificed
                 his
                 Life
                 in
                 defence
                 of
                 his
                 late
                 Majesty
                 at
                 the
                 Battle
                 on
                 
                 Hopton-heath
                 ,
                 Anno
                 1642.
                 )
                 sworn
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Honourable
                 Privy
                 Council
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 Qu.
                 Kathrine
                 Embarqued
                 for
                 England
                 in
                 the
                 Royal
                 Charles
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 
                   Miles
                   Corbet
                   ,
                   John
                   Okey
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   John
                   Barkstead
                
                 received
                 the
                 sentence
                 due
                 to
                 Rebels
                 and
                 Traytors
                 to
                 their
                 Soveraign
                 Lord
                 and
                 King.
                 
              
               
                 19
                 They
                 were
                 all
                 3
                 drawn
                 on
                 sledges
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 to
                 Tyburn
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 Hang'd
                 and
                 Quarter'd
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 Articles
                 of
                 Peace
                 concluded
                 with
                 those
                 of
                 Algiers
                 by
                 Sr.
                 
                   John
                   Lawson
                
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 His
                 Highness
                 Prin.
                 
                   Rupert
                   ,
                   George
                
                 Duke
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 ,
                 and
                 John
                 L.
                 Middleton
                 ,
                 sworn
                 of
                 his
                 
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Honourable
                 Privy
                 Council
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 Her
                 Highness
                 the
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 York
                 deliver'd
                 of
                 a
                 Daughter
                 at
                 Saint
                 
                 James's
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 14
                 Qu.
                 Katharine
                 landed
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 Bonefires
                 throughout
                 all
                 the
                 streets
                 of
                 London
                 for
                 joy
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 His
                 Majesty
                 Prorogu'd
                 the
                 Parliament
                 till
                 February
                 18
                 next
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 His
                 Majesty
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 King
                 Charles
                 II.
                 &
                 
                   Donna
                   Catharina
                   Infanta
                
                 of
                 Portugal
                 publickly
                 married
                 by
                 Gilbert
                 Lord
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 E.
                 of
                 St.
                 Albans
                 set
                 sail
                 for
                 Calis
                 ,
                 to
                 wait
                 upon
                 the
                 Queen
                 Mother
                 into
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 The
                 King
                 and
                 Qu.
                 Majesty
                 came
                 to
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 L.
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Aldermen
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 chief
                 Officers
                 of
                 the
                 City
                 ,
                 came
                 to
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 ,
                 and
                 tendred
                 their
                 duty
                 to
                 the
                 Queens
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 Indicted
                 and
                 found
                 guilty
                 of
                 High-Treason
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Mr.
                 
                   John
                   Lambert
                
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 Both
                 received
                 their
                 sentence
                 ,
                 but
                 Mr.
                 Lambert's
                 Execution
                 Respited
                 by
                 order
                 from
                 His
                 Majesty
                 because
                 of
                 his
                 Prudent
                 and
                 Civil
                 demeanor
                 at
                 his
                 Tryal
                 .
              
               
                 14
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Vane
                
                 beheaded
                 one
                 Tower-Hill
                 .
              
               
                 Earl
                 of
                 Peterborough
                 (
                 being
                 returned
                 from
                 Tangier
                 )
                 came
                 to
                 Hampton-Court
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 Rump
                 Officers
                 and
                 Souldiers
                 commanded
                 by
                 Proclamation
                 to
                 depar●
                 London
                 and
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 English
                 Forces
                 arrived
                 at
                 Lisbon
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 9
                 His
                 Grace
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 Lord
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 Ireland
                 ,
                 began
                 his
                 Journey
                 towards
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 Landed
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 Qu.
                 Mother
                 landed
                 at
                 Greenwich
                 .
              
               
                 August
                 23
                 Queen
                 Katharine
                 
                 came
                 first
                 to
                 White-hall
                 with
                 great
                 Triumph
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 
                   Exit
                   Jack-Presbyter
                
                 .
              
               
                 Nevertheless
                 —
              
               
                 27
                 He
                 presumed
                 to
                 Petition
                 His
                 Majesty
                 for
                 a
                 Dispensation
                 ,
                 but
                 to
                 no
                 purpose
                 .
              
               
                 Septem
                 .
                 8
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Lenthal
                
                 dyed
                 very
                 penitently
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Robinson
                
                 Knight
                 and
                 Baronet
                 ,
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Lieutenant
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 unanimously
                 chosen
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 of
                 Lon.
                 for
                 the
                 following
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 Oct.
                 2
                 Captain
                 Mynns
                 (
                 with
                 incredible
                 Valour
                 )
                 took
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 St.
                 Jago
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Castle
                 and
                 Block-houses
                 of
                 the
                 Harbor
                 ,
                 and
                 six
                 Sail
                 of
                 their
                 Ships
                 riding
                 before
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 5
                 Articles
                 of
                 Peace
                 between
                 His
                 Majesty
                 and
                 those
                 of
                 Tunis
                 ,
                 concluded
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Lawson
                
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 The
                 like
                 with
                 those
                 of
                 Tripoli
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Henry
                   Bennet
                
                 sworn
                 Principal
                 Secretary
                 of
                 State
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Sir
                 
                   Edward
                   Nicholas
                
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 9
                 10
                 Several
                 Conspirators
                 against
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 seized
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 secured
                 in
                 Dublin
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 A
                 lamentable
                 Fire
                 at
                 Tiverton
                 in
                 Devonshire
              
               
                 16
                 A
                 Proclamation
                 declaring
                 His
                 Majesties
                 City
                 and
                 Garrison
                 of
                 Tangier
                 in
                 Africa
                 ,
                 a
                 Free
                 Port
                 ▪
              
               
                 19
                 All
                 the
                 Captives
                 in
                 
                   Algiers
                   ,
                   Tituan
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 who
                 were
                 Subject
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 of
                 Great-Britain
                 ,
                 redeemed
                 from
                 Slavery
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 charitable
                 Contribution
                 of
                 the
                 Right
                 Reverend
                 Archbishops
                 ,
                 Bishops
                 ,
                 &c.
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 11
                 
                   Tho.
                   Tongue
                   ,
                   Geo.
                   Philips
                   ,
                   Francis
                   Stubs
                   ,
                   James
                   Hynde
                   ,
                   John
                   Cellars
                
                 and
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Gibs
                
                 ,
                 arraigned
                 for
                 High
                 Treason
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 Sessions-house
                 in
                 the
                 Old-Bayly
                 ,
                 of
                 which
                 
                   James
                   Hynde
                
                 only
                 Pleaded
                 Guilty
                 ,
                 and
                 on
                 his
                 Knees
                 beg'd
                 his
                 Ma.
                 Pardon
                 .
                 The
                 rest
                 were
                 all
                 found
                 Guilty
                 by
                 the
                 Jury
                 ,
                 and
                 condem-to
                 be
                 Drawn
                 ,
                 Hang'd
                 ,
                 and
                 Quarter'd
                 .
              
               
               
                 22
                 
                   Geo.
                   Phillips
                   ,
                   Tho.
                   Tonge
                   ,
                   Nathaniel
                   Gibs
                   ,
                
                 and
                 
                   Francis
                   Stubs
                
                 ,
                 Executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 for
                 High-Treason
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 One
                 Mr.
                 Gardner
                 executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 for
                 Coining
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 A
                 most
                 lamentable
                 Fire
                 in
                 
                   Lothbury
                   London
                
                 ,
                 wherein
                 were
                 consum'd
                 Mr.
                 
                   De
                   Laune
                
                 (
                 a
                 Merchan●
                 )
                 and
                 his
                 Wife
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 them
                 ,
                 5
                 or
                 6
                 other
                 Persons
                 ,
                 being
                 all
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 Col.
                 
                   William
                   Legg
                
                 return'd
                 from
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 The
                 Russian
                 Embassador
                 had
                 audience
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 deliver'd
                 his
                 presents
                 ,
                 consisting
                 of
                 Sea-horse-teeth
                 ,
                 Hawks
                 ,
                 Horses
                 ,
                 Persian
                 Carpets
                 ,
                 Sables
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Jan.
                 6
                 Mr.
                 
                   Edmond
                   Calamy
                
                 Prisoner
                 to
                 Newgate
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 right
                 Honourable
                 Geo.
                 Earl
                 of
                 Norwich
                 died
                 at
                 Brainford
                 .
              
               
                 14
                 
                   Philip
                   Gibbs
                
                 ,
                 (
                 brother
                 to
                 
                   Nathaniel
                   Gibbs
                
                 lately
                 executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 for
                 High-Treason
                 )
                 appreh●nded
                 ,
                 and
                 sent
                 to
                 Newgate
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 Mr.
                 
                   Edw.
                   Bagshaw
                
                 (
                 a
                 Minister
                 )
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 for
                 Treasonable
                 designs
                 and
                 practices
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 
                   Phil.
                   Gibbs
                
                 remov'd
                 from
                 Newgate
                 to
                 the
                 Tow.
                 
              
               
                 24
                 
                   Archibald
                   Johnston
                
                 (
                 commonly
                 call'd
                 Laird
                 Warreston
                 )
                 brought
                 prisoner
                 to
                 Dover
                 ,
                 having
                 been
                 found
                 and
                 apprehended
                 in
                 France
                 a
                 lit●le
                 before
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 That
                 great-Souldier
                 (
                 the
                 L.
                 Ruth●rford
                 ,
                 late
                 Gov.
                 of
                 Dunkirk
                 )
                 created
                 E.
                 of
                 Tiviot
                 in
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 J.
                 Ireton
                 (
                 being
                 brought
                 back
                 from
                 
                 Scilly-Island
                 )
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Archibald
                   Johnson
                
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 for
                 crimes
                 of
                 High-Treason
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 Capt.
                 Mynns
                 (
                 with
                 his
                 wonted
                 resolution
                 )
                 stormed
                 and
                 ●ook
                 the
                 Fort
                 and
                 Town
                 of
                 Campeach
                 .
              
               
                 Febr.
                 13
                 The
                 Lor●s
                 and
                 Commons
                 of
                 Parliament
                 met
                 again
                 at
                 W●stminster
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 Prorogation
                 the
                 19
                 of
                 May
                 last
                 .
              
               
               
                 19
                 The
                 before
                 named
                 
                   Philip
                   Gibbs
                
                 and
                 one
                 Baker
                 (
                 another
                 notorious
                 conspirator
                 )
                 arraigned
                 at
                 ●he
                 Sessions-House
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Bayly
                
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 confessing
                 themselves
                 guilty
                 of
                 High-Treason
                 )
                 received
                 sentence
                 of
                 Death
                 accordingly
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 Both
                 were
                 executed
                 at
                 Tyburn
                 .
              
               
                 Mar.
                 18
                 The
                 right
                 Honourable
                 Jerame
                 Earl
                 of
                 Portland
                 (
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Honourable
                 Privy
                 Council
                 )
                 departed
                 this
                 Life
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1663.
                 
              
               
                 Apr.
                 2
                 
                   Abraham
                   Goodman
                
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 for
                 attempting
                 the
                 Murther
                 of
                 his
                 Grace
                 the
                 D.
                 of
                 Buckingham
                 .
              
               
                 4
                 
                   Count
                   de
                   Conniges
                
                 (
                 Ambassador
                 from
                 France
                 )
                 made
                 his
                 publick
                 entrance
                 into
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 5
                 He
                 had
                 Audience
                 of
                 His
                 Majesty
                 at
                 White-hall
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 The
                 King
                 and
                 Queen's
                 Majesty
                 arrived
                 at
                 Windsor
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 the
                 Celebration
                 of
                 the
                 Anniversary
                 of
                 St.
                 
                   Georges
                   Feast
                
                 which
                 began
                 that
                 Even●ng
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 12
                 Capt.
                 Bl●ke
                 (
                 Commander
                 of
                 ●he
                 Lizard
                 )
                 received
                 into
                 his
                 Custody
                 
                   Archib●ld
                   Johnston
                
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 (
                 by
                 him
                 )
                 transported
                 into
                 Scotland
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 Col.
                 
                   Robert
                   Overt●●
                
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ▪
              
               
                 29
                 The
                 Castilian●
                 d●feated
                 by
                 His
                 Majesty
                 of
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 Fight
                 the
                 undaunted
                 English
                 obtain'd
                 great
                 Honour
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 9
                 The
                 Rus●a
                 Ambassador
                 having
                 had
                 his
                 last
                 Audience
                 ,
                 and
                 taken
                 leave
                 of
                 His
                 M●jesty
                 ,
                 went
                 away
                 from
                 York-house
                 by
                 Water
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 1
                 The
                 right
                 Honourable
                 Edward
                 Earl
                 of
                 Clarendon
                 (
                 L.
                 High
                 Cha●cellor
                 of
                 England
                 )
                 Sworn
                 L.
                 Lieut.
                 of
                 the
                 Country
                 of
                 Oxon
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 that
                 truly
                 Noble
                 L.
                 the
                 L.
                 Viso
                 of
                 Falkland
                 deceased
                 .
              
               
                 3
                 E.
                 of
                 
                 Peterborough
                 ●●rived
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 being
                 returned
                 from
                 Ta●giers
              
               
                 4
                 Came
                 to
                 Whi●e-Hall
                 .
              
               
               
                 5
                 
                   George
                   Elton
                
                 (
                 a
                 Fifth
                 Monarchy-man
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 of
                 the
                 Council
                 of
                 Six
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Conspiracy
                 )
                 committed
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 for
                 Treasonable
                 designs
                 and
                 practices
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Dr.
                 
                   William
                   Juxon
                
                 late
                 Lord
                 Archbishop
                 of
                 Canterbury
                 was
                 buryed
                 in
                 the
                 Chappel
                 of
                 St.
                 
                 John's
                 Colledge
                 at
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 About
                 a
                 fortnight
                 after
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 that
                 great
                 Martyr
                 Arch-Bishop
                 Laud
                 (
                 his
                 predecessor
                 in
                 that
                 See
                 )
                 was
                 removed
                 from
                 Barking
                 Church
                 near
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 (
                 where
                 he
                 was
                 Canonically
                 buryed
                 Jan.
                 11.
                 1664
                 by
                 honest
                 
                   Mr.
                   Tho.
                   Fletcher
                
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Chappel
                 of
                 St.
                 
                 John's
                 Colledge
                 aforesaid
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 interr'd
                 close
                 by
                 the
                 said
                 A.
                 B.
                 Juxo
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 
                   John
                   Dodington
                
                 
                   Esq
                
                 commited
                 to
                 the
                 Tower.
                 
              
               
                 15
                 
                   Alexander
                   Jephson
                
                 ,
                 Col.
                 
                   Edward
                   Warren
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Lieutenant
                 Thompson
                 Executed
                 at
                 Dublin
                 for
                 High
                 Treason
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Carlisle
                 sent
                 Ambassador
                 to
                 the
                 Emperor
                 of
                 Russia
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 James
                 (
                 Son
                 to
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 James
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 )
                 was
                 Christned
                 at
                 St.
                 
                 James's
                 by
                 Gilbert
                 then
                 Lord
                 Bishop
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Archibald
                   Johnston
                
                 Executed
                 at
                 Edinburgh
                 upon
                 a
                 Gibbet
                 22
                 Foot
                 high
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 The
                 King
                 and
                 Qu.
                 Majesties
                 went
                 toward
                 Tunbridge
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 Parliament
                 Prorogued
                 till
                 the
                 16
                 of
                 March
                 next
                 coming
                 ;
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 the
                 E.
                 of
                 Bristol
                 step't
                 aside
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 11
                 His
                 Majesty
                 removed
                 from
                 Tunbridge
                 to
                 White-hall
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 His
                 Majesty
                 went
                 back
                 to
                 Tunbridge
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 The
                 King
                 and
                 Qu.
                 Majesties
                 both
                 return'd
                 from
                 Tunbridge
                 to
                 White-hal
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 The
                 Parliament
                 of
                 Scotland
                 passed
                 an
                 Act
                 for
                 a
                 National
                 Synod
                 ,
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 ever
                 was
                 in
                 that
                 Kingdom
                 under
                 the
                 Government
                 of
                 Bishops
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 discovery
                 and
                 apprehension
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Earl
                 of
                 Bristol
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 The
                 King
                 and
                 Qu.
                 began
                 their
                 progress
                 toward
                 Bath
                 ,
                 and
                 lay
                 that
                 Night
                 at
                 thei
                 Wddow
                 Whitfields
                 in
                 Maydenhead
                 ;
              
               
                 27
                 At
                 (
                 that
                 worthy
                 Gentlemans
                 )
                 Sr.
                 
                   Thomas
                   Doleman
                
                 of
                 Shaw
                 near
                 Newbury
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 At
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 the
                 L.
                 Seymours
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Arrived
                 at
                 the
                 Bath
                 .
              
               
                 Sept.
                 5
                 ,
                 Most
                 Nobly
                 entertained
                 at
                 the
                 City
                 of
                 Bristol
                 ,
                 whence
                 after
                 dinner
                 they
                 returned
                 to
                 Bath
                 .
              
               
                 Their
                 Royal
                 Highnesses
                 (
                 the
                 Duke
                 and
                 Dutchess
                 of
                 York
                 )
                 went
                 to
                 Portsmouth
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 The
                 King
                 and
                 Queen
                 ,
                 dined
                 at
                 (
                 that
                 Loyal
                 Gentlemans
                 )
                 
                   James
                   Thynns
                
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 
                   Mont.
                   Alexander
                
                 (
                 Master
                 General
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Ordinance
                 in
                 Ireland
                 )
                 departed
                 this
                 Life
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 King
                 and
                 Queen
                 Magnificently
                 treated
                 by
                 the
                 Right
                 Honorable
                 the
                 Lord
                 High
                 Chancellor
                 of
                 England
                 ,
                 at
                 Cornbury
                 ,
                 from
                 whence
                 they
                 afterwards
                 went
                 to
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 Act
                 of
                 the
                 Scotch
                 Parliament
                 whereby
                 is
                 offer'd
                 20000
                 Foot
                 ,
                 and
                 1000
                 Horse
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 readiness
                 for
                 His
                 Majesties
                 service
                 ,
                 whensoever
                 they
                 shall
                 be
                 called
                 for
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 march
                 to
                 any
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 Dominions
                 of
                 
                   Scotl.
                   Engl.
                
                 or
                 Irel.
                 for
                 suppressing
                 of
                 any
                 Forraign
                 Invasion
                 ,
                 intestine
                 trouble
                 or
                 insurrection
                 ,
                 or
                 for
                 any
                 other
                 service
                 wherein
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Honor
                 ,
                 Authority
                 or
                 Greatness
                 may
                 be
                 concerned
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 His
                 Maj.
                 with
                 His
                 Royall
                 Highn
                 .
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 went
                 to
                 Cornbury
                 ,
                 where
                 that
                 night
                 they
                 Lodged
                 ,
                 and
                 (
                 having
                 view'd
                 Woodstock-Park
                 )
              
               
                 26
                 Returned
                 to
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 The
                 Court
                 removed
                 from
                 Oxf.
                 to
                 Wickh
                 .
              
               
                 Octob.
                 1
                 To
                 White-Hall
                 .
              
               
                 2
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Fanshaw
                
                 Kt.
                 and
                 Bt.
                 Sworn
                 on
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Honorable
                 Privy
                 Council
                 .
              
               
               
                 12
                 A
                 general
                 Commotion
                 designed
                 by
                 the
                 Fanaticks
                 ,
                 but
                 timely
                 prevented
                 by
                 the
                 great
                 Wisdom
                 and
                 Vigilancy
                 of
                 His
                 Majesty
                 and
                 his
                 most
                 Honorable
                 Privy
                 Council
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 Dyed
                 ,
                 the
                 Right
                 Honor
                 :
                 Sir
                 
                   Will
                   Compton
                
                 Kt.
                 Mast.
                 Gen.
                 of
                 His
                 Maj.
                 Ordinance
                 in
                 Engl.
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 His
                 Maj.
                 most
                 Honor.
                 Privy
                 Council
                 ,
                 A
                 Person
                 of
                 so
                 much
                 integrity
                 ,
                 true
                 Valour
                 and
                 Affability
                 ,
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 him
                 can
                 never
                 be
                 sufficiently
                 Lamented
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 4.
                 
                 One
                 Blackburn
                 ,
                 a
                 Clothier
                 of
                 Leeds
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 the
                 precious
                 Saints
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Rebell
                 ▪
                 being
                 accused
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 cut
                 his
                 own
                 Throat
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 A
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 discovery
                 and
                 Apprehension
                 of
                 divers
                 Traiterous
                 Conspirators
                 therein
                 Named
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 6
                 Dyed
                 that
                 Eminent
                 ,
                 Loyal
                 ,
                 and
                 renowned
                 Patriot
                 ,
                 Judge
                 Jenkins
                 ,
                 at
                 his
                 House
                 ,
                 at
                 Cowbridge
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 Earl
                 of
                 Tiviot
                 Embarked
                 for
                 Tangier
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Jugdes
                 and
                 Justices
                 of
                 Oyer
                 and
                 Terminer
                 began
                 their
                 Journey
                 towards
                 York
                 for
                 the
                 Tryal
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Conspirators
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 5
                 They
                 arriv
                 .
                 at
                 Y.
                 
              
               
                 8
                 Were
                 arraigned
                 and
                 tryed
                 ,
                 17
                 Conspirators
                 ,
                 whereof
                 15
                 Convicted
                 of
                 High
                 Treason
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Three
                 more
                 Convicted
                 for
                 the
                 same
                 Crime
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 Two
                 more
                 Convict
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 
                   James
                   Turner
                
                 (
                 well
                 known
                 by
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 Col.
                 Turner
                 )
                 arraign'd
                 and
                 Cast
                 at
                 the
                 Old-Bayley
                 for
                 Felony
                 and
                 Burglary
                 .
              
               
                 Sixteen
                 of
                 the
                 late
                 Conspirators
                 Executed
                 at
                 York
                 ,
                 whereof
                 two
                 of
                 their
                 Heads
                 sent
                 to
                 Doncaster
                 ,
                 two
                 more
                 to
                 North-Allerton
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 rest
                 pitch'd
                 upon
                 Poles
                 ,
                 and
                 set
                 on
                 the
                 City
                 Gales
                 in
                 York
                 .
              
               
                 19.
                 
                 Three
                 more
                 of
                 them
                 Executed
                 at
                 Chappel-moor
                 near
                 Leed●
                 ,
                 whose
                 Heads
                 were
                 afterwards
                 set
                 on
                 the
                 Tolbooth
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 Sir
                 
                   Richard
                   Fanshaw
                
                 (
                 Lord
                 Embassador
                 to
                 the
                 Spanish
                 King
                 )
                 set
                 
                 out
                 for
                 Portsmouth
                 .
              
               
                 Col.
                 Turner
                 Executed
                 in
                 
                   Leaden-Hall
                   Street
                
                 .
              
               
                 22.
                 
                 Sr.
                 
                   John
                   Lawson
                
                 arrived
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 Sr.
                 
                   Richard
                   Fanshaw
                
                 came
                 thither
                 also
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 A
                 Fire
                 at
                 Whitehal
                 .
              
               
                 31
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Lawson
                
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 L.
                 Ambassador
                 Fanshaw
                 )
                 Embarqued
                 for
                 Spain
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 20
                 
                   John
                   Twin
                
                 (
                 a
                 Printer
                 ,
                 arraign'd
                 and
                 condemn'd
                 at
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Bayly
                
                 ,
                 for
                 Printing
                 a
                 most
                 execrable
                 Libel
                 against
                 his
                 Maj.
                 and
                 the
                 Government
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 Executed
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 .
              
               
                 Mar.
                 1
                 
                   Tho.
                   Brewster
                
                 (
                 a
                 Bookseller
                 )
                 and
                 
                   Natha
                   .
                   Brooks
                
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 a
                 Bookbinder
                 )
                 stood
                 in
                 the
                 Pillory
                 in
                 Cornhil
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 day
                 following
                 in
                 Smithfield
                 for
                 Selling
                 and
                 Uttering
                 Malicious
                 ,
                 Scandalous
                 and
                 Seditious
                 books
                 against
                 the
                 King
                 ,
                 the
                 State
                 ,
                 and
                 peace
                 of
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 The
                 Ls.
                 and
                 Commons
                 of
                 Parl.
                 met
                 at
                 Westminster
                 according
                 to
                 Prorogation
                 July
                 27
                 1663.
                 and
                 adjourned
                 till
                 Munday
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 Began
                 the
                 Assizes
                 at
                 Appleby
                 ,
                 where
                 four
                 more
                 Conspirators
                 were
                 indicted
                 for
                 High-Treason
                 ,
                 whereof
                 three
                 found
                 Guilty
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 acquitted
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 Three
                 more
                 such
                 indicted
                 whereof
                 One
                 found
                 Guilty
                 ,
                 the
                 other
                 two
                 acquitted
                 :
                 and
                 Sentence
                 pass'd
                 upon
                 the
                 former
                 Three
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Last
                 ,
                 found
                 Guilty
                 to
                 be
                 drawn
                 ,
                 Hang'd
                 and
                 Quarter'd
                 .
              
               
                 An
                 antient
                 Gentleman
                 (
                 a
                 Portuguese
                 )
                 lodging
                 in
                 
                   Covent
                   garden
                
                 ,
                 most
                 cruelly
                 Murther'd
                 by
                 one
                 
                   Peter
                   Caesar
                
                 his
                 Servant
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 Three
                 of
                 the
                 Condemned
                 Rebels
                 executed
                 a●
                 Appleby
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1664.
                 
              
               
                 26
                 27
                 A
                 Notorius
                 tumult
                 in
                 Cheapside
                 ,
                 fomented
                 by
                 the
                 Industry
                 of
                 the
                 Phanatiques
                 ,
                 whose
                 design
                 was
                 to
                 improve
                 a
                 Ryot
                 into
                 a
                 Rebellion
                 :
              
               
                 April
                 3
                 Mr.
                 Dodington
                 removed
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 to
                 
                   Hull
                   ,
                   Samuel
                   Moyer
                
                 to
                 
                   Tinmouth
                   ,
                   〈◊〉
                   ▪
                   
                   Smith
                   ,
                   Overton
                   ,
                   Hevennigham
                   ,
                   Millington
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Temple
                 to
                 Jersie
                 .
              
               
                 4
                 Count
                 Conningse●k
                 (
                 the
                 Emperors
                 Envoy
                 )
                 had
                 his
                 audience
                 .
              
               
                 April
                 5
                 
                   Edward
                   Bagshaw
                
                 removed
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 to
                 South-sea
                 Castle
                 .
              
               
                 House
                 of
                 Ls.
                 adjourned
                 till
                 the
                 18
                 of
                 April
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 6
                 The
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 did
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Paul
                   Hobson
                
                 removed
                 from
                 the
                 Tower
                 to
                 Chepstow
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 
                   Mildmay
                   ,
                   Fleetwood
                
                 and
                 Garland
                 to
                 Tangier
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 
                   Peter
                   Caesar
                
                 (
                 formerly
                 mention'd
                 )
                 executed
                 for
                 the
                 horrible
                 murther
                 of
                 his
                 Master
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 two
                 Houses
                 concurred
                 with
                 the
                 Vote
                 of
                 the
                 Commissioner
                 for
                 the
                 advance
                 and
                 improvement
                 of
                 Trade
                 ,
                 touching
                 the
                 depredations
                 and
                 Injuries
                 done
                 by
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 wherein
                 it
                 was
                 resolv'd
                 that
                 they
                 would
                 with
                 their
                 lives
                 and
                 fortunes
                 assist
                 his
                 Majesty
                 against
                 all
                 opposition
                 whatsoever
                 .
              
               
                 May
                 3
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Tiviot
                 and
                 his
                 party
                 cut
                 off
                 by
                 the
                 Moors
                 near
                 the
                 Jews
                 River
                 at
                 Tangier
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 Col.
                 
                   Richard
                   Nichols
                
                 ,
                 Sir
                 
                   Robert
                   Carr
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Col.
                 Cartwright
                 imbark'd
                 for
                 New
                 -
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 Parliament
                 Prorogued
                 to
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 August
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 A
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 recalling
                 and
                 prohibiting
                 English
                 Seamen
                 from
                 the
                 services
                 of
                 Forraign
                 Princes
                 and
                 States
                 .
              
               
                 31
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Downing
                
                 arrived
                 at
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 June
                 7
                 A
                 Dreadful
                 Tempest
                 of
                 Thunder
                 and
                 Lightning
                 ,
                 in
                 and
                 about
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 10
                 His
                 Grace
                 the
                 Du.
                 of
                 Ormond
                 arrived
                 at
                 White-hal
                 from
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Heer
                 
                   Van
                   Goc●
                
                 ,
                 Embassador
                 Ordinary
                 to
                 his
                 sacred
                 Majesty
                 from
                 the
                 States
                 General
                 ,
                 at
                 Gravesend
                 .
              
               
                 12
                 Col.
                 Fitz-Gerald
                 with
                 Capt.
                 Spraggs
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Victors
                 Companies
                 imbarqued
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 
                 for
                 Tangier
                 .
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 Earl
                 of
                 Argyles
                 Head
                 taken
                 down
                 from
                 off
                 the
                 Tol-Booth
                 in
                 Edinburgh
                 by
                 order
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Son
                 admitted
                 of
                 his
                 Maj.
                 most
                 Honor
                 .
                 Privy
                 Council
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 The
                 
                   Heer
                   Van
                   Goch
                
                 (
                 the
                 States
                 Embassador
                 )
                 after
                 two
                 private
                 Audie
                 .
                 &
                 a
                 formal
                 entry
                 ,
                 had
                 publick
                 Audience
                 .
              
               
                 July
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 King
                 and
                 Queens
                 Majesties
                 treated
                 at
                 Tilbury-hope
                 by
                 the
                 right
                 Honorable
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 A
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 further
                 Proroguing
                 the
                 Parlia
                 .
                 from
                 the
                 20.
                 of
                 August
                 next
                 (
                 the
                 Term
                 of
                 Prorogation
                 at
                 the
                 last
                 Session
                 )
                 till
                 the
                 24.
                 of
                 November
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 A
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 discovery
                 and
                 apprehension
                 of
                 several
                 Persons
                 engaged
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 horrid
                 conspiracy
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 and
                 other
                 parts
                 of
                 this
                 Kingdome
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 3
                 
                   Richard
                   Oldroyd
                
                 (
                 commonly-call'd
                 the
                 Devil
                 of
                 Dewsbury
                 )
                 arraign'd
                 ,
                 condemn'd
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 Executed
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 Parl.
                 met
                 and
                 Prorogued
                 to
                 Nov.
                 24
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 That
                 notorious
                 Regicide
                 Lisle
                 ,
                 overtaken
                 by
                 divine
                 Vengeance
                 at
                 Losanna
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 miserable
                 wretch
                 was
                 shot
                 dead
                 by
                 the
                 gallantry
                 of
                 three
                 Irish
                 Gentlemen
                 ,
                 who
                 attempted
                 the
                 surprisal
                 of
                 him
                 and
                 four
                 more
                 impious
                 Parricides
                 .
              
               
                 Sept
                 4
                 Mr.
                 Coventry
                 (
                 Groom
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Bedchamber
                 )
                 envoy
                 Extraordinary
                 to
                 Sweden
                 .
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   Gilbert
                   Talbot
                
                 the
                 like
                 for
                 Denmark
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 
                   Don
                   Francisco
                   Ferreira
                   Rebello
                
                 ,
                 envoy
                 Extraordinary
                 from
                 His
                 Majesty
                 of
                 Portugal
                 ,
                 arrived
                 at
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Lawrence
                
                 Elected
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Oct.
                 11
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Lawson
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Captain
                 Beckly
                 arrived
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 from
                 the
                 Streights
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 Captain
                 Berkly
                 came
                 to
                 White-hall
                 ,
                 where
                 His
                 Majesty
                 was
                 pleased
                 to
                 
                 confer
                 upon
                 him
                 the
                 Honor
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 The
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   John
                   Lawson
                
                 came
                 to
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 The
                 Royal
                 Katharine
                 (
                 a
                 goodly
                 Frigat
                 )
                 Lanched
                 at
                 W●olwich
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 The
                 Common
                 Council
                 of
                 London
                 unanimously
                 voted
                 100000
                 l.
                 to
                 be
                 sent
                 His
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 Peace
                 concluded
                 between
                 His
                 Maj.
                 and
                 the
                 City
                 and
                 King●
                 .
                 of
                 Argiers
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Tho.
                   Allen
                
                 Kr.
                 then
                 Admiral
                 of
                 His
                 Maj
                 Ships
                 in
                 the
                 M●di●●●rean
                 Sea●
                 when
                 th●
                 Hollanders
                 (
                 who
                 s●●t
                 invited
                 His
                 Maj.
                 into
                 a
                 conjunct
                 Eng●gm
                 .
                 with
                 them
                 )
                 had
                 not
                 only
                 quitted
                 the
                 place
                 by
                 stealth
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 deserted
                 him
                 ,
                 but
                 most
                 tr●acherously
                 a●
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 invaded
                 His
                 Maj.
                 Rights
                 in
                 Guin●a
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 9
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 D.
                 of
                 York
                 (
                 Lord
                 High
                 Admiral
                 of
                 England
                 )
                 set
                 forth
                 towards
                 his
                 charge
                 at
                 Portsmouth
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 Sir
                 
                   Will.
                   Pen
                
                 ,
                 with
                 part
                 of
                 His
                 Maj.
                 Fleet
                 set
                 Sail
                 from
                 Dover
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 The
                 Parliam
                 .
                 met
                 again
                 according
                 to
                 Prorog
                 .
                 Aug.
                 20
                 last
                 past
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 The
                 Honor.
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 Voted
                 His
                 M.
                 a
                 supply
                 of
                 2500000
                 l.
                 Sterling
                 to
                 be
                 raised
                 in
                 three
                 years
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 accompted
                 from
                 the
                 25
                 Dec.
                 1664.
                 
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 day
                 the
                 Fleet
                 fron
                 the
                 Downs
                 arrived
                 at
                 the
                 Spit-head
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 his
                 Highn●ss
                 P.
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 and
                 Sir
                 
                   J.
                   Laws
                
                 .
                 (
                 having
                 been
                 Cruising
                 to
                 and
                 again
                 ,
                 ever
                 since
                 the
                 27
                 day
                 towards
                 the
                 Coasts
                 of
                 France
                 to
                 see
                 if
                 the
                 Dutch
                 would
                 adventure
                 through
                 the
                 Channel
                 ,
                 but
                 perceiving
                 they
                 had
                 betaken
                 themselves
                 to
                 a
                 safer
                 resolution
                 )
                 arrived
                 all
                 at
                 St.
                 
                   Hell●ns
                   Rhode
                
                 .
              
               
                 Dec.
                 4
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highn
                 .
                 return'd
                 to
                 White-hall
                 having
                 found
                 that
                 the
                 Holland
                 .
                 had
                 rather
                 rest
                 contented
                 with
                 the
                 blind
                 passage
                 of
                 the
                 North
                 ,
                 then
                 adventure
                 unmannerly
                 to
                 provoke
                 him
                 ,
                 by
                 pressing
                 through
                 the
                 Channell
                 .
              
               
               
                 16
                 An
                 Order
                 of
                 Council
                 for
                 giving
                 Letters
                 of
                 general
                 Reprisals
                 ,
                 against
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 and
                 for
                 the
                 final
                 adjudication
                 of
                 all
                 Prizes
                 already
                 made
                 ,
                 or
                 hereafter
                 to
                 be
                 made
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 The
                 Parliament
                 adjourned
                 until
                 January
                 the
                 12
                 next
                 coming
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 A
                 Blazing
                 Star
                 appear'd
                 in
                 England
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Admiral
                 Allen
                 took
                 four
                 Prizes
                 from
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 and
                 beat
                 their
                 Convoy
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 remainder
                 of
                 their
                 March.
                 Ships
                 into
                 Cadiz
                 .
              
               
                 Jan.
                 8
                 Mr.
                 
                   E.
                   Hide
                
                 (
                 3.
                 
                 Son
                 of
                 the
                 Right
                 Honora
                 .
                 the
                 L.
                 High
                 Chancellor
                 of
                 Engl.
                 )
                 Died
                 of
                 the
                 small
                 Pox.
                 A
                 very
                 hopeful
                 Young
                 Gentl.
                 and
                 much
                 lamented
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 His
                 Maj.
                 (
                 having
                 passed
                 His
                 Royal
                 word
                 that
                 a
                 particular
                 and
                 severe
                 enquiry
                 should
                 be
                 made
                 into
                 the
                 actions
                 of
                 Major
                 Holms
                 against
                 whom
                 the
                 Holland
                 .
                 had
                 complained
                 for
                 several
                 Misdemeanors
                 )
                 order'd
                 his
                 Commitm
                 .
                 to
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 until
                 there
                 should
                 be
                 a
                 full
                 examination
                 of
                 the
                 whole
                 matter
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 Parl.
                 met
                 again
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 adjournment
                 of
                 December
                 20
                 last
                 past
                 .
              
               
                 13
                 
                   Mr.
                   E.
                   Hide
                
                 very
                 Hono.
                 interred
                 in
                 the
                 Abbey
                 at
                 Westminster
                 .
              
               
                 Feb.
                 21
                 The
                 Lord
                 Carrington
                 murthered
                 at
                 Pontoise
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 own
                 Servant
                 a
                 Flemming
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 A
                 most
                 notorious
                 and
                 impudent
                 Dutch
                 impostor
                 (
                 who
                 under
                 the
                 disguise
                 of
                 a
                 Swed●
                 )
                 Newly
                 arrived
                 from
                 Guinea
                 ,
                 reported
                 the
                 utter
                 destruction
                 of
                 the
                 Engl.
                 there
                 by
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 affirmed
                 upon
                 Oath
                 that
                 with
                 his
                 own
                 eyes
                 he
                 saw
                 1500
                 of
                 them
                 thrown
                 over-board
                 ,
                 but
                 being
                 detected
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Cheat
                 ,
                 was
                 whip'd
                 through
                 the
                 Streets
                 with
                 a
                 Paper
                 on
                 his
                 Head
                 expressing
                 his
                 Crime
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Scandalous
                 words
                 and
                 Perjury
                 .
              
               
                 Mar.
                 2
                 Parl.
                 Prorogu'd
                 till
                 June
                 21.
                 following
                 .
              
               
                 4
                 War
                 proclaimed
                 against
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 
              
               
                 7
                 His.
                 Maj.
                 set
                 out
                 (
                 very
                 early
                 )
                 for
                 Portsm
                 .
                 and
                 the
                 same
                 morning
                 was
                 that
                 sad
                 loss
                 of
                 the
                 Lond.
                 Frigat
                 ,
                 
                 as
                 she
                 was
                 coming
                 up
                 towards
                 Lee
                 ,
                 by
                 Fire
                 taking
                 the
                 Powder
                 in
                 the
                 Gun-room
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 His
                 Maj.
                 returned
                 from
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 amply
                 satisfied
                 to
                 find
                 his
                 Naval
                 preparations
                 in
                 so
                 excellent
                 order
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 The
                 L.
                 Mayor
                 and
                 Court
                 of
                 Aldermen
                 moved
                 His
                 Majesty
                 for
                 his
                 Royal
                 leave
                 to
                 promote
                 a
                 voluntary
                 subscription
                 toward
                 the
                 speedy
                 building
                 of
                 another
                 Frigat
                 to
                 supply
                 the
                 loss
                 of
                 the
                 London
                 :
                 which
                 was
                 most
                 graciously
                 accep
                 .
                 of
                 by
                 His
                 Maj.
                 who
                 was
                 pleased
                 to
                 Honor
                 it
                 with
                 the
                 Epithet
                 of
                 Loyal
                 to
                 be
                 added
                 to
                 the
                 intended
                 name
                 of
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 Major
                 Holms
                 (
                 having
                 fully
                 and
                 clearly
                 acquitted
                 himself
                 from
                 the
                 unjust
                 Calumnies
                 and
                 Clamours
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 )
                 discharg'd
                 from
                 his
                 Imprisonment
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Anno
                 1665.
                 
              
               
                 April
                 5
                 Was
                 observed
                 a
                 general
                 Fast
                 throughout
                 England
                 ,
                 for
                 a
                 Blessing
                 of
                 God
                 upon
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Forces
                 employe
                 in
                 this
                 present
                 Expedition
                 against
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 
              
               
                 6
                 Arrived
                 at
                 London
                 His
                 Highness
                 the
                 D.
                 
                   De
                   Verneville
                
                 and
                 
                   Monsieur
                   Courtin
                
                 ,
                 upon
                 an
                 Embassy
                 Extraordinary
                 from
                 the
                 French
                 K.
                 to
                 His
                 Maj.
                 generally
                 conceived
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 order
                 to
                 an
                 Accommodation
                 with
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 The
                 Lord
                 Bellasis
                 Governor
                 of
                 Tangier
                 ,
                 arrived
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 His
                 Maj.
                 Vouchsafed
                 to
                 honor
                 the
                 Colledg
                 of
                 
                   Physitians
                   London
                
                 ,
                 with
                 His
                 Royal
                 presence
                 at
                 their
                 Anatomy
                 Lecture
                 which
                 finished
                 ,
                 he
                 conferred
                 the
                 Honor
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 upon
                 the
                 Learned
                 Reader
                 Dr.
                 
                   George
                   Ent.
                
                 
              
               
                 20
                 
                   De
                   Ruyter
                
                 with
                 his
                 Fleet
                 ,
                 attempted
                 ,
                 the
                 Island
                 of
                 Barbadoes
                 ,
                 but
                 beaten
                 off
                 with
                 shame
                 and
                 disorder
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 set
                 Sail
                 with
                 his
                 whole
                 Fleet.
                 
              
               
                 28
                 Before
                 the
                 Texel
                 .
              
               
               
                 May
                 4.
                 
                 Eight
                 Dutch
                 prizes
                 taken
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Frigats
                 ,
                 their
                 Convoy
                 being
                 forced
                 to
                 desert
                 them
                 .
              
               
                 8
                 The
                 French
                 Ambassador
                 ,
                 before
                 mentioned
                 (
                 together
                 with
                 
                   Monsteur
                   de
                   Connings
                
                 )
                 made
                 a
                 very
                 Splendid
                 and
                 Magnificent
                 entry
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 They
                 had
                 audience
                 of
                 his
                 Majesty
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 great
                 Plague
                 began
                 in
                 London
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 The
                 Holland
                 Fleet
                 about
                 the
                 
                 Dogger-Sands
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 (
                 with
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 )
                 Weighed
                 Anchor
                 at
                 Gunfleet
                 neer
                 Harwich
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Proclamation
                 for
                 further
                 Proroguing
                 the
                 Parliament
                 from
                 June
                 21
                 next
                 coming
                 ,
                 till
                 a
                 further
                 time
                 ,
                 which
                 should
                 be
                 prefixed
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 at
                 their
                 actual
                 Prorogation
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Hamborough
                 Fleet
                 fell
                 into
                 the
                 hands
                 of
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 they
                 were
                 precaution'd
                 of
                 the
                 Danger
                 ,
                 and
                 advised
                 not
                 to
                 put
                 to
                 Sea
                 till
                 further
                 Order
                 .
              
               
                 Jun.
                 1
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 with
                 the
                 whole
                 Fleet
                 arrived
                 about
                 6
                 this
                 morning
                 at
                 Southwold-Bay
                 ,
                 where
                 they
                 Anchor'd
                 five
                 miles
                 from
                 the
                 Shore
                 .
              
               
                 2
                 Within
                 three
                 leagues
                 of
                 the
                 
                 Dutch-Fleet
                 .
              
               
                 3
                 Was
                 that
                 glorious
                 victory
                 obtained
                 against
                 the
                 United
                 Naval
                 force
                 of
                 the
                 Netherlands
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Personal
                 and
                 Auspicious
                 Conduct
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 Du.
                 of
                 York
                 wherein
                 above
                 thirty
                 of
                 their
                 best
                 Ships
                 were
                 taken
                 and
                 destroyed
                 ,
                 and
                 at
                 least
                 8000
                 (
                 modestly
                 computed
                 )
                 of
                 their
                 men
                 killed
                 and
                 taken
                 Prisoners
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 arrived
                 at
                 Whitehal
                 ,
                 accompani'd
                 with
                 his
                 Highness
                 Prince
                 Rupert
                 ,
                 whose
                 Prudence
                 and
                 Courage
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Engage
                 .
                 Crown'd
                 all
                 his
                 former
                 atchivems
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 2063
                 Dutch
                 Prisoners
                 ,
                 brought
                 to
                 Colchester
                 ,
                 whereof
                 13
                 Commanders
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 A
                 Publick
                 Thanksgiving
                 observ'd
                 in
                 London
                 and
                 Westminster
                 and
                 other
                 
                 places
                 adjacent
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 late
                 glorious
                 victory
                 obtain'd
                 against
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 
              
               
                 21
                 The
                 Parliam
                 .
                 met
                 at
                 Westminster
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 term
                 of
                 Prorogation
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 again
                 Prorogu'd
                 to
                 the
                 1
                 of
                 August
                 next
                 .
              
               
                 His
                 Excellency
                 the
                 Count
                 
                   de
                   Molina
                
                 (
                 Ambassador
                 to
                 his
                 Majesty
                 from
                 the
                 Spanish
                 King
                 )
                 made
                 his
                 publique
                 entry
                 with
                 great
                 Splendor
                 and
                 Magnificence
                 .
              
               
                 22
                 Was
                 Interred
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Noble
                 Earl
                 of
                 Falmouth
                 ,
                 unfortunately
                 slain
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Fight
                 with
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 
              
               
                 His
                 Majesty
                 conferr'd
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 upon
                 Vice-Admiral
                 Mynns
                 ,
                 and
                 C●pt
                 .
                 Smith
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 Eminent
                 services
                 in
                 that
                 Fight
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 His
                 Excellency
                 the
                 Count
                 
                   De
                   Molina
                
                 had
                 publick
                 audience
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 Mr.
                 
                   William
                   Coventry
                
                 (
                 Secretary
                 to
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 received
                 from
                 his
                 Sacred
                 Majesty
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 ,
                 and
                 was
                 afterwards
                 sworn
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 most
                 Honourable
                 Privy
                 Council
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 His
                 Majesty
                 with
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 D.
                 of
                 York
                 ,
                 his
                 Highness
                 P.
                 Rupert
                 his
                 Grace
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Monmouth
                 and
                 o●hers
                 of
                 the
                 Nobility
                 ,
                 arriv'd
                 at
                 the
                 Buoy
                 in
                 the
                 Nore
                 ,
                 together
                 with
                 her
                 Majesty
                 the
                 Qu.
                 Mother
                 ,
                 who
                 thence
                 prosecuted
                 her
                 journey
                 toward
                 France
                 ,
                 his
                 Maiesty
                 taking
                 his
                 leave
                 this
                 night
                 ,
                 and
                 afterward
                 going
                 aboard
                 the
                 Royal
                 Charles
                 ,
                 Conferred
                 the
                 Honour
                 of
                 Knighthood
                 upon
                 Rear-Admiral
                 Tyddiman
                 ,
                 Capt.
                 Jordan
                 ,
                 Capt.
                 Spragg
                 ,
                 and
                 Capt.
                 Cuttings
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 eminent
                 valour
                 shewed
                 in
                 the
                 late
                 Fight
                 with
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 
              
               
                 July
                 2
                 His
                 Majesty
                 return'd
                 to
                 Greenwich
                 ,
                 whence
                 he
                 passed
                 (
                 by
                 Coach
                 )
                 to
                 
                 Hampton-Court
                 .
              
               
                 4
                 A
                 Publick
                 Thanksgiving
                 throughout
                 England
                 and
                 Wales
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 late
                 glorious
                 Victory
                 obtain'd
                 
                 against
                 the
                 Dutch.
                 
              
               
                 5
                 Part
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Fleet
                 set
                 sail
                 from
                 
                 Southwold-Bay
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 Coasts
                 of
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 general
                 Fast
                 observed
                 in
                 London
                 and
                 Westminster
                 ,
                 and
                 places
                 adjacent
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Command
                 ,
                 upon
                 occasion
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 and
                 Pestilence
                 ,
                 then
                 raging
                 there
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 second
                 of
                 August
                 next
                 to
                 be
                 kept
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 the
                 first
                 Wednesday
                 in
                 every
                 month
                 for
                 the
                 future
                 ,
                 until
                 it
                 pleased
                 God
                 to
                 remove
                 that
                 heavy
                 Judgment
                 .
              
               
                 27
                 His
                 Majesty
                 and
                 the
                 Queen
                 Consort
                 removed
                 toward
                 Salisbury
                 .
              
               
                 28
                 Their
                 Majesties
                 parted
                 this
                 morning
                 at
                 
                 Farnham-Castle
                 ,
                 her
                 Majesty
                 proceeding
                 towards
                 Salisbury
                 ,
                 his
                 Majesty
                 to
                 Portsmouth
                 ,
                 whither
                 he
                 came
                 this
                 day
                 at
                 Noon
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Her
                 Majesty
                 arrived
                 at
                 Salisbury
                 .
              
               
                 31
                 His
                 Majesty
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Wight
                 .
              
               
                 Aug.
                 1
                 His
                 Majesty
                 came
                 to
                 Salisbury
                 .
              
               
                 Parliament
                 again
                 Prorogued
                 to
                 the
                 3
                 of
                 October
                 next
                 coming
                 .
              
               
                 5
                 Their
                 Royal
                 Highnesses
                 ,
                 arrived
                 at
                 York
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 The
                 Receipt
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Exechequer
                 (
                 being
                 removed
                 to
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Honour
                 of
                 Non-such
                 in
                 Surrey
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 the
                 great
                 and
                 dangerous
                 increase
                 of
                 the
                 Plague
                 at
                 Westminster
                 )
                 opened
                 there
                 .
              
               
                 16
                 His
                 Royall
                 Highness
                 at
                 Hull
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Dutch
                   Smyrna
                
                 Fleet
                 and
                 
                   Straits-Men
                   ,
                   De
                   Ruyters
                
                 and
                 their
                 East-India
                 return
                 Ships
                 (
                 in
                 all
                 about
                 50
                 )
                 being
                 arrived
                 at
                 Bergen
                 in
                 Norway
                 ,
                 were
                 by
                 a
                 Squadron
                 of
                 22
                 Sail
                 (
                 commanded
                 by
                 Sir
                 
                   Tho.
                   Tyddiman
                
                 )
                 most
                 gallantly
                 Attack'd
                 in
                 that
                 Harbour
                 .
                 But
                 the
                 Danes
                 (
                 having
                 suffered
                 the
                 Dutch
                 to
                 land
                 ,
                 and
                 plant
                 their
                 Guns
                 ashore
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 best
                 advantage
                 of
                 annoying
                 us
                 )
                 assisted
                 them
                 by
                 their
                 Shot
                 from
                 the
                 Castle
                 and
                 Forts
                 :
                 All
                 which
                 would
                 not
                 yet
                 
                 have
                 served
                 their
                 turn
                 ,
                 if
                 a
                 strong
                 Gale
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Harbor
                 had
                 not
                 made
                 our
                 Fire-ships
                 useless
                 ,
                 whereupon
                 our
                 Ships
                 retired
                 with
                 some
                 loss
                 of
                 Men
                 (
                 amongst
                 whom
                 M.
                 
                   Edward
                   Montague
                
                 and
                 Mr.
                 Wyndham
                 ,
                 who
                 lost
                 their
                 lives
                 honourably
                 in
                 the
                 service
                 of
                 their
                 King
                 and
                 Country
                 )
                 and
                 some
                 4
                 or
                 5
                 of
                 our
                 Ships
                 disabled
                 :
                 But
                 not
                 without
                 some
                 severe
                 Execution
                 done
                 both
                 upon
                 their
                 Men
                 and
                 Shipping
                 .
              
               
                 30
                 His
                 Maj●sties
                 Fleet
                 commanded
                 by
                 his
                 Excellency
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandw
                 .
                 set
                 sail
                 towards
                 the
                 Coast
                 of
                 Holland
                 ,
                 in
                 hope
                 once
                 more
                 of
                 ingaging
                 the
                 Dutch
                 this
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 31
                 A
                 great
                 storm
                 at
                 Sea
                 ,
                 especially
                 upon
                 the
                 Coasts
                 of
                 Norway
                 ,
                 which
                 scatter'd
                 the
                 Dutch
                 thereabouts
                 .
              
               
                 September
                 1.
                 
                 His
                 Grace
                 the
                 Duke
                 of
                 Ormond
                 ,
                 Arrived
                 at
                 Waterford
                 in
                 Ireland
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Bishop
                 of
                 Munster
                 advancing
                 (
                 with
                 an
                 Army
                 )
                 against
                 the
                 
                   States
                   General
                
                 for
                 recovery
                 of
                 Bokelo
                 ,
                 the
                 Eyler
                 Fort
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 by
                 them
                 unjustly
                 detained
                 from
                 him
                 ,
                 being
                 assisted
                 thereto
                 ,
                 with
                 a
                 great
                 sum
                 of
                 Money
                 by
                 his
                 Majesty
                 of
                 Great-Brit
                 .
                 to
                 find
                 them
                 work
                 at
                 Land
                 ;
                 as
                 well
                 as
                 by
                 Sea.
                 
              
               
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Downing
                
                 return'd
                 from
                 Holland
                 .
              
               
                 3
                 ,
                 4
                 Four
                 Dutchmen
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 two
                 rich
                 East-India
                 Ships
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 other
                 of
                 their
                 Merchant-men
                 taken
                 ,
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 Navy
                 ,
                 commanded
                 by
                 his
                 Excellence
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandw
                 .
                 with
                 the
                 loss
                 only
                 of
                 the
                 Hector
                 ,
                 a
                 small
                 Flem.
                 Vessel
                 of
                 22
                 Guns
                 ,
                 taken
                 from
                 them
                 in
                 the
                 last
                 War
                 ,
                 unhappily
                 sunk
                 in
                 this
                 ser.
                 
              
               
                 5
                 Fires
                 kindled
                 and
                 continued
                 3
                 days
                 &
                 3
                 nights
                 in
                 all
                 the
                 Streets
                 ,
                 Courts
                 ,
                 Lanes
                 &
                 Alleys
                 of
                 London
                 ,
                 to
                 correct
                 and
                 purifie
                 the
                 Air.
                 
              
               
                 7
                 The
                 Holland
                 Fleet
                 joyn'd
                 with
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 their
                 Merchant-men
                 at
                 Bergen
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Some
                 of
                 his
                 Majesties
                 
                 Ships
                 encountred
                 12
                 sail
                 of
                 Hollanders
                 ,
                 and
                 took
                 the
                 greatest
                 part
                 of
                 them
                 ,
                 amongst
                 which
                 were
                 four
                 Dutch-men
                 of
                 War
                 ,
                 and
                 several
                 others
                 ,
                 West-India
                 Men
                 ,
                 and
                 Provision-Ships
                 ,
                 with
                 above
                 1000
                 Prisoners
                 .
                 So
                 that
                 no
                 less
                 than
                 30
                 Prizes
                 were
                 taken
                 from
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 Expedition
                 ,
                 under
                 his
                 Excellency
                 ,
                 the
                 Earl
                 of
                 Sandwich
                 ,
                 who
                 had
                 pursued
                 this
                 advantage
                 into
                 their
                 own
                 Harbours
                 ,
                 had
                 not
                 a
                 most
                 violent
                 storm
                 (
                 this
                 very
                 day
                 )
                 put
                 the
                 Fleet
                 into
                 some
                 disorder
                 ,
                 many
                 Ships
                 being
                 thereby
                 separated
                 from
                 the
                 Body
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
                 11
                 His
                 Majesty
                 removed
                 from
                 Salisbury
                 to
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 the
                 Lord
                 Ashleys
                 at
                 Saint
                 
                 Giles's
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 lay
                 that
                 night
                 .
              
               
                 15
                 His
                 Majesty
                 at
                 Pool
                 .
              
               
                 17
                 At
                 
                 Lutworth-Castle
                 in
                 the
                 Isle
                 of
                 Purbeck
                 .
              
               
                 18
                 At
                 Weymouth
                 .
              
               
                 19
                 His
                 Majesty
                 at
                 Portland
                 .
              
               
                 20
                 At
                 Dorchester
                 ,
                 whence
                 he
                 return'd
                 to
                 St.
                 Giles
                 .
              
               
                 21
                 Thence
                 to
                 Salisbury
                 .
              
               
                 23
                 His
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 set
                 forth
                 from
                 York
                 toward
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 and
                 lay
                 at
                 Sir
                 
                   George
                   Savills
                
                 ,
                 at
                 Rufford
                 ,
                 that
                 night
                 .
              
               
                 24
                 At
                 
                 Warwick-Castle
                 .
              
               
                 25
                 His
                 Majesty
                 set
                 out
                 from
                 Salisbury
                 toward
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 orrived
                 and
                 met
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 the
                 same
                 night
                 .
              
               
                 26
                 The
                 Queens
                 Majesty
                 came
                 to
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 Her
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 began
                 her
                 Journey
                 from
                 York
                 toward
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 29
                 Sir
                 
                   Thomas
                   Bludworth
                
                 elected
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 for
                 the
                 ensuing
                 year
                 .
              
               
                 October
                 5
                 Her
                 Royal
                 Highness
                 arrived
                 at
                 Oxford
                 .
              
               
                 9
                 Parliament
                 met
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Term
                 of
                 Prorogation
                 .
              
               
               
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 two
                 Houses
                 ●et
                 ,
                 and
                 attended
                 His
                 M●●esty
                 in
                 
                 Christ-Church-Hall
                 ●his
                 Morning
                 ,
                 where
                 His
                 ●ajesty
                 Entertained
                 them
                 ●ith
                 a
                 most
                 Gracious
                 ●peech
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 Secon●ed
                 by
                 another
                 from
                 the
                 Right
                 Honourable
                 the
                 L.
                 Chancellour
                 :
                 After
                 which
                 ,
                 ●he
                 House
                 of
                 Commons
                 ●oted
                 ,
                 That
                 Humble
                 and
                 Hearty
                 Th●nk●
                 should
                 be
                 ●eturned
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ●or
                 his
                 great
                 Care
                 and
                 Con●●ct
                 in
                 the
                 Preservation
                 of
                 〈◊〉
                 People
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Ho●our
                 of
                 this
                 Nation
                 ;
                 and
                 ●●at
                 they
                 would
                 Assist
                 him
                 ●ith
                 their
                 Lives
                 and
                 For●●nes
                 against
                 the
                 Dutch
                 ,
                 or
                 ●●y
                 other
                 that
                 should
                 As●●●t
                 them
                 against
                 His
                 Ma●esty
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 the
                 Humble
                 and
                 Hearty
                 Thanks
                 of
                 the
                 House
                 be
                 returned
                 to
                 His
                 Majesty
                 for
                 the
                 Care
                 he
                 hath
                 of
                 the
                 Person
                 of
                 his
                 Royal
                 Highne●s
                 .
              
               
                 Also
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Concurrence
                 of
                 the
                 Lords
                 should
                 be
                 desired
                 therein
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 Resolved
                 by
                 the
                 Houses
                 ,
                 That
                 an
                 Additional
                 Supply
                 of
                 1250000
                 l.
                 be
                 given
                 to
                 the
                 Kings
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 present
                 Supply
                 ,
                 to
                 be
                 raised
                 by
                 a
                 proportionable
                 Addition
                 to
                 the
                 Monthly
                 Assessment
                 ,
                 to
                 begin
                 from
                 Christmas
                 next
                 .
              
               
                 Part
                 of
                 Michaelm
                 .
                 Term
                 ,
                 viz.
                 from
                 the
                 first
                 Return
                 thereof
                 ,
                 called
                 
                   Tres
                   Michaelis
                
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 fifth
                 ,
                 (
                 called
                 
                   Oc●abis
                   Sancti
                   Martini
                
                 )
                 Adjourn'd
                 from
                 Westminster
                 to
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 by
                 His
                 Majesties
                 Proclamation
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 The
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 hovering
                 up
                 and
                 down
                 upon
                 the
                 Co●st
                 of
                 Margate
                 ,
                 against
                 which
                 they
                 bestowed
                 some
                 three
                 or
                 four
                 hundred
                 Shot
                 to
                 no
                 purpose
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 Sailed
                 off
                 again
                 before
                 they
                 could
                 be
                 called
                 to
                 an
                 Account
                 for
                 the
                 Bravad●
                 .
              
               
                 25.
                 
                 The
                 Dutch
                 Fleet
                 retu●ned
                 into
                 H●rbour
                 .
              
               
                 O●tob
                 .
                 3●
                 .
                 Sir
                 
                   Tho.
                   Bl●●●●●th
                
                 Sworn
                 Lord
                 Mayor
                 〈◊〉
                 London
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 outmost
                 .
                 Ga●e
                 of
                 the
                 Bulwark
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 H●nourable
                 Sir
                 
                   J●hn
                   Robin●●n
                
                 ,
                 Kni●h●●nd
                 Barone●
                 ,
                 H●s
                 M●jest
                 〈◊〉
                 Lieutenant
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Tower
                 ,
                 by
                 Vertue
                 of
                 His
                 Majestics
                 Commission
                 to
                 him
                 directed
                 for
                 that
                 purpose
                 .
              
               
                 Nov.
                 17.
                 
                 
                   Don
                   Patricio
                   Omuledei
                
                 ,
                 Resident
                 from
                 the
                 Catholick
                 King
                 ,
                 had
                 his
                 Audience
                 of
                 Conge
                 from
                 His
                 Majesty
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 few
                 days
                 to
                 return
                 for
                 Spain
                 .
              
               
                 18.
                 
                 The
                 several
                 Courts
                 of
                 Justice
                 sat
                 in
                 the
                 Schools
                 at
                 Oxford
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 an
                 Adjournment
                 made
                 at
                 Westminster
                 to
                 that
                 purpose
                 ,
                 in
                 pursuance
                 of
                 His
                 Majestics
                 Proclamation
                 of
                 September
                 26.
                 last
                 .
              
               
                 23.
                 
                 The
                 French
                 Ambassadours
                 took
                 their
                 leaves
                 of
                 His
                 Majesty
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Here
                 Ended
                 this
                 Learned
              
               Person
               's
               Chronology
               
                 of
                 the
                 Acts
                 of
              
               Great
               Britain
               .
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
             
             
               Place
               this
               Hand
               before
               the
               Title
               of
               Chiromancy
               .
            
             
               
            
             
               
                 Job
                 .
                 37.7
                 .
              
               
                 Qui
                 in
                 manu
                 omnium
                 hominum
                 signa
                 posuit
                 ,
                 ut
                 cognoscerent
                 opera
                 ejus
                 singuli
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               ΧΕΙΡΟΜΑΝΤΙΑ
               :
               OR
               ,
               THE
               ART
               OF
               DIVINING
               BY
               The
               LINES
               and
               SIGNATVRES
               Engraven
               in
               the
               HAND
               of
               MAN
               ,
               By
               the
               HAND
               of
               NATVRE
               ,
               Theorically
               ,
               Practically
               .
               Wherein
               you
               have
               the
               Secret
               Concordance
               ,
               and
               Harmony
               betwixt
               It
               ,
               and
               Astrology
               ,
               made
               Evident
               in
               Nineteen
               GENITURES
               .
               Together
               with
               A
               Learned
               Philosophical
               Discourse
               of
               the
               Soul
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 Universal
                 Spirit
              
               thereof
               .
            
             
               A
               Matchless
               Piece
               .
            
             
               Written
               Originally
               in
               Latine
               by
               
                 Jo.
                 Rothman
                 ,
                 D.
              
               in
               Physick
               ,
               and
               now
               Faithfully
               Englished
               ,
               By
               
                 George
                 Wharton
              
               ,
               
                 Esq
              
            
             
               
                 Manus
                 membrum
                 Hominis
                 loquacissimum
              
               .
            
             
               London
               ,
               As
               it
               was
               Printed
               in
               the
               Year
               1652.
               
            
          
           
             
             
             
               To
               the
               Truly
               NOBLE
               ,
               and
               Universally
               Learned
               (
               My
               much
               Honoured
               Friend
               )
               
                 Elias
                 Ashmole
              
               ,
               
                 Esq
              
            
             
               
                 Worthy
                 Sir
                 ,
              
            
             
               WERE
               it
               not
               that
               in
               
                 Common
                 Civility
              
               I
               am
               bound
               upon
               this
               Occassion
               ,
               as
               to
               acknowledge
               my
               Infinite
               Obligations
               to
               you
               (
               that
               being
               the
               best
               Quality
               of
               a
               
                 Bad
                 Debtor
              
               ,
               and
               even
               All
               a
               
                 Christian
                 Creditor
              
               should
               expect
               ,
               where
               the
               Means
               of
               a
               
                 juster
                 Requital
              
               is
               wanting
               ,
               )
               so
               to
               give
               you
               an
               Account
               of
               the
               present
               Work
               ,
               unto
               which
               you
               first
               incited
               Me
               :
            
             
               Yet
               
                 (
                 Sir
              
               )
               the
               Rarity
               of
               the
               Subject
               ,
               and
               the
               Gipsy-like
               Esteem
               it
               hath
               amongst
               the
               Vulgar
               ,
               would
               have
               necessarily
               enforced
               Me
               to
               shelter
               it
               under
               the
               Wings
               of
               none
               but
               an
               Absolute
               Mercurialist
               .
            
             
               That
               you
               are
               no
               less
               ,
               The
               Ingenious
               Works
               you
               have
               already
               Published
               ,
               The
               Succinct
               and
               Learned
               Annotations
               you
               have
               made
               upon
               some
               Part
               of
               those
               ,
               (
               to
               ●●it
               what
               I
               know
               you
               have
               in
               
                 Design
                 ;
              
               )
               your
               exquisite
               knowledge
               in
               
                 Arithmetick
                 ,
                 Geometry
                 ,
                 Astrology
                 ,
                 Natural
                 Magick
                 ,
              
               and
               Physick
               :
               And
               in
               th●●e
               oth●r
               Infer●o●●
               Objects
               of
               your
               Delight
               ,
               viz.
               
                 Linning
                 ,
                 Engraving
                 ,
                 Painting
              
               ,
               and
               Musick
               .
               may
               and
               do
               abundantly
               manifest
               :
               I
               shall
               not
               ,
               I
               need
               not
               expatiate
               :
               (
               To
               instance
               the
               particular
               knowledge
               you
               have
               in
               ●hiromancy
               ,
               w●re
               but
               
                 Actum
                 agere
              
               ,
               in
               that
               Astrology
               (
               ●efore
               mentioned
               )
               comprehends
               the
               same
               ,
               as
               here
               it
               is
               apply'd
               ;
               and
               your self
               Them
               both
               .
               )
            
             
             
               Nor
               could
               I
               glory
               at
               all
               in
               the
               Name
               of
               a
               Greater
               Personage
               to
               Patronize
               this
               Piece
               :
               It
               is
               not
               the
               
                 Blustring
                 noise
              
               of
               an
               
                 Empty
                 Title
              
               ,
               or
               the
               
                 Frail
                 Support
              
               of
               a
               
                 Signal
                 Birth
              
               ,
               only
               ,
               that
               can
               be
               a
               fit
               Champion
               for
               this
               or
               the
               like
               Mysterious
               
                 Sciences
                 :
                 Learning
              
               is
               best
               Fortress'd
               of
               those
               by
               whom
               she
               is
               most
               understood
               :
               I
               confess
               her
               Admirers
               may
               wish
               her
               Happiness
               ;
               yet
               they
               commonly
               fail
               her
               in
               Extremity
               .
            
             
               And
               herein
               I
               follow
               the
               Example
               of
               mine
               Author
               ,
               who
               made
               choice
               of
               the
               best
               Deserving
               in
               his
               Countrey
               ,
               unto
               whom
               he
               Dedicated
               this
               Work
               in
               the
               Original
               :
               That
               is
               ,
               unto
               such
               as
               were
               sober
               and
               skilful
               :
               Not
               to
               Men
               that
               were
               Mighty
               and
               Ignorant
               ,
               or
               Learned
               and
               Malicious
               .
            
             
               Nor
               yet
               have
               these
               any
               just
               cause
               to
               complain
               ,
               unless
               for
               the
               want
               of
               Ingenuity
               ;
               whereby
               they
               are
               Doom'd
               to
               an
               Absolute
               Depravation
               of
               that
               ,
               whereby
               
                 Wise
                 Men
              
               daily
               Ascend
               ,
               even
               to
               the
               Presence
               of
               God
               and
               his
               Angels
               ;
               I
               mean
               the
               Knowledge
               of
               his
               Works
               :
               For
               it
               is
               not
               sufficient
               we
               hear
               a
               story
               of
               God
               in
               the
               Scriptures
               ,
               unless
               also
               we
               read
               or
               see
               him
               in
               the
               large
               Volume
               of
               his
               Creatures
               :
               Neither
               do
               we
               Read
               Him
               by
               a
               bare
               Gazing
               upon
               the
               outward
               Form
               thereof
               ,
               but
               by
               a
               narrow
               Enquiry
               and
               search
               made
               into
               their
               hidden
               Nature
               and
               Disposition
               :
               For
               ,
               
                 In
                 the
                 Beginning
              
               (
               saith
               my
               Author
               )
               
                 God
                 adorned
                 all
                 things
                 Created
                 with
              
               Signatures
               ,
               
                 that
                 so
                 the
                 Mind
                 of
                 an
                 Ingenious
                 Man
                 might
                 delight
                 it self
                 by
                 a
                 diligent
                 searching
                 into
                 the
                 Nature
                 and
                 Disposition
                 thereof
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 boldly
                 acknowledging
                 the
                 Wonderful
                 Works
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 converting
                 them
                 to
                 a
                 right
                 use
                 ,
                 be
                 chearfully
                 constrained
                 to
                 the
                 Love
                 or
                 G●d
                 himself
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Worship
                 him
                 with
                 all
                 his
                 heart
                 ,
                 for
                 his
                 Infinite
                 Wisdom
                 and
                 Goodness
                 .
              
            
             
               Let
               us
               therefore
               beheld
               the
               Heaven
               ,
               the
               Stars
               ,
               and
               
                 Coelestial
                 Signs
              
               ,
               the
               
                 Animals
                 ,
                 Plants
                 ,
                 Roots
                 ,
                 Stones
                 ,
                 
                 Metals
                 ,
              
               &c.
               in
               and
               upon
               the
               Earth
               ;
               and
               consider
               how
               wonderfully
               their
               various
               Signatures
               every
               where
               present
               themselves
               unto
               us
               ,
               and
               by
               a
               
                 Tacite
                 Language
              
               proffer
               us
               their
               Nature
               and
               Disposition
               !
               How
               exceedingly
               the
               
                 Seven
                 wandring
                 Stars
              
               (
               Vulgarly
               called
               Planets
               )
               do
               differ
               ,
               not
               only
               in
               Magnitude
               and
               Motion
               ,
               but
               also
               in
               the
               Brightness
               and
               Beauty
               of
               their
               Light
               !
               How
               variable
               an
               Influence
               is
               in
               each
               ;
               what
               a
               
                 Lively
                 ,
                 Lasting
                 Spirit
              
               ,
               diversly
               
                 Disposing
                 ,
                 Moving
                 ,
                 Animating
                 ,
                 Producing
                 ,
                 Signing
                 ,
              
               and
               Sustaining
               these
               Inferiours
               ,
               according
               to
               their
               different
               Position
               in
               the
               Heavens
               ,
               and
               the
               sundry
               Complications
               and
               Mixtures
               of
               Beams
               occurring
               from
               other
               Stars
               !
            
             
               The
               Philosophers
               of
               old
               have
               acknowledged
               ,
               (
               and
               we
               shall
               willingly
               the
               same
               )
               
                 Et
                 in
                 infimis
                 Suprema
                 ,
                 &
                 in
                 Supremis
                 infima
              
               :
               There
               are
               in
               
                 Heaven
                 Earthly
                 things
              
               ,
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               Causes
               ,
               and
               by
               a
               Coelestial
               manner
               ,
               and
               
                 Coelestial
                 things
              
               in
               Earthly
               ,
               but
               by
               a
               Terrestrial
               manner
               :
               Whence
               indeed
               it
               is
               ,
               That
               the
               Sun
               ,
               the
               Moon
               ,
               and
               other
               Stars
               are
               considered
               in
               the
               Earth
               ,
               but
               that
               in
               regard
               of
               a
               
                 Terrene
                 Quality
              
               ;
               so
               also
               
                 Plants
                 ,
                 Stones
                 ,
                 Metals
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               in
               the
               Heavens
               ,
               but
               this
               in
               respect
               of
               a
               
                 Heavenly
                 Nature
              
               ,
               endued
               with
               Life-Intellectual
               .
               And
               this
               was
               the
               Reason
               why
               Heaven
               it self
               was
               depainted
               with
               sundry
               Images
               by
               the
               Ancient
               and
               
                 Holy
                 Fathers
              
               :
               And
               that
               he
               who
               had
               through
               his
               Ingenuity
               attained
               th●se
               
                 Holy
                 Mysteries
              
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               was
               by
               the
               Hebrews
               truly
               named
               Rabbi
               ,
               by
               the
               
                 Latines
                 ,
                 Magister
              
               ;
               and
               by
               almost
               all
               other
               Nations
               ,
               Magus
               :
               Nevertheless
               this
               Name
               is
               now
               so
               much
               suspected
               and
               hated
               ,
               that
               some
               had
               rather
               forgo
               the
               Gospel
               it self
               ,
               than
               receive
               it
               again
               into
               Favour
               :
               So
               wilfully
               
                 Obstinate
                 ,
                 Blind
              
               ,
               and
               Stupid
               are
               the
               Masters
               this
               Age
               hath
               produced
               .
            
             
               But
               let
               us
               Instance
               a
               few
               Examples
               ,
               and
               first
               ,
               of
               the
               
                 Coelestial
                 Bodies
              
               :
               You
               know
               that
               the
               Image
               of
               the
               Serpent
               
               hath
               the
               Nature
               of
               a
               Serpent
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               it
               causeth
               death
               by
               Poyson
               ,
               so
               oft
               as
               the
               Lord
               of
               the
               Geniture
               ,
               or
               the
               Moon
               is
               therewith
               unhappily
               Posited
               at
               the
               Birth
               :
               The
               like
               of
               the
               Scorpion
               ;
               For
               even
               the
               same
               Images
               drive
               away
               and
               kill
               Serpents
               and
               
                 Scorpions
                 ,
                 Spiders
              
               and
               Flyes
               ,
               they
               expel
               Poyson
               and
               the
               Plague
               ,
               being
               deduced
               from
               Heaven
               upon
               the
               
                 Terrestrial
                 Chaos
              
               ,
               at
               an
               
                 observed
                 time
                 :
                 Leo
              
               makes
               Men
               Bold
               ;
               Virgo
               ,
               Docile
               ;
               Taurus
               ,
               Robust
               ;
               Aquila
               procures
               Honours
               ;
               Lyra
               instills
               the
               love
               of
               Musick
               ,
               and
               the
               Study
               of
               
                 Poesie
                 :
                 Sagittary
              
               addicteth
               to
               Hunting
               ;
               and
               much
               more
               of
               that
               Nature
               ,
               marked
               with
               their
               proper
               Signatures
               .
            
             
               Next
               ,
               let
               us
               contemplate
               the
               Animals
               of
               the
               Earth
               ,
               how
               every
               one
               beareth
               its
               own
               Nature
               ;
               and
               how
               we
               know
               the
               same
               in
               most
               of
               them
               by
               their
               Effigies
               ,
               [
               viz.
               by
               their
               
                 Countenance
                 ]
                 Voyce
                 ,
                 Gesture
                 ,
                 Habit
                 ,
              
               often
               by
               their
               Colour
               .
               The
               Horse
               by
               his
               Gesture
               bewrays
               his
               Pride
               :
               The
               Ass
               his
               Slowness
               :
               The
               Lyon
               (
               by
               the
               Face
               and
               Gesture
               )
               his
               Courage
               :
               The
               Bear
               his
               Fierceness
               ;
               The
               Cock
               his
               Chearfulness
               :
               The
               like
               are
               every
               where
               obvious
               in
               other
               Creatures
               ,
               unto
               any
               but
               such
               as
               regard
               the
               knowledge
               of
               nothing
               .
               Now
               by
               observing
               the
               outward
               Forms
               of
               Beasts
               ,
               ariseth
               Physiognomy
               in
               Man
               :
               For
               look
               what
               Beasts
               a
               Man
               resembles
               most
               ,
               either
               in
               Face
               or
               Proportion
               ,
               he
               is
               truly
               said
               to
               possess
               the
               Disposition
               and
               Nature
               thereof
               .
            
             
               If
               now
               we
               descend
               to
               Plants
               and
               Roots
               ,
               we
               shall
               there
               enter
               a
               Theatre
               of
               Signatures
               worthy
               our
               Contemplation
               .
               For
               Example
               :
               
                 Solatrum
                 vesicatorium
              
               (
               barbarously
               termed
               Alkakenge
               )
               shuts
               up
               its
               Husks
               so
               soon
               as
               the
               Vessels
               thereof
               are
               filled
               with
               Juice
               ,
               and
               replenished
               with
               little
               Stony-Grains
               ,
               as
               if
               intimating
               unto
               us
               by
               a
               
                 Tacite
                 Language
              
               ,
               That
               therein
               resides
               a
               vertue
               of
               Purging
               the
               Bladder
               ,
               and
               of
               Diminishing
               the
               Gravel
               and
               Stone
               therein
               .
            
             
             
               Chelidonia
               ,
               not
               only
               Blushes
               with
               a
               certain
               
                 Bloody
                 Moisture
              
               ,
               and
               therewith
               stains
               the
               Hands
               of
               him
               that
               Touches
               it
               ,
               but
               in
               the
               Root
               it
               also
               shews
               a
               Cavity
               much
               like
               the
               Ventricles
               in
               the
               Heart
               of
               Man
               :
               whereby
               is
               intimated
               that
               its
               vertue
               is
               to
               Purge
               the
               Blood
               ,
               to
               quicken
               the
               
                 Vital
                 Spirit
              
               ,
               and
               to
               free
               the
               Heart
               from
               the
               Injuries
               of
               Poyson
               .
            
             
               Cynosbatus
               ,
               as
               also
               Mespylus
               ,
               fill
               the
               Belly
               with
               
                 little
                 Stones
              
               ,
               that
               break
               in
               pieces
               the
               Stone
               in
               the
               Bladder
               .
            
             
               Carduus
               offends
               the
               Fingers
               of
               those
               that
               touch
               it
               by
               prickles
               ,
               yet
               such
               is
               the
               secret
               vertue
               thereof
               ,
               that
               it
               consumes
               and
               Expels
               all
               pricklings
               and
               stingings
               in
               the
               Body
               of
               Man.
               
            
             
               The
               Numulariae
               resembles
               in
               the
               Leaves
               th●reof
               the
               Epiglossis
               ,
               and
               heals
               the
               Inflammation
               of
               the
               Throat
               .
            
             
               
                 Nux
                 Juglans
              
               and
               Moscara
               r●present
               in
               the
               Faces
               thereof
               the
               Composure
               of
               the
               Brain
               and
               Head
               ,
               and
               are
               therefore
               comfortable
               to
               both
               .
            
             
               Orchis
               in
               the
               Root
               thereof
               ,
               resembles
               the
               Testicles
               ,
               and
               therefore
               is
               Venus
               excited
               by
               it
               .
            
             
               The
               Hypericon
               and
               Persicaria
               are
               notoriously
               known
               to
               Operate
               according
               to
               their
               proper
               Signatures
               .
            
             
               Many
               Hundreds
               more
               might
               be
               instanc'd
               of
               
                 Flowers
                 ,
                 Seeds
                 ,
                 Leaves
              
               ,
               and
               Roots
               .
               The
               Signatures
               are
               most
               apparent
               in
               such
               Herbs
               as
               are
               least
               endued
               with
               Odour
               :
               Those
               that
               are
               Sweeter
               ,
               Evidence
               their
               Vertues
               unto
               us
               (
               notwithstanding
               we
               were
               Blind
               )
               by
               their
               Smell
               .
               So
               also
               in
               the
               Leaves
               of
               Trees
               ,
               in
               Rinds
               and
               Barks
               ,
               in
               Wood
               and
               Roots
               ,
               we
               find
               such
               Signatur●s
               ,
               as
               do
               manifest
               the
               hidden
               Vertues
               thereof
               ,
               and
               thereby
               learn
               to
               apply
               them
               to
               Humane
               use
               ,
               or
               the
               Healing
               of
               Diseases
               .
               The
               like
               we
               see
               in
               Stones
               and
               Metals
               .
            
             
               If
               this
               then
               be
               so
               clear
               in
               the
               Stars
               and
               Signs
               of
               Heaven
               ,
               if
               so
               in
               
                 Animals
                 ,
                 Plants
                 ,
                 Roots
                 ,
                 Stones
                 ,
              
               and
               Metals
               :
               Who
               but
               a
               Mad-man
               ,
               or
               Fool
               dare
               say
               ,
               That
               the
               
               like
               Signs
               in
               the
               Hand
               of
               Man
               are
               Idle
               and
               
                 Vain
                 ?
                 Man
              
               is
               he
               for
               whom
               all
               things
               were
               made
               ,
               and
               wherein
               all
               things
               of
               the
               
                 Greater
                 World
              
               are
               comprehended
               ,
               although
               with
               a
               Face
               more
               
                 Occult.
                 Man
              
               only
               Rejoyceth
               in
               this
               Honour
               [
               that
               he
               hath
               a
               
                 Resemblance
                 ,
                 Operation
              
               ,
               and
               Conversation
               with
               all
               things
               in
               the
               World
               :
               ]
               He
               symbolizeth
               (
               as
               I
               may
               say
               )
               with
               the
               Matter
               in
               the
               
                 Proper
                 Subject
              
               ,
               with
               the
               Elements
               in
               their
               
                 Fourfold
                 Composure
              
               of
               Body
               ,
               with
               the
               Plants
               in
               the
               
                 Vegetative
                 Vertue
              
               ,
               with
               the
               other
               Animals
               in
               the
               Sensitive
               ,
               with
               the
               Heavens
               in
               the
               
                 Sydereal
                 Spirit
              
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               in
               the
               Motion
               and
               Influence
               of
               the
               
                 Superiour
                 Bodies
              
               upon
               these
               Inferiour
               ,
               with
               the
               Angels
               in
               the
               
                 Intellect
                 ,
                 Wisdom
              
               ,
               and
               Speech
               ;
               with
               God
               himself
               in
               the
               
                 Containing
                 Power
              
               of
               all
               things
               .
               And
               therefore
               we
               cannot
               imagine
               the
               Signs
               so
               variously
               Pourtray'd
               in
               the
               Hand
               of
               Man
               are
               in
               vain
               :
               But
               that
               they
               are
               there
               placed
               by
               Nature
               ,
               with
               intent
               to
               make
               known
               unto
               us
               the
               
                 Inscrutable
                 Works
              
               of
               GOD
               ,
               if
               Job
               (
               Chapter
               37.
               )
               may
               be
               Credited
               .
            
             
               That
               the
               Explanation
               of
               these
               Signs
               is
               named
               Chiromancy
               ,
               I
               need
               not
               acquaint
               you
               :
               Nor
               what
               Canons
               the
               Ancient
               and
               Modern
               Philosophers
               have
               written
               concerning
               the
               same
               :
               Only
               this
               I
               shall
               tell
               you
               ,
               My
               Author
               hath
               not
               only
               (
               in
               this
               small
               Tract
               )
               Reduced
               all
               to
               a
               Concise
               and
               Methodical
               Discourse
               ,
               and
               added
               divers
               others
               of
               his
               own
               Observations
               :
               But
               also
               Illustrated
               the
               
                 Practick
                 Part
              
               thereof
               with
               sundry
               Notable
               Examples
               ,
               whereby
               he
               hath
               manifested
               an
               
                 Astrological
                 Consent
              
               and
               Harmony
               betwixt
               the
               Hands
               and
               Genitures
               of
               all
               Men.
               A
               work
               not
               attempted
               by
               any
               before
               him
               .
               And
               whereas
               the
               Masters
               in
               this
               Science
               have
               not
               Assigned
               the
               Tubercula
               ,
               or
               Mounts
               of
               the
               Hand
               to
               the
               Planets
               ,
               without
               some
               Successive
               Discrepancy
               :
               Nor
               although
               all
               of
               them
               deliver
               it
               for
               a
               general
               Rule
               [
               
                 That
                 by
                 how
                 
                 much
                 every
                 one
                 hath
                 a
                 Planet
                 more
                 Dignified
                 at
                 the
                 Hour
                 of
                 his
                 Birth
                 ,
                 by
                 so
                 much
                 more
                 Evident
                 the
                 Characters
                 and
                 Signs
                 will
                 appear
                 upon
                 the
                 Region
                 appropriated
                 to
                 the
                 same
                 Planet
                 ,
              
               ]
               yet
               hath
               not
               this
               been
               approved
               untill
               by
               this
               Author
               ,
               who
               hath
               hereby
               abolished
               all
               former
               Doubts
               ,
               and
               clearly
               demonstrated
               the
               Truth
               of
               that
               Doctrine
               .
            
             
               Nor
               hath
               He
               thereby
               (
               in
               my
               Judgment
               )
               restor'd
               the
               Art
               of
               Chiromancy
               to
               more
               certainty
               ,
               than
               he
               hath
               confirmed
               the
               Grounds
               and
               Credit
               of
               Astrology
               ,
               and
               dash'd
               in
               Pieces
               the
               
                 Bug-bear
                 Arguments
              
               of
               all
               the
               Enemies
               of
               either
               :
               For
               what
               more
               Convincing
               to
               the
               Judicious
               ,
               than
               if
               (
               by
               Inspection
               made
               into
               the
               Hand
               of
               any
               Man
               )
               I
               truly
               pronounce
               this
               or
               that
               Planet
               Essentially
               Dignified
               or
               Angular
               in
               his
               Geniture
               ,
               or
               in
               such
               or
               such
               a
               Position
               with
               other
               Planets
               or
               Stars
               :
               Another
               
                 Infortunate
                 ,
                 Afflicted
              
               ,
               or
               Dejected
               ?
               Or
               if
               (
               on
               the
               contrary
               )
               by
               looking
               first
               into
               the
               Geniture
               ,
               and
               considering
               therein
               the
               several
               Positures
               of
               the
               Planets
               ,
               and
               their
               Configurations
               one
               to
               another
               ,
               and
               with
               other
               Stars
               ;
               I
               tell
               him
               (
               and
               that
               distinctly
               and
               truly
               )
               the
               Lines
               and
               Signatures
               engraven
               in
               his
               Hand
               :
               What
               (
               I
               say
               )
               is
               or
               can
               be
               more
               satisfaction
               than
               this
               to
               
                 Rational
                 M●n
              
               ,
               as
               touching
               the
               Power
               and
               Influence
               of
               the
               Planets
               and
               Stars
               upon
               these
               Inferiours
               ,
               and
               consequently
               of
               the
               
                 Lawful
                 use
              
               and
               verity
               of
               the
               Sciences
               of
               Astrology
               and
               Chiromancy
               ,
               betwixt
               whom
               there
               is
               such
               a
               secret
               Coherence
               and
               Harmony
               ?
               And
               this
               I
               dare
               undertake
               to
               perform
               for
               the
               Honour
               of
               these
               Sciences
               ,
               to
               the
               shame
               of
               all
               Malicious
               and
               Pestilent
               Detractors
               .
            
             
               Indeed
               (
               I
               confess
               )
               we
               cannot
               by
               Chiromancy
               so
               exactly
               determine
               the
               time
               of
               any
               Accident
               ,
               as
               by
               Astrology
               ,
               where
               the
               Arch
               of
               Direction
               may
               be
               Resolv'd
               into
               the
               most
               
                 Scrupulous
                 Parts
              
               of
               Days
               :
               I
               suppose
               Chiromancy
               was
               not
               so
               much
               Ordained
               by
               Providence
               for
               the
               
               use
               of
               such
               whose
               Purer
               sights
               can
               penetrate
               the
               
                 Coelestial
                 Spheres
              
               ,
               and
               there
               exactly
               read
               their
               own
               ,
               or
               others
               Fate
               ,
               in
               those
               
                 Golden
                 Letters
              
               of
               the
               Stars
               :
               But
               rather
               for
               the
               Benefit
               of
               such
               that
               be
               of
               a
               
                 Grosser
                 Genius
              
               ,
               and
               whose
               
                 Dimmer
                 Eyes
              
               cannot
               Discern
               the
               Decrees
               of
               Nature
               at
               so
               great
               a
               Distance
               .
               Yet
               are
               not
               these
               Signatures
               wanting
               in
               any
               Man
               (
               more
               ,
               or
               less
               )
               lest
               he
               should
               prove
               wanting
               to
               himself
               in
               the
               Accomplishing
               of
               a
               
                 Higher
                 Scrutiny
              
               .
            
             
               As
               touching
               the
               Version
               it self
               ,
               I
               have
               done
               it
               with
               all
               Integrity
               :
               And
               if
               in
               some
               places
               I
               may
               seem
               to
               differ
               from
               the
               Original
               ,
               it
               is
               but
               where
               I
               find
               the
               Author
               abounding
               more
               with
               Elegance
               ,
               than
               Variety
               of
               Matter
               ,
               and
               even
               forsaking
               the
               Terms
               of
               Art
               ,
               rather
               than
               he
               will
               miss
               of
               an
               
                 Eloquent
                 Expression
              
               :
               For
               perhaps
               I
               have
               herein
               sometimes
               Contracted
               him
               ,
               yet
               still
               retained
               his
               
                 Genuine
                 Sense
              
               .
               In
               other
               Places
               I
               have
               only
               Corrected
               the
               Errors
               of
               the
               Press
               ,
               the
               which
               indeed
               were
               many
               more
               than
               the
               Author's
               Errata
               specified
               ,
               and
               very
               Gross
               ones
               besides
               :
               And
               therein
               have
               done
               no
               more
               than
               I
               desire
               others
               may
               do
               for
               Me.
               For
               any
               thing
               else
               I
               know
               not
               that
               I
               have
               exceed●d
               the
               Laws
               of
               Translation
               ,
               unless
               it
               be
               in
               retaining
               the
               Terms
               of
               Art
               ,
               and
               that
               I
               did
               purpos●ly
               ,
               lest
               in
               Abolishing
               them
               ,
               I
               should
               therewith
               abolish
               the
               Art
               also
               :
               Nevertheless
               in
               the
               first
               
                 Seven
                 Pages
              
               I
               have
               given
               the
               English
               thereof
               ,
               and
               that
               (
               I
               hope
               )
               is
               suffici●nt
               .
            
             
               The
               End
               proposed
               ,
               is
               ,
               That
               h●reby
               all
               Persons
               ,
               who
               are
               not
               acquainted
               with
               the
               Latine
               ,
               might
               in
               
                 plain
                 English
              
               Read
               and
               understand
               their
               own
               Destiny
               :
               And
               (
               if
               possible
               )
               Avert
               (
               at
               least-wise
               Mitigate
               )
               the
               Mischiefs
               Threatned
               them
               :
               Or
               with
               comfort
               attend
               ,
               and
               (
               by
               
                 Humane
                 Prudence
                 )
                 Cherish
              
               and
               Augment
               the
               Good
               portended
               :
               Whereby
               they
               may
               greatly
               be
               enabled
               to
               give
               God
               thanks
               for
               his
               Infinite
               Mercy
               and
               Goodness
               ;
               
               at
               least-wise
               Glorifie
               him
               in
               the
               midst
               of
               their
               greatest
               Afflictions
               .
            
             
               And
               this
               is
               the
               first
               Tract
               (
               of
               this
               Nature
               )
               that
               ever
               appeared
               in
               the
               
                 English
                 Tongue
              
               ;
               and
               I
               may
               confidently
               say
               in
               any
               Language
               whatsoever
               ,
               (
               the
               Latine
               excepted
               ;
               )
               wherein
               the
               Author
               writ
               no
               less
               Learnedly
               ,
               than
               Elegantly
               :
               And
               I
               heartily
               wish
               (
               and
               d●sire
               ,
               Sir
               ,
               you
               will
               joyn
               with
               me
               in
               it
               )
               That
               some
               one
               or
               other
               of
               our
               ablest
               Astrologers
               ,
               (
               who
               have
               better
               Encouragements
               than
               my self
               ,
               )
               would
               pursue
               this
               Design
               of
               the
               Authors
               ,
               it
               being
               (
               in
               my
               Opinion
               )
               the
               best
               and
               only
               way
               of
               bringing
               this
               Science
               the
               nearest
               to
               Perf●ction
               .
            
             
               Sir
               ,
               I
               have
               now
               but
               a
               little
               to
               say
               ,
               and
               that
               is
               ,
               First
               ,
               to
               give
               you
               Thanks
               for
               all
               the
               variety
               of
               Favours
               you
               have
               conferred
               upon
               me
               ever
               since
               the
               
                 first
                 Hour
              
               of
               our
               (
               to
               me
               )
               
                 Happy
                 Acquaintance
              
               :
               Next
               ,
               to
               assure
               you
               (
               in
               a
               short
               time
               )
               Ptolomy
               himself
               ,
               in
               the
               
                 English
                 Tongue
              
               ,
               which
               so
               long
               hath
               be●n
               expected
               from
               me
               ,
               yet
               still
               retarted
               by
               Reason
               of
               the
               many
               Discouragements
               and
               
                 Cross-grain'd
                 Events
              
               I
               have
               Laboured
               under
               for
               some
               Years
               past
               ,
               begging
               your
               kind
               Acceptance
               of
               this
               in
               the
               Interim
               :
               Then
               to
               crave
               your
               Pardon
               for
               this
               Prolixity
               :
               And
               Finally
               ,
               the
               Continuance
               of
               your
               wonted
               Affection
               and
               Opinion
               of
               Him
               ,
               who
               unfeignedly
               am
               ,
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     Feb.
                     18.
                     1651
                     
                     /
                     2.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 Sir
                 ,
              
               
                 
                   Yours
                   in
                   the
                   utmost
                   of
                   all
                   True
                
                 Love
                 and
                 Friendship
                 ,
                 
                   Geo.
                   Wharton
                
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
             
               
                 M.
                 Manlius
              
               in
               his
               Preface
               to
               
                 Aug.
                 Caesar.
              
               
            
             
               WHen
               every
               Species
               of
               the
               glittering
               Sphere
            
             
               (
               The
               Stars
               returning
               )
               Ranked
               did
               appear
            
             
               In
               their
               own
               Seats
               :
               And
               by
               the
               Fates
               Decree
               ,
            
             
               Each
               had
               restor'd
               its
               Formal-Potency
               ;
            
             
               Experience
               framed
               Art
               ,
               by
               various
               use
               ,
            
             
               Example
               guiding
               where
               it
               was
               Abstruse
               :
            
             
               And
               (
               though
               at
               a
               vast
               Distance
               )
               plainly
               saw
            
             
               The
               
                 Stars
                 All-ruling
              
               ,
               by
               a
               
                 Tacite
                 Law
              
               :
            
             
               The
               whole
               World
               Mov'd
               by
               Reason-Alternate
               ,
            
             
               And
               how
               ,
               by
               SIGNS
               ,
               to
               Judge
               the
               Turns
               of
               Fate
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               A
               short
               and
               plain
               Rule
               of
               CHIROMANCY
               .
            
             
               CHIROMANCY
               is
               a
               Rule
               whereby
               to
               know
               the
               Signs
               in
               the
               Hand
               of
               Man
               ,
               and
               a
               Science
               of
               Judging
               Rightly
               concerning
               them
               .
               There
               are
               Two
               Primary
               Parts
               of
               Chiromancy
               ,
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   Theorical
                   .
                   and
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Practical
                   .
                
              
            
             
               1.
               
               The
               Theorical
               is
               that
               which
               considereth
               the
               Parts
               of
               the
               Hand
               ,
               as
               the
               
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
                 〈◊〉
              
               [
               
                 i.
                 e.
              
               the
               Argument
               ,
               Matter
               ,
               or
               Subject
               ]
               of
               the
               Art.
               
            
             
               The
               Parts
               of
               the
               Hand
               [
               that
               is
               ,
               of
               the
               Hand
               and
               Palm
               thereof
               Extended
               and
               opened
               ,
               ]
               are
               ,
            
             
               1.
               
               The
               Vola
               ,
               or
               Inner-part
               of
               the
               Hand
               ,
               wherein
               the
               Lines
               ,
               the
               Tubercula
               or
               Rising
               parts
               ,
               the
               Feriens
               or
               Smiting-part
               ,
               the
               Cavea
               or
               hollow
               ,
               and
               the
               Mensa
               or
               Table
               thereof
               ,
               are
               ,
               (
               by
               a
               clear
               and
               certain
               Method
               )
               known
               and
               considered
               .
            
             
               2.
               
               The
               
                 Five
                 Fingers
              
               ;
               viz.
               The
               Pollex
               ,
               or
               Thumb
               ,
               the
               Indix
               or
               Fore-finger
               ,
               the
               Medius
               or
               Middle-finger
               ,
               the
               Annularis
               or
               Ring-finger
               ,
               and
               the
               Auricularis
               or
               Little-finger
               .
            
             
               
               
                 I.
                 LINES
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Incisures
                 ,
                 or
                 Lines
                 ,
                 are
                 engraven
                 by
                 God
                 and
                 Nature
                 ,
                 within
                 the
                 Spaces
                 and
                 Distinctions
                 of
                 the
                 Inner-part
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 :
                 And
                 of
                 these
                 ,
                 some
                 are
                 Principal
                 ,
                 others
                 
                   Less
                   Principal
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Principal
                   Lines
                   .
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                  
                   Cardiaca
                   [
                   that
                   is
                   ,
                   the
                   Line
                   of
                   ,
                   or
                   belonging
                   to
                   the
                   Heart
                   ]
                   which
                   includeth
                   and
                   embraceth
                   the
                   Mount
                   of
                   the
                   Thumb
                   .
                   It
                   is
                   also
                   called
                   ,
                   
                     The
                     Line
                     of
                     Life
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Epatica
                   ,
                   The
                   Liver-Line
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Natural-Mean
                   ,
                   which
                   runs
                   through
                   the
                   middle
                   of
                   the
                   Hand
                   ,
                   arising
                   from
                   the
                   same
                   place
                   with
                   the
                   Cardiaca
                   at
                   the
                   Root
                   of
                   the
                   Fore-finger
                   .
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Cephalica
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Line
                   of
                   the
                   Head
                   and
                   Brain
                   ,
                   which
                   ariseth
                   below
                   from
                   the
                   Cardiaca
                   ,
                   and
                   (
                   being
                   drawn
                   thence
                   to
                   the
                   Epatica
                   )
                   makes
                   a
                   
                     Triangular
                     Figure
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                   Thoralis
                   ,
                   the
                   Table-Line
                   ,
                   or
                   
                     the
                     Line
                     of
                     Fortune
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   takes
                   its
                   Original
                   under
                   the
                   Mount
                   ,
                   or
                   Root
                   of
                   the
                   Little-finger
                   ,
                   and
                   extends
                   it self
                   towards
                   the
                   Fore-Finger
                   .
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                   Restricta
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   
                   Dragon's
                   Tayl
                   ,
                   which
                   separates
                   and
                   distinguishes
                   the
                   Hand
                   from
                   the
                   Arm
                   ,
                   either
                   by
                   a
                   Simple
                   or
                   
                     Double
                     Transcursion
                  
                   .
                   This
                   Line
                   determineth
                   the
                   
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                     〈◊〉
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   Subject
                   of
                   the
                   Art.
                   It
                   is
                   likewise
                   called
                   the
                   
                     Discriminal
                     Line
                  
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Less
                   Principal
                   Lines
                   ,
                
                 
                   Are
                   not
                   in
                   every
                   ones
                   Hand
                   ,
                   or
                   when
                   they
                   be
                   ,
                   not
                   very
                   clearly
                   to
                   be
                   seen
                   .
                   And
                   of
                   these
                   there
                   are
                   Five
                   in
                   Number
                   .
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                   
                     Via
                     Sol●s
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   
                   Sun's
                   way
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   a
                   
                     Right
                     Line
                  
                   running
                   downwards
                   from
                   the
                   Tuberculum
                   (
                   or
                   
                   
                     Rising
                     Part
                  
                   )
                   of
                   the
                   Ring-Finger
                   ,
                   into
                   the
                   Cavity
                   of
                   the
                   Hand
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   
                     Via
                     Lactea
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Milky-way
                   ,
                   running
                   upward
                   ,
                   from
                   the
                   Restricta
                   ,
                   through
                   the
                   Feriens
                   .
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   Saturnia
                   ,
                   or
                   
                     the
                     Line
                     of
                     Saturn
                  
                   ,
                   thence
                   ascending
                   through
                   the
                   middle
                   of
                   the
                   Vola
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Tuberculum
                   of
                   the
                   Middle-finger
                   ;
                   which
                   Line
                   ,
                   if
                   it
                   be
                   cut
                   and
                   parted
                   ,
                   is
                   called
                   
                     Via
                     Combusta
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   Burnt
                   way
                   .
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                   
                     Cingulum
                     Veneris
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   
                     the
                     Girdle
                     of
                     Venus
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   the
                   Figure
                   of
                   a
                   Hemicycle
                   ,
                   drawn
                   from
                   the
                   ●●ace
                   betwixt
                   the
                   Fore-finger
                   and
                   Middle-finger
                   to
                   the
                   space
                   betwixt
                   the
                   
                     Ring-finger
                     and
                     Little-finger
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                   
                     Linea
                     Martis
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Line
                   of
                   Mars
                   ,
                   or
                   the
                   
                     Vital
                     Sister
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   Parallel
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Line
                     of
                     Life
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   the
                   Tuberculum
                   of
                   the
                   Thumb
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 2.
                 
                 TUBERCULA
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Tubercula
                 ,
                 are
                 ,
                 the
                 more
                 Eminent
                 Muscles
                 under
                 the
                 Fingers
                 .
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   of
                   Venus
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   root
                   of
                   the
                   Thumb
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   root
                   of
                   the
                   Fore-finger
                   .
                
                 
                   3.
                   of
                   Saturn
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   root
                   of
                   the
                   Mid●le-finger
                   .
                
                 
                   4.
                   of
                   Sun.
                   In
                   the
                   root
                   of
                   the
                   Ring-finger
                   .
                
                 
                   5.
                   of
                   Mercury
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   root
                   of
                   the
                   Little-finger
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 3.
                 
                 FERIENS
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Feriens
                 (
                 or
                 
                   Smiting
                   part
                
                 )
                 taking
                 its
                 name
                 
                   à
                   Feriendo
                
                 ,
                 or
                 Percutiendo
                 ,
                 is
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 which
                 we
                 turn
                 about
                 in
                 giving
                 or
                 receiving
                 of
                 things
                 :
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 the
                 Mount
                 comprehended
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Mensal
                 and
                 Discriminal
                 Lines
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 
                 of
                 the
                 Little-finger
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 is
                 attributed
                 to
                 the
                 Moon
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 4.
                 
                 CAVEA
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Cavea
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Hollow
                   place
                
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 Palm
                 ,
                 wherein
                 the
                 
                   Three
                   Principle
                   Lines
                   ,
                   Cardiaca
                   ,
                   Epatica
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Cephalica
                 make
                 the
                 Triangle
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 given
                 to
                 Mars
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 5.
                 
                 MENSA
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 Mensa
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 the
                 Interval
                 ,
                 or
                 Space
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Thoral
                 and
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 is
                 given
                 to
                 Fortune
                 :
                 Whence
                 the
                 Thoral
                 is
                 called
                 
                   The
                   Line
                   of
                   Fortune
                
                 .
              
               
                 
                   VERSUS
                   .
                
                 
                   Est
                   Pollex
                   Veneris
                   ;
                   sed
                   Jupiter
                   Indice
                   gaudet
                   :
                
                 
                   Saturnus
                   Medium
                   ;
                   Sol
                   Medicumque
                   tenet
                   .
                
                 
                   Hinc
                   Stilbon
                   Minimum
                   :
                   Feriente
                   candida
                   Luna
                
                 
                   Possidet
                   :
                   In
                   Cavea
                   Mars
                   sua
                   Castra
                   locat
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Venus
                   the
                   Thumb
                   ,
                   and
                   Jove
                   the
                   
                     Index
                     guides
                  
                   ;
                
                 
                   Saturn
                   the
                   
                     Middle
                     ;
                     Sol
                  
                   the
                   wanton
                   Brides
                   :
                
                 
                   Stilbon
                   the
                   
                     Least
                     ,
                     Luna
                  
                   the
                   Ferient
                   ,
                
                 
                   And
                   Mars
                   in
                   Cavea
                   doth
                   pitch
                   his
                   Tent.
                   
                
              
               
                 Here
                 we
                 must
                 Note
                 ,
                 That
                 there
                 is
                 some
                 difference
                 amongst
                 Authors
                 concerning
                 the
                 places
                 of
                 
                   Mars
                   ,
                   Venus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mercury
                 :
                 For
                 some
                 give
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 the
                 Thumb
                 to
                 Mars
                 ,
                 The
                 Cavea
                 to
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 The
                 Regio●
                 of
                 the
                 Little-finger
                 to
                 Venus
                 .
                 Now
                 ,
                 to
                 satisfie
                 my self
                 ,
                 I
                 first
                 of
                 all
                 observed
                 such
                 Men
                 as
                 were
                 Venereal
                 ,
                 [
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 were
                 given
                 to
                 
                   Jeasting
                   ,
                   Fair
                   ,
                   Merry
                   ,
                   Agile
                   ,
                
                 Lovers
                 of
                 Musick
                 ,
                 &c.
                 ]
                 And
                 thes●
                 I
                 found
                 had
                 the
                 
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Thumb
                 plainly
                 Marked
                 with
                 decent
                 Signs
                 ,
                 comely
                 Notes
                 and
                 Characters
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 ,
                 not
                 without
                 their
                 Nativities
                 portending
                 the
                 Luxury
                 of
                 Venus
                 ,
                 she
                 being
                 either
                 collocated
                 under
                 her
                 
                   Proper
                   Prerogatives
                
                 in
                 a
                 competent
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Figure
                 ,
                 or
                 in
                 a
                 good
                 Aspect
                 of
                 some
                 Planet
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 regard
                 I
                 had
                 concerning
                 Mercury
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 the
                 Cavea
                 belongs
                 to
                 Mars
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 Practical
                 part
                 of
                 Chiromancy
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Practick
                 of
                 Chiromancy
                 is
                 that
                 which
                 gathereth
                 probable
                 Predictions
                 from
                 Lines
                 ,
                 the
                 Places
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 in
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 From
                 the
                 Notes
                 and
                 Characters
                 every
                 where
                 posited
                 in
                 the
                 Hand
                 and
                 Fingers
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Wherefore
                   let
                   this
                   Series
                   be
                   Observed
                   for
                   Method-sake
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   1.
                   
                   
                     Cardiaca
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Line
                   of
                   Life
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   
                     Epatica
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Liver
                   Line
                   .
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   
                     Cephalica
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Line
                   of
                   the
                   Head
                   and
                   Brain
                   .
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                   
                     Thoralis
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Table
                   Line
                   .
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                   
                     Restricta
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Dragons
                   Tayl.
                   
                
                 
                   6.
                   
                   
                     Via
                     Solis
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Suns
                   way
                   .
                
                 
                   7.
                   
                   
                     Via
                     Lactea
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Milky-way
                   .
                
                 
                   8.
                   
                   
                     Via
                     Saturnia
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   Saturn's
                   way
                   .
                
                 
                   9.
                   
                   
                     Cingulum
                     Veneris
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Girdle
                   of
                   Venus
                   .
                
                 
                   10.
                   
                   
                     Via
                     Martis
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   way
                   of
                   Mars
                   .
                
                 
                   11.
                   
                   
                     Mons
                     Veneris
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Mount
                   of
                   Venus
                   .
                
                 
                   12.
                   
                   
                     Cavea
                     Martis
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Cave
                   of
                   Mars
                   .
                
                 
                   13.
                   
                   
                     Mons
                     Jovis
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   Jupiter's
                   Mount.
                   
                
                 
                   14.
                   
                   
                     Mons
                     Saturni
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   Saturn's
                   Mount.
                   
                
                 
                   15.
                   
                   
                     Mons
                     Solis
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Sun
                   's
                   Mount.
                   
                
                 
                   16.
                   
                   
                     Locus
                     Lunae
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Moons
                   place
                   .
                
                 
                   
                   17.
                   
                   
                     Mons
                     Mercurii
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   Mercury's
                   Mount.
                   
                
                 
                   18.
                   
                   
                     Mensa
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Table
                   .
                
                 
                   19.
                   
                   
                     Pollex
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Thumb
                   .
                
                 
                   20.
                   
                   
                     Index
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Fore-finger
                   .
                
                 
                   21.
                   
                   
                     Medius
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Middle-finger
                   .
                
                 
                   22.
                   
                   
                     Annularis
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Ring-finger
                   .
                
                 
                   23.
                   
                   
                     Auricularis
                     ,
                     or
                  
                   the
                   Little-finger
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 QUESTION
                 .
                 Whether
                 we
                 must
                 Judge
                 by
                 the
                 Right-Hand
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Left
                 ?
              
               
                 IT
                 is
                 certain
                 ,
                 that
                 in
                 one
                 Hand
                 the
                 Lines
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Signatures
                 ,
                 are
                 very
                 often
                 more
                 manifest
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 their
                 Featness
                 more
                 perspicuous
                 ,
                 than
                 in
                 the
                 other
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 Men
                 as
                 Women
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 a
                 Question
                 hence
                 arises
                 ,
                 whether
                 in
                 both
                 Sexes
                 the
                 Right
                 or
                 
                   Left
                   Hand
                
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 :
                 Or
                 whether
                 the
                 
                   Right
                   Hand
                
                 in
                 a
                 Man
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 some
                 teach
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Left
                 in
                 a
                 Woman
                 only
                 ?
              
               
                 
                   ANSWER
                   .
                
                 
                   THat
                   Hand
                   (
                   in
                   both
                   Sexes
                   )
                   which
                   shews
                   and
                   exhibits
                   the
                   Lines
                   thereof
                   most
                   clearly
                   ,
                   and
                   abounds
                   with
                   a
                   Series
                   of
                   Characters
                   and
                   Signs
                   :
                   yet
                   so
                   ,
                   as
                   that
                   the
                   other
                   ,
                   whose
                   Lines
                   are
                   more
                   obscure
                   ,
                   may
                   pay
                   its
                   contribution
                   .
                   If
                   in
                   both
                   Hands
                   they
                   consent
                   and
                   appear
                   to
                   be
                   fair
                   and
                   comely
                   ,
                   they
                   declare
                   a
                   Constancy
                   of
                   Fortune
                   and
                   Health
                   .
                   The
                   cause
                   of
                   which
                   diversity
                   is
                   this
                   :
                   He
                   who
                   is
                   Born
                   in
                   the
                   day
                   time
                   ,
                   and
                   hath
                   a
                   
                     Masculine
                     Planet
                  
                   [
                   the
                   
                     Sun
                     ,
                     Saturn
                     ,
                     Jupiter
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   Mars
                   ]
                   Lord
                   of
                   his
                   Geniture
                   ,
                   bears
                   the
                   more
                   Remarkable
                   Signs
                   in
                   his
                   
                     Right
                     Hand
                  
                   ,
                   especially
                   when
                   the
                   
                     Sign
                     Ascending
                  
                   is
                   also
                   Masculine
                   .
                   The
                   contrary
                   befalls
                   those
                   that
                   are
                   Born
                   by
                   Night
                   ,
                   so
                   oft
                   as
                   a
                   
                     Feminine
                     
                     Planet
                  
                   predominates
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   
                     Sign
                     Ascending
                  
                   is
                   Feminine
                   .
                   If
                   both
                   Hands
                   agree
                   ,
                   it
                   must
                   needs
                   be
                   ,
                   that
                   in
                   a
                   Day-Nativity
                   the
                   
                     Feminine
                     Planets
                  
                   Rule
                   :
                   Or
                   that
                   there
                   falls
                   out
                   a
                   Mixture
                   of
                   Masculine
                   and
                   Feminine
                   .
                   So
                   in
                   the
                   Night
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   contrary
                   Reason
                   :
                   Which
                   Diversity
                   must
                   necessarily
                   be
                   observed
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
                 1.
                 
                 Of
                 the
                 Line
                 of
                 Life
                 .
                 This
                 is
                 also
                 called
                 Cardiaca
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Heart-Line
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 WHich
                 being
                 Broad
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 Lively-colour
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   decently
                   drawn
                
                 in
                 its
                 Bounds
                 ,
                 without
                 Intersections
                 and
                 Points
                 ,
                 shews
                 the
                 Party
                 Long-Lived
                 ,
                 and
                 subject
                 but
                 to
                 
                   few
                   Diseases
                
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 If
                 
                   slender
                   ,
                   short
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Dissected
                 ,
                 with
                 
                   obverse
                   little
                   Lines
                
                 ,
                 and
                 deformed
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 a
                 Pale
                 or
                 Black
                 colour
                 :
                 It
                 presageth
                 weakness
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 sickness
                 ,
                 and
                 shortness
                 of
                 Life
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 If
                 orderly
                 joyn'd
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Natural
                   Mean
                
                 ,
                 and
                 beautified
                 in
                 the
                 Angle
                 with
                 Parallels
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 little
                 Cross
                 ,
                 it
                 argues
                 a
                 good
                 Wit
                 ,
                 or
                 an
                 evenness
                 of
                 Nature
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 If
                 the
                 same
                 have
                 Branches
                 in
                 the
                 upper
                 part
                 thereof
                 extending
                 themselves
                 towards
                 the
                 Natural-mean
                 ,
                 it
                 signifies
                 Riches
                 and
                 Honour
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 If
                 those
                 Branches
                 be
                 extended
                 towards
                 the
                 R●stricta
                 ,
                 it
                 threatens
                 
                   Poverty
                   ,
                   Deceits
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Unfai●●f●lness
                 of
                 Servants
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 If
                 in
                 this
                 Line
                 there
                 be
                 found
                 some
                 confused
                 little
                 Lines
                 like
                 hairs
                 ,
                 be
                 assured
                 of
                 Diseases
                 ;
                 and
                 they
                 to
                 happen
                 in
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Age
                
                 ,
                 when
                 they
                 appear
                 below
                 ;
                 if
                 towards
                 the
                 Cavea
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Middl●
                 ;
                 if
                 towards
                 the
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Declining
                   Age.
                
                 
              
               
               
                 7.
                 
                 If
                 this
                 Line
                 be
                 any
                 where
                 broken
                 ,
                 it
                 threaten●
                 extream
                 danger
                 of
                 Life
                 ,
                 in
                 that
                 Age
                 which
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Breach
                 sheweth
                 :
                 For
                 you
                 may
                 find
                 out
                 (
                 almost
                 
                   ad
                   unguem
                
                 )
                 the
                 Dangerous
                 or
                 Diseased
                 Years
                 of
                 your
                 Age
                 ,
                 if
                 (
                 this
                 Line
                 be
                 divided
                 into
                 70
                 parts
                 )
                 you
                 begin
                 your
                 number
                 and
                 account
                 from
                 the
                 lower
                 part
                 thereof
                 ,
                 near
                 the
                 Restricta
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 number
                 falling
                 where
                 the
                 Breach
                 is
                 ,
                 determines
                 the
                 Year
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 If
                 the
                 Character
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 (
                 as
                 commonly
                 it
                 is
                 made
                 by
                 Astrologers
                 )
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 this
                 Line
                 ,
                 it
                 presages
                 
                   the
                   loss
                   of
                   an
                   Eye
                
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 two
                 such
                 
                   Characters
                   ,
                   the
                   loss
                   both
                   Eyes
                   .
                
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 A
                 Line
                 ascending
                 from
                 the
                 Vital
                 beneath
                 the
                 congress
                 of
                 it
                 and
                 the
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 designeth
                 hominem
                 
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                   〈◊〉
                
                 [
                 That
                 is
                 ,
                 An
                 Envious
                 Man
                 ,
                 who
                 rejoyceth
                 at
                 anothers
                 Calamity
                 ;
                 ]
                 the
                 scite
                 of
                 others
                 concurring
                 .
                 This
                 also
                 frequently
                 shews
                 a
                 most
                 perillous
                 Saturnine
                 Disease
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 the
                 Plague
                 ,
                 &c.
                 in
                 that
                 part
                 wherein
                 it
                 touches
                 the
                 Vital
                 :
                 And
                 so
                 much
                 the
                 worse
                 if
                 it
                 cut
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 But
                 such
                 a
                 Line
                 passing
                 from
                 the
                 Vital
                 to
                 the
                 Annular
                 or
                 Ring-finger
                 ,
                 promiseth
                 Honours
                 to
                 ensue
                 ,
                 from
                 or
                 by
                 means
                 of
                 some
                 Famous
                 Woman
                 ,
                 or
                 Queen
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 gainful
                 Favour
                 of
                 some
                 Lady
                 of
                 Honour
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Vital
                   Line
                
                 thicker
                 than
                 ordinary
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 under
                 the
                 Fore-finger
                 ,
                 denotes
                 a
                 Laborious
                 
                   Old
                   Age.
                
                 
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 A
                 Line
                 passing
                 through
                 the
                 Vital
                 to
                 the
                 Cavae
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 fore-tells
                 of
                 Wounds
                 and
                 Fevers
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Misfortunes
                 in
                 Journeys
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 II.
                 Of
                 the
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 or
                 Natural-mean
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 THis
                 Line
                 being
                 
                   straight
                   ,
                   continued
                
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 dissected
                 by
                 
                   observe
                   little
                   Lines
                
                 ,
                 denotes
                 
                   a
                   Healthful
                   Body
                
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 If
                 it
                 be
                 short
                 (
                 or
                 broken
                 )
                 and
                 reach
                 not
                 beyond
                 the
                 concave
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 it
                 bodes
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   shortness
                   of
                   Life
                
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 By
                 how
                 much
                 more
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 produced
                 ,
                 by
                 so
                 much
                 longer
                 the
                 Life
                 may
                 be
                 warranted
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 If
                 cut
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 thereof
                 by
                 a
                 small
                 intervening
                 Line
                 ,
                 it
                 threatens
                 Poverty
                 in
                 
                   Old
                   Age.
                
                 
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 If
                 in
                 the
                 upper
                 part
                 ,
                 it
                 be
                 distant
                 from
                 the
                 Vital
                 by
                 a
                 great
                 space
                 ,
                 it
                 bodes
                 Distemperatures
                 of
                 the
                 Heart
                 ,
                 as
                 
                   Palpitation
                   ,
                   Syncope
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 This
                 also
                 shews
                 Prodigality
                 ,
                 especially
                 if
                 the
                 Table
                 be
                 broad
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 If
                 Tortuous
                 ,
                 [
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 wind
                 and
                 turn
                 several
                 ways
                 ,
                 ]
                 unequal
                 ,
                 of
                 a
                 different
                 colour
                 ,
                 and
                 dissected
                 ,
                 it
                 argues
                 an
                 evil
                 constitution
                 of
                 the
                 Liver
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 Diseases
                 proceeding
                 from
                 the
                 weakness
                 thereof
                 :
                 Covetousness
                 also
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Pravity
                 both
                 of
                 Nature
                 and
                 Wit
                 ;
                 especially
                 ,
                 if
                 from
                 under
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Middle-finger
                 ,
                 it
                 approach
                 towards
                 the
                 Cardiaca
                 ,
                 thereby
                 making
                 a
                 short
                 or
                 narrow
                 Triangle
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 If
                 
                   Decently
                   drawn
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   well
                   coloured
                
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 
                   a
                   sign
                   of
                   a
                   chearful
                   and
                   Ingenious
                   Disposition
                   .
                
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 If
                 it
                 have
                 a
                 Sister
                 ,
                 it
                 promises
                 Inheritances
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 If
                 continued
                 with
                 some
                 little
                 hard
                 knots
                 ,
                 it
                 demonstrates
                 Man-slaughters
                 ,
                 either
                 perpetrated
                 ,
                 or
                 to
                 
                 be
                 perpetrated
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 number
                 of
                 those
                 knots
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 If
                 therein
                 a
                 Cross
                 be
                 found
                 under
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Middle-finger
                 ,
                 it
                 denounces
                 
                   Death
                   at
                   hand
                
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 If
                 it
                 terminate
                 with
                 a
                 Fork
                 towards
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 sign
                 of
                 a
                 
                   Depraved
                   Wit
                
                 ,
                 of
                 Hypocrisie
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Evil
                   m●nne●s
                
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 When
                 it
                 tends
                 to
                 the
                 Mensal
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 token
                 of
                 a
                 s●●●d●rous
                 and
                 
                   reproachful
                   Tongue
                
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 Envy
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 When
                 it
                 projects
                 a
                 remarkable
                 cleft
                 through
                 the
                 Vital
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Mons
                   Veneris
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sister
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 esp●cially
                 if
                 the
                 same
                 be
                 of
                 a
                 
                   Ruddy
                   colour
                
                 ,
                 it
                 bids
                 
                   beware
                   of
                   Thi●ves
                
                 !
                 and
                 intimates
                 also
                 Fraud
                 and
                 Deceits
                 of
                 Enemies
                 .
              
               
                 15.
                 
                 This
                 cleft
                 likewise
                 insinuates
                 a
                 most
                 vehement
                 Heat
                 of
                 th●
                 Liver
                 ,
                 p●oceeding
                 from
                 the
                 Rays
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 Life
                 is
                 disquieted
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 
                   the
                   Line
                   of
                   Life
                   is
                   dissected
                   .
                
              
               
                 16.
                 
                 This
                 Line
                 having
                 some
                 breach
                 ,
                 yet
                 such
                 a
                 one
                 as
                 that
                 nevertheless
                 it
                 seems
                 to
                 be
                 almost
                 continued
                 ,
                 shews
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 Life
                 will
                 be
                 ,
                 or
                 is
                 already
                 changed
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 in
                 a
                 
                   Declining
                   Age
                
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 breach
                 be
                 under
                 the
                 Ring-finger
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 under
                 the
                 Middle-finger
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 Years
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 III.
                 Of
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 THis
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 Line
                 of
                 the
                 Head
                 and
                 Brain
                 :
                 Which
                 if
                 (
                 arising
                 from
                 its
                 place
                 in
                 a
                 due
                 Proportion
                 ,
                 )
                 it
                 connect
                 the
                 Lines
                 of
                 the
                 Liver
                 and
                 Heart
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Triangular
                 form
                 ,
                 have
                 a
                 
                   lively
                   colour
                
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 Intersection
                 
                 falling
                 out
                 between
                 ,
                 declares
                 a
                 Man
                 of
                 admirable
                 Prudence
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 of
                 no
                 vulgar
                 Wit
                 and
                 Fortune
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 By
                 how
                 much
                 more
                 Decent
                 the
                 Triangle
                 is
                 ,
                 by
                 so
                 much
                 happier
                 shall
                 the
                 
                   Temperature
                   ,
                   Wit
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Courage
                 be
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 obtuse
                 ,
                 it
                 argues
                 an
                 
                   evil
                   disposed
                   Nature
                
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Man
                 that
                 is
                 Rude
                 :
                 If
                 no
                 Triangle
                 ,
                 far
                 worse
                 :
                 [
                 
                   A
                   Fool
                
                 ,
                 a
                 Prodigal
                 ,
                 a
                 Lyar
                 ,
                 and
                 commonly
                 a
                 
                   short
                   Life
                
                 .
                 ]
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Superiour
                 being
                 a
                 
                   Right
                   Angle
                
                 ,
                 or
                 not
                 very
                 Acute
                 ,
                 fore-tells
                 the
                 bel●
                 Temperature
                 of
                 the
                 Heart
                 ;
                 but
                 when
                 it
                 is
                 too
                 much
                 Acute
                 ,
                 especially
                 if
                 it
                 touch
                 
                   the
                   Line
                   of
                   Life
                
                 upon
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Middle-finger
                 ,
                 it
                 argues
                 Covetousness
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Left
                   Angle
                
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 made
                 upon
                 the
                 Natural-mean
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ,
                 and
                 be
                 a
                 
                   Right
                   Angle
                
                 ,
                 confirms
                 the
                 goodness
                 of
                 the
                 Intellect
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 But
                 when
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 projects
                 unequal
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   incomposed
                   clefts
                
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Mons
                   Lunae
                
                 ,
                 thereby
                 making
                 unusual
                 Characters
                 ;
                 in
                 Men
                 ,
                 it
                 denounces
                 Weakness
                 of
                 the
                 Brain
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Dangerous
                   Sea-Voyages
                
                 :
                 But
                 in
                 Women
                 ,
                 frequent
                 sorrows
                 of
                 Mind
                 ,
                 and
                 Difficulties
                 in
                 Child-bearing
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 
                   Equal
                   Lines
                
                 (
                 thus
                 projected
                 )
                 presage
                 the
                 contrary
                 in
                 both
                 Sexes
                 :
                 viz.
                 In
                 Men
                 ,
                 a
                 good
                 composure
                 of
                 the
                 Brain
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Fortunate
                   Voyages
                
                 by
                 Sea
                 :
                 In
                 Women
                 ,
                 chearfulness
                 and
                 F●li●ity
                 in
                 Child-bearing
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 This
                 one
                 thing
                 is
                 Peculiar
                 to
                 the
                 C●phalica
                 :
                 [
                 If
                 it
                 project
                 a
                 cl●ft
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 manifest
                 Star
                 ,
                 upwards
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Cavea
                   Martis
                
                 ;
                 it
                 signifies
                 Boldness
                 and
                 Courage
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 it
                 let
                 fall
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 downwards
                 ;
                 Thefts
                 and
                 Deceitfulness
                 .
                 ]
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Cephalica
                 joyned
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Dragons
                   T●yl
                
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 remarkable
                 concourse
                 ,
                 promises
                 a
                 Prudent
                 and
                 joyful
                 
                   Old
                   Age.
                
                 
              
               
               
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 same
                 drawn
                 upward
                 in
                 the
                 shape
                 of
                 a
                 Fork
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 
                   Place
                   of
                   Fortune
                
                 ,
                 signifies
                 subtilty
                 in
                 managing
                 of
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 and
                 Craftiness
                 ,
                 either
                 to
                 do
                 good
                 or
                 bad
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 If
                 in
                 this
                 Fork
                 a
                 Mark
                 appears
                 ,
                 resembling
                 the
                 
                   part
                   of
                   Fortune
                
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 noted
                 by
                 Astrologers
                 ,
                 that
                 gives
                 an
                 assurance
                 of
                 Riches
                 and
                 Honours
                 to
                 succeed
                 ,
                 by
                 means
                 of
                 Ingenuity
                 and
                 Arts.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 IV.
                 Of
                 the
                 Thoral
                 Line
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 THis
                 is
                 also
                 called
                 
                   the
                   Line
                   of
                   Fortune
                
                 ;
                 It
                 is
                 termed
                 likewise
                 
                   the
                   Mensal
                
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 makes
                 up
                 the
                 Table
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 :
                 Which
                 Line
                 ,
                 when
                 it
                 is
                 
                   long
                   enough
                
                 ,
                 and
                 without
                 Incisures
                 ,
                 argues
                 a
                 
                   due
                   strength
                
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Principal
                   Members
                
                 of
                 Man
                 ,
                 and
                 withal
                 ,
                 Constancy
                 :
                 The
                 contrary
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 short
                 or
                 
                   crooked
                   ,
                   cut
                
                 ,
                 or
                 parted
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 If
                 it
                 terminate
                 under
                 the
                 Mount
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 it
                 shews
                 a
                 vain
                 and
                 
                   lying
                   Fellow
                
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 If
                 projecting
                 small
                 branches
                 to
                 the
                 Mount
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 it
                 promiseth
                 Honours
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 If
                 there
                 it
                 be
                 naked
                 and
                 simple
                 ,
                 't
                 is
                 a
                 sign
                 of
                 Poverty
                 and
                 Want.
                 
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 If
                 cutting
                 the
                 Mount
                 of
                 
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   Cruelty
                
                 of
                 Mind
                 ,
                 and
                 excessive
                 wrath
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 If
                 it
                 project
                 a
                 branch
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Fore-finger
                 and
                 the
                 Middle
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Man
                 it
                 threatens
                 a
                 Wound
                 in
                 his
                 Head
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Woman
                 ,
                 danger
                 in
                 Child-bearing
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 
                   Three
                   Lines
                
                 ascending
                 directly
                 upwards
                 from
                 this
                 Line
                 ,
                 viz.
                 One
                 to
                 the
                 space
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Middle
                 
                 and
                 Fore-finger
                 ;
                 a
                 second
                 to
                 the
                 space
                 betwixt
                 the
                 middle
                 and
                 the
                 Ring-finger
                 ;
                 and
                 a
                 third
                 to
                 the
                 space
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Ring
                 and
                 the
                 Little-finger
                 ,
                 argues
                 a
                 
                   Contentious
                   Person
                
                 in
                 many
                 Respects
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 A
                 little
                 Line
                 only
                 thus
                 drawn
                 to
                 the
                 Interval
                 ,
                 or
                 space
                 betwixt
                 the
                 middle-finger
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Ring-finger
                   ,
                   Sorrow
                
                 and
                 Labour
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 If
                 annexed
                 to
                 the
                 Natural-mean
                 ,
                 so
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 it
                 makes
                 an
                 
                   Acute
                   Angle
                
                 ,
                 it
                 bringeth
                 Sorrow
                 and
                 Labour
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 If
                 the
                 Natural-mean
                 be
                 wanting
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Thoral
                 annexed
                 to
                 the
                 Vital
                 ,
                 it
                 threatens
                 Decollation
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 
                   Deadly
                   Wound
                
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 If
                 no
                 Mensal
                 at
                 all
                 ,
                 it
                 shews
                 a
                 Man
                 
                   Malevolent
                   ,
                   Contentious
                   ,
                   Faithless
                   ,
                   Inconstant
                   ,
                
                 and
                 of
                 
                   base
                   Conditions
                
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 
                   Confused
                   little
                   Lines
                
                 in
                 the
                 Mensal
                 ,
                 denote
                 Sicknesses
                 :
                 If
                 under
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Age
                
                 :
                 Under
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Flower
                 thereof
                 ;
                 under
                 the
                 Middle-finger
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Old
                   Age.
                
                 
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 When
                 in
                 this
                 Line
                 there
                 are
                 certain
                 Points
                 observed
                 ,
                 they
                 argue
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 Genitals
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   burning
                   Lust.
                
                 
              
            
             
               
                 V.
                 Of
                 the
                 
                   Cauda
                   Draconis
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Restricta
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lines
                 arising
                 thence
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 IF
                 this
                 be
                 double
                 ,
                 or
                 treble
                 ,
                 and
                 drawn
                 by
                 a
                 right
                 and
                 continued
                 tract
                 ,
                 it
                 promiseth
                 a
                 good
                 composure
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 That
                 Line
                 which
                 is
                 nearest
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 continued
                 ,
                 
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 colour
                 ,
                 assureth
                 of
                 Riches
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 But
                 if
                 the
                 same
                 Line
                 be
                 cut
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 ,
                 cr●●ked
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 pale
                 ,
                 it
                 denounces
                 debility
                 of
                 Body
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 want
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 A
                 Cross
                 ,
                 or
                 Star
                 upon
                 the
                 Restricta
                 ,
                 fore-shews
                 Tranquillity
                 of
                 Life
                 in
                 Old
                 Age.
                 
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 If
                 there
                 be
                 a
                 Star
                 ,
                 simple
                 or
                 double
                 ,
                 or
                 any
                 Lines
                 near
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 the
                 Thumb
                 ,
                 in
                 Women
                 ,
                 they
                 denote
                 Misfortune
                 and
                 Infamy
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 A
                 Line
                 running
                 from
                 the
                 Restricta
                 through
                 the
                 
                   Mons
                   Vener●s
                
                 ,
                 presageth
                 Adversities
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 some
                 Kindred
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Wife
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 A
                 Line
                 extended
                 from
                 the
                 Restricta
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Mons
                   Lunae
                
                 ,
                 denotes
                 Adversities
                 ,
                 and
                 private
                 Enmity
                 .
                 If
                 it
                 be
                 crooked
                 ,
                 it
                 doubles
                 the
                 Evil
                 ,
                 and
                 betokeneth
                 perpetual
                 Servitude
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 Such
                 a
                 Line
                 also
                 being
                 clear
                 ,
                 and
                 straight
                 ,
                 and
                 reaching
                 so
                 far
                 as
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 fore-tells
                 many
                 Journeys
                 ,
                 both
                 by
                 Sea
                 and
                 Land.
                 
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 If
                 it
                 extend
                 to
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 the
                 Fore-finger
                 ,
                 it
                 tells
                 the
                 Man
                 he
                 shall
                 live
                 in
                 a
                 Foreign
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 in
                 great
                 Estimation
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 If
                 to
                 the
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 it
                 argues
                 an
                 Honest
                 behaviour
                 ,
                 and
                 prolongeth
                 Life
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 If
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Mons
                   Solis
                
                 (
                 be
                 it
                 simply
                 ,
                 or
                 doubly
                 )
                 it
                 shews
                 inseparable
                 good
                 ,
                 and
                 enableth
                 to
                 Govern
                 ,
                 or
                 Rule
                 in
                 great
                 Affairs
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 By
                 the
                 same
                 Reason
                 ,
                 if
                 it
                 pass
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Mons
                   Mercurii
                
                 ,
                 it
                 betokeneth
                 a
                 M●n
                 that
                 is
                 fit
                 for
                 many
                 things
                 .
                 But
                 if
                 it
                 reach
                 not
                 the
                 
                   Mons
                   Mercurii
                
                 ,
                 but
                 be
                 broken
                 about
                 the
                 middl●
                 ,
                 and
                 end
                 beneath
                 the
                 
                   Mons
                   Mercurii
                
                 ,
                 this
                 marks
                 out
                 a
                 Prating
                 Fellow
                 ,
                 a
                 Lyar
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Murmurer
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 If
                 directly
                 ascending
                 to
                 the
                 
                   M●ns
                   Saturni
                
                 ,
                 it
                 signifies
                 a
                 good
                 Position
                 of
                 Sa●ur●
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 
                 whose
                 Decrees
                 shall
                 shortly
                 follow
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 crookedly
                 both
                 towards
                 the
                 Restricta
                 and
                 the
                 Epatica
                 especially
                 ;
                 it
                 bodes
                 a
                 Man
                 that
                 is
                 Covetous
                 ,
                 Laborious
                 ,
                 and
                 hard
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 VI.
                 Of
                 the
                 
                   Via
                   Solis
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 
                   Sun's
                   way
                
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 being
                 whole
                 ,
                 equally
                 drawn
                 ,
                 and
                 well
                 coloured
                 ,
                 promiseth
                 the
                 Favour
                 of
                 great
                 Men
                 ,
                 and
                 joyful
                 Honours
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 dissected
                 ,
                 and
                 unequal
                 ,
                 the
                 contrary
                 ;
                 and
                 exposes
                 to
                 divers
                 Impediments
                 ,
                 and
                 Envy
                 in
                 attaining
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 VII
                 .
                 Of
                 the
                 
                   Via
                   Lactea
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Milky-way
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 well
                 proportion'd
                 ,
                 and
                 continued
                 ,
                 presages
                 Journeys
                 that
                 be
                 Fortunate
                 ,
                 both
                 by
                 Sea
                 and
                 Land
                 ,
                 and
                 moreover
                 ,
                 a
                 good
                 Brain
                 ;
                 the
                 Favour
                 of
                 Women
                 (
                 Venus
                 assenting
                 ,
                 )
                 a
                 composedness
                 ,
                 and
                 gracefulness
                 of
                 speech
                 :
                 If
                 it
                 be
                 cut
                 ,
                 or
                 distorted
                 ,
                 it
                 argues
                 Infelicity
                 and
                 Lies
                 ;
                 but
                 whole
                 ,
                 and
                 ascending
                 to
                 the
                 Little-finger
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 sign
                 of
                 great
                 Happiness
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 VIII
                 .
                 Of
                 the
                 Saturnia
                 ,
                 or
                 Line
                 of
                 Saturn
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 THis
                 being
                 fully
                 and
                 wholly
                 protracted
                 to
                 the
                 Middle-finger
                 ,
                 is
                 an
                 Argument
                 both
                 of
                 profound
                 Cogitations
                 ,
                 and
                 likewise
                 of
                 Fortunate
                 Events
                 in
                 Counsels
                 and
                 Actions
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Combust
                 or
                 Deficient
                 ,
                 an
                 evil
                 sign
                 ,
                 portending
                 many
                 misfortunes
                 ,
                 unless
                 other
                 Positions
                 favour
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Bending
                 backward
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Cavea
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 form
                 of
                 a
                 Semi-circle
                 ,
                 threatens
                 Imprisonment
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 A
                 Line
                 drawn
                 from
                 the
                 Vital
                 through
                 the
                 Epatica
                 to
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Saturn
                 (
                 if
                 there
                 it
                 touch
                 the
                 Saturnia
                 )
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 IX
                 .
                 Of
                 the
                 
                   Cingulum
                   Veneris
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Girdle
                 of
                 Venus
                 .
              
               
                 IF
                 this
                 Line
                 have
                 a
                 Sister
                 ,
                 it
                 argues
                 Intemperance
                 and
                 Lust
                 ,
                 in
                 both
                 Sexes
                 ,
                 and
                 baseness
                 in
                 Venereal
                 congression
                 ;
                 a
                 filthy
                 Man
                 especially
                 ,
                 who
                 abhors
                 not
                 the
                 carnal
                 knowledge
                 of
                 Beasts
                 .
                 And
                 if
                 dissected
                 and
                 troubled
                 ,
                 Losses
                 ,
                 and
                 Infamy
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 Lusts.
                 
              
            
             
               
               
                 X.
                 Of
                 the
                 
                   Via
                   Martis
                
                 ,
                 the
                 way
                 ,
                 or
                 Line
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Vital-Sister
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Line
                 (
                 so
                 oft
                 as
                 it
                 appeareth
                 )
                 augments
                 and
                 strengthens
                 the
                 things
                 signified
                 by
                 the
                 Cardiaca
                 .
                 But
                 (
                 particularly
                 )
                 it
                 promises
                 good
                 success
                 in
                 War
                 ,
                 provided
                 it
                 be
                 clear
                 ,
                 and
                 decently
                 Red.
                 
              
               
                 
                   Two
                   Observations
                   concerning
                   Lines
                   .
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                   THE
                   Quantity
                   of
                   all
                   Lines
                   must
                   be
                   wisely
                   observed
                   ,
                   [
                   that
                   is
                   ,
                   their
                   Length
                   and
                   Depth
                   :
                   ]
                   So
                   likewise
                   their
                   Quality
                   [
                   that
                   is
                   ,
                   their
                   complexion
                   and
                   shape
                   ,
                   whether
                   they
                   be
                   crooked
                   or
                   straight
                   .
                   ]
                   Next
                   ,
                   their
                   Action
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   ,
                   to
                   touch
                   or
                   cut
                   other
                   Lines
                   :
                   Their
                   Passion
                   ,
                   to
                   be
                   touched
                   or
                   cut
                   of
                   others
                   .
                   And
                   lastly
                   ,
                   their
                   Place
                   and
                   Position
                   .
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   We
                   must
                   know
                   ,
                   that
                   the
                   Lines
                   are
                   sometimes
                   prolonged
                   until
                   certain
                   Years
                   of
                   our
                   Age
                   ,
                   otherwhiles
                   shortned
                   :
                   Now
                   they
                   wax
                   pale
                   ,
                   anon
                   they
                   become
                   notable
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   it
                   were
                   Luxuriate
                   with
                   a
                   kind
                   of
                   Redness
                   ,
                   and
                   this
                   as
                   well
                   in
                   the
                   Principal
                   ,
                   as
                   
                     Less
                     Principal
                     Lines
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Again
                   ,
                   (
                   as
                   touching
                   the
                   
                     Less
                     Principal
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   such
                   as
                   are
                   found
                   in
                   the
                   Tubercula
                   of
                   the
                   Planets
                   ,
                   )
                   it
                   is
                   most
                   certain
                   ,
                   that
                   some
                   do
                   one
                   while
                   quite
                   vanish
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   another
                   while
                   ,
                   others
                   rise
                   of
                   a
                   different
                   shape
                   and
                   complexion
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   cause
                   of
                   which
                   ,
                   I
                   suppose
                   to
                   be
                   no
                   other
                   than
                   the
                   various
                   Progressions
                   of
                   the
                   Aphetical
                   Places
                   in
                   the
                   
                   Genitures
                   ;
                   that
                   is
                   to
                   say
                   ,
                   Fortunate
                   ,
                   and
                   Infortunate
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Influence
                   whereof
                   Man
                   himself
                   is
                   wonderfully
                   subject
                   .
                   The
                   Signs
                   of
                   his
                   Hand
                   are
                   presented
                   at
                   different
                   times
                   with
                   different
                   Faces
                   :
                   
                     Such
                     a
                     Vertue
                     ,
                     such
                     a
                     Love
                     resideth
                     in
                     the
                     Imagination
                     of
                     the
                     Greater
                     World
                     towards
                     this
                     Lesser
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   And
                   therefore
                   the
                   most
                   studious
                   in
                   Chiromancy
                   cannot
                   attain
                   the
                   knowledge
                   of
                   Particulars
                   ,
                   by
                   one
                   inspection
                   ,
                   only
                   made
                   to
                   a
                   certain
                   Year
                   of
                   the
                   Persons
                   Age.
                   Things
                   that
                   worthily
                   merit
                   our
                   Observation
                   ,
                   yet
                   known
                   or
                   approved
                   of
                   but
                   by
                   a
                   few
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   Planets
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   Planets
                   also
                   administer
                   not
                   a
                   little
                   in
                   judgment
                   ,
                   from
                   their
                   respective
                   places
                   :
                   For
                   ,
                   if
                   they
                   be
                   Happy
                   and
                   Benevolent
                   ,
                   good
                   things
                   are
                   portended
                   ,
                   but
                   being
                   Unhappy
                   and
                   Froward
                   ,
                   the
                   contrary
                   .
                
                 
                   Here
                   we
                   must
                   also
                   Note
                   ,
                   that
                   those
                   Planets
                   are
                   termed
                   Benevolent
                   ,
                   in
                   whose
                   Tubercula
                   ,
                   and
                   places
                   ,
                   the
                   accustomed
                   Lines
                   are
                   found
                   to
                   be
                   Equal
                   ,
                   their
                   Characters
                   fair
                   and
                   proportionable
                   ,
                   as
                   a
                   
                     Cross
                     ,
                     Stars
                  
                   ,
                   three
                   or
                   four
                   
                     parallel
                     Lines
                     ,
                     Ladders
                     ,
                     little
                     branches
                     ,
                  
                   a
                   Quadrangle
                   ,
                   the
                   Character
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   .
                   But
                   the
                   Froward
                   and
                   Unfortunate
                   are
                   those
                   Planets
                   ,
                   whose
                   Tubercula
                   and
                   places
                   are
                   deformed
                   with
                   
                     troubled
                     Lines
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     uncouth
                     Figures
                  
                   ,
                   as
                   a
                   lame
                   and
                   interrupted
                   
                     Semi-circle
                     ,
                     Grid-irons
                  
                   ,
                   the
                   Character
                   of
                   Saturn
                   .
                   And
                   this
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   Observed
                   in
                   all
                   the
                   Lines
                   of
                   the
                   Hand
                   .
                   Now
                   ,
                   as
                   touching
                   the
                   Planets
                   ,
                   let
                   us
                   proceed
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Method
                   proposed
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 XI
                 .
                 VENVS
                 .
              
               
                 VEnus
                 shining
                 well
                 and
                 happily
                 ,
                 (
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 when
                 in
                 her
                 Tuberculum
                 she
                 presents
                 a
                 clear
                 Star
                 ,
                 or
                 Furrows
                 that
                 be
                 red
                 and
                 transversly
                 Parallel
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 ,
                 often
                 as
                 her
                 Tuberculum
                 is
                 much
                 elevated
                 ,
                 makes
                 such
                 Men
                 to
                 be
                 Merry
                 ,
                 Chearful
                 ,
                 Luxurious
                 ,
                 yet
                 Amorous
                 ,
                 Grateful
                 ,
                 Comely
                 ,
                 and
                 Libidinous
                 ,
                 very
                 Honest
                 also
                 ,
                 and
                 Just
                 ,
                 with
                 whom
                 an
                 entire
                 and
                 interrupted
                 tye
                 of
                 Friendship
                 (
                 once
                 made
                 ,
                 )
                 is
                 permanent
                 .
              
               
                 She
                 renders
                 the
                 Body
                 somewhat
                 tall
                 ,
                 and
                 clear
                 ,
                 the
                 Eyes
                 pleasant
                 ,
                 and
                 sparkling
                 with
                 the
                 splendour
                 of
                 Beauty
                 ,
                 full
                 of
                 allurement
                 and
                 temptation
                 :
                 The
                 Hair
                 crisped
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 thick
                 ,
                 yet
                 gently
                 curling
                 :
                 She
                 instills
                 a
                 spotless
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Noble
                 Mind
                 .
                 Yet
                 oftentimes
                 gives
                 Men
                 full
                 of
                 boasting
                 ,
                 and
                 incontinency
                 .
                 She
                 inclines
                 the
                 Mind
                 to
                 Musick
                 ,
                 Painting
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 other
                 Arts
                 that
                 have
                 Beauty
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Sometimes
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 )
                 she
                 produceth
                 Priests
                 and
                 
                   Pedagogues
                   ,
                   Apothecaries
                   ,
                   Gardiners
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 being
                 Infortunate
                 ,
                 she
                 causeth
                 Lasciviousness
                 ,
                 Incontinency
                 ,
                 and
                 Boasting
                 :
                 And
                 if
                 you
                 find
                 a
                 
                   Cross
                   also
                
                 ,
                 near
                 the
                 first
                 joynt
                 of
                 the
                 Thumb
                 ,
                 it
                 commonly
                 designs
                 an
                 Adulterer
                 ,
                 or
                 such
                 a
                 one
                 ,
                 on
                 whom
                 a
                 mishap
                 hath
                 fallen
                 in
                 some
                 Uxorious
                 matter
                 ,
                 or
                 thing
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Venus
                 be
                 untill'd
                 ,
                 and
                 void
                 of
                 Incisures
                 ,
                 it
                 points
                 out
                 an
                 effeminate
                 ,
                 rude
                 ,
                 and
                 sorrowful
                 Person
                 ,
                 Foolishly
                 and
                 Ridiculously
                 addicted
                 to
                 be
                 Merry
                 and
                 Jeasting
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 XII
                 .
                 MARS
                 .
              
               
                 MARS
                 is
                 Fortunate
                 ,
                 so
                 often
                 as
                 his
                 Sister
                 appeareth
                 red
                 ,
                 clear
                 ,
                 and
                 decently
                 drawn
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 either
                 Stars
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Cross
                 are
                 found
                 in
                 his
                 Cavea
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 therefore
                 he
                 denotes
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 bold
                 ,
                 and
                 full
                 of
                 Courage
                 ,
                 Stout
                 ,
                 Warlike
                 ,
                 Contentious
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 easily
                 mutable
                 ,
                 strong
                 ,
                 and
                 lusty
                 Trencher-men
                 ,
                 Imperious
                 :
                 The
                 Hair
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 yellow
                 ,
                 the
                 Eyes
                 from
                 black
                 waxing
                 red
                 and
                 terrible
                 .
                 If
                 Jupiter
                 participate
                 ,
                 he
                 possesseth
                 the
                 Gall
                 ,
                 the
                 Reins
                 ,
                 the
                 Back
                 ,
                 the
                 Liver
                 ;
                 If
                 with
                 Venus
                 ,
                 the
                 Privy
                 Members
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 Froward
                 and
                 Infortunate
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 when
                 his
                 Signs
                 ,
                 and
                 Place
                 are
                 afflicted
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 He
                 describes
                 Men
                 that
                 be
                 Litigious
                 ,
                 Violent
                 ,
                 Deceitful
                 ,
                 Angry
                 ,
                 Intolerable
                 :
                 Also
                 (
                 the
                 rest
                 dissenting
                 )
                 Thieves
                 ;
                 Bloody-minded
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 whose
                 Arts
                 or
                 Occupations
                 arc
                 conversant
                 with
                 Fire
                 and
                 Iron
                 .
                 He
                 hath
                 significations
                 of
                 a
                 Wife
                 ,
                 Sons
                 ,
                 and
                 dissembled
                 Friendships
                 :
                 Thus
                 also
                 he
                 ingendreth
                 Fevers
                 ,
                 and
                 Blisters
                 or
                 Wheals
                 ,
                 filthy
                 Eyes
                 and
                 Skin
                 ,
                 the
                 Apoplexy
                 ,
                 Holy
                 fire
                 ,
                 Wounds
                 ,
                 and
                 troubled
                 Thoughts
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 you
                 find
                 a
                 Saturnine
                 Particle
                 in
                 the
                 Cavea
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 it
                 threatens
                 a
                 Precipice
                 ,
                 or
                 fall
                 from
                 some
                 high
                 Place
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 there
                 ascend
                 a
                 crooked
                 Line
                 from
                 the
                 same
                 Cavea
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 it
                 threatens
                 Imprisonment
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 a
                 Line
                 run
                 from
                 the
                 Cavea
                 of
                 Mars
                 towards
                 the
                 Restricta
                 ,
                 and
                 terminate
                 in
                 that
                 part
                 thereof
                 which
                 is
                 under
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 an
                 Infallible
                 sign
                 of
                 many
                 Peregrinations
                 and
                 Journeys
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 XIII
                 .
                 JVPITER
                 .
              
               
                 JUpiter
                 is
                 Happy
                 ,
                 or
                 Fortunate
                 ,
                 when
                 in
                 his
                 Region
                 he
                 exhibits
                 signs
                 that
                 be
                 Auspicious
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 if
                 there
                 be
                 a
                 Star
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 
                   Doubled
                   Cross
                   ,
                   Parallel
                   Lines
                
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Line
                 decently
                 drawn
                 from
                 the
                 Vital
                 to
                 his
                 Tuberculum
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 For
                 ,
                 thus
                 he
                 signifies
                 Men
                 that
                 are
                 Noble
                 ,
                 Glorious
                 ,
                 Honest
                 ,
                 Benevolent
                 ,
                 Affable
                 ,
                 Honourable
                 ,
                 Merry
                 ,
                 Renowned
                 ,
                 Neat
                 ,
                 Just
                 and
                 Equitable
                 ,
                 Beautiful
                 ,
                 Formidable
                 ,
                 and
                 Happy
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 have
                 comely
                 Eyes
                 ,
                 thick
                 Hairs
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Grave
                 Gesture
                 ;
                 likewise
                 such
                 as
                 be
                 shame-fac'd
                 ,
                 and
                 keepers
                 of
                 their
                 Promises
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 Men
                 are
                 preferred
                 to
                 great
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 and
                 solicited
                 by
                 the
                 Conversations
                 of
                 Great
                 Men
                 ,
                 &c.
                 and
                 do
                 highly
                 favour
                 and
                 esteem
                 of
                 their
                 Wives
                 ,
                 Sons
                 ,
                 honest
                 and
                 good
                 Men
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 In
                 a
                 Man
                 Jupiter
                 hath
                 the
                 Liver
                 ,
                 Blood
                 ,
                 and
                 Ribs
                 ,
                 the
                 Lungs
                 ,
                 and
                 Gristles
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 he
                 be
                 unhappy
                 ,
                 he
                 oft-times
                 throws
                 a
                 Man
                 head-long
                 from
                 a
                 great
                 Estate
                 ,
                 to
                 Calamities
                 :
                 If
                 there
                 be
                 half
                 a
                 Grid-Iron
                 in
                 his
                 Tuberculum
                 ,
                 it
                 betokeneth
                 Losses
                 ,
                 especially
                 by
                 means
                 of
                 the
                 more
                 Potent
                 sort
                 of
                 Women
                 :
                 Otherwise
                 (
                 thus
                 constituted
                 )
                 he
                 occasioneth
                 Griefs
                 of
                 the
                 Heart
                 ,
                 the
                 Cramp
                 ,
                 Inflammation
                 of
                 the
                 Lungs
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Diseases
                 proceeding
                 from
                 Wind.
                 If
                 a
                 Line
                 transversely
                 cut
                 his
                 Tuberculum
                 ,
                 and
                 afterwards
                 tend
                 to
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 making
                 there
                 little
                 hairs
                 ,
                 it
                 threatens
                 the
                 Apoplexy
                 .
              
               
               
                 But
                 if
                 you
                 find
                 a
                 Cross
                 especially
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 clear
                 and
                 red
                 Star
                 in
                 his
                 Turberculum
                 ,
                 he
                 premonstrates
                 splendid
                 Honours
                 ,
                 confers
                 Riches
                 ,
                 and
                 Publick
                 Rewards
                 from
                 Princes
                 ,
                 or
                 other
                 great
                 Personages
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 XIV
                 .
                 SATVRN
                 .
              
               
                 SAturn
                 is
                 happily
                 Placed
                 ,
                 when
                 we
                 find
                 his
                 Line
                 wholly
                 running
                 to
                 his
                 Region
                 :
                 But
                 less
                 happy
                 ,
                 when
                 he
                 presents
                 some
                 inauspicious
                 Characters
                 .
                 Unhappily
                 ,
                 if
                 he
                 shew
                 Confused
                 ,
                 and
                 Infortunate
                 Signs
                 .
                 He
                 governs
                 the
                 Spleen
                 ,
                 Bones
                 ,
                 and
                 Bladders
                 .
                 When
                 he
                 is
                 Fortunate
                 ,
                 he
                 makes
                 Men
                 silent
                 ,
                 Provident
                 ,
                 of
                 good
                 and
                 profound
                 Counsels
                 ;
                 such
                 as
                 Muse
                 much
                 ,
                 and
                 are
                 somewhat
                 sorrowful
                 ;
                 Men
                 that
                 are
                 puft
                 up
                 with
                 a
                 silent
                 Spirit
                 ,
                 and
                 whose
                 aim
                 is
                 at
                 Honours
                 .
                 And
                 these
                 are
                 slender
                 of
                 Body
                 ,
                 somewhat
                 tall
                 ,
                 pale
                 and
                 feeble
                 ,
                 their
                 Hair
                 blackish
                 ,
                 Eyes
                 hollow
                 :
                 They
                 are
                 Fortunate
                 in
                 Tilling
                 of
                 Ground
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Metals
                 of
                 all
                 forts
                 ,
                 yet
                 more
                 careless
                 of
                 their
                 Wives
                 ,
                 and
                 less
                 addicted
                 to
                 Venery
                 ;
                 foolishly
                 Laughing
                 ,
                 and
                 Jeasting
                 :
                 Tenacious
                 also
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 Worldly
                 than
                 is
                 fitting
                 or
                 just
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 
                   Saturn
                   be
                   Infortunate
                
                 and
                 Froward
                 ,
                 he
                 makes
                 Men
                 Sorrowful
                 ,
                 Laborious
                 ,
                 Sordid
                 ,
                 Humble
                 ,
                 Covetous
                 ,
                 Unfaithful
                 ,
                 Lyars
                 ,
                 Luck-less
                 ,
                 Malicious
                 ,
                 Incumbred
                 and
                 Oppressed
                 with
                 perpetual
                 Griefs
                 and
                 Anxieties
                 .
                 Thus
                 also
                 he
                 afflicteth
                 with
                 dangerous
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 Catarrhs
                 ,
                 Coughs
                 ,
                 Melancholy
                 ,
                 and
                 Hypocondriacal
                 Infirmities
                 ;
                 the
                 Dropsie
                 ,
                 Gour
                 ;
                 Falling-Sickness
                 ,
                 Hectick
                 and
                 Quartan
                 Fevers
                 :
                 He
                 likewise
                 occasioneth
                 
                 Imprisonment
                 ,
                 Falls
                 from
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 endangering
                 of
                 Life
                 by
                 Waters
                 .
                 A
                 gross
                 Line
                 running
                 from
                 the
                 Interval
                 of
                 the
                 Middle
                 and
                 Fore-finger
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Mensal
                 ,
                 and
                 breaking
                 or
                 interrupting
                 it
                 ,
                 denotes
                 Diseases
                 or
                 Wounds
                 in
                 the
                 lower
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Belly
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 XV.
                 SOL.
                 
              
               
                 IF
                 the
                 Sun
                 do
                 
                   Fortunately
                   Rule
                
                 ,
                 he
                 makes
                 Men
                 Faithful
                 ,
                 Ingenious
                 ,
                 Honoured
                 ,
                 High-minded
                 ,
                 Wise
                 ,
                 Humane
                 ,
                 Religious
                 ,
                 Just
                 ,
                 Moderate
                 ,
                 Aged
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 always
                 manage
                 their
                 Affairs
                 Honestly
                 .
              
               
                 He
                 gives
                 a
                 Body
                 well
                 composed
                 ,
                 and
                 adorns
                 it
                 with
                 yellow
                 Hair.
                 He
                 governs
                 the
                 Heart
                 ,
                 the
                 Midriff
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Nerves
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 Infortunately
                 ,
                 Men
                 that
                 are
                 Proud
                 ,
                 and
                 Highly
                 elated
                 ,
                 manifesting
                 their
                 access
                 to
                 Dignities
                 by
                 unjust
                 means
                 ,
                 Boasters
                 ,
                 and
                 immodest
                 .
                 He
                 brings
                 Fluxes
                 of
                 Rheum
                 upon
                 the
                 Eyes
                 ,
                 and
                 thereby
                 hurt
                 both
                 to
                 them
                 and
                 the
                 Mouth
                 ,
                 Trembling
                 of
                 the
                 Heart
                 ,
                 
                   Syncope
                   ,
                   &c.
                
                 
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Via
                   Solis
                   ,
                   being
                   chearful
                   of
                   Colour
                   ,
                
                 signifies
                 Honours
                 in
                 Political
                 Affairs
                 ,
                 the
                 Favour
                 and
                 Grace
                 of
                 Princes
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 (
                 on
                 the
                 contrary
                 )
                 it
                 be
                 Confused
                 ,
                 and
                 Infortunate
                 ,
                 it
                 obstructeth
                 Honours
                 ,
                 and
                 intimates
                 the
                 wrath
                 and
                 hatred
                 of
                 Princes
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 XVI
                 .
                 LVNA
                 .
              
               
                 THE
                 
                   Moon
                   ,
                   Happy
                
                 ,
                 makes
                 Men
                 Famous
                 ,
                 Honest
                 ,
                 Honourable
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 great
                 Body
                 ;
                 yet
                 well
                 proportioned
                 ,
                 pleasant
                 also
                 ,
                 and
                 willingly
                 Journeying
                 by
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 walking
                 by
                 the
                 sides
                 of
                 Rivers
                 .
                 But
                 i●●ny
                 ways
                 dissenting
                 in
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 unconstant
                 both
                 in
                 Life
                 and
                 Actions
                 ,
                 yet
                 tending
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 best
                 .
              
               
                 She
                 Rules
                 the
                 Brain
                 ,
                 the
                 Stomach
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Belly
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 if
                 Infortunate
                 ,
                 she
                 portends
                 a
                 various
                 ,
                 and
                 inconstant
                 kind
                 of
                 Life
                 ,
                 Weakness
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 increase
                 of
                 Griefs
                 and
                 Anxieties
                 :
                 She
                 (
                 thus
                 )
                 occasions
                 the
                 Paralysis
                 ,
                 a
                 commotion
                 of
                 the
                 Members
                 ,
                 oftentimes
                 an
                 Epilepsie
                 and
                 Canker
                 ,
                 Spots
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 cruel
                 Colicks
                 ,
                 and
                 whatever
                 else
                 proceedeth
                 from
                 abundance
                 of
                 Cold
                 and
                 Moisture
                 :
                 And
                 this
                 the
                 rather
                 when
                 the
                 Lines
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 do
                 appear
                 very
                 pale
                 .
                 If
                 there
                 be
                 Fair
                 and
                 
                   Comely
                   Signatures
                
                 near
                 the
                 F●rient
                 ,
                 they
                 premonstrate
                 Happiness
                 to
                 the
                 Man
                 in
                 his
                 Journeys
                 and
                 Messages
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 Foreign
                 Countreys
                 :
                 To
                 the
                 Woman
                 Felicity
                 ,
                 and
                 Fertility
                 in
                 bearing
                 of
                 Children
                 .
                 Ominous
                 Signs
                 do
                 shew
                 the
                 contrar●
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 XVII
                 .
                 MERCVRY
                 .
              
               
                 
                   MErcury
                   ,
                   Happy
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Fortunate
                 ,
                 makes
                 Men
                 Ingenious
                 ,
                 desirous
                 of
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 and
                 seeking
                 diligently
                 after
                 Secrets
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 be
                 apt
                 for
                 any
                 thing
                 ;
                 Orators
                 ,
                 Poets
                 ,
                 Eloquent
                 ,
                 Crafty
                 ,
                 Variable
                 ,
                 and
                 ready
                 to
                 learn
                 any
                 thing
                 ,
                 Mathematicians
                 ,
                 Arithmeticians
                 ,
                 and
                 Men
                 addicted
                 to
                 Merchandize
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 He
                 governs
                 the
                 Tongue
                 and
                 Memory
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 If
                 he
                 be
                 Unhappy
                 ,
                 he
                 denotes
                 Men
                 full
                 of
                 Levity
                 ,
                 Lyars
                 ,
                 Pratlers
                 ,
                 Thieves
                 ,
                 Cheats
                 ,
                 Unconstant
                 ,
                 Faithless
                 ,
                 Traytors
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 He
                 suscitates
                 dry
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 Madness
                 ,
                 Fury
                 ,
                 and
                 Acute
                 Fevers
                 ,
                 according
                 as
                 the
                 rest
                 shall
                 assist
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 forasmuch
                 as
                 he
                 very
                 seldom
                 yields
                 the
                 Rule
                 to
                 one
                 Planet
                 only
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Familiarity
                 of
                 Two
                 ,
                 Three
                 ,
                 or
                 Four
                 often
                 concurring
                 )
                 we
                 ought
                 to
                 proceed
                 very
                 warily
                 in
                 finding
                 out
                 their
                 Decrees
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 to
                 collect
                 and
                 dispose
                 the
                 Mixtures
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 rightly
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 thing
                 very
                 hard
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 ,
                 especially
                 of
                 those
                 who
                 are
                 but
                 slenderly
                 excited
                 :
                 Because
                 such
                 Mixtures
                 are
                 almost
                 inscrutable
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 general
                 influence
                 of
                 the
                 Heavens
                 .
              
               
                 Nevertheless
                 ,
                 the
                 Work
                 is
                 sooner
                 effected
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Lines
                 and
                 Signatures
                 are
                 fair
                 and
                 clear
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 obscure
                 ,
                 the
                 Judgment
                 is
                 more
                 intricate
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 XVIII
                 .
                 The
                 Mensa
                 ,
                 or
                 Place
                 of
                 Fortune
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 space
                 being
                 Great
                 ,
                 and
                 Broad
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Figure
                 Decent
                 ,
                 declares
                 a
                 Liberal
                 Man
                 ,
                 Magnanimous
                 ,
                 and
                 long-liv'd
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 But
                 if
                 small
                 ,
                 and
                 narrow
                 ,
                 it
                 argues
                 a
                 slender
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 Niggardize
                 ,
                 and
                 Fearfulness
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 A
                 Cross
                 or
                 Star
                 within
                 it
                 ,
                 clear
                 ,
                 and
                 well
                 proportioned
                 ,
                 especially
                 under
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Ring-finger
                 ,
                 betokeneth
                 Honours
                 and
                 Dignities
                 to
                 ensue
                 ,
                 from
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 means
                 of
                 great
                 and
                 Noble
                 Personages
                 :
                 If
                 the
                 Character
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 it
                 promis●th
                 notable
                 Dignities
                 Ecclesiastical
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 same
                 Cross
                 or
                 Star
                 Tripled
                 ,
                 excellently
                 increaseth
                 the
                 Portents
                 of
                 good
                 Fortune
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 it
                 be
                 cut
                 by
                 confused
                 little
                 Lines
                 ,
                 the
                 good
                 Fortune
                 is
                 thereby
                 diverted
                 ,
                 and
                 Anxie●ies
                 and
                 Labours
                 threatned
                 ,
                 in
                 defending
                 his
                 Honours
                 ,
                 especially
                 if
                 they
                 be
                 under
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Ring-finger
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 A
                 Cross
                 or
                 Star
                 in
                 the
                 uttermost
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 M●nsa
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 sign
                 of
                 Fortunate
                 Journeys
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Mensa
                 sharpened
                 by
                 the
                 concourse
                 of
                 the
                 Thoral
                 and
                 Cardiaque
                 Lines
                 ,
                 point
                 out
                 Deceits
                 ,
                 and
                 danger
                 of
                 Life
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 If
                 no
                 Mensa
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 it
                 shews
                 Obscurity
                 both
                 of
                 Life
                 and
                 Fortune
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 Good
                 and
                 equal
                 Lines
                 in
                 this
                 Space
                 ,
                 do
                 speak
                 the
                 Fortune
                 good
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 evil
                 and
                 incomposed
                 ,
                 they
                 quite
                 overthrow
                 it
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 A
                 little
                 Circle
                 ,
                 shews
                 perfection
                 of
                 Wit
                 and
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 the
                 rest
                 Assenting
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 XIX
                 .
                 The
                 Pollex
                 ,
                 or
                 Thumb
                 .
              
               
                 OVerthwart
                 Lines
                 ,
                 that
                 be
                 clear
                 and
                 long
                 ,
                 underneath
                 the
                 Nail
                 and
                 Joynt
                 of
                 the
                 Thumb
                 ,
                 confer
                 Riches
                 and
                 Honours
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Line
                 passing
                 from
                 the
                 upper
                 Joynt
                 of
                 the
                 Thumb
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Cardiaca
                 ,
                 threatens
                 a
                 violent
                 Death
                 ,
                 or
                 Danger
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 some
                 Married
                 Woman
                 .
              
               
                 Lines
                 every
                 where
                 dispersed
                 in
                 the
                 lower
                 Joynt
                 of
                 the
                 Thumb
                 ,
                 describe
                 Men
                 that
                 be
                 contentious
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 as
                 rejoyce
                 in
                 Brawling
                 and
                 Scolding
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Line
                 surrounding
                 the
                 Thumb
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 middle-joynt
                 ,
                 portends
                 the
                 Man
                 shall
                 be
                 Hang'd
                 :
                 
                   Equal
                   Furrows
                
                 drawn
                 under
                 the
                 Lower-joynt
                 thereof
                 ,
                 argue
                 Riches
                 and
                 Possessions
                 .
                 If
                 the
                 fi●st
                 and
                 second
                 Joynt
                 want
                 Incisures
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 a
                 token
                 of
                 Drowziness
                 and
                 Idleness
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 XX.
                 The
                 Index
                 ,
                 or
                 Fore-finger
                 .
              
               
                 MAny
                 Lines
                 in
                 the
                 uppermost
                 Joynt
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 proceeding
                 overthwartly
                 ,
                 denote
                 Inheritances
                 ,
                 but
                 running
                 so
                 in
                 the
                 middle-joynt
                 ,
                 an
                 Envious
                 and
                 Evil
                 Disposed
                 Person
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Right
                   Lines
                
                 running
                 betwixt
                 those
                 Joynts
                 ,
                 declare
                 (
                 in
                 Women
                 )
                 a
                 Num●rous
                 Issue
                 ;
                 In
                 Men
                 ,
                 Bitte●ness
                 of
                 the
                 Tongue
                 .
                 If
                 they
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Joynt
                
                 ,
                 near
                 
                 unto
                 
                   Jupiters
                   Mount
                
                 ,
                 they
                 manifest
                 a
                 Jovial
                 Disposit●●●
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 they
                 point
                 out
                 the
                 Man
                 ,
                 whom
                 Jupit●●
                 favoured
                 well
                 in
                 his
                 Geniture
                 .
              
               
                 That
                 Woman
                 who
                 hath
                 a
                 Star
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Place
                 ,
                 may
                 safely
                 be
                 Pronounc'd
                 unchast
                 ,
                 and
                 Lascivious
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 XXI
                 .
                 Medius
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Middle-finger
                 .
              
               
                 THis
                 Finger
                 ,
                 presenting
                 little
                 Grid-Irons
                 in
                 the
                 Joynts
                 thereof
                 ,
                 plainly
                 declares
                 ,
                 an
                 unhappy
                 and
                 Melancholy
                 Wit
                 :
                 But
                 if
                 
                   Equal
                   Lines
                
                 ,
                 it
                 manifesteth
                 Fortune
                 in
                 the
                 Veins
                 of
                 Metals
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Star
                 there
                 ,
                 presages
                 a
                 violent
                 Death
                 ,
                 by
                 Drowning
                 or
                 Witchcraft
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 If
                 a
                 Gross
                 Line
                 be
                 extended
                 from
                 the
                 Root
                 thereof
                 upwards
                 through
                 the
                 whole
                 Finger
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 last
                 Joynt
                 ,
                 it
                 argues
                 Folly
                 and
                 Madness
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 XXII
                 .
                 Annularis
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Ring-finger
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Line
                 rising
                 from
                 the
                 
                   Mons
                   Solis
                
                 ,
                 and
                 ascending
                 by
                 a
                 Right
                 Tract
                 through
                 the
                 Joynts
                 thereof
                 ,
                 is
                 an
                 Argument
                 of
                 Noble
                 Fame
                 .
              
               
                 
                   Equal
                   Lines
                
                 in
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Joynt
                
                 ,
                 premonstrate
                 Honours
                 and
                 Riches
                 :
                 Overthwart-Lines
                 ,
                 the
                 Enmity
                 of
                 Princes
                 ;
                 Howbeit
                 ,
                 if
                 these
                 Lines
                 shall
                 seem
                 to
                 be
                 Intersected
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 the
                 better
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 argue
                 Impediments
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 XXIII
                 .
                 Auricularis
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Little-finger
                 .
              
               
                 FRom
                 the
                 Joynts
                 hereof
                 ,
                 as
                 from
                 the
                 Mount
                 it self
                 ,
                 are
                 Judgments
                 and
                 Decrees
                 pass'd
                 concerning
                 Merchandize
                 ,
                 and
                 Favours
                 .
              
               
                 A
                 Star
                 in
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Joynt
                
                 ,
                 near
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 ,
                 argues
                 Ingenuity
                 and
                 Eloquence
                 .
              
               
                 Other
                 
                   Obtuse
                   Signs
                
                 ,
                 the
                 contrary
                 :
                 But
                 when
                 there
                 appear
                 
                   Infortunate
                   Signs
                
                 in
                 the
                 First
                 and
                 Second
                 Joynt
                 ,
                 they
                 mark
                 out
                 a
                 Thief
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 very
                 deceitful
                 Person
                 :
                 If
                 
                   Adverse
                   Lines
                
                 in
                 the
                 
                   last
                   Joynt
                
                 ,
                 perpetual
                 Inconstancy
                 .
              
               
                 Some
                 there
                 are
                 ,
                 who
                 predict
                 the
                 Number
                 of
                 Wives
                 from
                 the
                 little
                 Lines
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Mons
                   Mercurii
                
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 outmost
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 :
                 And
                 I
                 have
                 often
                 observed
                 them
                 hit
                 the
                 Truth
                 ;
                 but
                 yet
                 I
                 will
                 not
                 boldly
                 confirm
                 any
                 thing
                 ,
                 in
                 this
                 respect
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 properly
                 appertains
                 to
                 Venus
                 ,
                 and
                 her
                 Disposition
                 .
              
               
                 If
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Finger
                 reach
                 not
                 so
                 far
                 as
                 to
                 touch
                 the
                 
                   last
                   Joynt
                
                 of
                 the
                 Ring-finger
                 ,
                 it
                 signifies
                 a
                 Wife
                 most
                 Imperious
                 in
                 all
                 things
                 :
                 The
                 Truth
                 thereof
                 may
                 be
                 approved
                 ,
                 almost
                 ,
                 in
                 any
                 Body
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 
                   Two
                   Observations
                
                 touching
                 the
                 Mounts
                 and
                 Fingers
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 AS
                 the
                 Mounts
                 adorned
                 with
                 good
                 Figures
                 and
                 Characters
                 do
                 carry
                 a
                 good
                 and
                 happy
                 Omen
                 :
                 So
                 likewise
                 being
                 vitiated
                 with
                 confused
                 and
                 unhandsome
                 Lines
                 ,
                 they
                 evermore
                 bode
                 the
                 contrary
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 as
                 well
                 on
                 the
                 Fingers
                 as
                 Mounts
                 ,
                 unless
                 they
                 be
                 restrained
                 by
                 the
                 Confederacy
                 of
                 other
                 Lines
                 that
                 be
                 good
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Chiromancers
                 do
                 Teach
                 and
                 Affirm
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Joynt
                
                 near
                 the
                 Mount
                 of
                 the
                 Finger
                 ,
                 must
                 be
                 attributed
                 to
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Age
                
                 :
                 The
                 Second
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Flourishing
                   Estate
                   of
                   Age
                
                 ;
                 And
                 the
                 last
                 unto
                 
                   Old
                   Age.
                
                 The
                 Marks
                 found
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Nature
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 already
                 explained
                 ;
                 concerning
                 which
                 ,
                 (
                 notwithstanding
                 we
                 have
                 formerly
                 admonished
                 it
                 )
                 it
                 is
                 our
                 Opinion
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Directions
                 ,
                 or
                 Progressions
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Principal
                   places
                
                 in
                 every
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 do
                 in
                 due
                 times
                 ,
                 manifest
                 their
                 respective
                 Marks
                 and
                 Characters
                 ,
                 whether
                 Fortunate
                 or
                 Infortunate
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 Special
                 Practice
                 of
                 Chiromancy
                 ,
                 and
                 its
                 
                   Genethlical
                   Concordancy
                
                 ,
                 in
                 Nineteen
                 Examples
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 Have
                 Read
                 in
                 Authors
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Characters
                 of
                 Places
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Faces
                 of
                 Lines
                 ,
                 are
                 repres●nted
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Position
                 and
                 Habitude
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Predominating
                   Planets
                
                 ,
                 in
                 every
                 Geniture
                 :
                 And
                 I
                 found
                 it
                 so
                 :
                 Nor
                 shall
                 I
                 (
                 anon
                 )
                 deny
                 it
                 verified
                 in
                 my
                 own
                 :
                 But
                 met
                 with
                 none
                 that
                 had
                 ever
                 brought
                 Exampl●s
                 ,
                 or
                 Collected
                 any
                 thing
                 of
                 this
                 Nature
                 .
                 Whereupon
                 ,
                 I
                 more
                 Ardently
                 endeavoured
                 to
                 make
                 Tryal
                 thereof
                 my self
                 ,
                 That
                 so
                 the
                 Truth
                 ,
                 and
                 Excellency
                 of
                 this
                 Science
                 ,
                 might
                 (
                 both
                 with
                 me
                 and
                 others
                 )
                 remain
                 fully
                 approved
                 of
                 and
                 certain
                 .
                 And
                 having
                 observed
                 one
                 ,
                 and
                 another
                 Example
                 ,
                 manifesting
                 their
                 Concordancy
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 more
                 Covetous
                 and
                 diligent
                 search
                 ,
                 I
                 quickly
                 found
                 the
                 like
                 Harmony
                 in
                 divers
                 others
                 ,
                 Nineteen
                 whereof
                 (
                 
                   Ingenious
                   Readers
                
                 )
                 I
                 now
                 expose
                 to
                 thy
                 view
                 :
                 
                   Read
                   ,
                   Understand
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Judge
                 .
                 As
                 for
                 the
                 Ignorant
                 ,
                 let
                 him
                 either
                 Learn
                 ,
                 or
                 be
                 Silent
                 :
                 And
                 for
                 the
                 
                   Envious
                   ,
                   God
                
                 send
                 him
                 his
                 Health
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 him
                 upbraid
                 where
                 he
                 pleaseth
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Example
                 I.
                 One
                 Born
                 at
                 Uratislavia
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1567.
                 
                 August
                 17.
                 
                 Hor.
                 12
                 .
                 10′
                 .
                 in
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 .
              
               
                 HE
                 is
                 promised
                 Long-Life
                 ,
                 and
                 seldom
                 to
                 be
                 troubled
                 with
                 Diseases
                 :
                 His
                 Complexion
                 (
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 )
                 Phlegmatick
                 .
              
               
                 Mercury
                 Angular
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 House
                 ,
                 denotes
                 his
                 Ingenuity
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Mid-Heaven
                 Irradiated
                 by
                 the
                 Trine
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 an
                 Affluence
                 of
                 Joyful
                 ,
                 and
                 easily-attained
                 Honours
                 ,
                 without
                 Impediments
                 .
              
               
                 Mars
                 in
                 the
                 12.
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 whom
                 he
                 Afflicts
                 by
                 a
                 Quartile
                 ,
                 obstructs
                 his
                 Muse
                 ,
                 by
                 
                   Martial
                   Men
                
                 ,
                 especially
                 :
                 And
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 given
                 to
                 Merchandize
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 V●nus
                 is
                 excellently
                 well
                 and
                 Fortunately
                 Placed
                 ,
                 for
                 Marriage
                 ,
                 and
                 Plenty
                 of
                 Children
                 .
              
               
               
                 We
                 find
                 an
                 increase
                 of
                 Riches
                 ,
                 by
                 Marriage
                 ,
                 so
                 likewise
                 from
                 his
                 own
                 Services
                 ,
                 and
                 Offices
                 ,
                 Honestly
                 undertaken
                 ,
                 on
                 the
                 behalf
                 of
                 others
                 :
                 No
                 Testimony
                 of
                 Imprisonment
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 violent
                 Death
                 :
                 Yet
                 some
                 Misfortune
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 heed
                 of
                 ,
                 proceeding
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 Thieves
                 ,
                 or
                 by
                 some
                 of
                 the
                 greater
                 sort
                 of
                 Beasts
                 :
                 Frequent
                 Journeyings
                 in
                 his
                 First
                 ,
                 and
                 Middle-Age
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 Famous
                 ,
                 Honourable
                 ,
                 and
                 Gainful
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 if
                 we
                 Trace
                 these
                 things
                 by
                 the
                 Lineaments
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 we
                 shall
                 find
                 an
                 agreement
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 For
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 place
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Mons
                   V●neris
                
                 notably
                 Furrowed
                 ,
                 shews
                 ,
                 that
                 Venus
                 had
                 the
                 best
                 Positure
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 .
                 Hence
                 we
                 must
                 gather
                 the
                 significations
                 of
                 Venus
                 ,
                 to
                 compleat
                 the
                 Judgment
                 .
              
               
               
                 2.
                 
                 There
                 are
                 three
                 clear
                 Lines
                 in
                 the
                 
                   First
                   Joynt
                
                 of
                 the
                 Little-finger
                 ,
                 which
                 tell
                 us
                 the
                 Dominion
                 of
                 Mercury
                 :
                 The
                 like
                 ,
                 the
                 Triangle
                 so
                 aptly
                 described
                 .
                 Whence
                 we
                 conjecture
                 a
                 most
                 Excellent
                 Wit
                 ,
                 and
                 Commendable
                 Behaviour
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 
                 Sun's
                 Place
                 hath
                 its
                 little
                 Lines
                 not
                 foolishly
                 Posited
                 ,
                 which
                 contribute
                 Honours
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 like
                 doth
                 the
                 
                   Partile
                   Sextile
                
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 Angular
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Saturn
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 Incisures
                 of
                 his
                 Mount
                 )
                 shews
                 Adversities
                 ,
                 some
                 Diseases
                 ;
                 yet
                 those
                 but
                 Light
                 and
                 Easie.
                 
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Breadth
                 of
                 the
                 Mensa
                 confirms
                 the
                 Liberality
                 of
                 Nature
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Saturnia
                 extending
                 to
                 the
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 shews
                 an
                 Honest
                 Behaviour
                 ,
                 Good
                 Judgment
                 ,
                 a
                 Long
                 Life
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Mons
                   Jovis
                
                 decently
                 adorn'd
                 with
                 Incisures
                 ,
                 the
                 Height
                 of
                 Honours
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Cross
                 near
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ,
                 promises
                 Happy
                 and
                 Honourable
                 Journeys
                 :
                 Otherwise
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 were
                 here
                 untill'd
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 Cross
                 in
                 the
                 Mensa
                 under
                 the
                 Annular
                 ,
                 contributes
                 Honours
                 ,
                 and
                 good
                 Fortune
                 :
                 But
                 insomuch
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 cut
                 by
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 (
                 being
                 let
                 down
                 through
                 the
                 Epatica
                 )
                 it
                 threatens
                 loss
                 of
                 House-hold
                 Goods
                 in
                 his
                 Old
                 Age.
                 
              
               
                 To
                 be
                 short
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Principal
                   Lines
                
                 being
                 endowed
                 with
                 the
                 best
                 Conformity
                 ,
                 demonstrate
                 strength
                 in
                 the
                 Principal
                 Members
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 appears
                 by
                 the
                 Geniture
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 our
                 purpose
                 to
                 draw
                 ,
                 or
                 examine
                 all
                 the
                 Incisures
                 in
                 General
                 ,
                 especially
                 the
                 l●ast
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 running
                 through
                 the
                 Fingers
                 or
                 the
                 Restricta
                 :
                 We
                 hold
                 it
                 sufficient
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 have
                 Rightly
                 applied
                 the
                 significations
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Principal
                   Lines
                
                 and
                 
                 Characters
                 to
                 the
                 Planets
                 and
                 Stars
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 and
                 their
                 Significations
                 :
                 So
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 rest
                 may
                 be
                 ver●●ell
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 Readers
                 own
                 Ingenuity
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Example
                 II.
                 Another
                 Born
                 (
                 
                   Spurcè
                   puta
                
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Countrey
                 of
                 Uratislavia
                 ,
                 of
                 Ignoble
                 Parents
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1590.
                 
                 Feb.
                 2.
                 
                 New
                 Stile
                 ,
                 Hor.
                 1
                 .
                 30′
                 .
                 Afternoon
                 .
              
               
                 AS
                 soon
                 as
                 I
                 saw
                 this
                 Child
                 (
                 in
                 my
                 Travels
                 )
                 I
                 desired
                 to
                 know
                 the
                 time
                 of
                 his
                 Birth
                 :
                 For
                 he
                 was
                 hardly
                 Four
                 Years
                 Old
                 ,
                 and
                 looked
                 with
                 an
                 exceeding
                 free
                 and
                 comely
                 Face
                 :
                 And
                 perceiving
                 him
                 Illegitimate
                 ,
                 I
                 did
                 the
                 more
                 diligently
                 observe
                 and
                 describe
                 the
                 Lineaments
                 of
                 his
                 Hand
                 ;
                 And
                 how
                 exactly
                 they
                 agree
                 with
                 the
                 Stars
                 in
                 his
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 the
                 next
                 presented
                 to
                 our
                 Enquiry
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 find
                 Four
                 or
                 Five
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 Excellently
                 well
                 dignified
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 respect
                 ,
                 it
                 might
                 fitly
                 be
                 called
                 ,
                 
                   A
                   Regal
                   Geniture
                   .
                   Venus
                
                 her self
                 is
                 in
                 her
                 Exaltation
                 ,
                 and
                 more
                 than
                 so
                 ,
                 in
                 mutual
                 Reception
                 with
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 from
                 Houses
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 Reception
                 there
                 is
                 betwixt
                 Saturn
                 and
                 
                   Mercury
                   .
                   Mars
                
                 is
                 in
                 his
                 Triplicity
                 ,
                 and
                 very
                 strong
                 in
                 that
                 part
                 of
                 Heaven
                 .
                 
                   Sol
                   ,
                   Saturn
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 make
                 a
                 Triangle
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Airy
                   Signs
                
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 doth
                 the
                 Part
                 of
                 Fortune
                 .
              
               
               
                 1.
                 
                 They
                 all
                 premonstrate
                 not
                 only
                 length
                 of
                 Life
                 ,
                 and
                 constancy
                 of
                 Health
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 an
                 absolute
                 Wit
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Mind
                 that
                 is
                 Noble
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 his
                 Hand
                 you
                 find
                 an
                 Excellent
                 Concinnity
                 of
                 Lines
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 places
                 thereof
                 admirably
                 well
                 adorn'd
                 [
                 viz.
                 ]
                 The
                 Tubercula
                 of
                 Venus
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 then
                 the
                 Taberculum
                 of
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 and
                 lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 Moons
                 :
                 Ye
                 behold
                 a
                 conspicuous
                 Sister
                 of
                 Mars
                 :
                 Whereby
                 we
                 may
                 pronounce
                 him
                 a
                 most
                 Fortunate
                 and
                 
                   Formidable
                   Warriour
                
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Mercury
                 inclines
                 him
                 to
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 and
                 gives
                 a
                 
                   Profound
                   Wit.
                
                 
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Region
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 is
                 grac'd
                 with
                 his
                 proper
                 Character
                 .
                 So
                 you
                 see
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 the
                 gre●●
                 
                 Dominion
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 with
                 the
                 
                   Virgins
                   Spike
                
                 ,
                 not
                 without
                 the
                 Reception
                 of
                 Venus
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Venus
                 ,
                 beautified
                 with
                 convenient
                 Incisures
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 in
                 describing
                 the
                 Genius
                 of
                 the
                 Native
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 make
                 2
                 Mixture
                 of
                 the
                 significations
                 of
                 
                   Mars
                   ,
                   Venus
                   ,
                   Jupiter
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mercury
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Saturn
                 letting
                 down
                 Three
                 Little
                 Lines
                 from
                 his
                 Tuberculum
                 ,
                 and
                 therewith
                 cutting
                 the
                 Thoral
                 ,
                 denounce
                 Sickness
                 in
                 his
                 
                   Old
                   Age
                   ,
                   Poverty
                
                 also
                 and
                 Needi●ess
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Capaciousness
                 of
                 the
                 Mensa
                 ,
                 shews
                 the
                 Goodness
                 of
                 his
                 Nature
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Via
                   Solis
                
                 designs
                 him
                 to
                 Honours
                 ,
                 but
                 (
                 being
                 touched
                 by
                 Diminutive
                 Lines
                 )
                 not
                 without
                 some
                 slender
                 Impediments
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Line
                 of
                 Saturn
                 Ascending
                 (
                 by
                 a
                 straight
                 Path
                 )
                 even
                 to
                 the
                 Middle-finger
                 ,
                 confirms
                 the
                 Excellency
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 Judgments
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 Ferient
                 tells
                 of
                 Journeys
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 like
                 are
                 signified
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Positure
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 the
                 West-Angle
                 :
                 So
                 also
                 by
                 the
                 Trine
                 of
                 Mercury
                 to
                 
                   Saturn
                   ,
                   Lord
                
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Ninth
                   House
                
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 Epatica
                 (
                 having
                 a
                 Breach
                 in
                 the
                 End
                 thereof
                 )
                 denotes
                 a
                 Change
                 of
                 the
                 manner
                 of
                 his
                 Life
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Old
                   Age
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 Excellent
                 Reception
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 disposing
                 of
                 the
                 4
                 ,
                 5
                 ,
                 6
                 ,
                 7
                 ,
                 8
                 ,
                 9
                 ,
                 10
                 ,
                 11
                 ,
                 and
                 12
                 
                   th
                   .
                   Houses
                
                 ,
                 what
                 further
                 concerns
                 the
                 State
                 and
                 Condition
                 of
                 the
                 Native
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Example
                 III.
                 The
                 same
                 Day
                 and
                 Year
                 (
                 abating
                 but
                 12
                 hours
                 and
                 30
                 min.
                 )
                 A
                 Female
                 was
                 Born
                 in
                 Turingia
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Pole
                 is
                 Elevated
                 51
                 Deg.
                 30
                 Min.
                 
              
               
                 IT
                 will
                 merit
                 the
                 Pains
                 ,
                 if
                 (
                 in
                 some
                 sort
                 )
                 we
                 compare
                 the
                 Discourse
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 Hand
                 ,
                 with
                 this
                 that
                 follows
                 .
              
               
               
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Principal
                   Lines
                
                 ,
                 [
                 viz.
                 the
                 
                   Vital
                   ,
                   Epatica
                
                 ,
                 ●nd
                 Thoral
                 ,
                 ]
                 do
                 almost
                 agree
                 in
                 their
                 Scite
                 and
                 Con●irmity
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 Less
                 Principal
                 you
                 see
                 a
                 Difference
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Vital
                 is
                 thrice
                 Cut.
                 First
                 ,
                 near
                 the
                 Retricta
                 ,
                 which
                 shews
                 a
                 Disease
                 about
                 the
                 7
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 of
                 ●er
                 Age
                 :
                 And
                 although
                 in
                 Directions
                 there
                 appear
                 no●hing
                 suspitious
                 about
                 that
                 time
                 ;
                 yet
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 there
                 ●re
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 some
                 Dangers
                 of
                 Sickness
                 ,
                 or
                 Cra●tiness
                 in
                 all
                 Clymacterical
                 Years
                 ,
                 even
                 when
                 there
                 ●appens
                 no
                 unlucky
                 Progression
                 of
                 the
                 Aphetical
                 pla●es
                 :
                 You
                 may
                 conjecture
                 a
                 small
                 Fever
                 ,
                 some
                 short
                 and
                 slender
                 Distemperatures
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Small
                   Pox
                
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 like
                 .
              
               
                 Another
                 Section
                 (
                 conspicuous
                 in
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Line
                 )
                 agrees
                 with
                 the
                 Direction
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Opposition
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 which
                 falls
                 out
                 about
                 the
                 32
                 Year
                 of
                 her
                 Age
                 ;
                 and
                 bring●
                 with
                 it
                 a
                 Dis●ase
                 very
                 Dangerous
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 third
                 Section
                 must
                 be
                 referred
                 to
                 the
                 52.
                 or
                 54.
                 
                 Year
                 of
                 her
                 Age
                 ,
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 then
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 Quartile
                 of
                 M●rs
                 :
                 And
                 this
                 premonstrates
                 Wounds
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 
                   Burning
                   Disease
                
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Lower
                   Parts
                
                 of
                 her
                 Belly
                 ;
                 because
                 it
                 interrupteth
                 other
                 Lines
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 Cavea
                 of
                 Mars
                 .
                 But
                 dye
                 she
                 does
                 not
                 of
                 this
                 Disease
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 Venus
                 Assists
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Sister
                 of
                 Mars
                 is
                 wanting
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 
                   Venereal
                   Furrows
                
                 are
                 sufficiently
                 Eminent
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 they
                 portend
                 Lasciviou●ness
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 is
                 signified
                 by
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Mars
                 and
                 Venus
                 in
                 
                   Pisces
                   ,
                   Mars
                
                 being
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 Cephalica
                 ,
                 here
                 ,
                 excells
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 endues
                 her
                 with
                 the
                 more
                 Ingenuity
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Geniture
                 you
                 see
                 Mercury
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Third
                   House
                
                 (
                 a
                 Competent
                 place
                 )
                 in
                 Reception
                 and
                 Aspect
                 of
                 S●turn
                 himself
                 :
                 Notwithstanding
                 the
                 Tub●rculum
                 of
                 M●rcury
                 scarce
                 shews
                 so
                 much
                 as
                 one
                 Incisure
                 .
              
               
               
                 5.
                 
                 A
                 Cross
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Moons
                   Place
                
                 ,
                 fore-tells
                 of
                 Fertility
                 and
                 Happiness
                 in
                 Bearing
                 of
                 Children
                 .
                 And
                 to
                 this
                 ,
                 Venus
                 is
                 fitted
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 she
                 hath
                 Mars
                 in
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 her
                 .
                 Yet
                 ,
                 seeing
                 he
                 disposeth
                 of
                 the
                 6
                 
                   th
                   .
                   House
                
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 feared
                 ,
                 lest
                 at
                 some
                 time
                 he
                 occasion
                 Danger
                 in
                 the
                 Birth
                 of
                 a
                 Boy
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Place
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 is
                 also
                 otherwise
                 understood
                 ,
                 than
                 in
                 the
                 preceding
                 Example
                 .
                 The
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 likewise
                 favoureth
                 in
                 some
                 measure
                 .
                 An
                 Honourable
                 Life
                 is
                 seldom
                 obtained
                 by
                 the
                 more
                 Generous
                 sort
                 of
                 Women
                 ,
                 unless
                 by
                 Marriage
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 Line
                 arising
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 Middle
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 thence
                 Ascending
                 to
                 the
                 Root
                 of
                 the
                 Thoral
                 beneath
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 by
                 Dissecting
                 the
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 points
                 out
                 an
                 
                   Unfaithful
                   Friend
                
                 ,
                 which
                 (
                 in
                 her
                 
                   Declining
                   Age
                
                 )
                 should
                 occasion
                 Loss
                 and
                 Detriment
                 in
                 her
                 
                   House-hold
                   Goods
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Things
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Epatica
                 (
                 Cut
                 in
                 the
                 End
                 thereof
                 )
                 bodes
                 a
                 deficiency
                 of
                 Wit
                 in
                 her
                 
                   Old
                   Age
                
                 :
                 The
                 Cross
                 there
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 
                   Fore
                   runner
                
                 of
                 some
                 Good
                 :
                 The
                 Reception
                 of
                 Mercury
                 and
                 Saturn
                 from
                 Houses
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 Disposi●ions
                 of
                 the
                 3
                 ,
                 4
                 ,
                 and
                 8.
                 
                 Houses
                 ,
                 a
                 sign
                 of
                 Inheritanc●
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 breadth
                 of
                 the
                 Mensa
                 is
                 very
                 Feat
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Site
                 of
                 the
                 Thoral
                 comely
                 and
                 decent
                 ,
                 which
                 argue
                 her
                 Goodness
                 of
                 Nature
                 ,
                 Readiness
                 of
                 Wit.
                 
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 Line
                 of
                 Saturn
                 running
                 in
                 an
                 
                   Oblique
                   Tract
                
                 from
                 the
                 Restricta
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 doth
                 usually
                 mark
                 out
                 such
                 as
                 be
                 Laborious
                 ,
                 something
                 Covetous
                 and
                 Hard.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 that
                 the
                 Lines
                 of
                 the
                 Hands
                 are
                 not
                 compleatly
                 perfect
                 at
                 the
                 Hour
                 of
                 the
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 this
                 Exam●●●
                 abundantly
                 manifests
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 seeing
                 by
                 this
                 ,
                 〈◊〉
                 is
                 certain
                 ,
                 That
                 the
                 Positure
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 in
                 the
                 
                 Figure
                 are
                 of
                 great
                 Authority
                 :
                 It
                 necessarily
                 follows
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Lines
                 ,
                 especially
                 the
                 
                   Less
                   Principal
                
                 ,
                 do
                 truly
                 receive
                 their
                 clearer
                 Conformity
                 from
                 the
                 
                   first
                   Moment
                
                 of
                 the
                 Birth
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 the
                 Infant
                 begins
                 to
                 move
                 its
                 hands
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 to
                 lay
                 hold
                 of
                 ,
                 or
                 catch
                 at
                 things
                 .
              
               
                 As
                 touching
                 the
                 
                   Principal
                   Lines
                
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 doubt
                 but
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 clearly
                 enough
                 Engraven
                 at
                 the
                 very
                 Instant
                 of
                 the
                 Nativity
                 :
                 But
                 that
                 (
                 in
                 process
                 of
                 time
                 )
                 there
                 is
                 an
                 Access
                 of
                 some
                 Incisures
                 and
                 
                   Characters
                   ,
                   Reason
                
                 it self
                 will
                 teach
                 him
                 that
                 shall
                 make
                 more
                 diligent
                 Inspection
                 into
                 the
                 Hands
                 of
                 little
                 Infants
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 at
                 first
                 we
                 find
                 an
                 obscure
                 and
                 subtile
                 Draught
                 of
                 the
                 Lines
                 :
                 Afterwards
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 thin
                 and
                 
                   tender
                   skin
                
                 being
                 worn
                 away
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 continual
                 Motion
                 and
                 Bathing
                 thereof
                 )
                 all
                 the
                 Lines
                 grow
                 fairer
                 and
                 brighter
                 every
                 day
                 more
                 than
                 other
                 :
                 For
                 then
                 the
                 Vertue
                 of
                 the
                 Stars
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Sydereal
                   Spirit
                
                 ,
                 (
                 wherewith
                 every
                 one
                 is
                 Inspired
                 )
                 begin
                 to
                 perfect
                 the
                 Lines
                 more
                 compleatly
                 (
                 the
                 Element
                 of
                 Water
                 intervening
                 .
                 )
                 Whatsoever
                 is
                 Generated
                 in
                 this
                 World
                 ,
                 is
                 Generated
                 of
                 Water
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Spirit
                 .
                 And
                 whosoever
                 is
                 not
                 Regenerate
                 of
                 the
                 Water
                 and
                 Spirit
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 enter
                 into
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 GOD
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 our
                 Saviour
                 speaks
                 :
                 )
                 Water
                 hath
                 a
                 respect
                 unto
                 the
                 Heart
                 of
                 Man
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Spirit
                 hath
                 regard
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Divine
                   Efficacy
                
                 .
                 M●reover
                 ,
                 the
                 Stars
                 do
                 first
                 of
                 all
                 convey
                 their
                 Influence
                 through
                 the
                 Air
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 nearest
                 the
                 Nature
                 of
                 Fire
                 ,
                 like
                 as
                 is
                 the
                 Nature
                 of
                 the
                 Stars
                 themselves
                 ;
                 whereby
                 the
                 Water
                 it self
                 ,
                 (
                 that
                 is
                 next
                 to
                 the
                 Air
                 in
                 Situation
                 )
                 receives
                 the
                 
                   Coelestial
                   Vertue
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Communicates
                 it
                 to
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 from
                 which
                 Communication
                 the
                 Fecundity
                 thereof
                 proceedeth
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 this
                 is
                 evident
                 in
                 the
                 Spring-time
                 ,
                 whilst
                 things
                 are
                 Sprouting
                 from
                 the
                 Bosom
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 if
                 
                 showers
                 be
                 then
                 wanting
                 ,
                 they
                 grow
                 but
                 slowly
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Increment
                 they
                 have
                 is
                 either
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Vaporous
                   Cold
                
                 of
                 Night
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 Image
                 of
                 Humidity
                 )
                 or
                 else
                 the
                 
                   Nightly
                   Dew
                
                 ,
                 or
                 both
                 together
                 ,
                 (
                 the
                 heat
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 assisting
                 in
                 the
                 day-time
                 :
                 )
                 Which
                 being
                 continued
                 for
                 some
                 days
                 ,
                 afterwards
                 (
                 when
                 a
                 shower
                 comes
                 )
                 you
                 shall
                 quickly
                 perceive
                 them
                 increased
                 in
                 a
                 Moment
                 :
                 Because
                 that
                 now
                 the
                 
                   Sydereal
                   Spirit
                   enlivening
                
                 them
                 ,
                 renders
                 it self
                 more
                 Excellent
                 than
                 they
                 ,
                 by
                 its
                 plentiful
                 besprinkling
                 of
                 Moisture
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 understood
                 o●●he
                 slender
                 Skin
                 upon
                 the
                 Hands
                 .
              
               
                 You
                 see
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 Plants
                 themselves
                 ,
                 how
                 Rude
                 their
                 Leaves
                 be
                 ,
                 when
                 first
                 they
                 peep
                 out
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 the
                 Lineaments
                 and
                 Pictures
                 of
                 their
                 Branches
                 ,
                 (
                 they
                 are
                 otherwise
                 called
                 Signatures
                 :
                 )
                 which
                 by
                 little
                 and
                 little
                 shew
                 themselves
                 more
                 plain
                 and
                 openly
                 to
                 our
                 view
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 we
                 must
                 judge
                 of
                 the
                 Lines
                 ,
                 or
                 Incisures
                 of
                 the
                 Hands
                 ,
                 which
                 hold
                 the
                 like
                 Analogy
                 and
                 Proportion
                 in
                 the
                 Manifestation
                 of
                 their
                 Signatures
                 .
                 Whereby
                 it
                 appears
                 ,
                 How
                 Great
                 the
                 Works
                 of
                 
                   GOD
                   are
                   :
                   He
                   hath
                   put
                   these
                   Signs
                   in
                   the
                   H●nd
                   of
                   all
                   Men
                   ,
                   that
                   every
                   one
                   also
                   might
                   hereby
                   acknowledge
                   his
                   Works
                   past
                   finding
                   out
                   ,
                
                 as
                 Job
                 saith
                 ,
                 Chap.
                 37.
                 v.
                 7.
                 
              
               
                 N●vertheless
                 ,
                 there
                 are
                 some
                 ,
                 (
                 both
                 Divines
                 and
                 Philosophers
                 )
                 who
                 account
                 it
                 a
                 Hainous
                 thing
                 of
                 us
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 wr●st
                 this
                 saying
                 of
                 
                 Job's
                 to
                 Chiromancy
                 :
                 But
                 that
                 we
                 may
                 bri●fly
                 sati●fie
                 such
                 ,
                 we
                 will
                 examine
                 the
                 meaning
                 thereof
                 more
                 fully
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 T●xt
                 there
                 ,
                 runs
                 thus
                 :
                 
                   
                     V.
                     5.
                     
                     God
                     will
                     Thunder
                     Marvellously
                     with
                     his
                     Voyce
                     ,
                     who
                     doth
                     Great
                     and
                     Inscrutable
                     things
                     .
                  
                   
                     V.
                     6.
                     
                     Who
                     commandet●
                     〈◊〉
                     ●now
                     to
                     fall
                     upon
                     the
                     Earth
                     ,
                     so
                     likewise
                     the
                     Win●●r
                     s●owers
                     ,
                     and
                     the
                     Rain
                     of
                     his
                     Str●●gth
                     .
                  
                   
                   
                     V.
                     7.
                     
                     Who
                     hath
                     placed
                     Signs
                     in
                     the
                     Hand
                     of
                     every
                     Man
                     ,
                     that
                     all
                     Men
                     may
                     know
                     his
                     Work.
                     
                  
                   
                     V.
                     8.
                     
                     The
                     Beast
                     entereth
                     into
                     his
                     Covert
                     ,
                     and
                     remaineth
                     in
                     his
                     Den.
                     
                  
                
              
               
                 IN
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 the
                 Chapter
                 ,
                 you
                 have
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 certain
                 Praeludiums
                 to
                 a
                 following
                 Proposition
                 ,
                 laid
                 down
                 in
                 the
                 5
                 
                   th
                   .
                   Verse
                
                 :
                 For
                 thus
                 he
                 saith
                 ,
                 
                   Jehovah
                   Thundreth
                   ,
                   or
                   speaketh
                   loud
                   in
                   his
                   Works
                   ,
                   That
                   they
                   may
                   be
                   Great
                   and
                   Inscrutable
                   .
                
                 The
                 Examples
                 of
                 the
                 Proposition
                 follow
                 in
                 the
                 6
                 ,
                 7
                 ,
                 8
                 ,
                 9
                 ,
                 10
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 
                   He
                   maketh
                
                 (
                 saith
                 he
                 )
                 
                   the
                   Snow
                   to
                   descend
                   like
                   Wool
                   ,
                
                 as
                 the
                 ●salmist
                 addeth
                 .
                 The
                 Reasons
                 of
                 the
                 Generation
                 of
                 Snow
                 ,
                 are
                 indeed
                 speciously
                 delivered
                 amongst
                 the
                 Peripateticks
                 ;
                 yet
                 if
                 you
                 reduce
                 them
                 to
                 a
                 Level
                 ,
                 they
                 will
                 by
                 no
                 means
                 stand
                 ,
                 but
                 terminate
                 in
                 Dotage
                 .
              
               
                 Another
                 Example
                 of
                 the
                 Proposition
                 ,
                 you
                 have
                 in
                 the
                 7
                 
                   th
                   .
                   Verse
                   ,
                   GOD
                
                 Signeth
                 
                   all
                   Men
                   in
                   their
                   hands
                   ,
                   That
                   every
                   one
                   might
                   know
                   his
                   Work
                
                 :
                 That
                 is
                 ,
                 
                   Those
                   Lines
                   were
                   not
                   made
                   there
                   by
                   Chance
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   
                     Hebrew
                     V●●sion
                     v●rbatim
                  
                   :
                
                 
                   He
                   shall
                   Sign
                   all
                   Men
                   in
                   the
                   H●nd
                   ,
                   that
                   every
                   man
                   may
                   know
                   his
                   Work.
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   70
                   Interpr●ters
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   marketh
                   all
                   m●n
                   in
                   the
                   Hand
                   ,
                   that
                   ●very
                   Man
                   may
                   know
                   his
                   Infirmity
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   St.
                   Hierom●
                   .
                
                 
                   He
                   hath
                   placed
                   Signs
                   in
                   the
                   Hand
                   of
                   all
                   Men
                   ,
                   that
                   every
                   one
                   may
                   know
                   his
                   Works
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   
                     Chaldee
                     Translation
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   
                     He
                     maketh
                  
                   Signs
                   
                     in
                     the
                  
                   Hand
                   
                     of
                     all
                     the
                     Sons
                     of
                     M●n
                     ,
                     that
                     all
                     the
                     Sons
                     of
                     Men
                     might
                     know
                     t●eir
                     Work.
                     
                  
                
              
               
               
                 These
                 we
                 wholly
                 apply
                 to
                 the
                 Lines
                 of
                 the
                 Hands
                 ,
                 because
                 that
                 every
                 Man
                 beholds
                 them
                 daily
                 ,
                 but
                 seldome
                 knows
                 what
                 they
                 signifie
                 unto
                 him
                 .
                 You
                 have
                 in
                 each
                 an
                 
                   Universal
                   Particle
                
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 no
                 Man
                 is
                 Excluded
                 :
                 Which
                 very
                 thing
                 Refutes
                 the
                 Translation
                 of
                 some
                 ,
                 who
                 Read
                 [
                 
                   That
                   every
                   one
                   might
                   know
                   his
                   Work-men
                
                 :
                 ]
                 But
                 there
                 are
                 many
                 Thousands
                 of
                 Men
                 Living
                 ,
                 that
                 have
                 no
                 Work-men
                 at
                 all
                 ,
                 who
                 earn
                 their
                 Bread
                 with
                 the
                 Labours
                 of
                 their
                 own
                 Hands
                 .
              
               
                 Besides
                 ,
                 
                   To
                   know
                   their
                   Work-men
                
                 ,
                 is
                 not
                 a
                 
                   Great
                   and
                   Inscrutable
                   Work
                
                 ,
                 but
                 altogether
                 such
                 a
                 one
                 ,
                 as
                 every
                 common
                 Rustick
                 daily
                 is
                 capable
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 therefore
                 that
                 version
                 wholly
                 dissents
                 from
                 the
                 Proposition
                 .
              
               
                 Object
                 .
                 But
                 now
                 ye
                 may
                 Object
                 ,
                 That
                 if
                 the
                 Disposition
                 and
                 Draught
                 of
                 the
                 Lines
                 of
                 the
                 Hands
                 be
                 an
                 
                   Inscrutable
                   Work
                
                 ,
                 then
                 nothing
                 of
                 Certainty
                 can
                 be
                 pronounc'd
                 as
                 touching
                 their
                 Decrees
                 and
                 Significations
                 :
                 And
                 therefore
                 the
                 Science
                 of
                 Chiromancy
                 will
                 be
                 Imperfect
                 and
                 Lame
                 ,
                 or
                 (
                 if
                 you
                 please
                 ,
                 )
                 no
                 Science
                 .
              
               
                 Solu
                 .
                 I
                 Answer
                 :
                 All
                 Sciences
                 in
                 this
                 Life
                 are
                 Imperfect
                 and
                 Lame
                 ,
                 if
                 ye
                 look
                 upon
                 the
                 Force
                 of
                 
                   Humane
                   Wit
                
                 ;
                 as
                 the
                 Apostle
                 himself
                 Testifies
                 .
                 And
                 surely
                 they
                 were
                 so
                 made
                 ,
                 lest
                 we
                 should
                 wax
                 Proud
                 ,
                 and
                 Boast
                 of
                 our
                 Wit
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 those
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 but
                 rather
                 seek
                 for
                 the
                 Absolute
                 Perfection
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 in
                 GOD
                 ,
                 who
                 hath
                 reserved
                 that
                 Perfection
                 for
                 the
                 World
                 to
                 come
                 :
                 Yet
                 therefore
                 are
                 not
                 those
                 Sciences
                 to
                 be
                 Despised
                 ,
                 and
                 utterly
                 Rejected
                 :
                 But
                 that
                 the
                 Mind
                 of
                 an
                 
                   Ingenious
                   Man
                
                 might
                 delight
                 it self
                 in
                 them
                 ,
                 because
                 Sciences
                 are
                 the
                 only
                 Food
                 of
                 the
                 Mind
                 .
              
               
                 We
                 maintain
                 also
                 ,
                 that
                 Chiromancy
                 containeth
                 things
                 that
                 be
                 Inscrutable
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 
                   Three-fold
                   Reason
                
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Because
                 that
                 in
                 this
                 Science
                 ,
                 we
                 cannot
                 attain
                 the
                 Knowledge
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 Particular
                 and
                 
                   scrupulous
                   
                   Lineaments
                
                 ,
                 so
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 we
                 can
                 explicate
                 the
                 Decrees
                 of
                 every
                 Incisure
                 .
                 And
                 although
                 many
                 Particulars
                 may
                 be
                 pronounced
                 ,
                 yet
                 are
                 they
                 such
                 Particulars
                 as
                 may
                 not
                 recede
                 from
                 the
                 Number
                 of
                 Universals
                 :
                 Yet
                 when
                 ye
                 can
                 or
                 would
                 pick
                 out
                 the
                 Decrees
                 of
                 all
                 the
                 most
                 
                   scrupulous
                   Incisures
                
                 ,
                 there
                 may
                 be
                 oft-times
                 above
                 
                   an
                   hundred
                   Portents
                
                 to
                 be
                 considered
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 Impossible
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 .
                 Therefore
                 our
                 knowledge
                 hardly
                 reaches
                 to
                 the
                 one
                 half
                 of
                 this
                 Science
                 :
                 In
                 which
                 respect
                 the
                 Significations
                 of
                 all
                 
                   Particular
                   Signs
                
                 ,
                 are
                 not
                 Injuriously
                 deemed
                 Inscrutable
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Another
                 Reason
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 Position
                 of
                 these
                 Lines
                 very
                 much
                 differs
                 in
                 all
                 Mens
                 H●nds
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 although
                 you
                 should
                 observe
                 
                   a
                   thousand
                
                 ,
                 yet
                 could
                 you
                 not
                 find
                 any
                 Two
                 exactly
                 agree
                 in
                 every
                 
                   Particular
                   Positure
                
                 of
                 their
                 Lines
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 Div●rsity
                 proceeds
                 from
                 no
                 other
                 thing
                 ,
                 than
                 
                   The
                   Soul
                   of
                   the
                   World
                
                 :
                 She
                 it
                 is
                 that
                 by
                 her
                 Spirit
                 ,
                 from
                 hour
                 to
                 hour
                 ,
                 variously
                 
                   Disposeth
                   ,
                   Moveth
                   ,
                   Animateth
                   ,
                   Produc●th
                   ,
                   Sign●th
                   ,
                   Sustaineth
                
                 all
                 things
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Inferiour
                   World
                
                 :
                 This
                 is
                 it
                 that
                 Communica●es
                 to
                 every
                 Man
                 a
                 certain
                 
                   Syd●real
                   Spirit
                
                 from
                 the
                 
                   seven
                   Plan●ts
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Twelve
                   Signs
                
                 ,
                 by
                 whose
                 Rule
                 and
                 Instinct
                 every
                 thing
                 (
                 that
                 is
                 it self
                 ,
                 )
                 exceedingly
                 Profits
                 ;
                 the
                 Liberty
                 of
                 Will
                 remaining
                 .
                 The
                 Ancient
                 Philosophers
                 called
                 it
                 ,
                 
                   The
                   Good
                   Spirit
                
                 ,
                 or
                 
                   Proper
                   Genius
                
                 of
                 every
                 one
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 ,
                 if
                 the
                 finding
                 out
                 of
                 these
                 Signatures
                 were
                 not
                 to
                 all
                 Men
                 almost
                 Inscrutable
                 ,
                 every
                 one
                 might
                 easily
                 find
                 and
                 know
                 his
                 own
                 Genius
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 were
                 needful
                 for
                 him
                 to
                 do
                 .
                 But
                 tou●hing
                 the
                 Soul
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Spirit
                 thereof
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 annex
                 some
                 things
                 at
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 this
                 Work.
                 
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 Structure
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 it self
                 ,
                 is
                 admirable
                 ,
                 in
                 r●gard
                 of
                 the
                 Proportion
                 it
                 beareth
                 to
                 the
                 Face
                 ,
                 and
                 ce●tain
                 Parts
                 thereof
                 :
              
               
               
                 Which
                 is
                 this
                 :
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 whole
                 Hand
                 is
                 of
                 
                   Equal
                   length
                
                 with
                 the
                 Face
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Greater
                   Joynt
                
                 of
                 the
                 Fore-finger
                 (
                 which
                 adjoyns
                 upon
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 )
                 Equals
                 the
                 Height
                 of
                 the
                 Fore-head
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 other
                 Two
                 (
                 to
                 the
                 Extremity
                 of
                 the
                 Nail
                 )
                 are
                 the
                 just
                 Length
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Nose
                   :
                   [
                   viz.
                
                 from
                 the
                 Intercilia
                 ,
                 or
                 place
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Eye-brows
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Tip
                 of
                 the
                 Nostrils
                 .
                 ]
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 First
                 and
                 
                   Greater
                   Joynt
                
                 of
                 the
                 Middle-finger
                 is
                 so
                 long
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 betwixt
                 the
                 bottom
                 of
                 the
                 Chin
                 and
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Under
                   Lip.
                
                 
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 But
                 the
                 
                   Third
                   Joynt
                
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Finger
                 ,
                 is
                 of
                 equal
                 length
                 with
                 the
                 distance
                 that
                 is
                 betwixt
                 the
                 Mouth
                 and
                 the
                 lower
                 parts
                 of
                 the
                 Nostrils
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Greater
                   Joynt
                
                 of
                 the
                 Thumb
                 ,
                 gives
                 the
                 Wideness
                 of
                 the
                 Mouth
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 Distance
                 betwixt
                 the
                 bottom
                 of
                 the
                 Chin
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 Lower-lip
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Lesser
                   Joynt
                
                 of
                 the
                 Thumb
                 is
                 equal
                 to
                 the
                 Distance
                 betwixt
                 the
                 top
                 of
                 the
                 under-lip
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                   lower
                   part
                
                 of
                 the
                 Nostrils
                 .
                 The
                 Nails
                 obtain
                 the
                 just
                 half
                 of
                 their
                 respective
                 
                   uppermost
                   Joynts
                
                 ,
                 which
                 they
                 call
                 Onychios
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 I
                 suppose
                 it
                 well
                 enough
                 understood
                 ,
                 what
                 consideration
                 is
                 requisite
                 to
                 the
                 knowledge
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 the
                 Parts
                 and
                 Signatures
                 thereof
                 ,
                 which
                 yet
                 is
                 supposed
                 but
                 a
                 small
                 Particle
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Humane
                   Body
                
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 cause
                 of
                 the
                 afore-said
                 Proportion
                 ,
                 who
                 can
                 tell
                 ?
                 Verily
                 therefore
                 ,
                 
                   Man
                   is
                   the
                   work
                   of
                   GOD
                   ,
                
                 as
                 t●e
                 Hebrew
                 Translation
                 hath
                 it
                 ,
                 (
                 
                   Ad
                   verbum
                
                 ,
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 afore-said
                 Place
                 of
                 Job
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 third
                 Example
                 ,
                 proposed
                 by
                 Job
                 ,
                 is
                 ,
                 concerning
                 Beasts
                 that
                 seek
                 their
                 D●ns
                 ,
                 and
                 leave
                 them
                 at
                 
                 their
                 pleasure
                 ,
                 not
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 than
                 as
                 if
                 some-body
                 had
                 taught
                 them
                 it
                 .
                 Whence
                 it
                 is
                 manifest
                 ,
                 Beast●
                 do
                 live
                 indeed
                 by
                 sense
                 ,
                 yet
                 not
                 wholly
                 destitute
                 〈◊〉
                 some
                 Reason
                 :
                 Which
                 very
                 thing
                 is
                 proved
                 also
                 by
                 other
                 Documents
                 .
                 But
                 we
                 may
                 more
                 Rightly
                 attribute
                 unto
                 them
                 ,
                 an
                 Image
                 or
                 Proportion
                 of
                 
                   Humane
                   Reason
                
                 .
                 Now
                 the
                 rest
                 ,
                 I
                 leave
                 .
                 Nor
                 yet
                 have
                 I
                 here
                 said
                 thus
                 much
                 ,
                 as
                 if
                 without
                 it
                 this
                 our
                 Chiromancy
                 could
                 not
                 stand
                 .
                 Let
                 those
                 to
                 whom
                 it
                 is
                 acceptable
                 ,
                 approve
                 thereof
                 ;
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 let
                 him
                 it
                 pleases
                 not
                 ,
                 abound
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 sense
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Example
                 IV.
                 One
                 Born
                 upon
                 the
                 
                   River
                   Rhene
                
                 ,
                 A.C.
                 1546.
                 
                 January
                 6
                 Hor.
                 1.
                 
                 Min.
                 20
                 in
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Pole
                   Elevated
                
                 almost
                 52
                 Degrees
                 .
              
               
               
               
                 
                   The
                   things
                   considerable
                   in
                   this
                
                 Example
                 ,
                 are
                 ,
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 A
                 Token
                 of
                 the
                 Gout
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Finger
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 whereof
                 he
                 was
                 sick
                 (
                 by
                 Turns
                 )
                 for
                 some
                 Years
                 :
                 Notwithstanding
                 ,
                 that
                 Disease
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 fore-told
                 (
                 
                   in
                   specie
                
                 )
                 from
                 any
                 
                   Characters
                   .
                   Mars
                
                 Posited
                 at
                 the
                 Geniture
                 in
                 Sagittary
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 sixth
                 House
                 ,
                 brings
                 Infallibly
                 the
                 Gout
                 :
                 Of
                 which
                 Positure
                 we
                 have
                 also
                 known
                 other
                 Examples
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Girdle
                   of
                   Venus
                   whole
                
                 ,
                 yet
                 
                   twice
                   Intersected
                
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 palpable
                 sign
                 of
                 Intemperance
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 
                   Beastly
                   Behaviour
                
                 in
                 
                   Venereal
                   Actions
                
                 ,
                 not
                 without
                 some
                 stain
                 both
                 in
                 Name
                 and
                 Repute
                 ,
                 which
                 he
                 found
                 by
                 the
                 Event
                 .
                 Consider
                 ,
                 I
                 beseech
                 you
                 ,
                 Saturn
                 in
                 the
                 7
                 
                   th
                   .
                   House
                
                 ,
                 joyned
                 to
                 Venus
                 in
                 a
                 Quartile
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 For
                 ,
                 such
                 a
                 Conjunction
                 produces
                 Minds
                 that
                 be
                 Impure
                 ,
                 unless
                 Jupiter
                 interposeth
                 .
                 He
                 likewise
                 denies
                 Issue
                 ,
                 and
                 oft-times
                 takes
                 away
                 the
                 Children
                 given
                 ,
                 or
                 maketh
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 Born
                 Infortunate
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Triangle
                 perfect
                 ;
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 extended
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 continued
                 Tract
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 Mercury
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Saturnia
                 rightly
                 touching
                 the
                 
                   Natural
                   Mean
                
                 ;
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   Mercury
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Venus
                 :
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Via
                   Lactea
                
                 ,
                 not
                 foolishly
                 formed
                 ,
                 Argue
                 ,
                 
                   A
                   Fortunate
                   Man.
                
                 
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Geniture
                 you
                 may
                 behold
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 disposing
                 of
                 the
                 7
                 th
                 .
                 8
                 th
                 .
                 9
                 th
                 .
                 10
                 th
                 .
                 11
                 th
                 .
                 and
                 12
                 th
                 .
                 not
                 without
                 Reception
                 of
                 Houses
                 :
                 In
                 which
                 places
                 you
                 find
                 all
                 the
                 
                   Planets
                   (
                   Mars
                
                 only
                 exc●pted
                 :
                 )
                 This
                 Native
                 ther●fore
                 was
                 most
                 Fortunate
                 in
                 such
                 things
                 as
                 are
                 subject
                 to
                 
                   V●nus
                   ,
                   Mercury
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 two
                 
                   Parallel
                   Lines
                
                 conveniently
                 drawn
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 form
                 of
                 a
                 Ladder
                 )
                 from
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Saturn
                 and
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Moons
                   Place
                
                 ,
                 denote
                 a
                 prosperous
                 and
                 constant
                 Fortune
                 in
                 Foraign
                 Countreys
                 .
              
               
               
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Mons
                   Lunae
                
                 well
                 and
                 fairly
                 depicted
                 with
                 convenient
                 Incisures
                 ,
                 premonstrates
                 Journeys
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Mensal
                 cutting
                 the
                 Mount
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 denotes
                 Men
                 that
                 are
                 full
                 of
                 Wrath
                 :
                 And
                 so
                 they
                 are
                 wont
                 to
                 be
                 ,
                 for
                 the
                 most
                 part
                 ,
                 in
                 whose
                 
                   Nativities
                   Mars
                
                 resideth
                 in
                 the
                 6.
                 
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 same
                 Dissected
                 under
                 the
                 Finger
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 short
                 and
                 thick
                 Line
                 ,
                 threatens
                 a
                 Grievous
                 Disease
                 in
                 the
                 lower
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Belly
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 in
                 his
                 
                   Old
                   Age.
                
                 
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Vital
                 broken
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 end
                 thereof
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 double
                 Incisure
                 ,
                 bodes
                 Diseases
                 about
                 the
                 52.
                 or
                 54
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age.
                 At
                 that
                 time
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 comes
                 (
                 by
                 Direction
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 6
                 
                   th
                   .
                   degree
                
                 of
                 Leo
                 (
                 the
                 Terms
                 of
                 Saturn
                 )
                 very
                 Ominous
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Via
                   Lactea
                
                 adhering
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Dragons
                   Tail
                
                 ,
                 (
                 another
                 Cross
                 occuring
                 ,
                 )
                 speaks
                 his
                 Old-age
                 to
                 be
                 full
                 of
                 Tranquillity
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 Cross
                 in
                 the
                 Mensa
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 
                   Solar
                   Finger
                
                 ,
                 designeth
                 Honours
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Favour
                 of
                 
                   Great
                   Men.
                
                 
              
               
                 It
                 is
                 not
                 requisite
                 to
                 describe
                 all
                 that
                 is
                 signified
                 by
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 because
                 in
                 the
                 Disposition
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 ,
                 shewed
                 you
                 before
                 ,
                 all
                 things
                 are
                 comprehended
                 ;
                 which
                 
                   Sydereal
                   Face
                
                 and
                 Position
                 very
                 seldom
                 happeneth
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Example
                 V.
                 One
                 Born
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1586.
                 
                 Decemb.
                 9.
                 
                 
                   New
                   Style
                
                 ,
                 Hor.
                 8.
                 
                 Min.
                 40.
                 
                 Before
                 Noon
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Vpper
                 Lusatia
                 .
              
               
               
                 AS
                 you
                 see
                 but
                 a
                 simple
                 Concourse
                 of
                 Lines
                 in
                 the
                 Hand
                 ;
                 so
                 the
                 Places
                 of
                 the
                 Planets
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 are
                 sufficiently
                 dejected
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 'T
                 is
                 true
                 ,
                 Jupiter
                 is
                 accounted
                 Angular
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 Exaltation
                 ;
                 yet
                 is
                 he
                 Retrograde
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 Calculation
                 ,
                 not
                 (
                 partily
                 )
                 found
                 to
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 
                   West
                   Horizon
                
                 :
                 
                 He
                 hath
                 not
                 (
                 as
                 yet
                 )
                 adorned
                 his
                 Mount
                 with
                 any
                 Lines
                 ;
                 yet
                 there
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 )
                 he
                 favoureth
                 Marriage
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 he
                 doth
                 so
                 ,
                 the
                 Lines
                 that
                 shall
                 arise
                 in
                 their
                 due
                 time
                 upon
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 will
                 manifest
                 ;
                 not
                 without
                 some
                 other
                 Prosperity
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Venus
                 also
                 is
                 hereunto
                 fitted
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Se●ond
                   House
                
                 ,
                 yet
                 adorns
                 her
                 Tuberculum
                 but
                 slowly
                 ,
                 because
                 she
                 is
                 Peregrine
                 :
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 This
                 Child
                 was
                 sometimes
                 afflicted
                 with
                 an
                 Epil●psie
                 ;
                 nor
                 was
                 he
                 ever
                 Cured
                 thereof
                 :
                 Which
                 Accilent
                 ,
                 whether
                 it
                 should
                 be
                 attributed
                 to
                 those
                 little
                 Branches
                 ,
                 arising
                 from
                 the
                 Thoral
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ;
                 Or
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 the
                 Thoral
                 with
                 the
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 by
                 that
                 little
                 clear
                 Incisure
                 ,
                 I
                 cannot
                 determine
                 .
                 
                   'T
                   is
                   hardly
                   possible
                   to
                   find
                   the
                   Signs
                   of
                   all
                   Accidents
                   in
                   the
                   Hands
                   :
                
                 And
                 I
                 confess
                 ,
                 I
                 have
                 not
                 here
                 so
                 accurately
                 distributed
                 the
                 Lines
                 of
                 the
                 Fingers
                 ;
                 for
                 that
                 in
                 Children
                 we
                 can
                 very
                 seldom
                 perceive
                 their
                 Delineations
                 plainly
                 .
              
               
                 Indeed
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 the
                 Lu●inaries
                 is
                 Infortunate
                 ;
                 because
                 the
                 Brain
                 is
                 thereby
                 much
                 weakened
                 ,
                 and
                 greatly
                 bereft
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Animal
                   Spirit
                
                 .
              
               
                 By
                 how
                 much
                 nearer
                 their
                 Conjunction
                 is
                 ,
                 by
                 so
                 much
                 more
                 evidently
                 do
                 we
                 find
                 the
                 Evils
                 thence
                 descending
                 .
                 I
                 know
                 that
                 such
                 are
                 of
                 a
                 weak
                 and
                 
                   simple
                   Ingenuity
                
                 ;
                 almost
                 continually
                 Sick
                 ;
                 but
                 especially
                 Afflicted
                 with
                 
                   Hypocondriacal
                   Melancholy
                
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 Saturn
                 being
                 here
                 in
                 Aries
                 ,
                 augments
                 the
                 Infirmities
                 of
                 the
                 Head.
                 
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 inclined
                 towards
                 the
                 Restricta
                 ,
                 (
                 thereby
                 making
                 a
                 
                   Narrow
                   Triangle
                
                 ,
                 )
                 Contracts
                 his
                 Wit
                 ,
                 diminisheth
                 his
                 Prudence
                 :
                 But
                 withal
                 it
                 renders
                 him
                 somewhat
                 Covetous
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Cephalica
                 decently
                 drawn
                 ,
                 helpeth
                 the
                 Wit
                 in
                 some
                 measure
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Geniture
                 you
                 find
                 but
                 slender
                 Testimonies
                 of
                 Ingenuity
                 ;
                 for
                 Mercury
                 in
                 Sagittary
                 ,
                 nigh
                 to
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 is
                 altogether
                 weak
                 :
                 The
                 Moon
                 is
                 hardly
                 a
                 
                   Days
                   Journey
                
                 from
                 the
                 Sun
                 :
                 The
                 Horoscope
                 also
                 not
                 Irradiated
                 by
                 either
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Saturn
                   Annular
                
                 ,
                 are
                 the
                 only
                 Assistants
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Line
                 passing
                 by
                 the
                 Vital
                 to
                 that
                 Concave
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 
                   Erecting
                   a
                   Cross
                
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 
                   dimidiate
                   Line
                
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 betokeneth
                 Wounds
                 ,
                 and
                 dangers
                 of
                 Life
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 Thieves
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 same
                 is
                 rightly
                 manifested
                 by
                 Mars
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 then
                 in
                 the
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 9
                 th
                 .
                 House
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 his
                 
                   North
                   Latitude
                
                 ;
                 and
                 in
                 Quartile
                 to
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Mercury
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 the
                 Thoral
                 and
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 small
                 
                   Intervening
                   Line
                
                 ,
                 confirms
                 this
                 Judgment
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 afore-said
                 Cross
                 in
                 the
                 Concave
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 threatens
                 Fevers
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Diseases
                 of
                 his
                 Nature
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 it
                 sufficiently
                 appears
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 
                   Abject
                   Concourse
                
                 of
                 the
                 Stars
                 in
                 the
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 do
                 agree
                 with
                 the
                 Rude
                 Draught
                 of
                 the
                 Lines
                 in
                 the
                 Hands
                 ;
                 which
                 very
                 thing
                 I
                 have
                 elsewhere
                 also
                 observed
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Another
                 Born
                 in
                 Thuringia
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1585.
                 
                 June
                 26.
                 
                 Half
                 an
                 hour
                 before
                 Noon
                 .
              
               
                 IN
                 which
                 
                   Geniture
                   ,
                   Saturn
                
                 falleth
                 in
                 the
                 7
                 
                   th
                   .
                   House
                
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Aries
                   ;
                   Jupiter
                
                 in
                 the
                 9
                 th
                 .
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 Gemini
                 ;
                 the
                 Sun
                 in
                 the
                 10
                 th
                 .
                 in
                 Cancer
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 Retrograde
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Square
                 of
                 
                   Saturn
                   :
                   Mars
                
                 in
                 Virgo
                 possesseth
                 the
                 12
                 
                   th
                   .
                   House
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 Scorpio
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   second
                   ,
                   Venus
                
                 being
                 Retrograde
                 in
                 Leo.
                 
              
               
                 This
                 Positure
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 is
                 the
                 most
                 dejected
                 ,
                 so
                 found
                 I
                 the
                 Lineaments
                 of
                 his
                 Hand
                 accordingly
                 Infortunate
                 .
              
               
                 For
                 first
                 ,
                 the
                 Vital
                 is
                 Dissected
                 by
                 a
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 ,
                 not
                 touching
                 the
                 Cavity
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 .
                 And
                 I
                 beheld
                 (
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 )
                 some
                 
                   Ruder
                   Lines
                
                 not
                 only
                 here
                 and
                 there
                 projected
                 from
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 through
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ,
                 but
                 they
                 also
                 broken
                 one
                 by
                 another
                 ,
                 near
                 to
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Concave
                 it self
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 under
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 than
                 the
                 Sun
                 's
                 ;
                 a
                 certain
                 Star
                 adheres
                 to
                 the
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 casting
                 a
                 Cleft
                 through
                 the
                 Mensa
                 upon
                 the
                 
                   Thoral
                   Line
                
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 These
                 Signatures
                 bring
                 not
                 only
                 Infelicity
                 ,
                 but
                 shorten
                 the
                 Life
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 you
                 may
                 Collect
                 from
                 the
                 Geniture
                 it self
                 .
                 The
                 Horoscope
                 comes
                 by
                 Direction
                 to
                 the
                 Opposition
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 15
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 designing
                 a
                 
                   Deadly
                   Disease
                
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Example
                 VI.
                 The
                 Brother
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 Born
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1588.
                 
                 December
                 17.
                 
                 
                   (
                   New
                   Stile
                
                 )
                 at
                 5
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 .
              
               
               
                 1.
                 
                 
                   MARS
                   (
                   Lord
                
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 )
                 received
                 of
                 Venus
                 from
                 Houses
                 ,
                 (
                 yet
                 they
                 dejected
                 )
                 ingenders
                 Lust
                 and
                 Incontinency
                 .
                 You
                 see
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Venus
                 how
                 evidently
                 it
                 is
                 adorned
                 with
                 Furrows
                 ,
                 a
                 Cross
                 being
                 Posited
                 in
                 the
                 upper
                 part
                 thereof
                 ;
                 which
                 often-times
                 produceth
                 Adulteries
                 .
              
               
               
                 2.
                 
                 Jupiter
                 is
                 partly
                 collocated
                 in
                 the
                 Mid-heaven
                 ,
                 making
                 a
                 sufficiently
                 decent
                 Triangle
                 with
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 in
                 
                   Earthly
                   Signs
                
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 Jupiter
                 adorneth
                 his
                 Seat
                 by
                 the
                 little
                 Line
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Cross
                 annexed
                 thereunto
                 :
                 Whence
                 you
                 may
                 conjecture
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Planet
                 hath
                 greatest
                 Dominion
                 over
                 the
                 Native
                 .
                 His
                 Significations
                 may
                 be
                 Collected
                 from
                 what
                 hath
                 been
                 said
                 before
                 ,
                 yet
                 more
                 Remisly
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 is
                 in
                 his
                 Detriment
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Saturn
                 (
                 in
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 the
                 Moon
                 )
                 is
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 by
                 a
                 double
                 Proportion
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 you
                 see
                 the
                 Saturnia
                 whole
                 and
                 Entire
                 ;
                 and
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 more
                 ,
                 a
                 Sister
                 annexed
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 extending
                 beyond
                 the
                 Thoral
                 by
                 a
                 decent
                 Tract
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Although
                 that
                 from
                 
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   Venus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 there
                 be
                 something
                 (
                 of
                 Wit
                 )
                 demonstrated
                 ;
                 yet
                 you
                 may
                 see
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 drawn
                 to
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Mercury
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Auricular
                 bearing
                 a
                 small
                 Line
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 clear
                 enough
                 ,
                 and
                 running
                 through
                 the
                 Joynt
                 it self
                 .
              
               
                 Mercury
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 in
                 Capricorn
                 ,
                 promotes
                 the
                 Wit
                 exceedingly
                 ,
                 (
                 and
                 so
                 he
                 does
                 when
                 he
                 is
                 in
                 Aquarius
                 and
                 Libra
                 ,
                 in
                 which
                 
                   Signs
                   Saturn
                   predominates
                
                 .
                 )
                 The
                 like
                 is
                 declared
                 by
                 the
                 Trine
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 Sextile
                 of
                 Mars
                 and
                 Mercury
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 Quartile
                 of
                 Mars
                 afflicts
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 obstructing
                 the
                 Attainment
                 of
                 Honours
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Moon
                 is
                 excellently
                 well
                 Posued
                 in
                 Taurus
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Trine
                 to
                 the
                 Sun
                 ;
                 but
                 yet
                 in
                 the
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 sixth
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 two
                 little
                 clear
                 Lines
                 adorn
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ,
                 assuring
                 an
                 increase
                 of
                 Honourable
                 Journeys
                 .
              
               
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Via
                   Solis
                
                 whole
                 ,
                 and
                 equally
                 drawn
                 ,
                 promises
                 the
                 Favour
                 of
                 Noble
                 Men
                 ,
                 and
                 Joyful
                 Honours
                 .
                 The
                 Dignities
                 fore-seen
                 by
                 the
                 Geniture
                 will
                 come
                 by
                 the
                 Excellent
                 knowledge
                 of
                 Learning
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 such
                 things
                 as
                 are
                 Dedicated
                 to
                 Mercury
                 :
                 The
                 Position
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 in
                 Capricorn
                 ,
                 brings
                 something
                 peculiar
                 to
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Affairs
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 Mensa
                 it self
                 of
                 a
                 large
                 Capacity
                 ,
                 confirms
                 the
                 former
                 significations
                 .
                 A
                 Cross
                 there
                 troubling
                 the
                 Saturnia
                 ,
                 shews
                 some
                 Misfortune
                 to
                 descend
                 from
                 the
                 Malice
                 of
                 Saturn
                 .
                 The
                 Opposition
                 of
                 Venus
                 and
                 Saturn
                 is
                 not
                 only
                 adverse
                 to
                 Matrimony
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 usually
                 wont
                 to
                 deny
                 Issue
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Thoral
                 emitting
                 little
                 Branches
                 towards
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ,
                 doth
                 sometimes
                 presage
                 Poverty
                 .
                 Thus
                 (
                 we
                 hope
                 )
                 both
                 the
                 Lines
                 of
                 this
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 significations
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 have
                 been
                 sufficiently
                 Examined
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Example
                 VII
                 .
                 The
                 Brother
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 Born
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 of
                 Christ
                 1590.
                 
                 December
                 30.
                 
                 (
                 New
                 Stile
                 )
                 Hor.
                 4
                 min.
                 
                 30.
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 .
              
               
               
                 1.
                 
                 THE
                 Genius
                 of
                 this
                 Native
                 depends
                 upon
                 
                   Mercury
                   ,
                   Venus
                   ,
                   Saturn
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 because
                 you
                 see
                 their
                 places
                 handsomely
                 adorn'd
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Lines
                 wholly
                 produced
                 .
                 And
                 although
                 Mercury
                 exhibits
                 no
                 Character
                 on
                 his
                 Tuberculum
                 ,
                 save
                 only
                 a
                 little
                 Line
                 ;
                 yet
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 ,
                 drawn
                 by
                 a
                 direct
                 Path
                 ,
                 
                 even
                 to
                 his
                 Tuberculum
                 ,
                 universally
                 gives
                 his
                 Decrees
                 .
                 Hence
                 do
                 appear
                 the
                 Endowments
                 of
                 a
                 Ready
                 Wit
                 ,
                 a
                 Happiness
                 to
                 Eloquence
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 Ingenious
                 Arts
                 :
                 Whereof
                 before
                 in
                 its
                 proper
                 place
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Although
                 the
                 Sun
                 be
                 (
                 here
                 )
                 in
                 Capricorn
                 ,
                 (
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 precedent
                 Geniture
                 )
                 yet
                 appears
                 there
                 no
                 
                   Via
                   Solis
                
                 in
                 the
                 Hand
                 :
                 In
                 which
                 respect
                 ,
                 the
                 Favour
                 of
                 Princes
                 shall
                 not
                 so
                 easily
                 be
                 gained
                 by
                 this
                 as
                 the
                 former
                 Native
                 ,
                 who
                 hath
                 Jupiter
                 himself
                 partly
                 constituted
                 in
                 the
                 Mid-heaven
                 .
                 Nevertheless
                 ,
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 shews
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Native
                 shall
                 happily
                 Manage
                 great
                 Affairs
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 same
                 is
                 promised
                 by
                 the
                 Conspicuous
                 Star
                 in
                 the
                 Mount
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 .
                 —
                 The
                 Line
                 running
                 (
                 as
                 you
                 see
                 )
                 from
                 the
                 Vital
                 to
                 the
                 Mount
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 hath
                 very
                 often
                 manifested
                 to
                 me
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Mars
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 in
                 the
                 Genitures
                 ,
                 especially
                 when
                 it
                 passeth
                 through
                 the
                 Vital
                 and
                 the
                 Temple
                 of
                 Venus
                 ,
                 as
                 you
                 see
                 it
                 does
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 two
                 following
                 Examples
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 17
                 th
                 .
                 therefore
                 Jupiter
                 is
                 excellently
                 well
                 placed
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 Direct
                 in
                 Motion
                 ,
                 and
                 nigh
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Southern
                   Lance
                
                 of
                 Libra
                 ,
                 beholding
                 the
                 Mid-heaven
                 by
                 a
                 Sextile
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 he
                 be
                 in
                 a
                 Dejected
                 House
                 of
                 the
                 Heavens
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 Moon
                 affords
                 but
                 slender
                 signification
                 ,
                 because
                 she
                 is
                 not
                 as
                 yet
                 come
                 to
                 a
                 Sextile
                 of
                 the
                 Sun.
                 The
                 Ferient
                 presents
                 but
                 one
                 Line
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 is
                 attributed
                 to
                 short
                 Journeys
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Mensal
                 projects
                 little
                 Branches
                 towards
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ,
                 as
                 in
                 the
                 former
                 Example
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Concerning
                 the
                 Portents
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 yet
                 more
                 Obscure
                 ,
                 we
                 say
                 nothing
                 .
                 For
                 ,
                 seeing
                 he
                 is
                 Retrograde
                 in
                 the
                 8
                 
                   th
                   .
                   House
                
                 ,
                 (
                 although
                 in
                 his
                 Triplicity
                 )
                 his
                 Condition
                 is
                 but
                 Indifferent
                 :
                 He
                 afflicts
                 Venus
                 more
                 by
                 his
                 Opposition
                 ,
                 than
                 he
                 does
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 
                 in
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 Extremely
                 Adverse
                 the
                 Nature
                 of
                 Venus
                 .
                 As
                 to
                 their
                 Opposition
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 but
                 newly
                 spoke
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 Mensa
                 it self
                 hath
                 a
                 due
                 and
                 simple
                 proportion
                 ,
                 whereby
                 the
                 goodness
                 of
                 Wit
                 ,
                 Temperament
                 and
                 Behaviour
                 is
                 confirm'd
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 little
                 Line
                 is
                 posited
                 in
                 the
                 Interval
                 of
                 the
                 Index
                 and
                 Medius
                 ,
                 is
                 Infortunate
                 ,
                 and
                 points
                 out
                 a
                 Wound
                 in
                 the
                 lower
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Belly
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 Vital
                 vitiated
                 near
                 the
                 beginning
                 thereof
                 by
                 an
                 Incisure
                 ,
                 bodes
                 a
                 Disease
                 in
                 his
                 Infancy
                 .
                 And
                 he
                 was
                 accordingly
                 seiz'd
                 on
                 by
                 an
                 absolute
                 Phrenzy
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 Spring
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1593.
                 
                 Yet
                 happily
                 escaped
                 it
                 without
                 the
                 Application
                 of
                 any
                 Remedies
                 ,
                 Corruption
                 flowing
                 abundantly
                 from
                 one
                 of
                 his
                 Ears
                 .
              
               
                 Hereupon
                 we
                 thought
                 him
                 Reserv'd
                 for
                 greater
                 Matters
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 Vital
                 dissected
                 by
                 the
                 Intervening
                 of
                 a
                 Line
                 descending
                 from
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 threatens
                 a
                 most
                 dangerous
                 Disease
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Nature
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ;
                 and
                 this
                 about
                 the
                 40
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 :
                 You
                 see
                 also
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 it self
                 comes
                 (
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 )
                 by
                 Direction
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Opposition
                 of
                 Saturn
                 .
                 This
                 thing
                 (
                 as
                 also
                 elsewhere
                 )
                 we
                 can
                 scarce
                 sufficiently
                 admire
                 .
                 
                   Mercury
                   Lord
                
                 of
                 the
                 8
                 th
                 .
                 (
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Death
                 )
                 is
                 found
                 in
                 his
                 Detriment
                 ,
                 hostility
                 Afflicted
                 of
                 Saturn
                 himself
                 :
                 Which
                 denotes
                 a
                 Fall
                 from
                 some
                 
                   High-Place
                   ,
                   Drowning
                   ,
                   Poyson
                   ,
                   Plague
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 Venus
                 interposing
                 her self
                 ,
                 mitigates
                 ,
                 and
                 abates
                 of
                 the
                 Evil
                 ,
                 in
                 some
                 sort
                 ,
                 but
                 takes
                 it
                 not
                 wholly
                 away
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Example
                 VIII
                 .
                 A
                 certain
                 Man
                 Born
                 on
                 the
                 Confines
                 of
                 Bohemia
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 of
                 Christ
                 1588.
                 the
                 8
                 th
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 November
                 (
                 New
                 stile
                 )
                 at
                 8
                 a
                 Clock
                 ,
                 45
                 Min.
                 40
                 Sec.
                 in
                 the
                 Afternoon
                 :
                 The
                 Latitude
                 of
                 the
                 Place
                 50
                 Deg.
                 30
                 Min.
                 
              
               
                 THIS
                 Geniture
                 is
                 Fortunate
                 ,
                 as
                 are
                 also
                 the
                 Lineaments
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Moon
                 Partilly
                 Posited
                 in
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 ,
                 in
                 Trine
                 of
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 demonstrates
                 an
                 Excellent
                 Wit
                 :
                 So
                 also
                 the
                 Reception
                 of
                 Mercury
                 and
                 Mars
                 ,
                 from
                 Houses
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 Venus
                 being
                 Angular
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 her
                 own
                 House
                 :
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mars
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 they
                 embracing
                 the
                 Moon
                 by
                 a
                 Sextile
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 is
                 signified
                 by
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 ,
                 extending
                 it self
                 to
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Mercury
                 :
                 So
                 likewise
                 by
                 the
                 Finger
                 and
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 they
                 exhibiting
                 not
                 undecent
                 little
                 Lines
                 .
                 Herewith
                 〈◊〉
                 th●
                 〈◊〉
                 i●●elf
                 ,
                 and
                 those
                 very
                 fair
                 Characters
                 in
                 the
                 Places
                 of
                 
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   Venus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sun.
                 
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Venus
                 is
                 conspicuous
                 in
                 her
                 Furrows
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 Angular
                 (
                 at
                 the
                 Birth
                 )
                 in
                 her
                 own
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Trine
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 
                   Watry
                   Signs
                
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 South-Angle
                 ,
                 and
                 Horoscope
                 it self
                 (
                 where
                 we
                 meet
                 with
                 the
                 Moon
                 )
                 and
                 also
                 the
                 
                   Part
                   of
                   Fortune
                
                 Salutes
                 him
                 with
                 Honours
                 ,
                 and
                 wish'd-for
                 success
                 of
                 all
                 things
                 .
                 Such
                 a
                 Trine
                 is
                 seldom
                 met
                 with
                 .
                 It
                 promotes
                 a
                 Prosperous
                 Fortune
                 .
                 Unto
                 these
                 let
                 be
                 added
                 
                   Venus
                   Angular
                   in
                   Libra
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 
                 Regions
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Sun
                   ,
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   Venus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 are
                 excellently
                 Beautified
                 in
                 the
                 Hand
                 :
                 And
                 a
                 
                   double
                   Triangle
                
                 therein
                 wonderfully
                 occurring
                 ;
                 one
                 of
                 which
                 is
                 form'd
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Vital
                   ,
                   Epatick
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Cephalick
                   Lines
                
                 :
                 The
                 other
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Cephalick
                   ,
                   Mensal
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Vital
                 ,
                 if
                 you
                 add
                 the
                 little
                 Line
                 of
                 the
                 Vital
                 ,
                 which
                 runs
                 thence
                 to
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 .
              
               
                 The
                 
                   Two
                   Parallel
                   Rules
                
                 assist
                 notably
                 in
                 Point
                 of
                 Marriage
                 ,
                 Honours
                 ,
                 Ingenuity
                 ,
                 and
                 Affairs
                 :
                 One
                 of
                 which
                 is
                 made
                 by
                 the
                 Line
                 that
                 passes
                 from
                 the
                 Interval
                 of
                 the
                 Index
                 and
                 Medius
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Mensal
                 ,
                 touching
                 the
                 same
                 ,
                 below
                 the
                 Interval
                 of
                 the
                 Medius
                 and
                 Annular
                 ;
                 and
                 thence
                 Protracted
                 to
                 the
                 Interval
                 of
                 the
                 Auricular
                 and
                 Annular
                 ;
                 (
                 some
                 by
                 such
                 a
                 Line
                 Prophesie
                 Incest
                 ;
                 )
                 the
                 other
                 from
                 the
                 Line
                 falling
                 from
                 the
                 Pollex
                 ,
                 upon
                 the
                 middle
                 of
                 the
                 Vital
                 ,
                 and
                 running
                 thence
                 by
                 a
                 
                   Right
                   Angle
                
                 through
                 the
                 Cavity
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Natural
                   Mean.
                
                 All
                 these
                 things
                 do
                 plainly
                 presage
                 a
                 most
                 Excellent
                 Man
                 in
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 especially
                 the
                 Mathematicks
                 .
                 And
                 this
                 very
                 same
                 judgment
                 ,
                 manifestly
                 ariseth
                 from
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Situation
                 of
                 Mercury
                 in
                 Scorpio
                 ,
                 the
                 Positure
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 ,
                 in
                 her
                 own
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Trine
                 of
                 Mercury
                 .
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Reception
                 of
                 Houses
                 betwixt
                 Mars
                 and
                 Mercury
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 the
                 Sextile
                 of
                 Mars
                 and
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 &c.
                 argues
                 Celerity
                 :
                 The
                 which
                 are
                 so
                 manifest
                 to
                 the
                 Intelligent
                 ,
                 they
                 cannot
                 be
                 look'd
                 upon
                 and
                 conferr'd
                 without
                 Admiration
                 .
              
               
               
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 presenting
                 a
                 very
                 clear
                 Line
                 ,
                 betokeneth
                 Journeys
                 :
                 The
                 
                   Moon
                   Angular
                
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 
                   Moveable
                   sign
                
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 So
                 also
                 Mercury
                 received
                 of
                 
                   Mars
                   ,
                   Lord
                
                 of
                 the
                 Third
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Vital
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 Line
                 which
                 runs
                 from
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Saturn
                 through
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 unto
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 do
                 seem
                 to
                 resemble
                 a
                 Scale
                 ,
                 or
                 Ladder
                 ,
                 of
                 an
                 Excellent
                 bigness
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 by
                 a
                 Notable
                 Tract
                 :
                 In
                 which
                 Scale
                 are
                 every
                 where
                 found
                 
                   Transverse
                   Lines
                
                 ,
                 requisite
                 to
                 the
                 shape
                 thereof
                 .
                 This
                 presages
                 a
                 wonderful
                 and
                 formidable
                 Tract
                 of
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 but
                 not
                 without
                 great
                 Envy
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 As
                 touching
                 Riches
                 ,
                 what
                 need
                 we
                 say
                 more
                 ?
                 
                   There
                   are
                   no
                   Dignities
                   ,
                   no
                   Kingly
                   and
                   Magnificent
                   
                   Affairs
                   ,
                   wherein
                   an
                   Affluence
                   of
                   all
                   things
                   is
                   wanting-Venus
                
                 Centrally
                 in
                 the
                 4
                 
                   th
                   .
                   House
                
                 ,
                 contributes
                 Honourable
                 Possessions
                 in
                 his
                 Old
                 Age
                 ,
                 and
                 no
                 little
                 Fame
                 after
                 his
                 Death
                 :
                 You
                 see
                 how
                 her
                 Tuberculum
                 even
                 Luxuriates
                 with
                 accustomed
                 Incisures
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Vital
                 diversly
                 cut
                 ,
                 concerns
                 no
                 small
                 or
                 light
                 Infirmities
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 fifth
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 he
                 was
                 sick
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Small
                   Pox.
                
                 The
                 rest
                 you
                 may
                 judge
                 to
                 fall
                 out
                 in
                 the
                 11
                 ,
                 21
                 ,
                 25
                 ,
                 and
                 43
                 Years
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabout
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 Saturn
                 projecting
                 (
                 in
                 his
                 Region
                 )
                 an
                 Incisure
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 Mensal
                 ,
                 bodes
                 a
                 Disease
                 in
                 the
                 lower
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Belly
                 :
                 (
                 I
                 suppose
                 the
                 Stone
                 in
                 the
                 Bladder
                 ,
                 &c.
                 )
                 As
                 therefore
                 this
                 Geniture
                 of
                 it self
                 is
                 happy
                 ;
                 so
                 are
                 likewise
                 the
                 Lineaments
                 of
                 his
                 Hand
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Conveniency
                 in
                 the
                 Lines
                 themselves
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 be
                 Proved
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Example
                 IX
                 .
                 One
                 Born
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 of
                 Christ
                 1551.
                 the
                 8
                 th
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 March
                 ,
                 at
                 Nine
                 a
                 Clock
                 and
                 30
                 Min.
                 before
                 Noon
                 ,
                 where
                 the
                 Elevation
                 of
                 the
                 Pole
                 is
                 51
                 degr
                 .
                 in
                 Silesia
                 .
              
               
                 WE
                 observe
                 the
                 
                   Right
                   Hand
                
                 of
                 this
                 Person
                 ,
                 because
                 that
                 therein
                 we
                 perceived
                 the
                 Lines
                 most
                 clear
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 our
                 former
                 Annotation
                 :
                 We
                 have
                 also
                 made
                 Proof
                 thereof
                 in
                 other
                 Examples
                 ,
                 yet
                 oft-times
                 found
                 a
                 certain
                 Diversity
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 we
                 have
                 said
                 )
                 we
                 must
                 not
                 every
                 where
                 repeat
                 this
                 same
                 thing
                 ,
                 which
                 makes
                 so
                 little
                 to
                 the
                 purpose
                 .
                 First
                 ,
                 let
                 us
                 see
                 the
                 Practise
                 ,
                 and
                 throughly
                 enquire
                 its
                 wonderful
                 Agreement
                 with
                 the
                 Genitures
                 themselves
                 .
              
               
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Line
                 of
                 Life
                 conspicuous
                 with
                 Incisures
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 some
                 little
                 Hairs
                 ,
                 portends
                 no
                 small
                 Diseases
                 :
                 The
                 like
                 Saturn
                 cutting
                 the
                 Thoral
                 with
                 
                   four
                   Incisures
                
                 ;
                 whereby
                 he
                 also
                 fore-shews
                 four
                 more
                 grievous
                 Infirmities
                 proceeding
                 from
                 his
                 Nature
                 .
                 The
                 First
                 of
                 which
                 befalls
                 the
                 Native
                 about
                 the
                 21
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 sudden
                 Catharre
                 upon
                 his
                 Breast
                 and
                 Lungs
                 ,
                 not
                 without
                 some
                 strangling
                 ,
                 and
                 Difficulty
                 of
                 Breathing
                 .
                 The
                 second
                 in
                 the
                 35
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 a
                 
                   Poyson'd
                   Drink
                
                 .
                 But
                 in
                 regard
                 he
                 shall
                 not
                 wholly
                 Drink
                 off
                 the
                 Cup
                 at
                 one
                 Draught
                 ,
                 (
                 because
                 of
                 some
                 Nauseous
                 thing
                 appearing
                 )
                 the
                 Deadly
                 dregs
                 is
                 left
                 in
                 the
                 bottom
                 ;
                 yet
                 hurts
                 it
                 him
                 something
                 .
                 But
                 by
                 the
                 Help
                 of
                 a
                 Physician
                 the
                 
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 Poyson
                 is
                 easily
                 Compress'd
                 .
                 If
                 you
                 take
                 the
                 pains
                 to
                 Calculate
                 ,
                 you
                 will
                 find
                 that
                 the
                 Progression
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 comes
                 exactly
                 then
                 to
                 the
                 Quartile
                 of
                 Saturn
                 .
                 The
                 Third
                 ,
                 we
                 conjecture
                 ,
                 will
                 be
                 in
                 the
                 45
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabout
                 ,
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 then
                 passing
                 out
                 of
                 Cancer
                 into
                 Leo.
                 This
                 Progression
                 also
                 is
                 wont
                 to
                 bring
                 a
                 Change
                 of
                 Outward
                 Goods
                 .
                 The
                 Fourth
                 ,
                 we
                 judge
                 to
                 fall
                 out
                 in
                 the
                 54
                 ,
                 or
                 55
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 coming
                 then
                 ,
                 by
                 Direction
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 6
                 th
                 .
                 degr
                 .
                 of
                 Leo
                 ;
                 which
                 degree
                 how
                 greatly
                 it
                 threatens
                 in
                 Directions
                 ,
                 we
                 will
                 more
                 clearly
                 explain
                 to
                 you
                 elsewhere
                 .
                 But
                 although
                 this
                 ensuing
                 Disease
                 may
                 prove
                 very
                 Grievous
                 ,
                 yet
                 is
                 it
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 thought
                 altogether
                 deadly
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 Jupiters
                 divolving
                 himself
                 to
                 the
                 very
                 degree
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 .
                 Let
                 him
                 then
                 take
                 heed
                 of
                 a
                 
                   Quartan
                   Fever
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Plague
                 or
                 Pestilence
                 .
              
               
                 Upon
                 the
                 Direction
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 to
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 13
                 or
                 14
                 Year
                 ,
                 the
                 Native
                 fell
                 into
                 hot-scalding-water
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 hurt
                 of
                 his
                 Arm
                 and
                 Breast
                 .
                 Now
                 ,
                 this
                 Accident
                 we
                 seek
                 for
                 in
                 the
                 Vital
                 (
                 yet
                 not
                 
                   in
                   Specie
                
                 )
                 where
                 we
                 behold
                 little
                 Hairs
                 .
                 The
                 Place
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 Calculation
                 of
                 Copernicus
                 ,
                 hath
                 of
                 
                   North
                   Latitude
                
                 2
                 degr
                 .
                 10
                 min.
                 wherefore
                 his
                 
                   Oblique
                   Ascention
                
                 is
                 62
                 deg
                 .
                 50
                 min.
                 
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Jupiter
                 conspicuous
                 in
                 his
                 Tuberculum
                 ,
                 with
                 no
                 unusual
                 Incisures
                 ,
                 shews
                 Dignities
                 that
                 be
                 sufficiently
                 Great
                 (
                 respect
                 being
                 had
                 to
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 his
                 Birth
                 .
                 )
                 The
                 like
                 in
                 that
                 he
                 is
                 Collocated
                 in
                 the
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 .
                 We
                 have
                 also
                 elsewhere
                 observed
                 (
                 from
                 the
                 Line
                 of
                 Mars
                 drawn
                 through
                 the
                 Vital
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 )
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mars
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 .
                 Nor
                 does
                 the
                 precedent
                 Example
                 very
                 much
                 dissent
                 from
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Sun
                 is
                 not
                 ill
                 placed
                 near
                 to
                 Venus
                 in
                 Pisces
                 :
                 You
                 see
                 therefore
                 in
                 his
                 Mount
                 a
                 little
                 Line
                 that
                 is
                 clear
                 enough
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 Region
                 of
                 Venus
                 adorn'd
                 with
                 convenient
                 Furrows
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 manifests
                 her
                 good
                 habit
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 but
                 also
                 presages
                 some
                 goodness
                 to
                 accrue
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 a
                 Wife
                 .
                 The
                 Sun
                 therefore
                 coming
                 ,
                 by
                 Direction
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Sextiles
                 of
                 Venus
                 ,
                 greatly
                 Enriched
                 him
                 by
                 the
                 Inheritance
                 of
                 a
                 Wife
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 about
                 the
                 41
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ;
                 in
                 which
                 we
                 observed
                 his
                 Hand
                 thus
                 Delineated
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mars
                 arising
                 together
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 denotes
                 Ingenuity
                 :
                 So
                 Mercury
                 in
                 Aries
                 (
                 thus
                 remote
                 from
                 the
                 Sun
                 )
                 a
                 ready
                 Wit.
                 Observe
                 his
                 Region
                 ,
                 and
                 therein
                 you
                 shall
                 find
                 
                   Three
                   Parallel
                   Incisures
                
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 you
                 may
                 pronounce
                 from
                 other
                 places
                 ,
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 former
                 Precepts
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Cephalica
                 and
                 
                   Via
                   Lactea
                
                 do
                 hereunto
                 both
                 contribute
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 they
                 be
                 of
                 a
                 shorter
                 extent
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 is
                 Incult
                 ,
                 and
                 quite
                 destitute
                 of
                 Incisures
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 wholly
                 silent
                 ;
                 like
                 as
                 also
                 she
                 is
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 being
                 scarcely
                 departed
                 from
                 the
                 Sun
                 above
                 a
                 days
                 Journey
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Restricta
                 continued
                 ,
                 and
                 of
                 a
                 good
                 colour
                 ;
                 argues
                 Riches
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 good
                 Crasis
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 Mensa
                 very
                 broad
                 ,
                 his
                 goodness
                 of
                 Nature
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 like
                 you
                 shall
                 find
                 by
                 Jupiter
                 in
                 the
                 Nativity
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Natural
                   Mean
                
                 dissected
                 by
                 the
                 Intervening
                 of
                 an
                 
                   Incisure
                   ,
                   Heat
                
                 and
                 Grief
                 of
                 the
                 Liver
                 :
                 The
                 like
                 from
                 Mars
                 ,
                 (
                 next
                 to
                 Jupiter
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 )
                 in
                 an
                 
                   Airy
                   Sign
                
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 Saturn
                 in
                 the
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 10
                 th
                 .
                 is
                 (
                 in
                 some
                 sort
                 )
                 averse
                 to
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 occasioning
                 Envy
                 ,
                 especially
                 .
                 He
                 also
                 exhibites
                 (
                 and
                 that
                 not
                 vaily
                 )
                 an
                 
                 I●cisure
                 under
                 his
                 Finger
                 ,
                 arising
                 from
                 the
                 Interval
                 of
                 the
                 Medius
                 and
                 Annular
                 .
              
               
                 Thus
                 also
                 have
                 we
                 briefly
                 demonstrated
                 from
                 this
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 the
                 wonderful
                 Consent
                 and
                 Harmony
                 of
                 the
                 present
                 matter
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Example
                 X.
                 Another
                 Born
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1588.
                 the
                 8
                 th
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 February
                 ,
                 at
                 4
                 hours
                 and
                 30
                 min.
                 in
                 the
                 Evening
                 ,
                 at
                 Witeberge
                 .
              
               
               
               
                 WHat
                 Familiarity
                 there
                 is
                 in
                 this
                 
                   Illustrious
                   Example
                
                 ,
                 shall
                 be
                 shewn
                 you
                 in
                 brief
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Dominion
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 rests
                 chiefly
                 in
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mercury
                 :
                 Next
                 ,
                 in
                 Venus
                 and
                 Mars
                 ;
                 yet
                 not
                 excluding
                 Saturn
                 and
                 the
                 Moon
                 .
                 The
                 Rule
                 for
                 finding
                 and
                 constituting
                 the
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 shall
                 be
                 explained
                 in
                 our
                 
                   Astrological
                   Commentaries
                
                 :
                 And
                 that
                 we
                 will
                 always
                 follow
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 certainly
                 know
                 we
                 deviate
                 not
                 from
                 the
                 Truth
                 .
                 Now
                 ,
                 seeing
                 that
                 
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   Mercury
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 and
                 Saturn
                 are
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 Angular
                 ,
                 it
                 must
                 be
                 of
                 necessity
                 ,
                 that
                 these
                 are
                 very
                 conspicuous
                 in
                 their
                 
                   Mounts
                   .
                   Venus
                
                 also
                 ,
                 and
                 Mars
                 Luxuriate
                 in
                 no
                 
                   Evil
                   Conjunction
                
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 This
                 Geniture
                 (
                 therefore
                 )
                 is
                 very
                 Fortunate
                 ,
                 (
                 except
                 in
                 those
                 things
                 that
                 concern
                 Health
                 :
                 )
                 For
                 ,
                 Saturn
                 is
                 so
                 adverse
                 to
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 that
                 (
                 almost
                 perpetually
                 )
                 he
                 suscitates
                 Distillations
                 upon
                 the
                 Breast
                 and
                 Liver
                 .
                 Herewith
                 agree
                 the
                 Intersected
                 Lines
                 in
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Saturn
                 :
                 Then
                 the
                 Vital
                 also
                 and
                 Epatica
                 are
                 on
                 every
                 side
                 Assaulted
                 by
                 the
                 Touch
                 of
                 other
                 small
                 Lines
                 .
                 Whence
                 I
                 conclude
                 that
                 the
                 more
                 notable
                 Assault
                 of
                 Diseases
                 will
                 happen
                 in
                 the
                 30
                 ,
                 32
                 ,
                 36
                 ,
                 44
                 ,
                 and
                 50
                 th
                 .
                 Years
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabout
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Position
                 of
                 all
                 shews
                 ,
                 a
                 
                   Great
                   Wit
                   ,
                   Eloquence
                
                 in
                 abundance
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Propensity
                 to
                 all
                 Arts
                 whatsoever
                 :
                 So
                 many
                 
                   Parallel
                   Lines
                   ,
                   Crosses
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Convenient
                   Characters
                
                 ,
                 there
                 are
                 every
                 where
                 found
                 :
                 But
                 especially
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 Invading
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Mercury
                 by
                 a
                 continued
                 March
                 :
                 The
                 Place
                 of
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Auricular
                 it self
                 adorned
                 with
                 Lines
                 and
                 a
                 double
                 Cross.
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   Venus
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Mensa
                 ,
                 the
                 perfect
                 Triangle
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 Geniture
                 such
                 things
                 as
                 appertain
                 to
                 the
                 Ingenuity
                 ,
                 are
                 gathered
                 from
                 the
                 Positure
                 of
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Moon
                   ,
                   Saturn
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 Cephalica
                 doubled
                 up
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Natural
                   Mean
                
                 ,
                 argues
                 Craftiness
                 and
                 Subtilty
                 in
                 Managing
                 of
                 Affairs
                 :
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Star
                 of
                 Venus
                 in
                 its
                 proper
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 thereon
                 most
                 clear
                 Furrows
                 ,
                 denoteth
                 Lust.
                 The
                 three
                 Incisures
                 upon
                 the
                 Eminent
                 part
                 of
                 her
                 Tuberculum
                 ,
                 premonstrate
                 good
                 things
                 to
                 be
                 obtained
                 by
                 Marriage
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 you
                 have
                 from
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Venus
                 and
                 Mars
                 in
                 Pisces
                 ,
                 [
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 a
                 Venereal
                 ,
                 and
                 Jovial
                 Sign
                 ]
                 in
                 a
                 Sextile
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 and
                 Trine
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Moon
                   :
                   Venus
                
                 in
                 the
                 Second
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 in
                 the
                 7
                 th
                 .
                 descending
                 to
                 the
                 Head
                 of
                 the
                 Twins
                 ,
                 do
                 import
                 an
                 Affluence
                 of
                 Riche●
                 by
                 Marriage
                 :
                 Jupiter
                 there
                 ,
                 doth
                 also
                 assure
                 him
                 Victory
                 over
                 all
                 his
                 Enemies
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Although
                 the
                 Sun
                 be
                 not
                 Excellently
                 well
                 Posited
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ;
                 yet
                 adorns
                 he
                 this
                 Region
                 in
                 some
                 measure
                 ,
                 by
                 certain
                 little
                 Lines
                 :
                 But
                 they
                 are
                 cut
                 ,
                 and
                 do
                 therefore
                 insinuate
                 troubled
                 Honours
                 .
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mercury
                 promise
                 those
                 that
                 be
                 more
                 Joyful
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 doth
                 the
                 Mensa
                 ,
                 here
                 and
                 there
                 offering
                 a
                 Multiplyed
                 Cross.
                 
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 Saturnia
                 drawn
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Natural
                   Mean
                
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 clear
                 Tract
                 ,
                 and
                 afterward
                 (
                 by
                 an
                 Obscurer
                 )
                 to
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 concerns
                 the
                 happy
                 Issue
                 of
                 things
                 :
                 (
                 Saturn
                 is
                 here
                 more
                 adverse
                 to
                 his
                 Health
                 than
                 
                   Outward
                   Fortune
                
                 :
                 )
                 And
                 this
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 )
                 may
                 be
                 Collected
                 from
                 
                   Saturn
                   ,
                   Angular
                
                 ;
                 from
                 the
                 Principal
                 Rule
                 that
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mercury
                 challenge
                 therein
                 ,
                 and
                 also
                 from
                 Venus
                 and
                 Mars
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 joyned
                 in
                 Pisces
                 ;
                 which
                 Congress
                 raiseth
                 not
                 easily
                 to
                 Fortune
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Line
                 running
                 from
                 the
                 Cavea
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 Saturnia
                 ,
                 until
                 it
                 attain
                 the
                 utmost
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 (
                 below
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 )
                 denounceth
                 
                 
                   Long
                   Journeys
                
                 :
                 So
                 likewise
                 the
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 signed
                 with
                 three
                 Parallel
                 Incisures
                 :
                 The
                 same
                 Judgment
                 ariseth
                 from
                 Mercury
                 in
                 the
                 
                   East
                   Angle
                
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 :
                 The
                 
                   Moon
                   Angular
                   ,
                   Saturn
                
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 ,
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Moons
                   Exaltation
                
                 ,
                 )
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Venus
                 (
                 Lady
                 of
                 the
                 9
                 th
                 .
                 )
                 And
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Mars
                 and
                 Venus
                 ,
                 Dispositors
                 of
                 the
                 9
                 th
                 .
                 and
                 3
                 
                   d.
                   Houses
                
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Part
                   of
                   Fortune
                
                 in
                 the
                 8
                 th
                 .
                 insinuates
                 Goods
                 by
                 Inheritance
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 such
                 as
                 flow
                 plentifully
                 from
                 his
                 own
                 Ingenuity
                 and
                 Arts.
                 But
                 yet
                 Mars
                 and
                 Venus
                 in
                 Opposition
                 thereunto
                 ,
                 pronounce
                 a
                 Profuseness
                 through
                 Pleasures
                 and
                 Luxury
                 .
                 I
                 conjecture
                 the
                 same
                 Accession
                 of
                 Inheritance
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Cross
                 ,
                 and
                 small
                 Lines
                 in
                 the
                 uppermost
                 Joynt
                 of
                 the
                 Thumb
                 ,
                 below
                 the
                 Nail
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 Capricorn
                 in
                 the
                 Ascendant
                 ,
                 and
                 Saturn
                 in
                 a
                 Sign
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Quality
                 ,
                 is
                 an
                 Argument
                 of
                 
                   Long
                   Life
                
                 .
                 The
                 Epatica
                 more
                 than
                 usually
                 produced
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 This
                 Figure
                 doth
                 almost
                 insinuate
                 a
                 Violent
                 Death
                 ,
                 either
                 by
                 Drowning
                 ,
                 or
                 otherwise
                 being
                 Ruin'd
                 :
                 Venus
                 also
                 promotes
                 the
                 Provocations
                 of
                 Immoderate
                 Lust
                 :
                 But
                 because
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 (
                 who
                 potently
                 restrains
                 Saturn
                 )
                 I
                 shall
                 judge
                 the
                 Primary
                 cause
                 of
                 his
                 Death
                 to
                 be
                 an
                 Apoplexy
                 ,
                 or
                 Dropsie
                 :
                 Let
                 him
                 beware
                 of
                 a
                 Philtre
                 in
                 his
                 Youth
                 .
                 Saturn
                 also
                 so
                 very
                 much
                 adverse
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 from
                 an
                 Angle
                 ,
                 threatens
                 dangers
                 of
                 Imprisonment
                 .
                 Here
                 the
                 deceits
                 of
                 Venus
                 are
                 suspected
                 .
                 Indeed
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 Branching
                 Character
                 in
                 the
                 Mount
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 but
                 't
                 is
                 Intersected
                 by
                 the
                 Intervening
                 of
                 two
                 small
                 Lines
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 The
                 somewhat
                 bigger
                 Cross
                 in
                 the
                 utmost
                 part
                 of
                 the
                 Mensa
                 ,
                 near
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ,
                 as
                 also
                 that
                 Cross
                 annexed
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 Restricta
                 ,
                 
                 denote
                 a
                 plentiful
                 Life
                 in
                 his
                 Old
                 Age
                 ,
                 and
                 Journeys
                 that
                 be
                 prosperous
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 That
                 Line
                 which
                 from
                 the
                 Mensa
                 is
                 Recurved
                 through
                 the
                 Epatica
                 and
                 Cephalica
                 ,
                 until
                 below
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ,
                 and
                 towards
                 the
                 Restricta
                 ,
                 it
                 become
                 a
                 Semi-Circle
                 ,
                 denotes
                 Captivity
                 ,
                 and
                 secret
                 Enemies
                 :
                 The
                 like
                 (
                 as
                 was
                 said
                 before
                 )
                 appears
                 by
                 Saturn
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 therein
                 Diametrically
                 Opposite
                 to
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 and
                 partily
                 afflicting
                 Jupiter
                 (
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 12
                 th
                 .
                 House
                 )
                 by
                 a
                 Square
                 .
                 You
                 may
                 therefore
                 pronounce
                 those
                 Enmities
                 to
                 ensue
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 his
                 Wit
                 ,
                 the
                 store
                 of
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Excellency
                 of
                 Dignities
                 wherewith
                 he
                 is
                 endowed
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 now
                 (
                 we
                 trust
                 )
                 we
                 have
                 sufficiently
                 Explained
                 and
                 Demonstrated
                 what
                 was
                 proposed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Example
                 XI
                 .
                 Another
                 Born
                 at
                 Augusta
                 (
                 a
                 City
                 of
                 the
                 Vandals
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1581.
                 the
                 11
                 th
                 .
                 day
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 at
                 One
                 of
                 the
                 Clock
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 ALthough
                 Jupiter
                 be
                 in
                 his
                 Fall
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 Dejected
                 place
                 of
                 the
                 Figure
                 ,
                 yet
                 in
                 that
                 he
                 assumes
                 the
                 Lordship
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 the
                 first
                 that
                 receives
                 the
                 Moon
                 into
                 his
                 Embracement
                 ,
                 he
                 leav●s
                 not
                 his
                 Tuberculum
                 untill'd
                 .
                 Whosoever
                 thou
                 beest
                 that
                 art
                 addicted
                 to
                 Astrology
                 ,
                 and
                 wouldst
                 know
                 the
                 Principal
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 :
                 Observe
                 (
                 above
                 all
                 others
                 )
                 that
                 Planet
                 which
                 first
                 Receives
                 the
                 Moon
                 (
                 as
                 before
                 we
                 have
                 said
                 )
                 into
                 Conjunc●ion
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 poureth
                 upon
                 her
                 his
                 Coelestial
                 Moisture
                 :
                 Which
                 thing
                 you
                 shall
                 unders●●nd
                 mo●●
                 plainly
                 elsewhere
                 .
              
               
               
                 2.
                 
                 Mercury
                 participates
                 in
                 the
                 Rule
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 (
                 for
                 that
                 he
                 Receiveth
                 the
                 Moon
                 )
                 is
                 collocated
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Hous●
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 Good
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Figure
                 :
                 The
                 which
                 he
                 also
                 signifies
                 in
                 his
                 Mount
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 he
                 is
                 
                   Retrograde
                   .
                   Saturn
                
                 in
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 Triplicity
                 ,
                 augmenteth
                 and
                 amplifieth
                 the
                 Depth
                 of
                 his
                 Wit.
                 
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Saturn
                 partily
                 Afflicting
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 ,
                 by
                 Malign
                 Aspects
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 a
                 violent
                 Sign
                 ,
                 the
                 Sun
                 al●o
                 no●
                 far
                 distant
                 from
                 Palalitium
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 Bulls
                 Eye
                 ,
                 (
                 a
                 Malevolent
                 Fixed
                 Star
                 )
                 denounces
                 a
                 violent
                 Death
                 ,
                 or
                 great
                 danger
                 thereof
                 :
                 Whereof
                 the
                 troubled
                 Character
                 upon
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Saturn
                 is
                 an
                 Argument
                 :
                 For
                 thereon
                 shall
                 such
                 Characters
                 appear
                 ,
                 either
                 in
                 some
                 other
                 form
                 ,
                 or
                 else
                 more
                 clearly
                 ,
                 when
                 the
                 Evil
                 approacheth
                 .
              
               
               
               
                 4.
                 
                 We
                 do
                 judge
                 the
                 Integrity
                 of
                 Behaviour
                 from
                 the
                 Saturnia
                 ,
                 terminating
                 at
                 the
                 
                   Natural
                   Mean.
                   Venus
                
                 in
                 her
                 own
                 House
                 ,
                 Irradiating
                 the
                 Moon
                 by
                 a
                 Trine
                 ,
                 begets
                 a
                 Natural
                 shamefac'd-ness
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 is
                 seconded
                 by
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 who
                 (
                 as
                 we
                 told
                 you
                 )
                 hath
                 the
                 Dominion
                 in
                 this
                 
                   Geniture
                   :
                   Mercury
                
                 (
                 if
                 not
                 Superiour
                 to
                 him
                 ,
                 )
                 is
                 certainly
                 his
                 Equal
                 in
                 Government
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 presenting
                 almost
                 the
                 Character
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 is
                 not
                 accounted
                 very
                 Fortunate
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 it
                 betokeneth
                 many
                 Enemies
                 ,
                 without
                 Cause
                 ,
                 Envy
                 accompanying
                 .
                 The
                 Luminaries
                 (
                 so
                 greatly
                 infested
                 of
                 Saturn
                 )
                 presage
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 As
                 often
                 as
                 the
                 Sun's
                 Place
                 beareth
                 the
                 Greek
                 Letter
                 χ
                 ,
                 (
                 so
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Line
                 cutting
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 erected
                 on
                 his
                 Tuberculum
                 ,
                 descendeth
                 from
                 the
                 Interval
                 of
                 the
                 Auricular
                 and
                 Annular
                 ,
                 the
                 like
                 whereof
                 the
                 
                   Cingulum
                   Veneris
                
                 usually
                 describeth
                 ;
                 )
                 you
                 may
                 most
                 certainly
                 adjudge
                 Difficulty
                 of
                 Businesses
                 ,
                 through
                 the
                 Envy
                 of
                 Men.
                 
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Venus
                 forming
                 three
                 little
                 clear
                 Lines
                 on
                 her
                 Mount
                 ,
                 augments
                 his
                 Revenue
                 in
                 some
                 Measure
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Means
                 of
                 a
                 Wife
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 clearly
                 evinc'd
                 by
                 her
                 Positure
                 in
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 with
                 the
                 Part
                 of
                 Fortune
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 Vital
                 vitiated
                 in
                 three
                 places
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Transite
                 of
                 three
                 little
                 Lines
                 ,
                 threatens
                 three
                 sufficiently
                 Grievous
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 32
                 th
                 .
                 40
                 th
                 .
                 and
                 45
                 th
                 .
                 Years
                 of
                 his
                 Age.
                 If
                 you
                 bring
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 to
                 ●he
                 Quartile
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 like
                 manner
                 the
                 Moon
                 to
                 the
                 Quartile
                 of
                 Mars
                 and
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 you
                 shall
                 surely
                 produce
                 the
                 Years
                 before
                 nominated
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Example
                 XII
                 .
                 The
                 Brother
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 ,
                 Born
                 A.
                 C.
                 1583.
                 
                 June
                 27.
                 
                 Hor.
                 11.
                 
                 Min.
                 30.
                 
                 Afternoon
                 .
              
               
               
                 1.
                 
                 THe
                 Line
                 of
                 Life
                 troubled
                 by
                 the
                 Intervening
                 of
                 another
                 ,
                 threatens
                 a
                 Disease
                 about
                 the
                 20
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age.
                 And
                 doubtless
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 the
                 Direction
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 comes
                 to
                 the
                 Quartile
                 of
                 Mars
                 :
                 So
                 lik●wise
                 the
                 Progression
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 to
                 Saturn
                 himself
                 :
                 Howbeit
                 this
                 Direction
                 (
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 Jupit●r
                 )
                 is
                 not
                 much
                 to
                 be
                 feared
                 .
              
               
               
                 2.
                 
                 The
                 Rule
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 belongs
                 to
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 affords
                 us
                 overthwart
                 little
                 Lines
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 a
                 Star
                 ,
                 until
                 the
                 Saturnia
                 also
                 Ascendeth
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 You
                 have
                 likewise
                 the
                 Signatures
                 of
                 Mercury
                 and
                 Venus
                 ,
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 Places
                 ,
                 which
                 are
                 now
                 conjoyned
                 in
                 Leo
                 ,
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 being
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 despised
                 ,
                 although
                 it
                 be
                 Platique
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 three
                 little
                 Lines
                 collocated
                 on
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ,
                 insinuate
                 Journeys
                 ;
                 and
                 so
                 doth
                 
                   Mars
                   ,
                   Lord
                
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Mercury
                 )
                 and
                 the
                 Sun
                 in
                 Cancer
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Cross
                 in
                 the
                 Cavea
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 increaseth
                 his
                 
                   Martial
                   Disposition
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Heat
                 of
                 the
                 Liver
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 
                 Sun's
                 Place
                 presenting
                 a
                 Cleft
                 ,
                 increases
                 his
                 Honours
                 but
                 slowly
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 the
                 Decrees
                 of
                 Dignities
                 are
                 obscure
                 :
                 Yet
                 the
                 Sun
                 is
                 Angular
                 with
                 the
                 Heads
                 of
                 the
                 Twins
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 Saturnia
                 being
                 whole
                 ,
                 promiseth
                 a
                 Happy
                 success
                 of
                 Events
                 and
                 Actions
                 ,
                 and
                 so
                 doth
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 Dispositors
                 of
                 the
                 8
                 ,
                 9
                 ,
                 10
                 ,
                 11
                 ,
                 and
                 12
                 th
                 .
                 Houses
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Example
                 XIII
                 .
                 A
                 Brother
                 of
                 both
                 the
                 two
                 last
                 ,
                 Born
                 A.C.
                 1577.
                 
                 Nov.
                 7.
                 
                 Hor.
                 3.
                 
                 Min.
                 12.
                 
                 Afternoon
                 .
              
               
                 
                   This
                   Third
                   Example
                   I
                   lately
                   got
                   at
                   Ratisbone
                   .
                
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 THE
                 Saturnia
                 whole
                 ,
                 although
                 Obliquely
                 drawn
                 to
                 its
                 proper
                 Seat
                 ,
                 shews
                 ,
                 that
                 Saturn
                 is
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 .
                 He
                 discerns
                 not
                 absolutely
                 an
                 Adverse
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 (
                 Hither
                 transfer
                 the
                 rest
                 of
                 
                 Saturn's
                 Significations
                 ,
                 from
                 their
                 proper
                 Place
                 ,
                 
                 when
                 he
                 is
                 not
                 Infortunately
                 Posited
                 .
                 )
                 Yet
                 Saturn
                 in
                 the
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 10
                 th
                 .
                 perturbs
                 the
                 good
                 Fortune
                 of
                 Venus
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 who
                 share
                 in
                 the
                 Rule
                 of
                 this
                 
                   Geniture
                   :
                   Mars
                
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 
                   West
                   Angle
                
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 in
                 a
                 strange
                 Sign
                 ,
                 denounceth
                 the
                 same
                 :
                 Which
                 Mischiefs
                 shall
                 be
                 multiplyed
                 in
                 his
                 Old
                 Age.
                 
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Venus
                 (
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 her
                 
                   North
                   L●titud●
                
                 )
                 Resides
                 on
                 the
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 7
                 th
                 .
                 having
                 the
                 Moon
                 joyned
                 with
                 her
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 of
                 her
                 
                   South
                   Latitude
                
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 their
                 Place
                 tells
                 us
                 of
                 Lines
                 and
                 Marks
                 that
                 be
                 trim
                 and
                 handsome
                 :
                 Notwithstanding
                 the
                 Moon
                 's
                 more
                 Remissly
                 ,
                 in
                 regard
                 that
                 she
                 (
                 hasting
                 to
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 )
                 is
                 not
                 Illustrated
                 with
                 Light
                 sufficient
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Jupiter
                 Direct
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 Venus
                 near
                 unto
                 
                   Spica
                   Virginis
                
                 ,
                 adorns
                 his
                 Region
                 with
                 a
                 little
                 Line
                 that
                 is
                 Decent
                 enough
                 :
                 But
                 yet
                 he
                 is
                 Oppressed
                 of
                 Saturn
                 .
                 We
                 have
                 often
                 observed
                 ,
                 that
                 his
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 Venus
                 hath
                 bestowed
                 very
                 Great
                 Riches
                 ,
                 by
                 Marriage
                 :
                 Wherewith
                 here
                 agree
                 the
                 Condition
                 of
                 Venus
                 and
                 the
                 Part
                 of
                 Fortune
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Via
                   Solis
                
                 shews
                 it self
                 in
                 some
                 sort
                 a
                 Friend
                 unto
                 Honours
                 .
                 That
                 Planet
                 Angular
                 ,
                 in
                 Scorpio
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 the
                 
                 Scorpion's
                 Heart
                 ,
                 must
                 not
                 be
                 rejected
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 
                   Mercury
                   Retrograde
                
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 Detriment
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Eighth
                 House
                 ,
                 is
                 accounted
                 very
                 weak
                 :
                 (
                 He
                 is
                 somewhat
                 strengthened
                 of
                 Venus
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 :
                 )
                 wherefore
                 you
                 see
                 (
                 at
                 this
                 time
                 )
                 no
                 Signature
                 to
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 his
                 Region
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 due
                 breadth
                 of
                 the
                 Mensa
                 differeth
                 not
                 much
                 from
                 this
                 Habit
                 of
                 the
                 Stars
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 Cross
                 above
                 the
                 Restricta
                 ,
                 promiseth
                 Tranquillity
                 in
                 his
                 Old
                 Age
                 :
                 But
                 the
                 Saturnia
                 denies
                 it
                 :
                 But
                 seeing
                 that
                 Cross
                 is
                 made
                 of
                 the
                 little
                 Line
                 which
                 descendeth
                 from
                 the
                 Vital
                 and
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Venus
                 ,
                 look
                 if
                 it
                 bring
                 not
                 Misfortune
                 and
                 Strifes
                 by
                 the
                 
                 Means
                 of
                 Wives
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 The
                 rest
                 are
                 left
                 to
                 every
                 Mans
                 Discretion
                 :
                 Nevertheless
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 needs
                 acknowledge
                 ,
                 that
                 
                   All
                   Incisures
                
                 are
                 neither
                 here
                 ,
                 nor
                 elsewhere
                 scrupulously
                 Delineated
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Example
                 XIV
                 .
                 One
                 Born
                 at
                 Thuringia
                 ,
                 A.C.
                 1586.
                 
                 Decemb.
                 3.
                 
                 Hor.
                 7.
                 
                 Min.
                 30.
                 
                 
                   Before
                   Noon
                
                 ,
                 Lat.
                 51
                 Degrees
                 .
              
               
                 WE
                 have
                 ,
                 before
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 5
                 
                   th
                   .
                   Example
                
                 ,
                 almost
                 the
                 same
                 Position
                 :
                 The
                 distance
                 of
                 their
                 Births
                 is
                 only
                 five
                 days
                 .
                 The
                 Principal
                 Lines
                 do
                 agree
                 in
                 Situation
                 and
                 Conformity
                 :
                 In
                 the
                 rest
                 there
                 is
                 some
                 (
                 yet
                 no
                 very
                 notable
                 )
                 difference
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 The
                 Vital
                 is
                 often
                 Dissected
                 about
                 the
                 End
                 and
                 middle
                 thereof
                 :
              
               
                 Wherefore
                 it
                 denotes
                 a
                 
                   Sickly
                   Disposition
                
                 in
                 his
                 Old
                 Age.
                 The
                 two
                 little
                 Lines
                 vitiating
                 the
                 same
                 by
                 their
                 Transite
                 ,
                 and
                 descending
                 upon
                 the
                 Cavea
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 manifest
                 Martial
                 Infirmities
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 50
                 and
                 52
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age.
                 Wounds
                 also
                 in
                 the
                 Head
                 or
                 Feet
                 are
                 then
                 to
                 be
                 feared
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 In
                 like
                 sort
                 ,
                 Saturn
                 letting
                 fall
                 a
                 Line
                 ,
                 Obliquely
                 ,
                 from
                 his
                 Place
                 ,
                 shall
                 at
                 the
                 same
                 time
                 besprinkle
                 his
                 Poyson
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 that
                 time
                 shall
                 be
                 full
                 of
                 Misfortunes
                 .
                 A
                 Disease
                 also
                 must
                 be
                 expected
                 about
                 the
                 11
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 because
                 the
                 Vital
                 is
                 there
                 Marked
                 by
                 a
                 touch
                 of
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 :
                 The
                 Horoscope
                 comes
                 at
                 that
                 time
                 to
                 the
                 Quartile
                 of
                 Mar●
                 .
              
               
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 track
                 of
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 ,
                 extended
                 to
                 the
                 Mensal
                 ,
                 argues
                 a
                 Ready
                 Wit.
                 In
                 the
                 
                   Geniture
                   ,
                   Mercury
                
                 is
                 not
                 unhappily
                 Posited
                 in
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Trine
                 of
                 Saturn
                 :
                 But
                 yet
                 he
                 possess●th
                 a
                 strange
                 Sign
                 ,
                 being
                 likewise
                 Oppress'd
                 by
                 the
                 Quartile
                 of
                 Mars
                 :
                 Whence
                 you
                 see
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Mercury
                 but
                 slenderly
                 Marked
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 A
                 Cross
                 in
                 the
                 Cavea
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 betokeneth
                 the
                 Quality
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Heat
                 of
                 the
                 Liv●r
                 ,
                 Danger
                 and
                 Wounds
                 in
                 his
                 Journeys
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Figure
                 ,
                 Mars
                 afflicts
                 the
                 Sun
                 by
                 a
                 Quartile
                 from
                 the
                 9
                 
                   th
                   .
                   House
                
                 :
                 The
                 Moon
                 is
                 also
                 in
                 Square
                 with
                 Saturn
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 That
                 Line
                 which
                 is
                 almost
                 Parallel
                 to
                 the
                 Vital
                 ,
                 occasioneth
                 many
                 unprofitable
                 Journeys
                 ;
                 because
                 it
                 is
                 
                 Decurt
                 ,
                 and
                 Tortuous
                 .
                 The
                 two
                 small
                 Lines
                 also
                 so
                 conspicuous
                 upon
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 concern
                 Journeys
                 .
                 Mars
                 in
                 the
                 9
                 th
                 .
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Mercury
                 :
                 He
                 in
                 the
                 First
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 a
                 
                   Moveable
                   Sign
                
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Venus
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 do
                 in
                 some
                 sort
                 manifest
                 their
                 Bounty
                 in
                 their
                 respective
                 Places
                 :
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 5
                 
                   th
                   .
                   Example
                
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Mons
                   Jovis
                
                 is
                 Incult
                 .
                 Yet
                 because
                 he
                 here
                 shews
                 his
                 Assistance
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 
                   New
                   Moon
                
                 ,
                 preceding
                 the
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 in
                 Sagittary
                 ,
                 it
                 will
                 doubtless
                 flow
                 abundantly
                 so
                 soon
                 as
                 he
                 gets
                 the
                 Principal
                 Dominion
                 .
                 Such
                 a
                 strength
                 Jupiter
                 had
                 not
                 before
                 in
                 the
                 5
                 
                   th
                   .
                   Example
                
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 Furthermore
                 ,
                 the
                 
                   Virgins
                   Spike
                
                 with
                 the
                 
                   Dragons
                   Head
                
                 in
                 the
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 10
                 th
                 And
                 likewise
                 Aquila
                 it self
                 now
                 Rising
                 in
                 the
                 East
                 ,
                 do
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 largely
                 contribute
                 Honours
                 :
                 The
                 like
                 doth
                 the
                 Positure
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 he
                 being
                 in
                 his
                 Triplicity
                 ,
                 and
                 Angular
                 ;
                 which
                 gives
                 the
                 two
                 little
                 Lines
                 on
                 his
                 Mount.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Example
                 XV.
                 The
                 Brother
                 of
                 the
                 former
                 ,
                 Born
                 
                   A.
                   C.
                
                 1589.
                 
                 April
                 24.
                 at
                 4
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 .
              
               
                 HEre
                 we
                 give
                 you
                 the
                 different
                 Faces
                 of
                 either
                 Hand
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 In
                 his
                 Right
                 Hand
                 the
                 Epatica
                 is
                 visible
                 ,
                 but
                 passeth
                 not
                 the
                 Concave
                 thereof
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 it
                 shews
                 his
                 shortness
                 of
                 Life
                 ;
                 especially
                 ,
                 because
                 a
                 certain
                 Line
                 is
                 transversly
                 let
                 fall
                 from
                 the
                 Vital
                 to
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 interrupting
                 the
                 Progress
                 thereof
                 .
              
               
               
                 The
                 Vital
                 of
                 the
                 Left
                 Hand
                 receiveth
                 a
                 Line
                 arising
                 from
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Saturn
                 .
                 The
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Vital
                 thereby
                 touch'd
                 and
                 almost
                 broken
                 ,
                 appertains
                 to
                 the
                 25
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 or
                 thereabout
                 ,
                 wherein
                 ,
                 without
                 doubt
                 ,
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 comes
                 ,
                 by
                 Direction
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 Saturn
                 .
                 Indeed
                 Venus
                 is
                 present
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 a
                 strange
                 Sign
                 ;
                 whence
                 the
                 Native
                 shall
                 then
                 very
                 hardly
                 escape
                 .
                 The
                 
                   Oblique
                   Ascention
                
                 of
                 Saturn
                 is
                 54
                 degr
                 .
                 36
                 Min.
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 the
                 5
                 
                   th
                   .
                   degr
                
                 .
                 of
                 Gemini
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 
                   Left
                   Hand
                
                 the
                 Epati●a
                 is
                 wanting
                 ,
                 and
                 two
                 Lines
                 (
                 almost
                 Parallel
                 )
                 are
                 ●et
                 fall
                 from
                 the
                 Vital
                 to
                 the
                 Mensal
                 ;
                 which
                 argue
                 weakness
                 of
                 the
                 Liver
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 evil
                 composure
                 thereof
                 :
                 Likewise
                 a
                 Pravity
                 both
                 of
                 Wit
                 and
                 Behaviour
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 But
                 although
                 Venus
                 (
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 )
                 by
                 reason
                 of
                 her
                 
                   South
                   Latitude
                
                 ,
                 1
                 degr
                 .
                 12
                 min.
                 doth
                 produce
                 no
                 slow
                 Ingenuity
                 :
                 Yet
                 being
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Foraign
                 Sign
                 ,
                 she
                 will
                 incline
                 the
                 Native
                 to
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Wickedness
                 ,
                 [
                 
                   Petulancy
                   ,
                   Lasciviousness
                   ,
                   Inconstancy
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 ]
                 
                   Mars
                   Lord
                
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Geniture
                   (
                   Venus
                
                 participating
                 )
                 Afflicting
                 Mercury
                 (
                 in
                 Taurus
                 and
                 Retrograde
                 )
                 by
                 an
                 
                   Angular
                   Opposition
                
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 .
                 Therefore
                 he
                 denoteth
                 ,
                 or
                 rather
                 maketh
                 him
                 
                   Contentious
                   ,
                   Disobedient
                   ,
                   Violent
                   ,
                   Unfaithful
                   ,
                
                 &c.
                 
                 All
                 which
                 are
                 manifestly
                 seen
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Evil
                   Disposition
                
                 of
                 the
                 Lines
                 in
                 his
                 Hand
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 Cephalica
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Left
                   Hand
                
                 ,
                 increaseth
                 the
                 strength
                 of
                 his
                 Wit
                 ,
                 wherewith
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Mercury
                 agreeth
                 ,
                 though
                 slenderly
                 ,
                 because
                 it
                 is
                 Marked
                 with
                 two
                 Incisures
                 ,
                 at
                 the
                 least
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 utmost
                 part
                 of
                 his
                 
                   Hand
                   .
                   Venus
                
                 presents
                 three
                 sufficiently
                 clear
                 Incisures
                 in
                 her
                 Region
                 ;
                 the
                 rest
                 I
                 found
                 Incult
                 .
              
               
               
                 5.
                 
                 Mars
                 hath
                 a
                 Sister
                 appearing
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Right
                   Hand
                
                 ,
                 but
                 none
                 in
                 the
                 Left.
                 This
                 begetteth
                 wrath
                 ,
                 and
                 incites
                 the
                 Native
                 to
                 Warlike
                 Arts
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 be
                 an
                 Engineer
                 ,
                 or
                 a
                 Gun-Smith
                 ,
                 making
                 Warlike
                 Arms
                 and
                 Instruments
                 of
                 all
                 kinds
                 :
                 Only
                 this
                 ,
                 when
                 Mars
                 is
                 not
                 Angular
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 House
                 ,
                 you
                 shall
                 find
                 no
                 Effects
                 of
                 him
                 in
                 the
                 Hand
                 :
                 Yet
                 being
                 Retrograde
                 ,
                 he
                 possesses
                 Men
                 with
                 unhappy
                 Malice
                 ,
                 and
                 threatens
                 some
                 Adversities
                 ,
                 especially
                 in
                 
                   Old
                   Age.
                
                 And
                 therefore
                 when
                 he
                 neither
                 shews
                 a
                 Proper
                 Line
                 in
                 both
                 Hands
                 ,
                 nor
                 exhibits
                 in
                 one
                 a
                 Line
                 that
                 is
                 decently
                 drawn
                 ,
                 you
                 may
                 safely
                 adjudge
                 his
                 Decrees
                 Imperfect
                 ,
                 and
                 less
                 Prosperous
                 .
              
               
               
                 6.
                 
                 In
                 the
                 
                   Left
                   Hand
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Vital
                 is
                 variously
                 touch'd
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 number
                 ye
                 so
                 many
                 future
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 7
                 ,
                 14
                 ,
                 25
                 ,
                 32
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age.
                 
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 A
                 treble
                 Cross
                 about
                 the
                 Vital
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 confirms
                 the
                 Assistance
                 of
                 Mars
                 :
                 But
                 in
                 Uxorious
                 matters
                 ,
                 it
                 argues
                 Cross
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 bad
                 Belief
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Nativity
                 ,
                 Venus
                 is
                 shrewdly
                 suspected
                 for
                 her
                 Positure
                 ,
                 especially
                 for
                 that
                 her
                 Dispositor
                 is
                 resident
                 in
                 the
                 
                   West
                   Angle
                
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Saturnia
                 descending
                 by
                 an
                 unaccustomed
                 Path
                 ,
                 plainly
                 shews
                 a
                 Corrupt
                 Nature
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 same
                 Line
                 passing
                 above
                 the
                 Restricta
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 is
                 also
                 a
                 Sign
                 of
                 Adversities
                 ,
                 and
                 secret
                 Enemies
                 .
                 And
                 verily
                 there
                 is
                 almost
                 nothing
                 observed
                 in
                 this
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 that
                 disposes
                 to
                 a
                 
                   Prosperous
                   Fortune
                
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 two
                 Lines
                 in
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 premonstrate
                 Journeys
                 ;
                 as
                 do
                 also
                 the
                 Moon
                 in
                 the
                 9
                 th
                 .
                 and
                 Mercury
                 in
                 the
                 first
                 House
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 Jupiter
                 is
                 most
                 dejectedly
                 Collocated
                 ;
                 yet
                 hath
                 he
                 adorned
                 his
                 seat
                 with
                 a
                 little
                 Line
                 .
                 He
                 makes
                 a
                 Triangle
                 in
                 Earthly
                 Signs
                 ,
                 the
                 Moon
                 shining
                 by
                 a
                 Sinister
                 Aspect
                 unto
                 him
                 ,
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Mercury
                 by
                 a
                 Dexter
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 ,
                 he
                 asswageth
                 and
                 strangely
                 declineth
                 all
                 Misfortune
                 ,
                 especially
                 such
                 as
                 appertains
                 to
                 the
                 Impediments
                 of
                 the
                 Mind
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 The
                 Sun
                 is
                 Angular
                 ,
                 and
                 Riseth
                 exactly
                 with
                 the
                 Pleiades
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 Trine
                 to
                 Jupiter
                 .
              
               
                 And
                 therefore
                 you
                 see
                 a
                 small
                 Cross
                 under
                 his
                 Mount
                 ,
                 notifying
                 ,
                 that
                 this
                 Man
                 shall
                 not
                 altogether
                 live
                 obscure
                 .
                 This
                 Diversity
                 of
                 Lines
                 in
                 the
                 Hands
                 ,
                 floweth
                 from
                 a
                 troubled
                 Imagination
                 of
                 the
                 Macrocosm
                 ,
                 as
                 we
                 shall
                 shew
                 in
                 its
                 due
                 Place
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Example
                 XVI
                 .
                 One
                 Born
                 in
                 
                   Thuringia
                   ,
                   A.
                   C.
                
                 1592.
                 
                 March
                 24.
                 
                 Hor.
                 3.
                 
                 Min.
                 11.
                 
                 Afternoon
                 ,
                 the
                 Pole
                 Elevated
                 51
                 Degrees
                 .
              
               
                 I
                 Have
                 here
                 also
                 put
                 both
                 the
                 Hands
                 ;
                 because
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Left
                   Hand
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Thoral
                 ,
                 or
                 Mensal
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 Less-Principal
                 Lines
                 ,
                 appear
                 with
                 another
                 Face
                 ,
                 than
                 they
                 do
                 in
                 the
                 Right
                 .
              
               
               
               
                 We
                 will
                 now
                 consider
                 of
                 the
                 Question
                 formerly
                 put
                 at
                 the
                 beginning
                 of
                 this
                 Tract
                 ,
                 [
                 Whether
                 the
                 Left
                 or
                 
                   Right
                   Hand
                
                 is
                 most
                 commodiously
                 to
                 be
                 assumed
                 ,
                 th●t
                 thence
                 we
                 might
                 frame
                 a
                 constant
                 judgment
                 :
                 Or
                 whether
                 both
                 Hands
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 considered
                 ?
                 ]
                 For
                 ,
                 I
                 find
                 that
                 both
                 exhibit
                 Lines
                 that
                 be
                 clear
                 enough
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 seeing
                 that
                 this
                 Man
                 was
                 Born
                 by
                 Night
                 ,
                 whilst
                 a
                 Masculine
                 Sign
                 Ascended
                 ,
                 and
                 when
                 Jupiter
                 (
                 especially
                 )
                 and
                 Venus
                 had
                 Dominion
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 we
                 cannot
                 determine
                 whether
                 Hand
                 should
                 be
                 chosen
                 :
                 Because
                 those
                 Testimonies
                 equally
                 Contend
                 .
                 [
                 
                   A
                   Masculine
                
                 Sign
                 Ascends
                 :
                 
                   A
                   Masculine
                   Planet
                
                 predominates
                 :
                 The
                 time
                 of
                 the
                 Birth
                 is
                 Nocturnal
                 ,
                 resembling
                 the
                 Female
                 Sex
                 :
                 And
                 
                   Venus
                   ,
                   A
                   Planet
                
                 of
                 the
                 same
                 Sex
                 ,
                 participates
                 in
                 Dominion
                 .
                 ]
                 Wherefore
                 (
                 things
                 standing
                 thus
                 )
                 we
                 are
                 forced
                 to
                 retain
                 both
                 ,
                 comparing
                 them
                 together
                 .
                 The
                 former
                 Example
                 requires
                 the
                 same
                 Practise
                 in
                 Election
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 .
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 Venus
                 is
                 Rightly
                 Placed
                 in
                 both
                 Hands
                 ,
                 because
                 that
                 each
                 presents
                 a
                 Star
                 on
                 her
                 Region
                 :
                 Which
                 portends
                 a
                 most
                 Libidinous
                 Man
                 ,
                 and
                 such
                 a
                 one
                 as
                 may
                 be
                 Impetuously
                 hurried
                 unto
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 Voluptuousness
                 .
                 So
                 the
                 same
                 Planet
                 doth
                 also
                 Luxuriate
                 in
                 the
                 like
                 Inclination
                 ,
                 being
                 Excellently
                 Posited
                 both
                 in
                 her
                 Exaltation
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 .
                 Her
                 Longitude
                 is
                 Calculated
                 from
                 the
                 
                   Alphonsine
                   Tables
                
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 the
                 surest
                 and
                 best
                 for
                 finding
                 of
                 her
                 Place
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 In
                 like
                 manner
                 ,
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 appeareth
                 in
                 both
                 Hands
                 well-disposed
                 ;
                 even
                 as
                 he
                 possesseth
                 his
                 own
                 House
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 good
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Figure
                 :
                 For
                 ,
                 the
                 11
                 th
                 .
                 House
                 is
                 called
                 the
                 joy
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 .
                 Both
                 these
                 Planets
                 administring
                 the
                 Geniture
                 so
                 Favourably
                 ,
                 Import
                 a
                 Glorious
                 and
                 Lasting
                 Fortune
                 ;
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 Saturn
                 excepted
                 .
              
               
               
                 3.
                 
                 For
                 ,
                 he
                 brings
                 Captivity
                 ;
                 yet
                 not
                 so
                 heavily
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 is
                 in
                 Cancer
                 ,
                 and
                 disposing
                 of
                 the
                 12
                 th
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 
                   Right
                   Hand
                
                 he
                 le
                 ts
                 fall
                 a
                 Line
                 beyond
                 the
                 Place
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 the
                 which
                 grows
                 crooked
                 towards
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ;
                 but
                 is
                 more
                 streight
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Left
                   Hand
                
                 .
                 The
                 Progress
                 of
                 the
                 Mid-heaven
                 to
                 the
                 Opposition
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 points
                 out
                 the
                 36
                 or
                 37
                 Year
                 :
                 At
                 what
                 time
                 other
                 Characters
                 also
                 will
                 appear
                 on
                 his
                 Tuberculum
                 ,
                 which
                 shall
                 bode
                 some
                 Misfortune
                 at
                 Hand
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Peregrination
                   Line
                
                 proceeding
                 from
                 the
                 Cavea
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 towards
                 the
                 Restricta
                 ,
                 appeareth
                 in
                 the
                 Left-hand
                 :
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 Right
                 it
                 is
                 Cut
                 ,
                 and
                 conveys
                 it self
                 to
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 .
                 Hence
                 we
                 gather
                 a
                 various
                 Fortune
                 in
                 Journeys
                 .
                 Venus
                 ,
                 Lady
                 of
                 the
                 9
                 th
                 .
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 ,
                 maketh
                 the
                 Journeys
                 Prosperous
                 :
                 Mars
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 impugns
                 that
                 Prosperity
                 ;
                 but
                 yet
                 Venus
                 prevaileth
                 :
                 Mars
                 so
                 posited
                 ,
                 premonstrates
                 great
                 strifes
                 with
                 Brethren
                 and
                 Kindred
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 three
                 
                   Parallel
                   Lines
                
                 drawn
                 from
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 and
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Vital
                 ,
                 promise
                 him
                 Fortune
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Countrey
                 ,
                 and
                 this
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 
                   Courtiers
                   ,
                   Learned
                   Men
                
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Nobler
                 sort
                 of
                 Women
                 :
                 Which
                 Significations
                 are
                 confirmed
                 by
                 the
                 small
                 Lines
                 that
                 are
                 found
                 in
                 the
                 Mensa
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Right
                   Hand
                
                 .
                 All
                 which
                 depend
                 upon
                 
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   Venus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   the
                   Sun.
                
                 
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Place
                 of
                 Mercury
                 is
                 not
                 altogether
                 Barren
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 he
                 not
                 destitute
                 of
                 Ingenuity
                 :
                 Besides
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 and
                 Lords
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 are
                 Assisting
                 unto
                 him
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 Mensal
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Right
                   Hand
                
                 is
                 extended
                 by
                 a
                 continued
                 Tract
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 utmost
                 part
                 thereof
                 :
                 But
                 in
                 the
                 Left
                 it
                 passeth
                 not
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Mercury
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 ,
                 That
                 declareth
                 a
                 strength
                 of
                 the
                 Principal
                 
                 Members
                 ,
                 or
                 Genitals
                 :
                 This
                 ,
                 some
                 hurt
                 or
                 loss
                 therein
                 ,
                 especially
                 in
                 the
                 Genitals
                 :
                 But
                 what
                 that
                 hurt
                 ,
                 or
                 loss
                 will
                 be
                 ,
                 is
                 not
                 so
                 boldly
                 to
                 be
                 determined
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Epatica
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Right
                   Hand
                
                 passeth
                 not
                 the
                 Extremity
                 of
                 the
                 Ferient
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 doth
                 in
                 the
                 Left
                 :
                 This
                 ,
                 shews
                 a
                 Decrepid
                 Old
                 Age
                 ;
                 That
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 ,
                 notwithstanding
                 it
                 is
                 decently
                 enough
                 produced
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 Vital
                 agrees
                 in
                 both
                 Hands
                 ,
                 as
                 well
                 in
                 the
                 Draught
                 as
                 tacture
                 of
                 other
                 Lines
                 :
                 Wherefore
                 the
                 little
                 hairs
                 in
                 the
                 beginning
                 thereof
                 ,
                 presage
                 a
                 Diseased
                 Infancy
                 .
              
               
                 Other
                 Diseases
                 are
                 premonstrated
                 about
                 the
                 14
                 ,
                 21
                 ,
                 25
                 ,
                 32
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 :
                 We
                 will
                 also
                 observe
                 the
                 56
                 Year
                 ,
                 wherein
                 if
                 the
                 Native
                 shall
                 escape
                 an
                 Apoplexy
                 ,
                 without
                 danger
                 ,
                 then
                 will
                 we
                 allot
                 him
                 a
                 
                   Longer
                   Life
                
                 .
                 Without
                 doubt
                 those
                 Years
                 will
                 answer
                 to
                 their
                 respective
                 Directions
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Example
                 XVII
                 .
                 Another
                 Born
                 in
                 Thuringia
                 ,
                 under
                 the
                 Latitude
                 of
                 51
                 Degrees
                 ,
                 
                   A.
                   C.
                
                 1588.
                 
                 September
                 21.
                 at
                 7
                 in
                 the
                 Morning
                 .
              
               
               
                 1.
                 
                 THose
                 Planets
                 which
                 have
                 Predominancy
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 are
                 also
                 very
                 clearly
                 to
                 be
                 seen
                 in
                 the
                 
                   Hand
                   ;
                   [
                   Venus
                   ,
                   Mercury
                   ,
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                
                 and
                 Mars
                 .
                 ]
                 The
                 
                   Via
                   Solis
                
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Via
                   Saturni
                
                 ,
                 are
                 both
                 Dissected
                 :
                 The
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 presents
                 an
                 obscure
                 draught
                 .
              
               
               
                 2.
                 
                 Therefore
                 Venus
                 giving
                 a
                 Star
                 in
                 her
                 Region
                 ,
                 shews
                 a
                 mind
                 that
                 is
                 
                   Lascivious
                   ,
                   Ingenious
                   ,
                   Merry
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 as
                 before
                 we
                 have
                 described
                 ,
                 Pag.
                 23.
                 concerning
                 her
                 Ingenuity
                 .
                 Wherefore
                 the
                 Positure
                 of
                 Venus
                 most
                 exactly
                 agrees
                 in
                 the
                 Hand
                 and
                 Geniture
                 ;
                 for
                 here
                 she
                 glittereth
                 in
                 her
                 own
                 House
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 very
                 Cuspe
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 .
                 Her
                 Oblique
                 Ascention
                 is
                 202
                 degr
                 .
                 15
                 min.
                 That
                 is
                 ,
                 15
                 degr
                 .
                 15
                 min.
                 of
                 Libra
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Mercury
                 (
                 by
                 the
                 like
                 Reason
                 )
                 shews
                 his
                 
                   Fortunate
                   Assistance
                
                 ,
                 exhibiting
                 on
                 his
                 Region
                 both
                 a
                 Star
                 and
                 a
                 Cross
                 ,
                 with
                 convenient
                 Incisures
                 .
                 So
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 he
                 is
                 most
                 excellenty
                 well
                 seated
                 ,
                 being
                 in
                 a
                 competent
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Heavens
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Mansion
                 :
                 Whereby
                 he
                 confers
                 the
                 things
                 that
                 be
                 of
                 his
                 Nature
                 with
                 abundance
                 of
                 Favour
                 :
                 See
                 before
                 ,
                 (
                 
                   viz.
                   pag.
                
                 31.
                 )
                 where
                 we
                 have
                 Treated
                 of
                 the
                 Rule
                 of
                 Mercury
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Cingulum
                   Veneris
                
                 not
                 obscure
                 ,
                 confirms
                 the
                 incontinent
                 Lasciviousness
                 and
                 Luxury
                 of
                 Venus
                 :
                 The
                 same
                 Dissected
                 under
                 the
                 Finger
                 of
                 Saturn
                 and
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 declareth
                 Losses
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 Lusts
                 :
                 This
                 Decree
                 is
                 confirmed
                 by
                 Venus
                 in
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 ,
                 Retrograde
                 in
                 Libra
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 You
                 see
                 also
                 the
                 Dominion
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 noted
                 by
                 Incisures
                 and
                 a
                 double
                 Cross.
                 This
                 confers
                 Honours
                 ,
                 and
                 renders
                 the
                 Native
                 a
                 
                   Goodly
                   Person
                
                 ,
                 jocund
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 He
                 there
                 peculiarly
                 administers
                 
                   Aid
                   Inseparable
                
                 .
                 He
                 is
                 direct
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 :
                 And
                 although
                 in
                 his
                 Detriment
                 ,
                 yet
                 he
                 rejoyces
                 in
                 that
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Figure
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 near
                 to
                 the
                 Tayl
                 of
                 the
                 Lion
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Dragons
                   Head
                
                 ,
                 and
                 his
                 Dispositor
                 strong
                 and
                 Fortunate
                 .
                 But
                 because
                 he
                 is
                 within
                 10
                 degrees
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 and
                 Afflicted
                 by
                 the
                 Square
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 he
                 abates
                 somewhat
                 of
                 his
                 Favour
                 .
              
               
               
                 6.
                 
                 There
                 is
                 indeed
                 a
                 Sister
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 (
                 notwithstanding
                 it
                 be
                 but
                 obscurely
                 drawn
                 )
                 letting
                 fall
                 a
                 cleft
                 upon
                 the
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 .
                 I
                 told
                 you
                 before
                 that
                 I
                 had
                 very
                 often
                 found
                 out
                 the
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mars
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 from
                 such
                 an
                 appearance
                 of
                 the
                 Sister
                 of
                 Mars
                 .
                 Ther●fore
                 Mars
                 thus
                 found
                 nigh
                 to
                 Basiliscus
                 ,
                 or
                 Regulus
                 ,
                 increaseth
                 his
                 Courage
                 and
                 Anger
                 :
                 Yet
                 bodes
                 it
                 a
                 desired
                 end
                 of
                 
                   Contentions
                   .
                   Mars
                
                 in
                 partile
                 Opposition
                 to
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 doth
                 sometimes
                 occasion
                 Adversities
                 in
                 
                   Honours
                   ,
                   Marriage
                   ,
                   Sons
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Moneys
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 this
                 Position
                 of
                 his
                 takes
                 away
                 the
                 Favour
                 of
                 the
                 People
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Epatica
                   ,
                   Cephalica
                
                 ,
                 the
                 Triangle
                 ,
                 and
                 Mensa
                 ,
                 are
                 all
                 exceeding
                 well
                 Formed
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 the
                 Mensa
                 is
                 decently
                 adorn'd
                 with
                 Lines
                 that
                 are
                 drawn
                 thither
                 from
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Venus
                 .
                 By
                 all
                 which
                 we
                 generally
                 Conjecture
                 ,
                 not
                 only
                 a
                 more
                 Prosp●rous
                 and
                 Healthful
                 Habit
                 of
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 than
                 ordinary
                 ;
                 but
                 also
                 Ingenuity
                 ,
                 the
                 best
                 Endowments
                 of
                 the
                 Mind
                 ,
                 and
                 Dignities
                 that
                 be
                 Excellent
                 ;
                 especially
                 within
                 his
                 own
                 Countrey
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 such
                 Persons
                 and
                 things
                 as
                 are
                 Dedicated
                 to
                 Venus
                 .
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Line
                 that
                 passeth
                 from
                 the
                 Vital
                 (
                 by
                 a
                 crooked
                 Path
                 )
                 through
                 the
                 Concave
                 and
                 Epatica
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Ferient
                 in
                 the
                 Mensa
                 ,
                 (
                 whereunto
                 other
                 Incisures
                 likewise
                 tend
                 ,
                 beneath
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 )
                 do
                 intimate
                 Strifes
                 in
                 
                   Old
                   Age
                
                 ,
                 for
                 Defence
                 of
                 his
                 Honour
                 and
                 Estimation
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Via
                   Lactea
                
                 ,
                 being
                 of
                 it self
                 fairly
                 Furrowed
                 ,
                 denotes
                 the
                 Goodness
                 of
                 his
                 Brain
                 ,
                 Favour
                 of
                 Women
                 ,
                 sweetness
                 of
                 Expression
                 ,
                 and
                 
                   Fortunate
                   Journeys
                
                 .
                 The
                 like
                 Mercury
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 as
                 being
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Ninth
                   House
                
                 ,
                 in
                 his
                 own
                 Mansion
                 ,
                 in
                 a
                 good
                 Place
                 of
                 the
                 Figure
                 ,
                 and
                 free
                 from
                 the
                 Rays
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Malevolent
                   Planets
                
                 .
              
               
               
                 10.
                 
                 The
                 other
                 Intricate
                 Lines
                 in
                 the
                 Triangle
                 ,
                 presage
                 a
                 confusedness
                 in
                 those
                 Affairs
                 which
                 belong
                 unto
                 Mars
                 ,
                 the
                 Moon
                 ,
                 and
                 Mercury
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 The
                 
                   Via
                   Solis
                
                 is
                 interrupted
                 by
                 the
                 
                   Cingulum
                   Veneris
                
                 ,
                 which
                 will
                 bring
                 a
                 stain
                 upon
                 his
                 Honour
                 ,
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 something
                 relating
                 to
                 his
                 Wife
                 .
              
               
                 12.
                 
                 The
                 Tuberculum
                 of
                 Saturn
                 hath
                 upon
                 it
                 the
                 same
                 Mark
                 that
                 we
                 found
                 before
                 in
                 the
                 fourth
                 Example
                 :
                 Which
                 threatens
                 the
                 Gout
                 ,
                 and
                 some
                 other
                 grievous
                 Diseases
                 ,
                 of
                 the
                 Nature
                 of
                 Saturn
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 same
                 is
                 discern'd
                 by
                 the
                 Residence
                 of
                 Saturn
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Death
                 ,
                 afflicting
                 the
                 Moon
                 and
                 Mars
                 by
                 a
                 Platique
                 Quartile
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 The
                 Vital
                 somewhere
                 touched
                 and
                 cut
                 by
                 other
                 Lines
                 ,
                 presageth
                 Diseases
                 about
                 the
                 14
                 ,
                 20
                 ,
                 24
                 ,
                 30
                 ,
                 48
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 :
                 The
                 Horoscope
                 proceeds
                 from
                 Libra
                 into
                 Scorpio
                 about
                 the
                 20
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 remains
                 in
                 the
                 Terms
                 of
                 Mars
                 for
                 the
                 space
                 of
                 Nine
                 Years
                 .
              
               
                 Saturn
                 Infortunate
                 in
                 Nativities
                 ,
                 is
                 wont
                 to
                 Vomit
                 his
                 Poyson
                 most
                 vehemently
                 after
                 the
                 first
                 Revolution
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 29
                 and
                 30
                 Years
                 (
                 in
                 which
                 time
                 he
                 moveth
                 round
                 the
                 Zodiack
                 .
                 )
                 What
                 the
                 Cross
                 above
                 the
                 Restricta
                 meaneth
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 often
                 told
                 you
                 .
                 The
                 other
                 Incisures
                 ,
                 (
                 especially
                 those
                 that
                 seem
                 to
                 shadow
                 the
                 Saturnia
                 )
                 are
                 but
                 slender
                 ,
                 and
                 obscure
                 as
                 yet
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Example
                 XVIII
                 .
                 One
                 Born
                 at
                 Erphordia
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1589.
                 the
                 8
                 th
                 .
                 of
                 May
                 ,
                 at
                 1
                 h.
                 45
                 min.
                 Afternoon
                 .
              
               
               
                 1.
                 
                 
                   Venus
                   ,
                   Mercury
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 Rule
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 you
                 see
                 their
                 Regions
                 in
                 the
                 Hand
                 decently
                 enough
                 adorned
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 Hence
                 therefore
                 we
                 Prognosticate
                 a
                 happy
                 Wit
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 things
                 that
                 flow
                 from
                 
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   Venus
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Mercury
                 .
              
               
               
                 3.
                 
                 The
                 Triangle
                 drawn
                 with
                 the
                 best
                 Conformity
                 ,
                 helps
                 the
                 Ingenuity
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Endowments
                 both
                 of
                 Body
                 and
                 Mind
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 The
                 Region
                 also
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 shews
                 her
                 Dominion
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 being
                 marked
                 with
                 no
                 despicable
                 Incisures
                 ,
                 it
                 occasioneth
                 Prosperous
                 Journeys
                 ,
                 addeth
                 splendour
                 both
                 to
                 the
                 Body
                 ,
                 and
                 Manners
                 of
                 the
                 Native
                 ,
                 and
                 gains
                 the
                 Favour
                 of
                 Women
                 ;
                 which
                 very
                 thing
                 the
                 Moon
                 (
                 in
                 Cancer
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 10
                 
                   th
                   .
                   House
                
                 of
                 the
                 Heavens
                 )
                 most
                 plainly
                 demonstrates
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 The
                 Lines
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 are
                 somewhat
                 troubled
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 his
                 Condition
                 is
                 but
                 indifferent
                 :
                 Yet
                 gives
                 he
                 Honours
                 not
                 contemptible
                 ,
                 although
                 with
                 some
                 Difficulties
                 ,
                 some
                 Impediments
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 The
                 Conjunction
                 of
                 Venus
                 and
                 Mercury
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 Venus
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 a
                 
                   Partile
                   Trine
                
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 ,
                 is
                 accounted
                 very
                 Fortunate
                 .
                 For
                 thereby
                 his
                 Mind
                 is
                 excellently
                 inclined
                 unto
                 all
                 such
                 Arts
                 as
                 are
                 dedicated
                 to
                 Venus
                 and
                 Mercury
                 .
                 I
                 see
                 he
                 will
                 prove
                 a
                 most
                 Eloquent
                 Man.
                 The
                 two
                 
                   Parallel
                   Lines
                
                 (
                 which
                 are
                 drawn
                 in
                 the
                 Form
                 of
                 a
                 Scale
                 ,
                 or
                 Ladder
                 ,
                 from
                 the
                 Region
                 of
                 Mercury
                 ,
                 to
                 that
                 of
                 Venus
                 )
                 do
                 clearly
                 manifest
                 this
                 Conjunction
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 very
                 same
                 judgment
                 .
                 We
                 have
                 almost
                 the
                 same
                 Scale
                 or
                 Ladder
                 in
                 the
                 15
                 
                   th
                   .
                   Example
                
                 ,
                 which
                 gave
                 that
                 Native
                 the
                 Benefit
                 of
                 a
                 Voluble
                 Tongue
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 quick
                 Pronunciation
                 .
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 Saturn
                 hath
                 Ominous
                 Signatures
                 upon
                 his
                 Tuberculum
                 ,
                 intimating
                 Wounds
                 and
                 other
                 grievous
                 Accidents
                 :
                 And
                 the
                 Line
                 which
                 runneth
                 underneath
                 the
                 same
                 from
                 the
                 Thoral
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Concave
                 of
                 the
                 Hand
                 ,
                 threatens
                 a
                 fall
                 from
                 an
                 High
                 Place
                 ,
                 or
                 Drowning
                 .
                 The
                 same
                 is
                 Denounced
                 by
                 the
                 Sun
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 who
                 is
                 Afflicted
                 of
                 Saturn
                 by
                 his
                 Conjunction
                 with
                 him
                 ,
                 near
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Hyades
                   :
                   Mars
                   (
                   Lord
                
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Eight
                   House
                
                 )
                 being
                 in
                 his
                 Detriment
                 .
              
               
               
                 8.
                 
                 The
                 Vital
                 is
                 thrice
                 touched
                 :
                 First
                 ,
                 by
                 a
                 Line
                 running
                 from
                 the
                 Cephalica
                 :
                 But
                 because
                 it
                 breaks
                 not
                 the
                 Vital
                 ,
                 we
                 suppose
                 the
                 Disease
                 (
                 thereby
                 signified
                 )
                 will
                 not
                 be
                 so
                 grievous
                 ,
                 as
                 otherwise
                 :
                 The
                 Moon
                 comes
                 ,
                 by
                 Direction
                 ,
                 to
                 the
                 Quartile
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 18
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 of
                 his
                 Age.
                 Besides
                 ,
                 the
                 Progress
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 to
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 47
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 will
                 agree
                 to
                 the
                 other
                 Incisures
                 .
                 And
                 lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 Progression
                 of
                 the
                 Moon
                 to
                 the
                 Square
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 54
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 ;
                 in
                 all
                 which
                 Years
                 ,
                 the
                 Native
                 must
                 take
                 heed
                 of
                 a
                 violent
                 Death
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 The
                 Mensa
                 excellently
                 Rased
                 ,
                 confirms
                 the
                 goodness
                 of
                 Wit
                 ,
                 and
                 Temperament
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 continuance
                 of
                 a
                 plentiful
                 Fortune
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 But
                 here
                 it
                 is
                 to
                 be
                 Noted
                 ,
                 by
                 every
                 one
                 desirous
                 of
                 this
                 Knowledge
                 ;
                 that
                 in
                 the
                 precedent
                 Examples
                 ,
                 the
                 Incisures
                 and
                 small
                 Lines
                 ,
                 are
                 not
                 all
                 of
                 them
                 Delineated
                 ,
                 partly
                 ,
                 for
                 that
                 they
                 were
                 exceedingly
                 slender
                 ,
                 and
                 partly
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 could
                 not
                 be
                 described
                 so
                 accurately
                 as
                 requisite
                 .
                 Besides
                 ,
                 we
                 must
                 observe
                 ,
                 that
                 even
                 of
                 those
                 Lines
                 which
                 we
                 have
                 posited
                 ,
                 some
                 ought
                 to
                 be
                 more
                 obscure
                 and
                 slender
                 :
                 Others
                 more
                 clear
                 and
                 conspicuous
                 ;
                 and
                 therefore
                 good
                 Caution
                 must
                 be
                 had
                 ,
                 when
                 we
                 would
                 apply
                 them
                 to
                 other
                 Examples
                 .
                 The
                 Skill
                 of
                 the
                 Engraver
                 can
                 never
                 follow
                 the
                 form
                 of
                 the
                 Lines
                 so
                 precisely
                 ,
                 as
                 they
                 present
                 themselves
                 in
                 the
                 Hand
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 we
                 have
                 often
                 omitted
                 some
                 Accommodations
                 in
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ;
                 lest
                 their
                 significations
                 (
                 as
                 considered
                 in
                 themselves
                 )
                 might
                 Nauseat
                 the
                 Readers
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 Example
                 XIX
                 .
              
               
                 Now
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 may
                 perform
                 the
                 present
                 Task
                 by
                 a
                 more
                 Commendable
                 Example
                 ,
                 I
                 shall
                 annex
                 the
                 whole
                 Judgment
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 to
                 the
                 Practick
                 of
                 Chiromancy
                 ,
                 as
                 I
                 delivered
                 the
                 same
                 almost
                 two
                 Years
                 ago
                 to
                 a
                 certain
                 Saxon
                 ,
                 a
                 Friend
                 of
                 mine
                 ;
                 He
                 was
                 Born
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 of
                 Christ
                 1561.
                 
                 Jan.
                 17.
                 
                 Hor.
                 13.
                 
                 Min.
                 35.
                 
                 Sec.
                 40.
                 
                 Afternoon
                 ;
                 in
                 the
                 Latitude
                 54
                 degr
                 .
                 45
                 Min.
                 
              
               
               
               
                 HERE
                 are
                 
                   Five
                   Planets
                
                 excellently
                 well
                 Plac'd
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 
                   Prerogatives
                   :
                   [
                   Saturn
                
                 and
                 Mercury
                 Received
                 from
                 Houses
                 ,
                 and
                 Locally
                 in
                 their
                 own
                 Triplicity
                 :
                 So
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Mars
                 assume
                 a
                 just
                 Power
                 by
                 their
                 Reception
                 of
                 
                   Houses
                   :
                   Venus
                
                 also
                 is
                 in
                 her
                 Exaltation
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Angle
                 of
                 the
                 Earth
                 .
                 ]
                 Lastly
                 ,
                 the
                 Moon
                 is
                 in
                 her
                 Triplicity
                 :
                 But
                 she
                 having
                 not
                 as
                 yet
                 obtained
                 her
                 due
                 Light
                 from
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 is
                 here
                 very
                 
                   Silent
                   .
                   Mercury
                
                 and
                 Saturn
                 are
                 notably
                 united
                 by
                 a
                 Trine
                 .
                 The
                 
                   Part
                   of
                   Fortune
                
                 Rises
                 with
                 the
                 
                   Scorpions
                   Heart
                   .
                   Venus
                
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 are
                 the
                 Prime
                 Rulers
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Geniture
                   ;
                   Saturn
                
                 and
                 Mercury
                 participating
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               
                 1.
                 
                 A
                 Long-Life
                 is
                 conjectured
                 from
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Luminaries
                 being
                 not
                 impedite
                 ;
                 although
                 the
                 Moon
                 be
                 opposite
                 by
                 the
                 Quartile
                 of
                 Mars
                 :
                 Yet
                 the
                 Progress
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 is
                 first
                 to
                 the
                 Opposition
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ;
                 whereof
                 anon
                 .
              
               
                 2.
                 
                 His
                 Temperature
                 excells
                 by
                 an
                 
                   Equal
                   Mixture
                
                 of
                 Humours
                 ,
                 because
                 he
                 receiveth
                 his
                 Ferment
                 chiefly
                 from
                 the
                 Perfusion
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 
                   Venus
                   ;
                   Saturn
                
                 and
                 Mercury
                 besprinkling
                 a
                 
                   Melancholy
                   juice
                
                 .
              
               
                 3.
                 
                 Hence
                 the
                 Force
                 of
                 Discerning
                 and
                 Representing
                 (
                 vulgarly
                 cally
                 the
                 Phantasy
                 )
                 breatheth
                 nothing
                 but
                 what
                 is
                 Moderate
                 and
                 Agreeable
                 to
                 Reason
                 :
                 For
                 Jupiter
                 maketh
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 Born
                 under
                 him
                 ,
                 Honest
                 ,
                 Just
                 ,
                 Wise
                 ,
                 and
                 addicted
                 to
                 Quiet
                 and
                 Peaceable
                 Counsels
                 ,
                 doing
                 always
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 Right
                 and
                 Honest
                 both
                 in
                 Judging
                 and
                 Advising
                 :
                 Such
                 also
                 as
                 are
                 very
                 desirous
                 of
                 Praise
                 and
                 Renown
                 :
                 Yet
                 (
                 in
                 gaining
                 the
                 same
                 )
                 recede
                 not
                 from
                 their
                 Natural
                 Modesty
                 and
                 Temper
                 ,
                 neither
                 from
                 good
                 Arts
                 ,
                 whereby
                 Honour
                 and
                 true
                 Glory
                 are
                 wont
                 to
                 be
                 obtained
                 .
              
               
                 But
                 because
                 Saturn
                 and
                 Mercury
                 are
                 both
                 excellently
                 well
                 placed
                 (
                 in
                 respect
                 of
                 their
                 Reception
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 
                   Partile
                   Trine
                
                 )
                 they
                 also
                 do
                 largely
                 bestow
                 their
                 vertues
                 :
                 They
                 make
                 the
                 Native
                 exceeding
                 diligent
                 in
                 his
                 Arts
                 ,
                 and
                 Affairs
                 :
                 So
                 that
                 in
                 administring
                 them
                 ,
                 he
                 useth
                 singular
                 Sedulity
                 and
                 Care
                 ;
                 they
                 cause
                 him
                 to
                 search
                 after
                 secret
                 things
                 ,
                 and
                 make
                 it
                 his
                 study
                 for
                 to
                 Penetrate
                 hidden
                 Mysteries
                 ,
                 to
                 find
                 out
                 the
                 Causes
                 of
                 
                   Natural
                   things
                
                 ;
                 to
                 understand
                 the
                 
                   Civil
                   Laws
                
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 unfold
                 
                   Mens
                   Secrets
                
                 :
                 Generally
                 ,
                 such
                 Men
                 as
                 are
                 addicted
                 to
                 all
                 manner
                 of
                 
                   Sciences
                   .
                   Venus
                
                 the
                 chief
                 that
                 participates
                 in
                 the
                 Rule
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 occasions
                 such
                 Commotions
                 of
                 the
                 Native
                 as
                 be
                 Delightful
                 ,
                 Merry
                 ,
                 Pleasant
                 ;
                 yet
                 so
                 ,
                 as
                 that
                 he
                 studyeth
                 
                   Good
                   Works
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Friendships
                 ,
                 whereof
                 he
                 is
                 most
                 observant
                 ,
                 and
                 hereby
                 becomes
                 grateful
                 to
                 all
                 Men
                 :
                 He
                 abhors
                 all
                 filthy
                 ,
                 but
                 is
                 taken
                 with
                 cleanly
                 things
                 ,
                 comely
                 Gestures
                 ,
                 decent
                 Attires
                 ,
                 Ornaments
                 ,
                 and
                 Elegance
                 .
              
               
                 4.
                 
                 Venus
                 (
                 therefore
                 )
                 and
                 Jupiter
                 do
                 Promise
                 great
                 Felicity
                 in
                 Affairs
                 both
                 Civil
                 and
                 Ecclesiastical
                 .
              
               
                 5.
                 
                 There
                 are
                 most
                 evident
                 Testimonies
                 of
                 an
                 Excellent
                 Ingenuity
                 .
                 (
                 1.
                 )
                 Mercury
                 in
                 Aquarius
                 doth
                 of
                 himself
                 suscitate
                 the
                 strength
                 thereof
                 .
                 (
                 2.
                 )
                 Besides
                 ,
                 there
                 is
                 a
                 Reception
                 (
                 from
                 Houses
                 )
                 and
                 a
                 
                   Partile
                   Trine
                
                 betwixt
                 Him
                 and
                 Saturn
                 .
                 (
                 3.
                 )
                 
                   Venus
                   Angular
                
                 ,
                 doth
                 the
                 like
                 .
                 (
                 4.
                 )
                 Especially
                 for
                 that
                 the
                 Moon
                 and
                 the
                 
                   Dragons
                   Head
                
                 are
                 together
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 Angle
                 .
                 (
                 5.
                 )
                 Mercury
                 and
                 the
                 Moon
                 are
                 
                   Asyntheti
                   [
                   Pure
                
                 and
                 not
                 vitiated
                 :
                 ]
                 yet
                 both
                 behold
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 ;
                 [
                 she
                 by
                 a
                 
                   Platique
                   Trine
                
                 ;
                 he
                 by
                 a
                 
                   Partile
                   Quadrature
                
                 .
              
               
                 6.
                 
                 Jupiter
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Second
                   ,
                   Direct
                
                 in
                 Motion
                 ,
                 and
                 Received
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 plainly
                 assures
                 an
                 abundance
                 of
                 Wealth
                 .
                 The
                 
                   Part
                   of
                   Fortune
                
                 most
                 excellently
                 augments
                 this
                 signification
                 ,
                 the
                 same
                 being
                 posited
                 in
                 the
                 Second
                 ,
                 where
                 he
                 is
                 disposed
                 of
                 ,
                 and
                 Aspected
                 by
                 
                 Jupiter
                 .
                 These
                 Riches
                 take
                 their
                 Increase
                 from
                 Services
                 faithfully
                 performed
                 ,
                 from
                 most
                 Eminent
                 Honours
                 and
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 more
                 abundantly
                 in
                 the
                 third
                 ,
                 or
                 last
                 Age.
                 
              
               
                 7.
                 
                 
                   Mercury
                   Lord
                
                 of
                 the
                 10
                 th
                 .
                 and
                 having
                 convenient
                 society
                 with
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 presages
                 Dignities
                 not
                 obscure
                 .
                 We
                 have
                 spoken
                 before
                 concerning
                 the
                 Dominion
                 of
                 Jupiter
                 and
                 Venus
                 ;
                 wherefore
                 seeing
                 they
                 equally
                 share
                 the
                 Rule
                 of
                 the
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 How
                 can
                 it
                 be
                 that
                 they
                 should
                 not
                 reward
                 the
                 Native
                 with
                 some
                 or
                 other
                 most
                 eminent
                 Dignities
                 ?
              
               
                 8.
                 
                 Your
                 Neighbours
                 or
                 Kindred
                 shall
                 sometimes
                 occasion
                 your
                 Damage
                 in
                 Houshold
                 Goods
                 or
                 Affairs
                 ;
                 and
                 you
                 shall
                 expend
                 very
                 much
                 in
                 Building
                 .
              
               
                 9.
                 
                 Mars
                 Lord
                 of
                 the
                 6
                 th
                 .
                 ingendreth
                 Hot
                 Infirmities
                 ,
                 yet
                 they
                 not
                 so
                 vehement
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 
                 Jupiter's
                 Interposition
                 .
                 Moreover
                 ,
                 Mars
                 in
                 Sagittary
                 ,
                 causeth
                 most
                 commonly
                 a
                 gravel
                 in
                 the
                 Joynts
                 of
                 the
                 Feet
                 :
                 If
                 he
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 that
                 Sign
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 the
                 Sixth
                 ,
                 he
                 inevitably
                 brings
                 the
                 Gout
                 ,
                 the
                 pains
                 whereof
                 are
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 taken
                 away
                 ,
                 but
                 by
                 the
                 Influence
                 of
                 
                   Sagittary
                   ,
                   Pisces
                
                 ,
                 &c.
                 deduced
                 from
                 Heaven
                 it self
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Some
                 other
                 Remedies
                 also
                 may
                 do
                 much
                 ,
                 yet
                 not
                 any
                 that
                 are
                 got
                 by
                 Common
                 Artifice
                 .
              
               
                 10.
                 
                 Your
                 Death
                 will
                 be
                 Natural
                 by
                 the
                 means
                 of
                 some
                 Chronical
                 Infirmity
                 ,
                 proceeding
                 chiefly
                 from
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 such
                 as
                 are
                 Distillations
                 upon
                 the
                 Jaws
                 ,
                 the
                 Breast
                 ,
                 the
                 Lungs
                 ,
                 Spleen
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
                 Howbeit
                 ,
                 
                   Old
                   Age
                
                 is
                 a
                 Disease
                 ,
                 and
                 an
                 easie
                 Passage
                 unto
                 Death
                 it self
                 .
              
               
                 11.
                 
                 The
                 Sun
                 and
                 Moon
                 disposing
                 of
                 the
                 9
                 
                   th
                   .
                   House
                
                 ,
                 do
                 discern
                 Honourable
                 Journeys
                 :
                 Mercury
                 well
                 posited
                 in
                 the
                 Third
                 ,
                 occasioneth
                 Journeys
                 undertaken
                 for
                 the
                 Cause
                 of
                 Honours
                 and
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 Persons
                 most
                 Honourable
                 for
                 Learning
                 and
                 Dignities
                 Civil
                 and
                 Ecclesiastical
                 .
              
               
               
                 12.
                 
                 Venus
                 Lady
                 of
                 the
                 11
                 th
                 .
                 concerneth
                 a
                 Multitude
                 of
                 the
                 best
                 Friends
                 :
                 Yet
                 Mars
                 beholding
                 Venus
                 by
                 a
                 Quartile
                 ,
                 shall
                 stir
                 up
                 the
                 Envy
                 of
                 some
                 Persons
                 ,
                 sowing
                 oftentimes
                 Dissention
                 ,
                 and
                 inverting
                 all
                 goodness
                 .
              
               
                 13.
                 
                 Venus
                 shall
                 give
                 you
                 Victory
                 over
                 your
                 Enemies
                 ;
                 whereof
                 indeed
                 there
                 are
                 but
                 a
                 few
                 denounced
                 ,
                 because
                 she
                 is
                 Lady
                 of
                 the
                 7
                 
                   th
                   .
                   Angular
                
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 her
                 Exaltation
                 .
              
               
                 14.
                 
                 Your
                 Marriage
                 shall
                 be
                 Fortunate
                 ,
                 as
                 to
                 an
                 Affluence
                 of
                 Riches
                 ;
                 yet
                 herein
                 beware
                 of
                 the
                 Faithless
                 Brawling
                 ,
                 and
                 Luxurious
                 Quadrature
                 of
                 Mars
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 very
                 much
                 depends
                 upon
                 Mans
                 Free-will
                 ;
                 and
                 Young
                 Men
                 oft-times
                 find
                 themselves
                 at
                 a
                 loss
                 ,
                 through
                 their
                 Ignorance
                 and
                 Rashness
                 .
              
               
                 
                   We
                   will
                   now
                   consider
                   the
                   Signs
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Four
                     Angles
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   15.
                   
                   Scorpio
                   Ascending
                   ,
                   gives
                   the
                   Native
                   an
                   Elegant
                   Acuteness
                   of
                   Wit
                   ,
                   Plenty
                   of
                   Discourse
                   .
                   It
                   also
                   often
                   Instilleth
                   Great
                   vices
                   ,
                   [
                   
                     Infidelity
                     ,
                     Envy
                     ,
                     Covetousness
                     ,
                     Ingratitude
                     ,
                  
                   ]
                   which
                   Learning
                   and
                   Right
                   Reason
                   Exterminate
                   .
                
                 
                   16.
                   
                   
                     Virgo
                     Culminating
                  
                   is
                   wont
                   to
                   Raise
                   the
                   Native
                   to
                   Magistracy
                   :
                   It
                   confers
                   a
                   toleration
                   of
                   Great
                   Authority
                   :
                   It
                   transfers
                   many
                   Benefits
                   to
                   others
                   ;
                   from
                   whom
                   it
                   returns
                   not
                   the
                   like
                   Favour
                   .
                
                 
                   17.
                   
                   Taurus
                   in
                   the
                   West-Angle
                   presents
                   you
                   with
                   such
                   Adversaries
                   ,
                   as
                   at
                   length
                   he
                   will
                   see
                   oppressed
                   by
                   sundry
                   kinds
                   of
                   Misfortunes
                   :
                   He
                   there
                   incites
                   you
                   to
                   Love
                   ,
                   Luxury
                   ,
                   Delights
                   ,
                   and
                   Jeasting
                   .
                
                 
                   18.
                   
                   Pisces
                   posited
                   in
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   indue
                   the
                   Mind
                   of
                   the
                   Native
                   with
                   much
                   Faith
                   ,
                   Integrity
                   ,
                   and
                   Dexterity
                   of
                   Wit
                   ,
                   whereby
                   they
                   gain
                   great
                   Authority
                   in
                   their
                   Administrations
                   :
                   they
                   delight
                   to
                   Walk
                   and
                   
                   Dwell
                   near
                   Rivers
                   :
                   But
                   almost
                   abhor
                   uxorious
                   Matters
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Planets
                   in
                   the
                   Houses
                   of
                   Heaven
                   .
                
                 
                   19.
                   
                   The
                   Sun
                   in
                   the
                   Third
                   ,
                   presages
                   Journeys
                   in
                   the
                   Causes
                   of
                   Honours
                   and
                   Dignities
                   :
                   He
                   brings
                   a
                   Mutation
                   of
                   Places
                   ,
                   and
                   Honour
                   in
                   Forraign
                   parts
                   .
                
                 
                   20.
                   
                   Mercury
                   there
                   ,
                   well
                   posited
                   ,
                   renders
                   a
                   Man
                   most
                   Learned
                   in
                   every
                   Science
                   :
                   whereof
                   I
                   could
                   produce
                   innumerable
                   Examples
                   :
                   Those
                   shall
                   invent
                   many
                   things
                   by
                   their
                   own
                   Ingenuity
                   :
                   They
                   are
                   Fortunate
                   in
                   Church-Matters
                   ,
                   Writing
                   ,
                   and
                   Merchandize
                   .
                
                 
                   21.
                   
                   Venus
                   most
                   excellently
                   well
                   collocated
                   in
                   the
                   Fourth
                   ,
                   will
                   give
                   you
                   Large
                   Possessions
                   ,
                   and
                   Habitations
                   ,
                   chiefly
                   in
                   your
                   Last
                   Age
                   :
                   she
                   declares
                   the
                   Period
                   of
                   your
                   Life
                   Honourable
                   and
                   Praise-worthy
                   .
                
                 
                   22.
                   
                   Mars
                   in
                   the
                   First
                   ,
                   and
                   there
                   not
                   Infortunate
                   ,
                   makes
                   a
                   Man
                   Couragious
                   ,
                   Rash
                   ,
                   and
                   somewhat
                   Angry
                   :
                   sometimes
                   he
                   presageth
                   Wounds
                   in
                   the
                   Head
                   and
                   Face
                   .
                
                 
                   23.
                   
                   Jupiter
                   in
                   the
                   5
                   th
                   .
                   doth
                   sometimes
                   confer
                   the
                   Great
                   Rewards
                   of
                   Great
                   Men
                   :
                   He
                   makes
                   a
                   Man
                   Fortunate
                   in
                   Embassies
                   .
                
                 
                   24.
                   
                   Saturn
                   thus
                   excellently
                   seated
                   in
                   the
                   8
                   th
                   .
                   gives
                   many
                   Inheritances
                   :
                   He
                   threatens
                   death
                   by
                   Catharrs
                   ,
                   A
                   Cough
                   ,
                   &c.
                   and
                   often-times
                   by
                   the
                   Plague
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Planets
                   in
                   the
                   Signs
                   .
                
                 
                   25.
                   
                   The
                   Sun
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Saturn
                   ,
                   makes
                   the
                   
                     vital
                     vertue
                  
                   more
                   Robust
                   ,
                   and
                   as
                   it
                   were
                   more
                   Compact
                   ,
                   whence
                   he
                   gives
                   a
                   Longer
                   Life
                   than
                   ordinary
                   .
                
                 
                   26.
                   
                   The
                   Moon
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   promotes
                   all
                   things
                   that
                   are
                   good
                   ;
                   yet
                   being
                   here
                   Afflicted
                   by
                   
                   the
                   Quartile
                   of
                   Mars
                   ,
                   exciteth
                   some
                   strifes
                   in
                   Possessions
                   ;
                   often
                   reiterateth
                   small
                   Fevers
                   .
                
                 
                   27.
                   
                   Satu●n
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Mercury
                   ,
                   gives
                   a
                   Profound
                   Wit
                   ,
                   Occult
                   Sciences
                   .
                
                 
                   28.
                   
                   Jupiter
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Mars
                   indifferently
                   well
                   Affected
                   ,
                   makes
                   one
                   Victorious
                   .
                
                 
                   29.
                   
                   The
                   same
                   is
                   signified
                   by
                   Mars
                   in
                   the
                   Mansion
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   :
                   Thus
                   they
                   both
                   of
                   them
                   render
                   the
                   Native
                   very
                   gracious
                   with
                   Princes
                   and
                   Noblemen
                   ,
                   and
                   under
                   them
                   to
                   have
                   Authority
                   .
                
                 
                   30.
                   
                   Venus
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   bestows
                   many
                   Benefits
                   ,
                   either
                   by
                   the
                   means
                   of
                   Women
                   ,
                   or
                   of
                   some
                   Ecclesiastical
                   Preferments
                   .
                   She
                   makes
                   you
                   Discr●et
                   ,
                   Honest
                   ,
                   Healthful
                   :
                   Sometimes
                   she
                   occasioneth
                   strife
                   ,
                   and
                   falling
                   out
                   with
                   your
                   Neighbours
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   of
                   your
                   Friends
                   ,
                   for
                   that
                   Venus
                   is
                   expos'd
                   to
                   the
                   Quadrature
                   of
                   Mars
                   .
                
                 
                   31.
                   
                   Mercury
                   in
                   the
                   House
                   of
                   Saturn
                   ,
                   gives
                   always
                   a
                   profound
                   Wit
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Man
                   that
                   is
                   greedy
                   of
                   all
                   Sciences
                   .
                
              
               
                 
                   The
                   Lords
                   of
                   the
                   Houses
                   .
                
                 
                   32.
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   Horoscope
                   received
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   from
                   Houses
                   ,
                   plainly
                   declares
                   a
                   Generous
                   Mind
                   .
                
                 
                   33.
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   Second
                   in
                   the
                   Fifth
                   ,
                   increaseth
                   your
                   Wealth
                   through
                   Rewards
                   bestowed
                   by
                   Great
                   Men.
                   
                
                 
                   34.
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   Third
                   in
                   the
                   Eighth
                   ,
                   occusioneth
                   Journeys
                   ,
                   either
                   on
                   the
                   behalf
                   of
                   some
                   that
                   are
                   Dead
                   ,
                   or
                   by
                   reason
                   of
                   the
                   Plague
                   :
                   He
                   often
                   destroys
                   Elder
                   Brothers
                   .
                
                 
                   35.
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   4
                   th
                   .
                   in
                   the
                   5
                   th
                   .
                   makes
                   you
                   Fortunate
                   in
                   Tillage
                   ,
                   or
                   Navigations
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   36.
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   5
                   th
                   .
                   in
                   the
                   4
                   th
                   .
                   brings
                   Gladness
                   and
                   Delight
                   to
                   you
                   from
                   things
                   that
                   be
                   Immovable
                   ,
                   as
                   the
                   Building
                   of
                   goodly
                   Houses
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Tillage
                   of
                   sweet
                   and
                   pleasant
                   Gardens
                   .
                   And
                   here
                   Venus
                   undoubtedly
                   confirms
                   that
                   Portent
                   ,
                   because
                   such
                   things
                   are
                   contained
                   under
                   her
                   Dominion
                   .
                
                 
                   37.
                   
                   Mars
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   6
                   th
                   .
                   in
                   the
                   First
                   ,
                   excites
                   many
                   hot
                   Infirmities
                   ,
                   but
                   this
                   is
                   qualified
                   by
                   the
                   Reception
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   .
                
                 
                   38.
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   7
                   th
                   .
                   in
                   the
                   4
                   th
                   .
                   presageth
                   strifes
                   about
                   the
                   Father
                   or
                   Wives
                   Inheritance
                   ,
                   and
                   this
                   the
                   rather
                   ,
                   for
                   that
                   he
                   is
                   most
                   cruelly
                   Afflicted
                   of
                   Mars
                   .
                
                 
                   39.
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   8
                   th
                   .
                   in
                   the
                   3
                   d.
                   shews
                   that
                   the
                   Native
                   shall
                   survive
                   all
                   his
                   Brothers
                   .
                   He
                   often
                   designeth
                   Death
                   in
                   a
                   Foraign
                   Countrey
                   .
                
                 
                   40.
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   9
                   th
                   .
                   in
                   the
                   3
                   d.
                   occasions
                   Journeys
                   for
                   the
                   Cause
                   of
                   Dignities
                   .
                
                 
                   41.
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   10
                   th
                   .
                   in
                   the
                   3
                   d.
                   and
                   there
                   excellently
                   well
                   Placed
                   ,
                   makes
                   the
                   Native
                   more
                   Honourable
                   than
                   the
                   rest
                   of
                   his
                   Brethren
                   .
                
                 
                   42.
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   11
                   th
                   .
                   in
                   the
                   4
                   th
                   .
                   denotes
                   a
                   second
                   Fortune
                   in
                   Goods
                   that
                   be
                   Immoveable
                   ,
                   especially
                   in
                   
                     Old
                     Age.
                  
                   
                
                 
                   43.
                   
                   The
                   Lord
                   of
                   the
                   12
                   th
                   .
                   in
                   the
                   4
                   th
                   .
                   Displeasures
                   and
                   Strifes
                   for
                   Possessions
                   ,
                   and
                   Church-Goods
                   .
                   These
                   may
                   be
                   sufficient
                   in
                   
                     General
                     Judgments
                  
                   .
                
                 
                   Now
                   ,
                   if
                   we
                   will
                   Consider
                   the
                   
                     Principal
                     Lines
                  
                   of
                   the
                   Hand
                   ,
                   we
                   shall
                   every
                   where
                   find
                   the
                   same
                   things
                   signified
                   ,
                   notwithstanding
                   that
                   we
                   have
                   curtailed
                   the
                   Decrees
                   of
                   the
                   Significators
                   .
                   We
                   told
                   you
                   (
                   Experience
                   her self
                   bearing
                   Witness
                   )
                   that
                   the
                   
                     less
                     Principal
                     Lines
                  
                   are
                   changed
                   at
                   a
                   certain
                   time
                   ,
                   according
                   to
                   the
                   Progressions
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Coelestial
                     Places
                  
                   and
                   Stars
                   ,
                   who
                   are
                   Significators
                   :
                   Whereby
                   it
                   comes
                   to
                   pass
                   ,
                   that
                   we
                   
                   may
                   best
                   judge
                   of
                   any
                   thing
                   from
                   them
                   ,
                   either
                   when
                   they
                   appear
                   
                     de
                     novo
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   begin
                   to
                   wax
                   clearer
                   than
                   they
                   were
                   before
                   .
                
                 
                   1.
                   
                   The
                   Vital
                   indeed
                   is
                   continued
                   ,
                   but
                   yet
                   Marked
                   with
                   some
                   Incisures
                   ,
                   although
                   but
                   slender
                   ones
                   .
                   Whence
                   judge
                   you
                   some
                   Diseases
                   about
                   the
                   14
                   ,
                   30
                   ,
                   40
                   ,
                   &c.
                   Year
                   of
                   your
                   Age.
                   
                
                 
                   2.
                   
                   Venus
                   is
                   Fortunate
                   in
                   the
                   Geniture
                   ;
                   and
                   therefore
                   she
                   hath
                   thus
                   Rased
                   her
                   Region
                   with
                   the
                   accustomed
                   Furrows
                   .
                
                 
                   3.
                   
                   The
                   Epatica
                   decently
                   drawn
                   ,
                   and
                   without
                   Sections
                   ,
                   argues
                   a
                   good
                   Temperance
                   of
                   the
                   Liver
                   ,
                   Health
                   of
                   Body
                   ,
                   and
                   a
                   Life
                   that
                   is
                   long
                   enough
                   .
                
                 
                   4.
                   
                   The
                   Mensa
                   full
                   of
                   Branches
                   ,
                   shews
                   an
                   Increase
                   of
                   Riches
                   .
                
                 
                   5.
                   
                   The
                   Mensa
                   form'd
                   by
                   a
                   sufficiently
                   decent
                   space
                   ,
                   perspicuously
                   bearing
                   the
                   Character
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   under
                   the
                   Region
                   of
                   the
                   Annular
                   (
                   or
                   Ring-finger
                   )
                   is
                   an
                   excellent
                   Argument
                   of
                   Honours
                   ,
                   chiefly
                   Ecclesiastical
                   .
                
                 
                   6.
                   
                   The
                   Place
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   beautified
                   with
                   a
                   most
                   clear
                   little
                   Line
                   ,
                   the
                   same
                   .
                   So
                   likewise
                   the
                   Tuberculum
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   not
                   undecently
                   Furrowed
                   .
                
                 
                   7.
                   
                   The
                   
                     Moons
                     Region
                  
                   presenting
                   a
                   clear
                   Incisure
                   ,
                   premonstrates
                   Journeys
                   .
                
                 
                   8.
                   
                   The
                   Dominion
                   of
                   Mercury
                   is
                   also
                   most
                   obvious
                   ,
                   in
                   that
                   he
                   excellently
                   adorneth
                   his
                   Region
                   ,
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   
                     First
                     joynt
                  
                   of
                   the
                   Auricular
                   ,
                   or
                   Little-finger
                   .
                
                 
                   9.
                   
                   The
                   Cephalica
                   contributes
                   to
                   the
                   Wit
                   ,
                   in
                   that
                   it
                   decently
                   composeth
                   the
                   
                     Triangle
                     .
                     Jupiter
                     ,
                     Venus
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Mercury
                   ,
                   do
                   the
                   like
                   .
                
                 
                   10.
                   
                   Saturn
                   also
                   hath
                   some
                   Portents
                   ,
                   especially
                   a
                   Disease
                   ,
                   in
                   that
                   he
                   bears
                   a
                   Character
                   under
                   his
                   Finger
                   .
                
                 
                   11.
                   
                   The
                   
                     Parallel
                     Lines
                  
                   which
                   run
                   through
                   the
                   midst
                   of
                   the
                   Hand
                   ,
                   towards
                   the
                   Ferient
                   ,
                   confirm
                   the
                   Arguments
                   of
                   Felicity
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   12.
                   
                   The
                   Saturnia
                   produced
                   even
                   to
                   the
                   Epatica
                   ,
                   declares
                   uprightness
                   of
                   Judgment
                   and
                   Manners
                   .
                   The
                   same
                   Line
                   having
                   a
                   Cross
                   about
                   the
                   Restricta
                   ,
                   argues
                   a
                   Peaceable
                   ,
                   and
                   most
                   Honoured
                   
                     Old
                     Age.
                  
                   
                
              
               
                 
                   General
                   Elections
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   use
                   of
                   all
                   
                     Purgative
                     Medicines
                  
                   ,
                   you
                   must
                   observe
                   the
                   Decurse
                   of
                   the
                   Moon
                   ,
                   in
                   
                     Scorpio
                     ,
                     Aquarius
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   third
                   Decade
                   of
                   Pisces
                   ;
                   although
                   she
                   be
                   not
                   joyned
                   to
                   Jupiter
                   or
                   Venus
                   .
                   For
                   ,
                   the
                   Conjunction
                   of
                   these
                   Planets
                   with
                   the
                   Moon
                   ,
                   inhibits
                   the
                   vertue
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Purgative
                     Medicine
                  
                   ,
                   in
                   regard
                   they
                   affect
                   the
                   Body
                   ,
                   and
                   incline
                   the
                   Medicine
                   to
                   the
                   nature
                   of
                   Nourishment
                   .
                   In
                   other
                   Actions
                   ,
                   [
                   as
                   in
                   Buying
                   of
                   Houses
                   ,
                   in
                   Journeys
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Commencement
                   of
                   Administrations
                   ,
                   &c.
                   ]
                   Let
                   the
                   Moon
                   be
                   in
                   
                     Aries
                     ,
                     Taurus
                     ,
                     Cancer
                     ,
                     Leo
                     ,
                     Libra
                     ,
                  
                   or
                   Aquarius
                   ,
                   and
                   Aspected
                   by
                   one
                   or
                   both
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Fortunate
                     Planets
                  
                   .
                   And
                   as
                   for
                   the
                   Day
                   ,
                   let
                   it
                   be
                   upon
                   a
                   
                     Wednesday
                     ,
                     Thursday
                  
                   ,
                   or
                   Friday
                   .
                
                 
                   And
                   now
                   ,
                   lest
                   this
                   Geniture
                   should
                   have
                   seemed
                   Defective
                   ,
                   I
                   present
                   it
                   wholly
                   as
                   I
                   composed
                   the
                   same
                   ,
                   unto
                   the
                   studious
                   in
                   Astrology
                   :
                   Indeed
                   chiefly
                   for
                   that
                   it
                   is
                   not
                   in
                   the
                   Number
                   of
                   the
                   Vulgar
                   sort
                   ,
                   but
                   diligently
                   enough
                   composed
                   .
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 A
                 
                   Special
                   Judgment
                
                 of
                 this
                 Geniture
                 ,
                 giving
                 you
                 the
                 Directions
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Principal
                   Places
                
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Significations
                 .
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       1.
                       
                       THE
                       HOROSCOPE
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Body
                       of
                       Mars
                       .
                    
                     
                       Deg.
                       
                    
                     
                       Min.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                         The
                         Place
                         of
                      
                       Mars
                       in
                       Sagittary
                    
                     
                       03.
                       
                    
                     
                       10.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       His
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00.
                       
                    
                     
                       06.
                       
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       20.
                       
                    
                     
                       56.
                       
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       241.
                       
                    
                     
                       06.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Circle
                       of
                       Position
                    
                     
                       54.
                       
                    
                     
                       45.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       32.
                       
                    
                     
                       47.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       273
                       ,
                    
                     
                       53
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       
                         sought
                         for
                      
                    
                     
                       29
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                       
                         also
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Horoscope
                       ,
                       is
                       144
                       deg
                       .
                       13
                       min.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       2.
                       
                       The
                       Horoscope
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun
                       in
                       Sagittary
                    
                     
                       08
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       280
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       
                         sought
                         for
                      
                    
                     
                       36
                       ,
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       3.
                       
                       The
                       Horoscope
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Scorpions
                       Heart
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Scorpions
                       Heart
                       in
                       Sagittary
                    
                     
                       03
                       ,
                    
                     
                       45
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       24
                       ,
                    
                     
                       53
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       240
                       ,
                    
                     
                       53
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       difference
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                     
                       52
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       281
                       ,
                    
                     
                       45
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       37
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       4.
                       
                       The
                       Horoscope
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Opposition
                       of
                       Saturn
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Opposition
                       of
                       Saturn
                       in
                       Sagittary
                       .
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       2
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       252
                       ,
                    
                     
                       34
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                     
                       36
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       283
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       38
                       ,
                    
                     
                       57
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       5.
                       
                       The
                       Horoscope
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       Dexter
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Trine
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       in
                       Sagittary
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       43
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       22
                       ,
                    
                     
                       23
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       258
                       ,
                    
                     
                       36
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       35
                       ,
                    
                     
                       41
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       293
                       ,
                    
                     
                       17
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       
                         sought
                         for
                      
                    
                     
                       47
                       ,
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       6.
                       
                       The
                       Horoscope
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       26
                       
                         deg
                         .
                         of
                      
                       Sagit
                       .
                       (
                       the
                       Term
                       of
                       Saturn
                       )
                       
                         he
                         hath
                         in
                         the
                         Year
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                       59
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       7.
                       
                       
                         To
                         the
                         end
                         of
                      
                       Sagittary
                       in
                    
                     
                       63
                       ,
                    
                     
                       47
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       8.
                       
                       The
                       Horoscope
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       Dexter
                       of
                       Venus
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Venus
                       in
                       Capricorn
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       27
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       23
                       ,
                    
                     
                       50
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       274
                       ,
                    
                     
                       55
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       38
                       ,
                    
                     
                       36
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       313
                       ,
                    
                     
                       31
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       69
                       ,
                    
                     
                       17
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Directions
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sun's
                       
                         Place
                         in
                      
                       Aquary
                    
                     
                       08
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Distance
                       
                         from
                         the
                      
                       Fourth
                       House
                    
                     
                       23
                       ,
                    
                     
                       47
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Circle
                       of
                       Position
                    
                     
                       21
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       318
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       9.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Square
                       Sinister
                       of
                       Mars
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Quartile
                       of
                       Mars
                       in
                       Pisces
                    
                     
                       3
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       339
                       ,
                    
                     
                       09
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       21
                       ,
                    
                     
                       09
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       10.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Body
                       of
                       Venus
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Venus
                       in
                       Pisces
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       55
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                    
                     
                       44
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       336
                       ,
                    
                     
                       43
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       4
                       ,
                    
                     
                       28
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       340
                       ,
                    
                     
                       11
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       23
                       ,
                    
                     
                       11
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       11.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Square
                       Dexter
                       of
                       Saturn
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Quartile
                       of
                       Saturn
                       in
                       Pisces
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       347
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       
                         sought
                         for
                      
                    
                     
                       29
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       12.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       Sinister
                       of
                       Mars
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Trine
                       of
                       Mars
                       in
                       Aries
                    
                     
                       3
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       52
                       ,
                    
                     
                       24
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       44
                       ,
                    
                     
                       24
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       13.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         a
                      
                       Proper
                       Sextile
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sun
                       's
                       Sextile
                       in
                       Aries
                    
                     
                       08
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       06
                       ,
                    
                     
                       07
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       
                         sought
                         for
                      
                    
                     
                       48
                       ,
                    
                     
                       07
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       14.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       Dexter
                       of
                       Saturn
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Saturn
                       in
                       Aries
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       4
                       ,
                    
                     
                       21
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       11
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       53
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       15.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Body
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Jupiter
                       in
                       Aries
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       6
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       2
                       ,
                    
                     
                       31.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       16
                       ,
                    
                     
                       01
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       58
                       ,
                    
                     
                       01
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       16.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       Sinister
                       of
                       Venus
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Venus
                       in
                       Taurus
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       12
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                     
                       22
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       5
                       ,
                    
                     
                       7
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       27
                       ,
                    
                     
                       15
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       69
                       ,
                    
                     
                       15
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       17.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         comes
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         in
                         the
                      
                       66.
                       50
                       
                       Years
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Directions
                       of
                       Venus
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       18.
                       
                       Venus
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun
                       in
                       Aries
                    
                     
                       08
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       7
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                       of
                       Venus
                    
                     
                       336
                       ,
                    
                     
                       21
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       
                         sought
                         for
                      
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                     
                       59
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       19.
                       
                       Venus
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Body
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Jupiter
                       in
                       Aries
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       42
                       ,
                    
                     
                       11
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       20.
                       
                       Venus
                       
                         to
                         a
                      
                       Proper
                       Sextile
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Venus
                       in
                       Taurus
                    
                     
                       4
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                     
                       24
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       56
                       ,
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Directions
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Mid-heaven
                       ,
                       whose
                       Right
                       Ascention
                       is
                    
                     
                       154
                       ,
                    
                     
                       13.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       21.
                       
                       The
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         a
                      
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Mars
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Mars
                       in
                       Libra
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       182
                       ,
                    
                     
                       54
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       28
                       ,
                    
                     
                       31
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       22.
                       
                       The
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       Dexter
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       Trine
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun
                       in
                       Libra
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       187
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       33
                       ,
                    
                     
                       07
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       23.
                       
                       The
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       of
                       Saturn
                       and
                       Mercury
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Trine
                       of
                       Saturn
                       in
                       Libra
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       193
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       38
                       ,
                    
                     
                       48
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       24.
                       
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Virgins
                       spike
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Virgins
                       spike
                       in
                       Libra
                    
                     
                       17
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       2
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       195
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       41
                       ,
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       25.
                       
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Opposition
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Opposition
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       in
                       Libra
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       198
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       44
                       ,
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       26.
                       
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       Dexter
                       of
                       Venus
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Trine
                       of
                       Venus
                       in
                       Scorpio
                    
                     
                       4
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       0
                       ,
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       212
                       ,
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       58
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       27.
                       
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Southern
                       Lance
                       of
                       Libra
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Lance
                       of
                       Libra
                       in
                       Scorpio
                    
                     
                       09
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       216
                       ,
                    
                     
                       50
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       62
                       ,
                    
                     
                       37
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Directions
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Part
                       of
                       Fortune
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       28.
                       
                       The
                       Part
                       of
                       Fortune
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Venus
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Venus
                       in
                       Capricorn
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       28
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       23
                       ,
                    
                     
                       51
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       274
                       ,
                    
                     
                       55
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Distance
                       
                         from
                         the
                      
                       Fourth
                       House
                    
                     
                       59
                       ,
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Circle
                       of
                       Position
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       22
                       ,
                    
                     
                       02
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       296
                       ,
                    
                     
                       57
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       28
                       ,
                    
                     
                       06
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       29.
                       
                       The
                       Part
                       of
                       Fortune
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Antiscia
                       of
                       Mars
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Antiscia
                       of
                       Mars
                       in
                       Capricorn
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                    
                     
                       50
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                     
                       47
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       298
                       ,
                    
                     
                       55
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Distance
                       
                         from
                         the
                      
                       Fourth
                       House
                    
                     
                       35
                       ,
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Circle
                       of
                       Position
                    
                     
                       29
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       310
                       ,
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       48
                       ,
                    
                     
                       45
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       30.
                       
                       The
                       Part
                       of
                       Fortune
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Body
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun
                       ,
                       
                         giveth
                         Years
                      
                       60.30
                       .
                    
                     
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       31.
                       
                       
                         To
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       of
                       Saturn
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Trine
                       of
                       Saturn
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       15
                       ,
                    
                     
                       36
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       315
                       ,
                    
                     
                       48
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Distance
                       
                         from
                         the
                      
                       Fourth
                       House
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                     
                       25
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Circle
                       of
                       Position
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                     
                       12
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       5
                       ,
                    
                     
                       15
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       321
                       ,
                    
                     
                       3
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       64
                       ,
                    
                     
                       22
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       32.
                       
                       The
                       Part
                       of
                       Fortune
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       Dexter
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       ,
                       
                         giveth
                         Years
                      
                       71.12
                       .
                    
                     
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
               
                 
                   
                     
                       2.
                       
                       The
                       Horoscope
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun
                       in
                       Sagittary
                    
                     
                       08
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       280
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       
                         sought
                         for
                      
                    
                     
                       36
                       ,
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       3.
                       
                       The
                       Horoscope
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Scorpions
                       Heart
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Scorpions
                       Heart
                       in
                       Sagittary
                    
                     
                       03
                       ,
                    
                     
                       45
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       24
                       ,
                    
                     
                       53
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       240
                       ,
                    
                     
                       53
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       difference
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                     
                       52
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       281
                       ,
                    
                     
                       45
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       37
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       4.
                       
                       The
                       Horoscope
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Opposition
                       of
                       Saturn
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Opposition
                       of
                       Saturn
                       in
                       Sagittary
                       .
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       2
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       252
                       ,
                    
                     
                       34
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                     
                       36
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       283
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       38
                       ,
                    
                     
                       57
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       5.
                       
                       The
                       Horoscope
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       Dexter
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Trine
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       in
                       Sagittary
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       43
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       22
                       ,
                    
                     
                       23
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       258
                       ,
                    
                     
                       36
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       35
                       ,
                    
                     
                       41
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       293
                       ,
                    
                     
                       17
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       
                         sought
                         for
                      
                    
                     
                       47
                       ,
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       6.
                       
                       The
                       Horoscope
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       26
                       
                         deg
                         .
                         of
                      
                       Sagit
                       .
                       (
                       the
                       Term
                       of
                       Saturn
                       )
                       
                         he
                         hath
                         in
                         the
                         Year
                      
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       59
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       7.
                       
                       
                         To
                         the
                         end
                         of
                      
                       Sagittary
                       in
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                        
                    
                     
                       63
                       ,
                    
                     
                       47
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       8.
                       
                       The
                       Horoscope
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       Dexter
                       of
                       Venus
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Venus
                       in
                       Capricorn
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       27
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       23
                       ,
                    
                     
                       50
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       274
                       ,
                    
                     
                       55
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       38
                       ,
                    
                     
                       36
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       313
                       ,
                    
                     
                       31
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       69
                       ,
                    
                     
                       17
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Directions
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sun's
                       
                         Place
                         in
                      
                       Aquary
                    
                     
                       08
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Distance
                       
                         from
                         the
                      
                       Fourth
                       House
                    
                     
                       23
                       ,
                    
                     
                       47
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Circle
                       of
                       Position
                    
                     
                       21
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       318
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       9.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Square
                       Sinister
                       of
                       Mars
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Quartile
                       of
                       Mars
                       in
                       Pisces
                    
                     
                       3
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       339
                       ,
                    
                     
                       09
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       21
                       ,
                    
                     
                       09
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       10.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Body
                       of
                       Venus
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Venus
                       in
                       Pisces
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       55
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                    
                     
                       44
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       336
                       ,
                    
                     
                       43
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       4
                       ,
                    
                     
                       28
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       340
                       ,
                    
                     
                       11
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       23
                       ,
                    
                     
                       11
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       11.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Square
                       Dexter
                       of
                       Saturn
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Quartile
                       of
                       Saturn
                       in
                       Pisces
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       347
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       
                         sought
                         for
                      
                    
                     
                       29
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       12.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       Sinister
                       of
                       Mars
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Trine
                       of
                       Mars
                       in
                       Aries
                    
                     
                       3
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       52
                       ,
                    
                     
                       24
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       44
                       ,
                    
                     
                       24
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       13.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         a
                      
                       Proper
                       Sextile
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sun
                       's
                       Sextile
                       in
                       Aries
                    
                     
                       08
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       06
                       ,
                    
                     
                       07
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       
                         sought
                         for
                      
                    
                     
                       48
                       ,
                    
                     
                       07
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       14.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       Dexter
                       of
                       Saturn
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Saturn
                       in
                       Aries
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       4
                       ,
                    
                     
                       21
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       11
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       53
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       15.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Body
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Jupiter
                       in
                       Aries
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       6
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       2
                       ,
                    
                     
                       31.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       16
                       ,
                    
                     
                       01
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       58
                       ,
                    
                     
                       01
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       16.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       Sinister
                       of
                       Venus
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Venus
                       in
                       Taurus
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       12
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                     
                       22
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       5
                       ,
                    
                     
                       7
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       27
                       ,
                    
                     
                       15
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       69
                       ,
                    
                     
                       15
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       17.
                       
                       The
                       Sun
                       
                         comes
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         in
                         the
                      
                       66.
                       50
                       
                       Years
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Directions
                       of
                       Venus
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       18.
                       
                       Venus
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun
                       in
                       Aries
                    
                     
                       08
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       7
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                       of
                       Venus
                    
                     
                       336
                       ,
                    
                     
                       21
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       
                         sought
                         for
                      
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                     
                       59
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       19.
                       
                       Venus
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Body
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Jupiter
                       in
                       Aries
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       42
                       ,
                    
                     
                       11
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       20.
                       
                       Venus
                       
                         to
                         a
                      
                       Proper
                       Sextile
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Venus
                       in
                       Taurus
                    
                     
                       4
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                     
                       24
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       56
                       ,
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Directions
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Mid-heaven
                       ,
                       whose
                       Right
                       Ascention
                       is
                    
                     
                       154
                       ,
                    
                     
                       13.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       21.
                       
                       The
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         a
                      
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Mars
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Mars
                       in
                       Libra
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       182
                       ,
                    
                     
                       54
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       28
                       ,
                    
                     
                       31
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       22.
                       
                       The
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       Dexter
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun.
                       
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       Trine
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun
                       in
                       Libra
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       187
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       33
                       ,
                    
                     
                       07
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       23.
                       
                       The
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       of
                       Saturn
                       and
                       Mercury
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Trine
                       of
                       Saturn
                       in
                       Libra
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       193
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       38
                       ,
                    
                     
                       48
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       24.
                       
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Virgins
                       spike
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Virgins
                       spike
                       in
                       Libra
                    
                     
                       17
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       2
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       195
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       41
                       ,
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       25.
                       
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Opposition
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Opposition
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       in
                       Libra
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       198
                       ,
                    
                     
                       32
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       44
                       ,
                    
                     
                       19
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       26.
                       
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       Dexter
                       of
                       Venus
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Trine
                       of
                       Venus
                       in
                       Scorpio
                    
                     
                       4
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       0
                       ,
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       212
                       ,
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       58
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       27.
                       
                       Mid-heaven
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Southern
                       Lance
                       of
                       Libra
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Lance
                       of
                       Libra
                       in
                       Scorpio
                    
                     
                       09
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       216
                       ,
                    
                     
                       50
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       62
                       ,
                    
                     
                       37
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       The
                       Directions
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Part
                       of
                       Fortune
                       .
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       28.
                       
                       The
                       Part
                       of
                       Fortune
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Venus
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Sextile
                       of
                       Venus
                       in
                       Capricorn
                    
                     
                       04
                       ,
                    
                     
                       30
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                     
                       28
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       23
                       ,
                    
                     
                       51
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       274
                       ,
                    
                     
                       55
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Distance
                       
                         from
                         the
                      
                       Fourth
                       House
                    
                     
                       59
                       ,
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Circle
                       of
                       Position
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       22
                       ,
                    
                     
                       02
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       296
                       ,
                    
                     
                       57
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       28
                       ,
                    
                     
                       06
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       29.
                       
                       The
                       Part
                       of
                       Fortune
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Antiscia
                       of
                       Mars
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Antiscia
                       of
                       Mars
                       in
                       Capricorn
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                    
                     
                       50
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       20
                       ,
                    
                     
                       47
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       298
                       ,
                    
                     
                       55
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Distance
                       
                         from
                         the
                      
                       Fourth
                       House
                    
                     
                       35
                       ,
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Circle
                       of
                       Position
                    
                     
                       29
                       ,
                    
                     
                       00
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       310
                       ,
                    
                     
                       26
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       48
                       ,
                    
                     
                       45
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       30.
                       
                       The
                       Part
                       of
                       Fortune
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Body
                       
                         of
                         the
                      
                       Sun
                       ,
                       
                         giveth
                         Years
                      
                       60.30
                       .
                    
                     
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       31.
                       
                       
                         To
                         the
                      
                       Trine
                       of
                       Saturn
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Trine
                       of
                       Saturn
                    
                     
                       13
                       ,
                    
                     
                       40
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Latitude
                    
                     
                       1
                       ,
                    
                     
                       10
                       ,
                       N.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Declination
                    
                     
                       15
                       ,
                    
                     
                       36
                       ,
                       S.
                       
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Right
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       315
                       ,
                    
                     
                       48
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Distance
                       
                         from
                         the
                      
                       Fourth
                       House
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                     
                       25
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Circle
                       of
                       Position
                    
                     
                       18
                       ,
                    
                     
                       12
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Ascentional
                       Difference
                    
                     
                       5
                       ,
                    
                     
                       15
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Oblique
                       Ascention
                    
                     
                       321
                       ,
                    
                     
                       3
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       Direction
                       required
                    
                     
                       64
                       ,
                    
                     
                       22
                       ,
                    
                  
                   
                     
                       32.
                       
                       The
                       Part
                       of
                       Fortune
                       
                         to
                         the
                      
                       Sextile
                       Dexter
                       of
                       Jupiter
                       ,
                       
                         giveth
                         Years
                      
                       71.12
                       .
                    
                     
                        
                    
                     
                        
                    
                  
                
              
            
             
               
               
                 Judgments
                 upon
                 the
                 Precedent
                 Directions
                 .
              
               
                 IN
                 the
                 22
                 Current
                 Year
                 of
                 your
                 Age
                 ,
                 The
                 Direction
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 to
                 the
                 Quartile
                 of
                 Mars
                 had
                 surely
                 excited
                 some
                 Commotion
                 of
                 Humours
                 ,
                 or
                 Misfortune
                 in
                 Journeys
                 :
                 But
                 that
                 Venus
                 Corporally
                 Assisting
                 the
                 Degree
                 of
                 Direction
                 ,
                 easily
                 averted
                 every
                 Adverse
                 thing
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 24
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 ,
                 the
                 
                 Sun
                 's
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 Venus
                 ,
                 fore-told
                 some
                 Dignity
                 or
                 Commendation
                 of
                 your
                 Name
                 amongst
                 Church-Men
                 ,
                 and
                 other
                 
                   Great
                   Personages
                
                 .
                 You
                 attained
                 then
                 (
                 if
                 I
                 be
                 not
                 mistaken
                 )
                 to
                 Posses
                 the
                 Good
                 you
                 wot
                 of
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 29
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 ,
                 the
                 Part
                 of
                 Fortune
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Sextile
                   Dexter
                
                 of
                 Venus
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Mid-heaven
                 to
                 the
                 Sextile
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 brought
                 an
                 Increase
                 of
                 Goods
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 happy
                 and
                 speedy
                 success
                 of
                 your
                 Affairs
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 30
                 Year
                 Current
                 ,
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 came
                 to
                 the
                 Body
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Sun
                 to
                 the
                 Square
                 of
                 Saturn
                 ,
                 which
                 caused
                 that
                 Alteration
                 of
                 Humours
                 whence
                 the
                 
                   Quartan
                   Fever
                
                 proceeded
                 ,
                 which
                 invaded
                 you
                 the
                 following
                 Year
                 ,
                 but
                 turned
                 to
                 a
                 Tertian
                 .
                 From
                 this
                 manifest
                 Accident
                 ,
                 (
                 truly
                 agreeing
                 with
                 the
                 Significators
                 thereof
                 ,
                 )
                 the
                 present
                 Figure
                 of
                 Heaven
                 was
                 Corrected
                 .
                 And
                 therefore
                 no
                 scruple
                 is
                 left
                 of
                 the
                 following
                 Directions
                 ,
                 because
                 they
                 are
                 Diligently
                 and
                 Faithfully
                 enough
                 Calculated
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 manifest
                 in
                 their
                 Significations
                 .
              
               
                 Venus
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Sextile
                   Sinister
                
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 in
                 the
                 31
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 ,
                 will
                 spread
                 your
                 Name
                 far
                 and
                 near
                 ,
                 especially
                 in
                 Foreign
                 Parts
                 :
                 And
                 soon
                 after
                 you
                 shall
                 Commence
                 Doctor
                 in
                 V.
                 I.
                 and
                 obtain
                 some
                 other
                 much
                 Honoured
                 
                 Priviledges
                 .
                 In
                 the
                 Year
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 1592.
                 
                 May
                 16.
                 
                 (
                 
                   Old
                   Style
                
                 )
                 The
                 Profection
                 of
                 the
                 Mid-heaven
                 comes
                 exactly
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Sextile
                   Sinister
                
                 ;
                 and
                 Venus
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Trine
                   Dexter
                
                 of
                 Mercury
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 34
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 ,
                 the
                 Mid-heaven
                 coming
                 to
                 the
                 Trine
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 will
                 augment
                 your
                 Fame
                 in
                 Foreign
                 Countreys
                 .
                 But
                 because
                 the
                 Sun
                 is
                 not
                 very
                 strong
                 ,
                 the
                 Effects
                 of
                 this
                 Direction
                 will
                 be
                 the
                 obscurer
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 if
                 they
                 were
                 Private
                 .
              
               
                 Of
                 the
                 same
                 Nature
                 is
                 the
                 23
                 d.
                 Direction
                 falling
                 out
                 in
                 the
                 39
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 of
                 your
                 Age
                 ,
                 for
                 this
                 will
                 amplifie
                 the
                 Celebrity
                 of
                 your
                 Name
                 and
                 Learning
                 in
                 the
                 Courts
                 of
                 Princes
                 and
                 Noble-Men
                 ,
                 and
                 in
                 other
                 Places
                 .
              
               
                 In
                 the
                 38
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 of
                 your
                 Age
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 comes
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Scorpions
                   Heart
                
                 ,
                 which
                 usually
                 brings
                 some
                 Evil
                 to
                 the
                 Eyes
                 ,
                 otherwise
                 it
                 afflicts
                 with
                 a
                 Wound
                 ,
                 or
                 excites
                 some
                 short
                 ,
                 but
                 vehement
                 Fever
                 ,
                 or
                 Ague
                 .
                 Mars
                 comes
                 by
                 Transite
                 to
                 the
                 Square
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 27
                 and
                 30
                 of
                 August
                 (
                 according
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Calendar
                
                 )
                 in
                 the
                 Year
                 1598.
                 and
                 soon
                 after
                 to
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 it self
                 ;
                 to
                 wit
                 ,
                 Octob.
                 13.
                 
                 Again
                 ,
                 Quadrangularly
                 from
                 
                   Aquary
                   ,
                   January
                
                 the
                 8.
                 1599.
                 
              
               
                 The
                 Direction
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 to
                 the
                 Opposition
                 of
                 Saturn
                 falls
                 out
                 also
                 in
                 39
                 th
                 .
                 Year
                 of
                 your
                 Age
                 ,
                 (
                 almost
                 Complete
                 ,
                 )
                 1600.
                 and
                 threatneth
                 you
                 with
                 a
                 dangerous
                 Disease
                 ,
                 [
                 viz.
                 a
                 total
                 Dejection
                 of
                 the
                 Powers
                 of
                 the
                 
                   Body
                   ,
                   Poyson
                
                 ,
                 a
                 perillous
                 Plague
                 ,
                 the
                 Pestilence
                 ,
                 sudden
                 Catharrs
                 ,
                 &c.
                 ]
                 The
                 Profection
                 ,
                 or
                 Revolution
                 of
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 comes
                 to
                 the
                 Opposition
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 in
                 the
                 year
                 1600.
                 about
                 the
                 20
                 of
                 November
                 :
                 The
                 Direction
                 of
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 to
                 the
                 
                   Quartile
                   Sinister
                
                 of
                 Mars
                 ,
                 about
                 the
                 21
                 of
                 September
                 ,
                 after
                 the
                 
                   Old
                   Calendar
                
                 :
                 In
                 Transite
                 ,
                 you
                 shall
                 observe
                 the
                 1
                 ,
                 7
                 ,
                 and
                 8
                 of
                 January
                 ,
                 the
                 Feasts
                 of
                 Epiphany
                 :
                 As
                 
                 also
                 the
                 22
                 and
                 24
                 of
                 September
                 ;
                 the
                 24
                 ,
                 25
                 ,
                 27
                 ,
                 and
                 30
                 of
                 November
                 ;
                 the
                 2
                 ,
                 4
                 ,
                 and
                 6
                 of
                 December
                 :
                 For
                 on
                 those
                 days
                 Mars
                 afflicts
                 the
                 Horoscope
                 by
                 his
                 Transite
                 .
              
               
                 
                   QUESTION
                   .
                   Whether
                   you
                   shall
                   escape
                   this
                   Disease
                   ?
                
                 
                   I
                   Answer
                   :
                   Indeed
                   ,
                   that
                   year
                   shall
                   be
                   grievous
                   ,
                   and
                   dangerous
                   enough
                   :
                   But
                   because
                   the
                   present
                   Direction
                   is
                   Celebrated
                   in
                   Benevolent
                   Terms
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   Jupiter
                   follows
                   with
                   his
                   
                     Triangular
                     Beams
                  
                   ,
                   I
                   positively
                   conclude
                   ,
                   that
                   this
                   Year
                   shall
                   not
                   be
                   Destructive
                   unto
                   you
                   .
                   Ptolomy
                   and
                   other
                   Astrologers
                   have
                   a
                   Rule
                   approved
                   of
                   by
                   Experience
                   ,
                   which
                   is
                   this
                   :
                   
                     Benevolent
                     Stars
                  
                   beholding
                   the
                   Degree
                   of
                   a
                   dangerous
                   Direction
                   by
                   the
                   Mediety
                   of
                   their
                   Orbs
                   ,
                   do
                   Refraene
                   the
                   Malignity
                   thereof
                   ,
                   and
                   make
                   the
                   Cure
                   of
                   the
                   Disease
                   easie
                   .
                   Therefore
                   the
                   Trine
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   herein
                   
                     Benignly
                     Irradiating
                  
                   the
                   Directional
                   degrees
                   of
                   the
                   Horoscope
                   ,
                   sufficeth
                   :
                   But
                   let
                   not
                   Humane
                   Prudence
                   be
                   wanting
                   ,
                   the
                   which
                   if
                   it
                   do
                   not
                   totally
                   avert
                   an
                   Eminent
                   Evil
                   ,
                   yet
                   so
                   much
                   it
                   declines
                   it
                   ,
                   that
                   it
                   proves
                   neither
                   so
                   grievous
                   ,
                   nor
                   yet
                   so
                   hurtful
                   as
                   otherwise
                   .
                   He
                   that
                   is
                   knowing
                   may
                   divert
                   many
                   Effects
                   of
                   the
                   Stars
                   ,
                   if
                   he
                   know
                   but
                   their
                   Natures
                   .
                   
                     Ptolom
                     .
                     Centiloq
                     .
                     Aphorism
                  
                   5.
                   
                   Let
                   such
                   Medicines
                   be
                   applyed
                   before-hand
                   ,
                   as
                   may
                   both
                   Purge
                   the
                   Body
                   from
                   all
                   Filthy
                   Humours
                   ,
                   and
                   likewise
                   comfort
                   the
                   Principal
                   Members
                   ,
                   strengthen
                   the
                   Vital
                   Spirit
                   ,
                   and
                   Native
                   Heat
                   ,
                   which
                   are
                   of
                   another
                   Quality
                   .
                   The
                   Scorpion
                   (
                   as
                   also
                   the
                   Serpent
                   )
                   deduced
                   from
                   Heaven
                   (
                   I
                   speak
                   with
                   Virgil
                   )
                   preserves
                   him
                   safe
                   that
                   carries
                   it
                   about
                   him
                   ,
                   from
                   
                     Fevers
                     ,
                     Poyson
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   
                     Pestilence
                     .
                     These
                     are
                     Secrets
                  
                   .
                
                 
                 
                   In
                   the
                   same
                   Year
                   of
                   your
                   Age
                   ,
                   the
                   Mid-heaven
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Trine
                     Sinister
                  
                   of
                   Saturn
                   ,
                   presages
                   Goods
                   to
                   ensue
                   by
                   means
                   of
                   the
                   Dead
                   :
                   Ancient
                   Possessions
                   ,
                   the
                   Gift
                   of
                   some
                   Aged
                   Man.
                   
                
                 
                   The
                   42
                   d.
                   and
                   43
                   d.
                   Year
                   of
                   your
                   Age
                   will
                   be
                   Honourable
                   and
                   Prosperous
                   :
                   Because
                   the
                   Mid-heaven
                   comes
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Virgins
                     Spike
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Venus
                   her self
                   to
                   the
                   Body
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   .
                   By
                   this
                   means
                   they
                   bring
                   some
                   Notable-good
                   in
                   the
                   Increase
                   of
                   Dignities
                   and
                   Wealth
                   ,
                   and
                   that
                   by
                   the
                   occasion
                   of
                   a
                   certain
                   Great
                   Personage
                   .
                   You
                   shall
                   observe
                   the
                   14
                   th
                   .
                   day
                   of
                   July
                   ,
                   1602.
                   and
                   then
                   the
                   11.
                   and
                   16
                   of
                   August
                   .
                   Also
                   the
                   3
                   d.
                   of
                   September
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   following
                   Year
                   ,
                   1603.
                   the
                   22.
                   and
                   23.
                   of
                   January
                   ;
                   the
                   7
                   and
                   8
                   of
                   June
                   .
                   Here
                   the
                   Profection
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   succeeds
                   the
                   
                     Trine
                     Sinister
                  
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   :
                   There
                   the
                   Mid-heaven
                   shall
                   come
                   to
                   Venus
                   her self
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   45
                   th
                   .
                   Year
                   of
                   your
                   Age
                   ,
                   the
                   Mid-heaven
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   Opposition
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   will
                   intercept
                   ,
                   or
                   subvert
                   the
                   Friendship
                   of
                   some
                   
                     Great
                     Lord
                  
                   :
                   At
                   which
                   time
                   take
                   heed
                   how
                   you
                   Manage
                   your
                   Affairs
                   with
                   Noble-Men
                   ,
                   &c.
                   
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   same
                   Year
                   ,
                   upon
                   the
                   
                   Sun
                   's
                   receding
                   to
                   the
                   Trine
                   of
                   Mars
                   ,
                   you
                   shall
                   fall
                   into
                   the
                   Friendship
                   of
                   some
                   Martially
                   disposed
                   Person
                   ,
                   not
                   without
                   some
                   Advantage
                   .
                   Use
                   his
                   Benevolence
                   and
                   Friendliness
                   prosperously
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   48
                   th
                   Year
                   of
                   your
                   Age
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1608.
                   
                   The
                   Horoscope
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Trine
                     dexter
                  
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   gives
                   you
                   a
                   most
                   Thriving
                   Constitution
                   of
                   the
                   Body
                   ,
                   and
                   makes
                   you
                   Conversant
                   with
                   Great
                   Men
                   ,
                   whereby
                   Great
                   Good
                   is
                   to
                   be
                   expected
                   .
                
                 
                   Of
                   the
                   same
                   Nature
                   is
                   the
                   subsequent
                   Direction
                   ,
                   [
                   to
                   wit
                   ,
                   the
                   Sun
                   to
                   a
                   
                     Proper
                     Sextile
                  
                   in
                   the
                   Terms
                   of
                   Venus
                   ,
                   ]
                   falling
                   out
                   in
                   the
                   49
                   th
                   .
                   Year
                   of
                   your
                   Age
                   ,
                   
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   of
                   Christ
                   1609.
                   
                   In
                   this
                   Year
                   the
                   Part
                   of
                   Fortune
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   Antiscia
                   of
                   Mars
                   ,
                   will
                   add
                   unto
                   your
                   Expences
                   occasioned
                   by
                   the
                   means
                   of
                   Kindred
                   and
                   Journeys
                   :
                   Beware
                   also
                   of
                   some
                   Thieveries
                   of
                   your
                   Servants
                   ,
                   or
                   Messengers
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   45
                   th
                   .
                   Year
                   of
                   your
                   Age
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1614.
                   
                   The
                   Sun
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Sextile
                     Sinister
                  
                   of
                   Mercury
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Dexter
                   of
                   Saturn
                   ,
                   shall
                   enlarge
                   your
                   Authority
                   and
                   Esteem
                   with
                   or
                   by
                   the
                   Learned
                   .
                   For
                   seeing
                   you
                   are
                   unweariedly
                   carried
                   by
                   a
                   certain
                   .
                   
                     Natural
                     Violence
                  
                   ,
                   both
                   to
                   the
                   Scien●es
                   of
                   Mighty
                   things
                   ,
                   and
                   also
                   to
                   the
                   knowledge
                   of
                   Hidden
                   Secrets
                   ,
                   I
                   easily
                   fore-see
                   
                     What
                     a
                     one
                     ,
                     how
                     great
                     a
                     one
                     ,
                     you
                     shall
                     suddenly
                     be
                  
                   !
                   Go
                   on
                   Couragiously
                   ,
                   that
                   you
                   may
                   Act
                   things
                   Answerable
                   to
                   your
                   Ingenuity
                   ,
                   that
                   you
                   may
                   advance
                   and
                   further
                   your
                   Fortune
                   .
                
                 
                   The
                   57
                   and
                   59
                   Years
                   of
                   your
                   Age
                   will
                   be
                   very
                   Honourable
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   most
                   Acceptable
                   of
                   any
                   :
                   You
                   shall
                   therein
                   find
                   a
                   
                     Signal
                     Increase
                  
                   of
                   your
                   
                     Possessions
                     ,
                     Renown
                     ,
                     Dignities
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Authority
                   :
                   For
                   then
                   Venus
                   will
                   come
                   to
                   her
                   
                     Proper
                     Sextile
                  
                   ;
                   The
                   Mid-heaven
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Trine
                     Dexter
                  
                   of
                   Venus
                   :
                   And
                   the
                   Sun
                   to
                   the
                   Body
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   .
                   The
                   Profection
                   of
                   the
                   Mid-heaven
                   to
                   the
                   Sextile
                   of
                   Venus
                   ,
                   falls
                   out
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   of
                   Christ
                   ,
                   1617.
                   the
                   14
                   and
                   15
                   of
                   
                     January
                     (
                     Old
                     Style
                  
                   :
                   )
                   But
                   the
                   Profection
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   to
                   the
                   Trine
                   of
                   Mercury
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Body
                   of
                   Saturn
                   ,
                   will
                   happen
                   about
                   the
                   
                     Ver●al
                     Equinox
                  
                   .
                   There
                   are
                   also
                   
                     Fortunate
                     Profections
                  
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   1618.
                   about
                   the
                   
                     Winter
                     Solstice
                  
                   .
                   Also
                   Jan.
                   21.
                   &c.
                   Saturn
                   is
                   in
                   the
                   
                     second
                     Degree
                  
                   of
                   Gemini
                   Adverse
                   the
                   Mid-heaven
                   ,
                   whereby
                   he
                   shall
                   in
                   some
                   sort
                   endeavour
                   to
                   protract
                   an
                   Event
                   by
                   the
                   means
                   of
                   some
                   Mans
                   Death
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   60
                   th
                   .
                   Year
                   of
                   your
                   Age
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1620.
                   
                   The
                   Horoscope
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   26
                   Degree
                   of
                   Sagittary
                   ,
                   the
                   
                   Contiguous
                   Terms
                   of
                   Saturn
                   and
                   Mars
                   ,
                   shall
                   occasion
                   a
                   
                     Feverish
                     Disease
                  
                   ,
                   which
                   will
                   easily
                   be
                   removed
                   by
                   the
                   help
                   of
                   a
                   Physician
                   :
                   Or
                   if
                   the
                   yearly
                   Medicines
                   and
                   Evacuations
                   were
                   not
                   (
                   as
                   is
                   requisite
                   )
                   forborn
                   contrary
                   to
                   Custom
                   ,
                   it
                   could
                   hardly
                   be
                   ,
                   that
                   any
                   Disease
                   should
                   trouble
                   you
                   .
                   The
                   Profection
                   of
                   the
                   Horoscope
                   and
                   the
                   Sun
                   are
                   removed
                   from
                   the
                   Society
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Malevolent
                     Planets
                  
                   .
                   The
                   Transite
                   of
                   Mars
                   (
                   in
                   Taurus
                   ,
                   )
                   by
                   the
                   Point
                   opposed
                   unto
                   the
                   Horoscope
                   ,
                   shall
                   happen
                   the
                   15
                   of
                   April
                   ;
                   then
                   in
                   Leo
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Point
                   in
                   Square
                   thereunto
                   ,
                   the
                   22
                   ,
                   23
                   ,
                   and
                   24
                   of
                   August
                   :
                   which
                   are
                   more
                   to
                   be
                   observed
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   61
                   Year
                   of
                   your
                   Age
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1621.
                   
                   The
                   Progress
                   of
                   the
                   Part
                   of
                   Fortune
                   ,
                   to
                   the
                   Body
                   of
                   the
                   Sun
                   ,
                   shall
                   multiply
                   your
                   Treasure
                   ,
                   by
                   the
                   Rewards
                   of
                   Kings
                   ,
                   and
                   some
                   other
                   
                     Great
                     Personages
                  
                   :
                   The
                   like
                   for
                   your
                   Honours
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   63
                   Year
                   ,
                   the
                   Mid-heaven
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Southern
                     Lance
                  
                   of
                   Libra
                   ,
                   favours
                   you
                   with
                   no
                   mean
                   Dignities
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   64
                   Year
                   ,
                   the
                   Horoscope
                   arriving
                   at
                   the
                   end
                   of
                   Sagittary
                   ,
                   threatens
                   you
                   with
                   a
                   Disease
                   ,
                   attended
                   especially
                   with
                   Lassitudes
                   of
                   the
                   Body
                   ,
                   Filthiness
                   of
                   Defluxions
                   ,
                   and
                   with
                   Pains
                   in
                   the
                   Feet
                   above
                   all
                   other
                   
                     Signs
                     are
                     Interficient
                  
                   :
                   The
                   which
                   I
                   have
                   often-times
                   found
                   to
                   be
                   true
                   .
                   But
                   because
                   that
                   here
                   ,
                   Venus
                   most
                   Powerfully
                   beholds
                   this
                   Place
                   ,
                   by
                   an
                   approaching
                   
                     Sextile
                     Aspect
                  
                   ,
                   I
                   boldly
                   Affirm
                   (
                   
                     Humane
                     Providence
                  
                   assisting
                   )
                   
                     You
                     shall
                     not
                     Dye
                     this
                     Year
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   65
                   Year
                   of
                   your
                   Age
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1625.
                   
                   The
                   
                     Part
                     of
                     Fortune
                  
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   Body
                   of
                   Mercury
                   ,
                   and
                   the
                   Trine
                   of
                   Saturn
                   ,
                   confers
                   upon
                   you
                   a
                   Large
                   Inheritance
                   ;
                   or
                   fair
                   Possessions
                   by
                   the
                   means
                   of
                   some
                   Deceased
                   .
                   For
                   Saturn
                   being
                   so
                   Fortunate
                   ,
                   it
                   is
                   impossible
                   
                   this
                   Direction
                   should
                   be
                   Fruitless
                   .
                   So
                   in
                   the
                   Year
                   1627.
                   
                   The
                   Sun
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   Trine
                   of
                   the
                   Mid-heaven
                   ,
                   will
                   again
                   occasion
                   all
                   manner
                   of
                   Good
                   to
                   befall
                   you
                   .
                
                 
                   In
                   the
                   70
                   Year
                   of
                   your
                   Age
                   ,
                   Anno
                   1630.
                   
                   The
                   Sun
                   coming
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Sextile
                     Sinister
                  
                   of
                   Venus
                   ;
                   The
                   Horoscope
                   also
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Sextile
                     Dexter
                  
                   of
                   Venus
                   ,
                   point
                   out
                   ●
                   most
                   Honourable
                   time
                   in
                   
                     Dignities
                     ,
                     Possessions
                  
                   ,
                   and
                   Renown
                   in
                   all
                   manner
                   of
                   Benefits
                   :
                   The
                   same
                   almost
                   is
                   discern'd
                   by
                   the
                   Progression
                   of
                   the
                   
                     Part
                     of
                     Fortune
                  
                   to
                   the
                   
                     Sextile
                     Dexter
                  
                   of
                   Jupiter
                   ,
                   falling
                   out
                   in
                   the
                   72
                   Year
                   of
                   your
                   Life
                   ;
                   for
                   that
                   also
                   Presages
                   
                     Kingly
                     Rewards
                  
                   from
                   Foreign
                   Countreys
                   .
                   But
                   enough
                   ,
                   and
                   more
                   than
                   enough
                   concerning
                   this
                   your
                   most
                   
                     Fortunate
                     Geniture
                  
                   .
                   Farewell
                   .
                   In
                   the
                   Year
                   1593.
                   
                
              
            
          
           
             
             
               A
               BRIEF
               DISCOURSE
               OF
               The
               Soul
               of
               the
               WORLD
               ,
               AND
               The
               Vniversal
               Spirit
               thereof
               .
            
             
               THE
               World
               is
               a
               System
               of
               Celestial
               and
               Terrestrial
               Bodies
               ,
               constant
               in
               Order
               ,
               Number
               ,
               and
               Measure
               ,
               but
               
                 Living
                 ,
                 Animate
                 ,
                 Intellectual
              
               .
            
             
               The
               former
               Part
               of
               the
               Definition
               is
               clear
               from
               the
               Holy
               Scriptures
               :
               The
               latter
               is
               Proved
               of
               Plato
               ,
               and
               that
               by
               manifest
               Reasons
               .
            
             
               Where
               we
               say
               
                 A
                 Living
                 System
              
               ,
               we
               intend
               a
               certain
               Natural
               Life
               ,
               diffused
               through
               the
               Bodies
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               extended
               and
               movably
               Acting
               together
               with
               the
               Body
               of
               the
               World.
               
            
             
               Where
               we
               call
               it
               
                 An
                 Animate
                 System
              
               ,
               we
               mean
               the
               substance
               of
               the
               Soul
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               whose
               Essence
               indeed
               is
               both
               Indivisible
               and
               Immutable
               ,
               like
               the
               Intellect
               ,
               yet
               it
               may
               in
               some
               sort
               be
               termed
               Divisible
               and
               Movable
               ,
               because
               it
               is
               the
               Proper
               Fountain
               of
               some
               Powers
               that
               are
               declining
               to
               Divisible
               and
               Movable
               .
               Vertue
               also
               (
               and
               Action
               )
               is
               partly
               Individual
               and
               Immovable
               ,
               so
               far
               forth
               as
               it
               agrees
               with
               Divine
               things
               ,
               stedfastly
               worketh
               :
               And
               partly
               
               Divisible
               in
               some
               Respects
               ,
               both
               because
               it
               is
               manifold
               ,
               and
               also
               for
               that
               it
               declineth
               to
               a
               manifold
               and
               Divisible
               Body
               :
               And
               Movable
               ,
               because
               it
               worketh
               Temporally
               .
            
             
               Where
               we
               term
               it
               Intellectual
               ,
               we
               mean
               the
               
                 Angelical
                 Intellects
              
               ,
               which
               are
               properly
               Perfect
               and
               Indivisible
               (
               according
               to
               Place
               ,
               )
               in
               their
               Government
               of
               the
               Spheres
               :
               And
               Immutable
               in
               respect
               of
               time
               ,
               the
               Natural
               Life
               ,
               and
               Form
               Corporeal
               being
               Opposite
               thereunto
               ,
               [
               Divisible
               ,
               and
               Mutable
               .
               ]
            
             
               That
               even
               these
               
                 Angelical
                 Intellects
              
               be
               in
               the
               Body
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               Necessity
               requires
               it
               ,
               because
               the
               Body
               of
               the
               World
               is
               through
               Life
               made
               fit
               for
               the
               Intellect
               .
               Therefore
               look
               how
               it
               is
               in
               regard
               of
               Life
               ,
               and
               the
               like
               it
               is
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               Intellect
               .
               And
               as
               it
               hath
               not
               only
               a
               Natural
               lying
               hid
               in
               the
               Matter
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               but
               an
               Animal
               also
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               A
               Soul
               existing
               in
               it self
               :
               So
               hath
               it
               not
               only
               an
               
                 Intellectual
                 Quality
              
               infused
               in
               the
               Soul
               ,
               but
               also
               an
               
                 Intellectual
                 substance
              
               therein
               remaining
               .
               For
               certain
               Qualities
               are
               very
               where
               reduced
               to
               certain
               Substances
               :
               As
               a
               
                 Vital
                 Quality
              
               to
               a
               
                 Vital
                 Substance
              
               ;
               so
               also
               an
               
                 Intellectual
                 Quality
              
               ,
               to
               an
               
                 Intellectual
                 Substance
              
               .
               But
               as
               touching
               these
               things
               ,
               we
               shall
               explain
               our self
               more
               at
               large
               .
            
             
               The
               whole
               Body
               of
               the
               World
               is
               a
               certain
               Body
               composed
               of
               all
               the
               
                 Four
                 Elements
              
               ,
               the
               Members
               or
               Parts
               whereof
               are
               the
               Bodies
               of
               all
               Living
               Creatures
               .
               For
               the
               small
               Body
               of
               every
               Animal
               is
               a
               Part
               of
               the
               Worlds
               Body
               :
               Neither
               is
               it
               composed
               of
               the
               whole
               Element
               of
               
                 Fire
                 ,
                 Air
                 ,
                 Water
              
               ,
               or
               Earth
               ,
               but
               of
               some
               parts
               of
               these
               Elements
               .
               By
               how
               much
               therefore
               the
               Whole
               is
               more
               Perfect
               than
               a
               Part
               thereof
               ;
               by
               so
               much
               is
               the
               Body
               of
               the
               World
               more
               Perfect
               than
               the
               Body
               of
               any
               one
               Living
               Creature
               .
            
             
             
               Hence
               were
               it
               absurd
               to
               think
               ,
               that
               an
               Imperfect
               Body
               should
               have
               a
               Soul
               :
               But
               that
               it
               neither
               hath
               a
               Soul
               ,
               nor
               can
               live
               Perfect
               :
               None
               will
               be
               so
               mad
               ,
               as
               to
               say
               ,
               the
               Part
               Liveth
               ,
               and
               not
               the
               Whole
               .
               Therefore
               the
               whole
               Body
               of
               the
               World
               Liveth
               ,
               whilst
               the
               Bodies
               of
               the
               Animals
               therein
               Live
               ,
               which
               are
               the
               Parts
               thereof
               .
            
             
               And
               now
               seeing
               there
               must
               needs
               be
               One
               Soul
               of
               the
               whole
               World
               ,
               we
               will
               in
               the
               next
               place
               enquire
               ,
               in
               what
               part
               thereof
               this
               Soul
               may
               Reside
               ,
               whence
               she
               distributes
               her
               Spirit
               through
               all
               things
               ,
               and
               preserves
               the
               same
               so
               distributed
               ?
               She
               fixeth
               not
               her
               Seat
               ,
               and
               Pavilions
               ,
               in
               Bodies
               subject
               to
               variety
               of
               Change
               ,
               and
               manifold
               Corruption
               ,
               as
               are
               the
               Elements
               and
               Elementary
               Bodies
               :
               Wherefore
               seeing
               that
               in
               Heaven
               there
               is
               no
               Corruption
               of
               Bodies
               ,
               there
               certainly
               is
               her
               Place
               of
               Residence
               .
               And
               although
               those
               Elements
               also
               may
               be
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               (
               but
               most
               Purely
               or
               Spiritually
               :
               )
               Yet
               is
               it
               manifest
               ,
               that
               the
               Element
               of
               Fire
               hath
               therein
               Dominion
               :
               Even
               as
               here
               in
               this
               Inferiour
               Part
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               where
               the
               Soveraignty
               of
               the
               Elements
               remains
               in
               the
               Power
               of
               Fire
               .
               And
               this
               we
               are
               sensible
               of
               in
               our
               own
               Bodies
               :
               But
               much
               more
               ,
               if
               we
               do
               but
               consider
               ,
               how
               the
               Fire
               by
               no
               means
               Pu●rifieth
               ,
               nor
               is
               any
               way
               Corrupted
               ,
               notwithstanding
               it
               often
               Corrupteth
               other
               Bodies
               ,
               where
               it
               gets
               Preheminency
               .
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               Nature
               affords
               it
               Earth
               ,
               Water
               ,
               and
               Air
               ,
               as
               a
               certain
               Subject
               Matter
               ,
               whereon
               to
               Exercise
               its
               Power
               :
               The
               Air
               it self
               ,
               (
               as
               also
               the
               Earth
               ,
               with
               the
               Water
               surrounding
               it
               ,
               whence
               we
               are
               Nourish'd
               ,
               and
               draw
               our
               Breath
               ,
               )
               is
               indeed
               so
               Affected
               of
               the
               Fire
               about
               it
               ,
               that
               sometimes
               Heat
               doth
               therein
               predominate
               ;
               otherwhiles
               it
               is
               so
               Extenuated
               ,
               that
               for
               want
               of
               Heat
               ,
               it
               leaves
               its
               own
               Quality
               ,
               and
               is
               forsaken
               of
               Cold.
               
            
             
             
               In
               like
               manner
               we
               see
               such
               Impressions
               conveyed
               from
               the
               Fire
               above
               us
               upon
               the
               Earth
               ,
               and
               Water
               ,
               that
               sometimes
               the
               Nature
               and
               Quality
               thereof
               is
               capable
               of
               some
               Excess
               ,
               otherwhiles
               of
               Defect
               ,
               the
               Celestial
               Fire
               it self
               remaining
               Entire
               :
               Wherefore
               seeing
               the
               Soul
               of
               the
               World
               hath
               its
               Residence
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               of
               Necessity
               it
               must
               live
               in
               a
               Fiery
               Substance
               :
               For
               Heaven
               is
               a
               Fiery
               Essence
               ,
               but
               withall
               most
               
                 Temperate
                 ,
                 Pure
                 ,
                 Lucid
              
               ,
               and
               Incorruptible
               .
            
             
               Nor
               shall
               they
               trouble
               us
               ,
               who
               deny
               the
               Fiery
               Heaven
               ,
               in
               regard
               the
               Motion
               of
               the
               Heavens
               is
               Circular
               ,
               the
               Fires
               Motion
               Perpendicular
               .
               For
               ,
               because
               our
               Fire
               is
               Peregrine
               ,
               and
               Impure
               ,
               therefore
               it
               tends
               directly
               upwards
               ,
               and
               (
               by
               a
               kind
               of
               Veneration
               )
               Covets
               the
               Place
               of
               the
               Proper
               and
               Natural
               Fire
               ;
               yet
               is
               it
               not
               to
               be
               supposed
               such
               a
               Fiery
               Hot
               Heaven
               ,
               as
               that
               't
               is
               Burning
               or
               Heating
               .
               By
               how
               much
               less
               Fire
               is
               mingled
               with
               strange
               Matter
               ,
               by
               so
               much
               the
               less
               it
               Burneth
               :
               The
               which
               is
               seen
               in
               the
               Flaming
               of
               the
               Purer
               sort
               of
               Oyl
               ,
               but
               especially
               of
               Oyl
               Artificiously
               Extracted
               from
               Gold
               :
               The
               which
               true
               Alchymists
               do
               Witness
               ,
               and
               as
               these
               Mortal
               Eyes
               of
               mine
               have
               sometimes
               tryed
               .
               Therefore
               seeing
               there
               is
               not
               any
               Matter
               in
               Heaven
               estranged
               from
               the
               Celestial
               ,
               no
               Adustion
               ,
               no
               Heat
               is
               made
               there
               :
               We
               see
               no
               Adustion
               in
               Comets
               running
               through
               the
               
                 Celestial
                 Spheres
              
               ,
               but
               only
               some
               Illustration
               ;
               for
               that
               doubtless
               the
               Matter
               thereof
               much
               participateth
               of
               the
               Nature
               of
               the
               Celestial
               Bodies
               .
               But
               TYCHO-BRAHE
               ,
               A
               Dane
               ,
               A
               Noble-Man
               ,
               An
               Astronomer
               ,
               and
               a
               most
               incomparable
               Philosopher
               of
               this
               Age
               ,
               shall
               anon
               more
               plainly
               unfold
               to
               us
               this
               matter
               far
               different
               from
               the
               Madded
               Nursery
               of
               Peripateticks
               ,
               and
               that
               not
               without
               the
               Infallible
               Curiosity
               both
               of
               Observations
               and
               Demonstrations
               .
               Now
               ,
               because
               some
               Matter
               Opposed
               is
               Heated
               and
               Burnt
               by
               
               the
               Rays
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               contracted
               by
               a
               Glass
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               a
               sudden
               generation
               of
               Heat
               ,
               and
               Fire
               ,
               increasing
               by
               the
               Flagration
               of
               the
               Collected
               Rays
               in
               the
               Glass
               ,
               and
               applyed
               to
               fit
               Matter
               ,
               which
               are
               of
               another
               Disputation
               .
               Some
               will
               have
               the
               Matter
               of
               Heaven
               to
               be
               Aërial
               :
               But
               for
               that
               Light
               is
               a
               Property
               of
               Fire
               ,
               enlightning
               even
               the
               Air
               it self
               ;
               in
               my
               Judgment
               ,
               we
               do
               better
               ,
               in
               supposing
               it
               to
               consist
               of
               a
               Fiery
               Matter
               .
               Besides
               ,
               Heaven
               is
               next
               to
               the
               
                 Divine
                 Seat
              
               ,
               and
               God
               himself
               :
               Yet
               not
               so
               ,
               as
               that
               God
               is
               not
               every
               where
               .
               God
               is
               called
               
                 The
                 Father
                 of
                 Light
              
               ,
               with
               whom
               there
               is
               no
               Change
               ,
               by
               whom
               the
               Light
               may
               be
               Extinguished
               ,
               or
               Diminished
               :
               Neither
               an
               over-shadowing
               of
               Change
               ,
               whereby
               sometimes
               he
               either
               is
               turn'd
               into
               Night
               ,
               or
               suffereth
               an
               
                 Eclipse
                 .
                 GOD
              
               is
               Light
               ,
               in
               which
               there
               is
               no
               Darkness
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               Form
               ,
               wherein
               there
               is
               nothing
               Inform
               :
               Beauty
               ,
               in
               which
               there
               is
               nothing
               of
               Deformity
               .
               As
               therefore
               GOD
               is
               Light
               Invisible
               ,
               Infinite
               ,
               the
               Truth
               it self
               ,
               the
               cause
               of
               every
               truth
               ,
               and
               of
               all
               things
               :
               So
               the
               Light
               of
               Heaven
               is
               the
               splendour
               ,
               or
               rather
               the
               shadow
               of
               Heaven
               ,
               Visible
               ,
               Finite
               ,
               the
               cause
               of
               visible
               things
               :
               For
               ,
               the
               whole
               Universe
               receiveth
               Light
               and
               Life
               from
               
                 Heaven
                 .
                 Moses
                 ,
                 Aaron
                 ,
                 Nadab
                 ,
                 Abihu
                 ,
              
               and
               70
               of
               the
               Elders
               of
               
                 Israel
                 ,
                 saw
                 the
                 God
                 of
              
               Israel
               ,
               
                 and
                 under
                 his
                 Feet
                 ,
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 ,
                 a
                 work
                 of
                 Saphire
                 stone
                 ,
                 and
                 as
                 the
                 very
                 Heaven
                 when
                 it
                 is
                 clear
                 ,
              
               &c.
               Exod.
               24.10
               .
               Whence
               we
               shall
               not
               speak
               absurdly
               ,
               if
               we
               say
               that
               GOD
               shineth
               upon
               us
               by
               his
               Light
               from
               Heaven
               ,
               and
               the
               Sun
               as
               a
               Candle
               shineth
               through
               Glass
               ,
               and
               Windows
               made
               thereof
               :
               Otherwise
               ,
               we
               can
               hardly
               explain
               this
               matter
               ,
               because
               of
               his
               Inscrutable
               Majesty
               .
            
             
               That
               therefore
               the
               
                 Celestial
                 Bodies
              
               are
               Animate
               ,
               is
               hence
               rightly
               concluded
               :
               For
               ,
               it
               were
               absurd
               to
               deny
               a
               Life
               and
               Soul
               to
               be
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               and
               the
               Stars
               ,
               
               the
               which
               Inspire
               both
               Life
               and
               Soul
               even
               in
               the
               vilest
               of
               these
               Inferiour
               Bodies
               .
               They
               give
               Life
               unto
               Plants
               ,
               which
               grow
               without
               Natural
               Seed
               ,
               as
               we
               see
               in
               the
               Mountains
               and
               Places
               untill'd
               :
               So
               likewise
               to
               the
               Earth
               :
               For
               ,
               if
               a
               Lump
               be
               taken
               out
               of
               the
               Bowels
               thereof
               ,
               
               and
               for
               some
               time
               exposed
               to
               the
               Rays
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               it
               yieldeth
               Grass
               ,
               or
               some
               Herbs
               ,
               oftentimes
               the
               twiggs
               of
               little
               Trees
               .
               The
               Stars
               also
               bestow
               Life
               upon
               Animals
               not
               generated
               by
               Copulation
               :
               Nor
               can
               we
               be
               so
               stupid
               ,
               as
               to
               imagine
               that
               
                 Plants
                 ,
                 Trees
              
               ,
               &c.
               are
               of
               a
               Nobler
               Condition
               ,
               than
               the
               
                 Celestial
                 Bodies
              
               .
               This
               manifest
               perpetual
               Operation
               cannot
               come
               but
               from
               a
               Pure
               ,
               and
               Cleansed
               Body
               .
            
             
               These
               things
               (
               I
               suppose
               )
               are
               sufficient
               to
               prove
               ,
               the
               World
               hath
               a
               Soul
               ,
               placed
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               most
               Noble
               Part
               thereof
               .
            
             
               But
               perhaps
               you
               desire
               it
               may
               be
               further
               Proved
               ,
               that
               these
               
                 Celestial
                 Souls
              
               are
               Rational
               ,
               and
               participate
               of
               the
               
                 Divine
                 Mind
              
               .
               The
               Matter
               is
               not
               obscure
               .
               For
               if
               the
               World
               (
               as
               Plato
               saith
               )
               be
               the
               best
               effect
               that
               could
               be
               of
               goodness
               it self
               ,
               [
               That
               is
               ,
               of
               GOD
               ,
               
               for
               we
               Germans
               so
               express
               it
               ,
               because
               (
               Got
               )
               sounds
               nothing
               else
               with
               us
               than
               Gut
               ,
               if
               we
               rightly
               enquire
               the
               Reason
               of
               the
               Idiom
               ]
               it
               must
               certainly
               participate
               not
               only
               of
               
                 Life
                 ,
                 Sense
              
               ,
               and
               Reason
               ,
               but
               also
               of
               Intelligence
               .
               The
               Soul
               is
               the
               Perfection
               of
               the
               Body
               .
               And
               that
               Body
               most
               Perfect
               ,
               which
               hath
               the
               Perfectest
               Soul.
               Wherefore
               if
               the
               
                 Celestial
                 Bodies
              
               be
               most
               Perfect
               ,
               they
               must
               of
               necessity
               enjoy
               the
               most
               Perfect
               Souls
               .
               The
               Heavens
               therefore
               do
               Participate
               of
               the
               Intellect
               and
               Mind
               :
               Which
               very
               thing
               the
               Platonicks
               plainly
               approve
               by
               Musical
               Concords
               .
               For
               ,
               seeing
               that
               Musical
               Concord
               is
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               ,
               Living
               ,
               Rational
               ,
               
               and
               Effica●ious
               ;
               what
               Resemblance
               hath
               it
               unto
               Life
               it self
               ,
               how
               Pleasing
               is
               it
               to
               the
               Mind
               ,
               and
               even
               Ravisheth
               the
               whole
               Man
               !
               And
               ,
               which
               is
               more
               ,
               the
               Mind
               and
               all
               things
               else
               are
               made
               by
               the
               Soul
               :
               By
               her
               they
               are
               preserved
               ,
               by
               her
               they
               are
               moved
               .
               And
               therefore
               Plato
               did
               not
               amiss
               ,
               when
               he
               Described
               the
               Soul
               ,
               to
               be
               she
               that
               made
               ,
               preserved
               ,
               and
               moved
               all
               Natural
               things
               ,
               especially
               by
               Musical
               Numbers
               and
               Proportion
               ;
               constituted
               (
               I
               say
               )
               by
               Numbers
               ,
               not
               Mathematical
               ,
               as
               some
               Calumniate
               ,
               but
               by
               Ideal
               and
               Metaphysical
               Proportions
               of
               Numbers
               .
               This
               Harmony
               consisteth
               altogether
               in
               Motion
               ,
               
               because
               that
               by
               an
               Aërial
               Nature
               (
               posited
               in
               Motion
               )
               it
               moveth
               the
               Body
               :
               By
               a
               Purified
               Air
               ,
               it
               stirs
               up
               the
               Aërial
               Spirit
               ,
               (
               the
               Chain
               of
               Soul
               and
               Body
               :
               )
               By
               affect
               it
               at
               once
               disposeth
               the
               Sense
               and
               Affection
               :
               By
               signification
               it
               Operates
               upon
               the
               Mind
               .
               Lastly
               ,
               through
               this
               Motion
               of
               the
               subtil
               Air
               ,
               it
               penetrates
               vehemently
               :
               It
               floweth
               sweetly
               through
               the
               Contemplation
               :
               And
               (
               by
               its
               conform
               Quality
               )
               poureth
               out
               it self
               with
               a
               wonderful
               Pleasure
               .
               By
               its
               Nature
               ,
               as
               well
               Spiritual
               as
               Material
               ,
               it
               at
               once
               Ravisheth
               ,
               and
               Claimeth
               all
               that
               is
               Man.
               Wherefore
               let
               us
               seriously
               consider
               ,
               how
               the
               Sounds
               of
               most
               sweet
               Musick
               elevate
               ,
               and
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               ,
               double
               and
               treble
               our
               Minds
               .
               And
               in
               like
               sort
               judge
               the
               Melody
               of
               the
               
                 Celestial
                 Bodies
              
               ,
               who
               now
               by
               a
               slower
               ,
               but
               anon
               by
               a
               swifter
               Motion
               ,
               produce
               a
               tone
               that
               is
               Grave
               or
               Acute
               :
               Whereunto
               agree
               (
               in
               these
               Sublunaries
               )
               Gravity
               and
               Levity
               ,
               Cold
               and
               Heat
               ,
               Moisture
               and
               Dryness
               of
               Elements
               :
               So
               likewise
               Matter
               and
               Form
               in
               the
               G●neration
               of
               things
               ,
               Meekness
               and
               Magnanimity
               ,
               Temperance
               and
               Fortitude
               in
               Humane
               Affairs
               .
               Seeing
               therefore
               that
               Motion
               is
               ●very
               where
               Free
               in
               its
               own
               Nature
               ,
               it
               might
               easily
               
               prevaricate
               ,
               and
               wander
               ,
               unless
               it
               were
               Ruled
               by
               the
               Intellect
               ,
               and
               Mind
               :
               The
               which
               we
               cannot
               further
               enquire
               of
               in
               this
               Place
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Exigence
               of
               the
               Matter
               .
            
             
               Besides
               ,
               it
               is
               absurd
               for
               us
               to
               have
               Reasons
               of
               our
               own
               works
               :
               For
               the
               
                 Celestial
                 Souls
              
               ,
               and
               so
               the
               Soul
               of
               the
               Universe
               ,
               have
               no
               Reasons
               of
               theirs
               ,
               of
               whose
               Spirit
               even
               we
               our selves
               are
               generated
               ,
               and
               live
               continually
               .
            
             
               If
               the
               
                 Lesser
                 World
              
               enjoy
               an
               Intelligent
               Soul
               ,
               such
               also
               enjoys
               the
               Greater
               :
               But
               we
               will
               cease
               to
               prosecute
               this
               any
               further
               ;
               concluding
               ,
               that
               the
               World
               is
               a
               System
               of
               Cel●stial
               and
               
                 Terrestrial
                 Bodies
              
               ,
               constant
               in
               Order
               ,
               Number
               ,
               and
               Measure
               ,
               but
               Living
               ,
               Animate
               ,
               Intellectual
               .
               Whence
               we
               safely
               gather
               ,
               that
               the
               Soul
               of
               the
               World
               is
               a
               certain
               singular
               Life
               ,
               filling
               all
               things
               ,
               vivifying
               all
               things
               ,
               producing
               and
               connecting
               all
               things
               that
               it
               may
               accomplish
               ,
               and
               preserve
               one
               Fabrick
               of
               the
               
                 whole
                 World
              
               ;
               and
               be
               as
               a
               Monochord
               sounding
               out
               by
               the
               three-fold
               kinds
               of
               Creatures
               ,
               Intellectual
               ,
               Celestial
               ,
               and
               Corruptible
               ,
               at
               one
               Blast
               ,
               one
               only
               Life
               .
            
             
               [
               The
               Mystery
               of
               Unity
               is
               but
               known
               of
               a
               few
               .
               ]
            
             
               Now
               ,
               can
               we
               here
               pass
               by
               the
               Authority
               ,
               both
               of
               the
               Holy
               Scriptures
               ,
               and
               also
               of
               the
               most
               approved
               Philosophers
               ?
            
             
               Deut.
               4.19
               .
               
                 Thou
                 shalt
                 not
                 Worship
                 the
                 Sun
                 ,
                 Moon
                 ,
                 and
                 Stars
                 ,
                 which
                 God
                 hath
                 Distributed
                 to
                 all
                 Nations
                 under
                 Heaven
                 .
              
               Deut.
               28.12
               .
               
                 God
                 shall
                 open
                 unto
                 thee
                 his
                 good
                 Treasure
                 ,
                 the
                 Heaven
                 ,
              
               &c.
               Deut.
               33.13
               .
               Concerning
               Joseph
               :
               
                 Thy
                 Blessing
                 shall
                 be
                 of
                 the
                 Precious
                 things
                 of
                 the
              
               Sun
               ,
               
                 and
                 of
                 the
                 Precious
                 things
                 of
                 the
              
               Moon
               .
               But
               above
               all
               let
               us
               consider
               those
               thing●
               which
               are
               in
               Levit.
               26.19
               .
               
                 I
                 will
                 make
              
               (
               saith
               God
               )
               
                 your
                 Heaven
                 as
                 Iron
                 ,
                 and
                 your
                 Earth
                 as
                 Brass
                 .
              
               The
               
               same
               is
               repeated
               ,
               Deut.
               28.23
               .
               And
               also
               in
               Hosea
               2.21
               .
               
                 And
                 I
                 will
                 hear
                 the
                 Heavens
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 shall
                 hear
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Earth
                 shall
                 hear
                 the
                 Corn
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Wine
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Oyl
                 ,
                 and
                 they
                 shall
                 hear
                 Israel
                 .
              
               [
               Therefore
               we
               hereby
               see
               ,
               that
               God
               doth
               set
               the
               Root
               of
               Worldly
               Benedictions
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               in
               the
               Soul
               of
               the
               Universe
               ,
               so
               that
               the
               Beginning
               of
               Blessings
               is
               from
               Heaven
               ,
               as
               the
               Beginning
               of
               Motion
               from
               our
               Soul
               ;
               which
               are
               of
               themselves
               perspicuous
               enough
               .
               ]
               To
               this
               also
               belongs
               that
               in
               Job
               38.33
               .
               
                 Knowest
                 thou
                 the
                 Course
                 of
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 or
                 canst
                 thou
                 dispose
                 the
                 Rule
                 thereof
                 in
                 the
                 Earth
                 ?
              
            
             
               [
               The
               Rule
               of
               Heaven
               proceeds
               through
               Terrestrial
               and
               all
               Inferiour
               things
               ,
               as
               the
               Rule
               of
               an
               Emperour
               or
               King
               ,
               throughout
               his
               Empire
               and
               Kingdom
               :
               As
               therefore
               a
               King
               is
               the
               Soul
               of
               his
               Kingdom
               ;
               so
               the
               Heaven
               and
               the
               Stars
               are
               the
               Soul
               of
               the
               World.
               ]
            
             
               Likewise
               that
               of
               Job
               26.13
               .
               
                 His
                 spirit
                 hath
                 garnished
                 the
                 Heavens
                 :
              
               Psal.
               33.16
               .
               
                 By
                 the
                 Word
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 the
                 Heavens
                 were
                 made
                 ,
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 spirit
                 of
                 his
                 Mouth
                 the
                 whole
                 Army
                 thereof
                 :
              
               [
               In
               whatsoever
               Body
               the
               Spirit
               of
               God
               dwelleth
               and
               shineth
               ,
               that
               Body
               without
               doubt
               shall
               be
               Animate
               and
               Intellectual
               .
               ]
            
             
               Psal.
               19.
               
               
                 God
                 hath
                 set
                 his
                 Tabernacle
                 in
                 the
                 Sun
                 :
                 One
                 Day
                 telleth
                 another
                 ,
                 and
                 one
                 Night
                 teacheth
                 another
                 knowledge
                 :
                 There
                 is
                 no
                 Speech
                 ,
                 nor
                 Language
                 ,
                 in
                 those
                 (
                 Heavens
                 )
                 yet
                 understandeth
                 he
                 their
                 Voice
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Their
                 Line
                 is
                 gone
                 forth
                 through
                 all
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 words
                 unto
                 the
                 ends
                 of
                 the
                 World
                 ,
                 in
                 them
                 hath
                 he
                 set
                 a
                 Tabernacle
                 for
                 the
                 Sun.
                 
              
            
             
               Psal.
               89.5
               .
               
                 O
                 Lord
                 ,
                 even
                 the
                 H●avens
                 shall
                 confess
                 thy
                 wonderful
                 Works
                 !
              
            
             
               John
               3.
               
               Our
               Saviour
               saith
               to
               
                 Nicodemus
                 :
                 I
                 have
                 told
                 you
                 of
                 Earthly
                 things
                 ,
                 and
                 you
                 believe
                 not
                 ,
                 how
                 
                 would
                 you
                 believe
                 if
                 I
                 should
                 tell
                 you
                 of
                 Heavenly
                 things
                 ?
              
               As
               if
               he
               had
               said
               ,
               I
               now
               propound
               the
               Comparison
               of
               the
               Generation
               of
               Earthly
               things
               to
               Spiritual
               ,
               which
               are
               obvious
               to
               you
               all
               ,
               and
               yet
               you
               believe
               not
               ;
               much
               less
               therefore
               would
               you
               believe
               ,
               if
               I
               should
               dispute
               of
               Heavenly
               things
               ,
               which
               are
               not
               so
               obvious
               to
               your
               senses
               .
            
             
               Christ
               is
               called
               by
               the
               Prophet
               ,
               
                 The
                 Sun
                 of
                 Righteousness
              
               :
               How
               far
               we
               might
               hence
               Philosophize
               ,
               concerning
               the
               Sun
               ,
               and
               
                 Celestial
                 Fires
              
               ,
               can
               hardly
               be
               expressed
               .
            
             
               Very
               notable
               is
               that
               place
               of
               Gen.
               37.
               in
               the
               Dream
               of
               Joseph
               ,
               who
               saw
               himself
               Worshipped
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               the
               Moon
               ,
               and
               eleven
               Stars
               ,
               therefore
               his
               Father
               Jacob
               ,
               expounding
               this
               Dream
               Magickly
               ,
               saith
               ,
               Shall
               I
               and
               thy
               Mother
               ,
               and
               thy
               Brethren
               come
               and
               Worship
               thee
               ?
               Therefore
               that
               Holy
               Father
               knew
               that
               he
               had
               the
               Sun
               instead
               of
               his
               Father
               ,
               the
               Moon
               instead
               of
               his
               Mother
               ,
               in
               the
               World
               ,
               and
               Worldly
               Generations
               ,
               and
               12
               Stars
               (
               for
               Joseph
               was
               as
               the
               12
               
                 th
                 .
                 Star
              
               ,
               in
               that
               he
               was
               the
               12
               th
               .
               of
               the
               Brethren
               )
               to
               stand
               in
               stead
               of
               the
               12
               begotten
               Sons
               .
               You
               may
               understand
               by
               those
               12
               Stars
               of
               Heaven
               ,
               the
               twelve
               Signs
               ,
               constituting
               the
               12
               Moneths
               by
               12
               Conjunctions
               of
               the
               Sun
               and
               Moon
               in
               them
               ,
               by
               whose
               Congresses
               ,
               the
               Year
               is
               compleated
               ,
               and
               its
               Annual
               Generations
               finished
               .
            
             
               There
               are
               other
               things
               to
               be
               seen
               among
               the
               Cabalists
               ;
               notwithstanding
               we
               have
               perspicuously
               enough
               enucleated
               the
               present
               matter
               .
            
             
               We
               write
               not
               these
               things
               to
               vain
               Men
               ;
               [
               that
               is
               ,
               such
               as
               are
               Ignorant
               and
               Proud.
               ]
               but
               to
               the
               truly
               Honest
               and
               Ingenious
               ,
               who
               constantly
               love
               the
               Knowledge
               of
               God
               and
               his
               Works
               ,
               and
               such
               as
               have
               Learned
               
                 That
                 Divinity
                 is
                 True
                 Philosophy
                 ,
                 and
                 True
                 Philosophy
                 
                 Divinity
              
               (
               to
               wit
               ,
               Mystically
               )
               which
               is
               ,
               (
               that
               we
               may
               yet
               be
               more
               plain
               ,
               )
               By
               the
               Workmanship
               of
               the
               Heavens
               and
               the
               Earth
               (
               touching
               which
               all
               approved
               Philosophy
               teacheth
               )
               and
               the
               Inscrutable
               System
               thereof
               ,
               to
               know
               God
               himself
               as
               in
               a
               Glass
               ,
               that
               he
               is
               the
               most
               Wise
               ,
               Ineffable
               ,
               and
               Eternal
               Goodness
               .
            
             
               The
               other
               Authority
               is
               that
               of
               the
               Great
               
                 Philosophers
                 ,
                 Plato
                 ,
                 Aristotle
                 ,
                 Pythagoras
                 ,
                 Orpheus
                 ,
                 Trismegistus
                 ,
                 Theophrastus
                 ,
                 Avicenne
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               like
               :
               But
               we
               will
               here
               follow
               Plato
               especially
               ,
               (
               a
               Philosopher
               most
               full
               of
               Piety
               ,
               and
               the
               knowledge
               of
               God
               )
               and
               his
               Interpreter
               ,
               the
               never
               to
               be
               too
               much
               Praised
               
                 Marsil
                 .
                 Ficinus
              
               ,
               of
               Florence
               ,
               than
               whom
               whether
               Italy
               ever
               afforded
               a
               greater
               ,
               I
               shall
               not
               easily
               determine
               .
            
             
               If
               any
               man
               doubt
               (
               saith
               Theophrastus
               the
               Peri●atetick
               )
               whether
               the
               Heavens
               live
               or
               not
               ,
               
               let
               him
               not
               be
               accounted
               a
               Philosopher
               :
               And
               he
               that
               denies
               Heaven
               to
               be
               Animate
               ,
               so
               as
               that
               the
               Mover
               of
               it
               is
               not
               the
               Form
               thereof
               ,
               destroys
               the
               Foundations
               of
               Philosophy
               .
            
             
               Neither
               are
               the
               most
               Noble
               Poets
               to
               be
               Despised
               of
               us
               .
            
             
               
                 
                   M.
                   Manilius
                
                 in
                 his
                 Proem
                 .
              
               
                 WHen
                 every
                 species
                 of
                 the
                 glittering
                 Sphere
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Stars
                 returning
                 )
                 Ranked
                 did
                 appear
              
               
                 In
                 their
                 own
                 Seats
                 ;
                 and
                 by
                 the
                 Fates
                 Decree
              
               
                 Each
                 had
                 restor'd
                 its
                 Formal
                 Potency
                 ;
              
               
                 Experience
                 framed
                 Art
                 ,
                 by
                 various
                 Use
                 ;
              
               
                 Example
                 Guiding
                 where
                 it
                 was
                 Abstruse
                 ;
              
               
                 And
                 (
                 though
                 at
                 a
                 vast
                 distance
                 )
                 plainly
                 saw
              
               
                 The
                 Stars
                 All-Ruling
                 by
                 a
                 Tacit
                 Law
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 whole
                 World
                 Mov'd
                 by
                 REASON
                 Alternate
                 .
              
            
             
               
               
                 The
                 same
                 
                   Manilius
                   ,
                   Cap.
                
                 2.
                 
              
               
                 GOD
                 and
                 the
                 Vertue
                 of
                 the
                 Divine
                 Soul
              
               
                 Do
                 by
                 a
                 Tacit
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 Sacred
                 Course
              
               
                 Inspire
                 ,
                 Turn
                 Round
                 ,
                 Guide
                 ,
                 Govern
                 ,
                 and
                 Controul
              
               
                 This
                 Immense
                 Structure
                 of
                 the
                 Universe
                 :
              
               
                 And
                 all
                 its
                 Natural
                 Parts
                 which
                 Framed
                 be
              
               
                 In
                 Different
                 shapes
                 of
                 
                   Air
                   ,
                   Fire
                   ,
                   Earth
                
                 ,
                 and
                 Sea.
                 
              
            
             
               
                 Lucan
                 also
                 .
              
               
                 HE
                 that
                 sustains
                 the
                 Earth
                 Pois'd
                 up
                 with
                 Air
                 ,
              
               
                 Is
                 a
                 Great
                 Part
                 of
                 Jove
                 —
              
            
             
               
                 And
                 Boetius
                 .
              
               
                 THou
                 in
                 consenting
                 Parts
                 disposed
                 hast
              
               
                 Th'
                 All-moving
                 Soul
                 ,
                 '
                 midst
                 threefold
                 Nature
                 plac'd
                 ,
              
               
                 Which
                 cut
                 in
                 Parts
                 ,
                 that
                 run
                 a
                 different
                 Race
                 ,
              
               
                 Into
                 it self
                 returns
                 ,
                 and
                 doth
                 embrace
              
               
                 The
                 highest
                 Mind
                 ,
                 and
                 Heaven
                 doth
                 wheel
                 about
              
               
                 With
                 like
                 Proportion
                 —
              
            
             
               
                 And
                 Virgil
                 ,
                 not
                 the
                 last
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 Excellent
                 Philosophers
                 ,
                 6.
                 
                 Aen.
                 By
                 
                   Mr.
                   J.O.
                
                 
              
               
                 AT
                 first
                 the
                 Heaven
                 ,
                 and
                 Earth
                 ,
                 the
                 liquid
                 Plain
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Moons
                 Bright
                 Globe
                 ,
                 and
                 Stars
                 Titanian
                 ,
              
               
                 A
                 spirit
                 fed
                 within
                 ,
                 spread
                 through
                 the
                 whole
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 with
                 the
                 huge
                 heap
                 mix'd
                 infus'd
                 a
                 scrowl
                 .
              
               
               
                 Hence
                 Man
                 ,
                 and
                 Beasts
                 ,
                 and
                 Birds
                 derive
                 their
                 strain
                 ,
              
               
                 And
                 Monsters-floating
                 in
                 the
                 Marbled
                 Main
                 .
              
               
                 These
                 Seeds
                 have
                 Fiery
                 Vigour
                 ,
                 and
                 a
                 Birth
              
               
                 Of
                 Heavenly
                 Race
                 ;
                 but
                 clogg'd
                 with
                 heavy
                 Earth
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               enough
               of
               the
               
                 Soul
                 of
                 the
                 World.
              
               And
               now
               seeing
               it
               is
               manifest
               the
               World
               hath
               a
               Soul
               ,
               it
               will
               be
               no
               less
               apparent
               ,
               That
               the
               same
               World
               shall
               consist
               also
               of
               a
               Spirit
               ;
               which
               is
               called
               the
               Spirit
               of
               the
               Universe
               .
               Where
               the
               Soul
               is
               ,
               there
               also
               is
               the
               Spirit
               :
               The
               Soul
               groans
               in
               the
               Spirit
               ,
               the
               Intelligence
               in
               the
               Soul.
               The
               Spirit
               also
               of
               the
               Universe
               ,
               is
               the
               vigour
               of
               Divine
               vertues
               ,
               dilated
               through
               all
               things
               ,
               whose
               continual
               Excitation
               resides
               in
               the
               Soul
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 Celestial
                 Bodies
                 .
                 Democritus
                 ,
                 Pythagoras
                 ,
                 Orpheus
                 ,
              
               and
               such
               others
               called
               these
               Vertues
               ,
               Gods
               :
               Zoroaster
               ,
               Divine
               Allurements
               :
               Synecius
               ,
               Symbolical
               Inticements
               :
               But
               some
               called
               them
               Lives
               ,
               others
               also
               Souls
               .
               Nor
               that
               indeed
               undeservedly
               :
               For
               seeing
               the
               Soul
               is
               the
               
                 Primum
                 Mobile
              
               ,
               and
               truly
               of
               its
               own
               accord
               ,
               or
               by
               it self
               movable
               ,
               but
               the
               Body
               or
               Matter
               of
               it self
               Ineffectual
               for
               Motion
               ,
               and
               much
               degenerating
               from
               the
               Soul
               :
               Therefore
               we
               have
               need
               of
               some
               more
               Excellent
               Medium
               ;
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               such
               a
               Medium
               ,
               that
               may
               be
               (
               as
               it
               were
               )
               not
               a
               Body
               ,
               but
               yet
               as
               if
               it
               were
               a
               Soul
               ;
               Or
               as
               no
               Soul
               ,
               and
               yet
               (
               as
               it
               were
               )
               a
               Body
               whereby
               the
               Soul
               may
               be
               united
               to
               the
               Body
               .
               For
               such
               a
               Medium
               is
               the
               Spirit
               of
               the
               Universe
               it self
               ,
               which
               otherwise
               we
               call
               the
               
                 Fifth
                 Essence
              
               ,
               because
               it
               is
               not
               wholly
               subsisting
               of
               the
               
                 Four
                 Elements
              
               ,
               but
               a
               certain
               Fifth
               over
               and
               beside
               them
               .
               Therefore
               such
               a
               Spirit
               is
               necessarily
               requisite
               as
               a
               Medium
               ,
               by
               whose
               Intervening
               ,
               the
               
                 Celestial
                 Soul
              
               may
               be
               in
               a
               Grosser
               Body
               :
               And
               this
               Spirit
               is
               of
               such
               a
               Form
               in
               the
               Body
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               as
               is
               ours
               in
               the
               Humane
               Body
               :
               Because
               
               that
               as
               the
               Powers
               of
               our
               Soule
               ,
               are
               by
               the
               Spirit
               communicated
               to
               the
               Members
               ;
               So
               the
               vertue
               of
               the
               
                 Soul
                 of
                 the
                 World
              
               ,
               is
               dilated
               by
               that
               
                 Fifth
                 Essence
              
               ,
               throughout
               all
               things
               ;
               So
               that
               nothing
               can
               be
               found
               in
               the
               whole
               World
               ,
               which
               wants
               a
               vivifying
               spark
               thereof
               .
            
             
               Through
               this
               Spirit
               every
               occult
               Propriety
               is
               propagated
               unto
               
                 Herbs
                 ,
                 Stones
                 ,
                 Metals
              
               ,
               and
               to
               all
               living
               Creatures
               ,
               by
               the
               Sun
               and
               Moon
               ,
               by
               the
               Planets
               and
               other
               Stars
               of
               the
               
                 Eighth
                 Orb.
              
               And
               those
               things
               that
               contain
               a
               more
               plentiful
               and
               excellent
               Spirit
               of
               that
               Nature
               ,
               shall
               perfect
               a
               more
               manifest
               and
               swifter
               Operation
               in
               our
               Bodies
               :
               if
               so
               be
               it
               be
               duly
               separated
               from
               the
               Body
               and
               Feces
               :
               for
               ,
               the
               Feces
               profit
               nothing
               ;
               yea
               ,
               they
               plainly
               Impede
               and
               oppress
               the
               Penetrating
               vertue
               of
               the
               Spirit
               .
               And
               indeed
               all
               Physicians
               should
               have
               a
               special
               Regard
               ,
               that
               they
               Artificially
               segregate
               the
               Medicinal
               vertues
               of
               things
               from
               the
               Body
               ,
               and
               the
               Elementated
               Impurities
               thereof
               ,
               and
               not
               so
               Foolishly
               hasten
               to
               their
               Patients
               ,
               the
               Medicines
               and
               Feces
               together
               .
               But
               the
               most
               part
               either
               wholly
               omit
               that
               Labour
               ,
               or
               account
               it
               in
               a
               manner
               Dishonest
               ;
               Leaving
               that
               separating
               Art
               to
               the
               Diseased
               Body
               .
               Nevertheless
               these
               Men
               make
               too
               huge
               a
               Progress
               in
               Philosophy
               ,
               they
               shall
               often
               dispute
               against
               Astronomy
               it self
               ,
               
               not
               knowing
               indeed
               that
               they
               can
               nothing
               say
               ,
               or
               Dispute
               ,
               without
               that
               
                 Syderial
                 Spirit
              
               communicated
               to
               them
               ,
               (
               as
               also
               to
               every
               Man
               ,
               yet
               more
               or
               less
               ,
               )
               from
               above
               ,
               by
               the
               Heavens
               and
               the
               Stars
               .
               Truly
               the
               Lote
               (
               which
               shutteth
               its
               Leaves
               before
               
                 Sun
                 Rise
              
               ,
               but
               when
               he
               Ascendeth
               openeth
               them
               by
               degrees
               ,
               )
               will
               be
               accounted
               more
               Just
               and
               Charitable
               towards
               the
               
                 Celestial
                 Princes
              
               ,
               then
               these
               so
               Rational
               Men.
               And
               so
               we
               believe
               shall
               the
               Cock
               ,
               who
               applauds
               the
               
               
                 Rising
                 Sun
              
               ,
               as
               it
               were
               with
               a
               Hymn
               ,
               from
               his
               Inferiour
               Rousts
               .
               But
               these
               are
               from
               the
               matter
               .
            
             
               We
               formerly
               told
               you
               ,
               There
               can
               nothing
               be
               found
               in
               this
               Lower
               World
               ,
               that
               wants
               a
               vivifying
               Spark
               of
               this
               Spirit
               :
               but
               yet
               to
               know
               ,
               under
               what
               Star
               ,
               and
               in
               which
               Sign
               of
               the
               Zodiaque
               ,
               every
               thing
               Perceiveth
               its
               Spirit
               ,
               This
               is
               the
               Work
               ,
               here
               the
               Labour
               is
               Nevertheless
               ,
               there
               hath
               so
               much
               of
               this
               nature
               been
               Manifested
               to
               us
               ,
               by
               sedulous
               and
               skilfull
               Men
               ,
               as
               is
               sufficient
               for
               Humane
               Ingenuity
               and
               Pains
               ,
               to
               find
               out
               greater
               things
               .
               Gold
               hath
               in
               it
               the
               Spirit
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               and
               therefore
               is
               ,
               (
               in
               value
               ,
               )
               the
               most
               precious
               of
               all
               Metals
               :
               It
               also
               nourisheth
               every
               Spirit
               of
               all
               things
               Growing
               :
               So
               that
               the
               Sun
               possesseth
               the
               vertues
               of
               all
               the
               Stars
               .
               No
               marvel
               then
               the
               Spirit
               of
               Gold
               (
               skilfully
               extracted
               ,
               or
               separated
               from
               the
               elementated
               ,
               or
               Metallique
               Body
               )
               should
               extirpate
               all
               Diseases
               of
               the
               Body
               .
               The
               reason
               is
               manifest
               by
               Astronomy
               it self
               .
               But
               that
               there
               is
               Gold
               of
               the
               Solar
               Spirit
               ,
               (
               to
               omit
               other
               Reasons
               )
               the
               purifyed
               sign
               thereof
               sufficiently
               testifies
               ,
               where
               you
               shall
               find
               
                 Incense
                 Burning
              
               with
               perpetual
               Fire
               :
               which
               thing
               true
               Alchymists
               know
               very
               well
               ;
               and
               there
               yet
               remains
               such
               a
               thing
               to
               be
               found
               in
               some
               Sepulchres
               ,
               that
               hath
               continued
               its
               Ardour
               and
               Fire
               for
               more
               then
               100
               years
               ;
               Even
               as
               the
               Sun
               enjoys
               Perpetual
               Light.
               The
               same
               Metall
               is
               not
               unfitly
               called
               the
               
                 Terrene
                 Chaos
              
               :
               because
               if
               the
               Spirit
               of
               the
               Universe
               residing
               in
               it
               ,
               should
               at
               a
               set
               time
               be
               reduced
               to
               a
               competent
               Form
               with
               the
               Body
               ,
               plainly
               produces
               the
               same
               ,
               or
               even
               greater
               things
               ,
               then
               that
               Essence
               of
               the
               Sun
               ,
               so
               earnestly
               sought
               for
               by
               Covetous
               Persons
               .
               So
               also
               to
               other
               Metalls
               ,
               there
               in
               a
               Proper
               and
               Perpetual
               
                 Seed
                 plot
              
               in
               Heaven
               .
               The
               like
               for
               
                 Trees
                 ,
                 Plants
                 ,
                 Stones
              
               ,
               &c.
               
            
             
               If
               therefore
               any
               thing
               growing
               nourisheth
               in
               it
               an
               
               
                 Astral
                 Spirit
              
               ,
               we
               account
               the
               Incensive
               matter
               of
               the
               Generative
               and
               Seminary
               vertue
               much
               more
               such
               ,
               and
               indeed
               more
               Perfect
               in
               Man
               himself
               .
               Those
               Philosophers
               who
               know
               not
               any
               such
               thing
               in
               Man
               ,
               can
               pronounce
               nothing
               certain
               as
               touching
               the
               Ingenuity
               of
               Man
               ,
               his
               
                 Inclinations
                 ,
                 Antipathy
                 ,
                 Sympathy
              
               ,
               of
               the
               Magnetique
               vertue
               and
               operation
               ,
               and
               such
               other
               things
               as
               are
               hitherto
               appertaining
               :
               Whence
               it
               is
               they
               so
               Foolishly
               and
               Filthily
               heap
               up
               Reasons
               of
               Philosophizing
               ,
               which
               are
               no
               better
               then
               Volatile
               Air.
               
            
             
               We
               must
               not
               forget
               that
               there
               is
               a
               twofold
               Spirit
               in
               Man.
               One
               infused
               from
               the
               Heavens
               and
               Stars
               ,
               at
               the
               time
               of
               Generation
               :
               the
               other
               Inspired
               by
               GOD
               ;
               This
               was
               the
               breathing-hole
               of
               Life
               ,
               in
               Adam
               ;
               and
               that
               indeed
               Perfect
               ,
               but
               afterwards
               Lost.
               The
               First
               Man
               was
               made
               of
               the
               Slime
               of
               the
               Earth
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               of
               the
               
                 Greater
                 World
              
               ,
               of
               the
               Sydereal
               Creatures
               and
               Elements
               :
               whence
               he
               received
               a
               certain
               
                 Astral
                 Soul
              
               resembling
               
                 the
                 Soul
                 of
                 the
                 World.
              
               The
               Object
               whereof
               ,
               is
               ,
               
                 The
                 Universal
                 World
              
               ,
               and
               the
               things
               contained
               therein
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               Worldly
               Wisdom
               ,
               generally
               comprehending
               all
               manner
               of
               Arts
               and
               Sciences
               within
               it self
               :
               some
               such
               thing
               was
               Anciently
               called
               in
               Man
               ,
               the
               Proper
               Genius
               ,
               or
               Demon
               of
               every
               one
               .
               He
               is
               not
               wholly
               Ignorant
               of
               the
               Natural
               Law
               ,
               (
               that
               is
               ,
               of
               the
               
                 Divine
                 Will
              
               ,
               commanding
               and
               approving
               the
               Good
               ;
               but
               Abominating
               and
               Condemning
               the
               Evil
               done
               unto
               us
               )
               because
               the
               World
               was
               the
               
                 First
                 Image
              
               of
               God
               :
               and
               Man
               himself
               the
               next
               Example
               of
               any
               thing
               Possessing
               the
               Reason
               of
               the
               Word
               .
               And
               although
               Man
               have
               Free-will
               ,
               yet
               so
               it
               is
               in
               him
               ,
               that
               what
               an
               one
               soever
               the
               Predestination
               of
               the
               
                 Mundane
                 Soul
              
               made
               him
               ;
               such
               an
               one
               also
               every
               Man
               would
               (
               and
               desireth
               to
               )
               Die
               ,
               by
               a
               natural
               instinct
               .
               Thus
               we
               more
               plainly
               
               conceive
               how
               Man
               is
               subject
               to
               the
               Stars
               .
               Hence
               likewise
               we
               will
               not
               deny
               ,
               but
               that
               very
               many
               Diseases
               ,
               and
               consequently
               the
               term
               of
               Life
               ,
               proceed
               (
               especially
               in
               a
               flourishing
               Age
               )
               from
               the
               Stars
               ,
               touching
               which
               we
               have
               elsewhere
               produced
               manifest
               Reasons
               ,
               and
               a
               manifest
               Experience
               in
               Examples
               .
               Hereunto
               belongs
               the
               whole
               Genethliaque
               Part
               of
               
                 Astrology
                 .
                 Theophrastus
                 Paracelsus
              
               hath
               most
               Plentifully
               and
               Learnedly
               explained
               the
               Foundations
               of
               this
               very
               Matter
               ,
               in
               his
               Volume
               of
               
                 Wise
                 Philosophy
              
               .
            
             
               There
               was
               another
               Breathing
               Hole
               Placed
               by
               God
               in
               Adam
               ,
               (
               beyond
               this
               
                 Rational
                 Spirit
              
               ,
               and
               operating
               Soul
               ,
               deducing
               its
               Original
               and
               Branches
               from
               the
               Stars
               ,
               )
               which
               was
               the
               Breathing
               Hole
               of
               Life
               ,
               in
               which
               regard
               he
               was
               said
               to
               be
               the
               Image
               of
               GOD.
               The
               Beauty
               of
               this
               Image
               was
               lost
               by
               the
               Fall
               of
               our
               
                 First
                 Parents
              
               ,
               (
               a
               very
               small
               spark
               thereof
               surviving
               in
               us
               :
               )
               But
               may
               be
               reduced
               to
               its
               pristine
               Condition
               by
               a
               Regeneration
               in
               Christ.
               This
               
                 Spark
                 (
                 Christ
              
               being
               Mediator
               )
               shall
               grow
               into
               a
               Flame
               of
               
                 Celestial
                 Wisdom
              
               ;
               It
               is
               the
               proper
               spirit
               of
               
                 those
                 that
                 Believe
                 in
                 Christ
              
               ,
               Joh.
               7.
               
               
                 Rejecting
                 ,
                 Despising
                 ,
                 Deriding
                 all
                 those
                 Worldly
                 things
                 ,
                 not
                 as
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 the
                 Works
                 of
                 GOD
                 ,
                 for
                 they
                 testifie
                 of
                 GOD
                 what
                 he
                 is
                 ,
                 but
                 in
                 that
                 they
                 are
                 Corruptible
                 ,
                 unstable
                 ,
                 and
                 draw
                 a
                 Man
                 from
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 GOD
                 ,
                 and
                 from
                 Eternal
                 Joy
                 in
                 him
                 .
              
               This
               Wisdom
               is
               that
               sorrow
               with
               the
               Flesh
               ,
               and
               its
               Concupiscences
               ,
               at
               last
               overcoming
               ,
               Christ
               being
               Conquerour
               .
               Of
               this
               is
               that
               vulgar
               saying
               ,
               
                 Sapiens
                 Dominabitur
                 Astris
              
               .
               A
               wise
               Man
               shall
               Rule
               the
               Stars
               .
               By
               this
               very
               Rule
               we
               are
               led
               from
               the
               Love
               of
               Corruptible
               things
               ,
               and
               brought
               into
               the
               Love
               of
               Eternal
               .
               By
               this
               
                 we
                 take
                 the
                 Cross
                 of
                 Christ
                 upon
                 our
                 Shoulders
                 ,
                 and
                 Follow
                 him
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               
                 we
                 shall
                 hereby
                 Purge
                 out
                 the
                 Old
                 Leaven
                 ,
                 crucifying
                 our
                 Flesh
                 with
                 Evil
                 Affections
                 ,
                 and
                 
                 Concupiscences
                 ,
                 studying
                 to
                 learn
                 abundantly
                 the
                 Fruits
                 of
                 a
                 Christian
                 Spirit
                 ,
                 without
                 Hypocrisy
                 ,
              
               as
               
                 Charity
                 ,
                 Faith
                 ,
                 Peace
                 ,
                 Joy
                 ,
                 Liberality
                 ,
                 Meekness
                 ,
                 Temperance
                 ,
                 Gal.
              
               5.
               
               In
               a
               word
               ,
               This
               
                 Celestical
                 Spirit
              
               is
               no
               other
               thing
               ,
               then
               Faith
               triumphing
               through
               Charity
               ,
               without
               which
               none
               shall
               Prevail
               before
               GOD
               ,
               although
               (
               as
               it
               is
               in
               1
               Cor.
               13.
               )
               
                 He
                 should
                 speak
                 with
                 the
                 Tongues
                 of
                 Angels
                 ,
                 and
                 had
                 all
                 Faith
                 ,
                 so
                 that
                 he
                 could
                 Remove
                 Mountains
                 out
                 of
                 their
                 Places
                 ,
                 although
                 he
                 had
                 all
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 and
                 knew
                 all
                 Mysteries
                 ,
                 though
                 he
                 should
                 give
                 his
                 Body
                 to
                 be
                 Burnt
                 ,
                 and
                 were
                 full
                 of
                 Prophesie
                 .
                 GOD
                 is
                 CHARITY
                 :
              
               we
               were
               Created
               and
               Redeemed
               of
               Charity
               ,
               in
               Charity
               ,
               and
               by
               Charity
               .
            
             
               Charity
               Preserves
               in
               us
               the
               
                 Command
                 of
                 GOD.
                 Charity
              
               is
               the
               
                 Bond
                 of
                 Perfection
              
               ,
               Col.
               3.
               
               Charity
               is
               
                 Long
                 suffering
              
               and
               Bountiful
               :
               she
               
                 Envieth
                 not
              
               ,
               she
               
                 maketh
                 no
                 Tumults
              
               ,
               she
               is
               not
               
                 puft
                 up
              
               ,
               she
               doth
               
                 nothing
                 whereof
                 she
                 is
                 ashamed
              
               ,
               she
               
                 seeketh
                 not
                 her
                 own
              
               ,
               she
               
                 Provoketh
                 not
              
               ,
               she
               
                 thinketh
                 no
                 Evil
              
               ,
               she
               
                 rejoyceth
                 not
                 at
                 Iniquity
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Truth
                 ,
              
               she
               
                 beareth
                 all
                 things
              
               ,
               she
               
                 believeth
                 all
                 things
              
               ,
               she
               hopeth
               and
               
                 sustaineth
                 all
                 things
                 .
                 Charity
                 Buildeth
                 up
                 ,
                 knowledge
                 puffeth
                 up
                 :
                 Charity
              
               is
               
                 greater
                 then
                 Prophesies
                 ,
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 Tongues
                 ;
                 Prophesies
              
               shall
               be
               
                 abolished
                 ,
                 Tongues
              
               shall
               be
               
                 Silent
                 ,
                 Sciences
                 Perish
                 :
                 Charity
                 remaineth
                 for
                 ever
                 .
              
               He
               
                 that
                 remaineth
                 in
                 Charity
                 remaineth
                 in
                 GOD
                 ,
                 and
                 GOD
                 in
                 him
                 .
              
            
             
               Now
               we
               must
               know
               ,
               there
               is
               a
               
                 Two-fold
                 Man
              
               :
               One
               
                 Astral
                 ,
                 External
              
               or
               Carnal
               ,
               which
               is
               called
               Animal
               ,
               (
               nor
               perceiveth
               he
               the
               things
               which
               are
               of
               the
               
                 Vivifying
                 Spirit
              
               :
               )
               The
               other
               Spiritual
               or
               Internal
               ,
               busied
               in
               Renewing
               the
               Corrupted
               Image
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
                 Rom.
              
               7.
               
               In
               like
               manner
               ,
               there
               shall
               be
               a
               
                 Two-fold
                 Wisdom
              
               ;
               One
               ,
               Worldly
               or
               Astral
               ,
               the
               Wisdom
               of
               
                 Arts
                 ,
                 Sciences
                 ,
                 Dignities
                 ,
                 Possessions
                 ,
              
               and
               of
               Curruptible
               things
               ,
               wherein
               the
               Gentiles
               are
               alone
               Busied
               ,
               Mat.
               6.
               
               The
               other
               
               Celestial
               ,
               consisting
               in
               the
               knowledge
               of
               GOD
               ,
               in
               the
               consideration
               of
               his
               
                 Ineffable
                 Mercy
              
               ,
               in
               the
               desire
               of
               
                 Eternal
                 Happiness
              
               .
               This
               Wisdom
               acknowledges
               no
               other
               Governour
               ,
               than
               the
               
                 Holy
                 Spirit
              
               ,
               Operating
               by
               the
               Word
               of
               GOD
               :
               That
               ,
               the
               Heavens
               and
               
                 Celestial
                 Influences
              
               :
               Both
               which
               may
               be
               joyned
               in
               a
               Man
               that
               pleaseth
               GOD.
               But
               in
               whom
               the
               Celestial
               Wisdom
               Reigneth
               ,
               that
               other
               is
               only
               a
               Hand-maid
               ;
               she
               seeks
               for
               nothing
               at
               all
               ,
               but
               the
               Glory
               of
               GOD
               ,
               and
               the
               welfare
               of
               her
               Neighbour
               :
               which
               indeed
               is
               as
               much
               as
               is
               granted
               in
               this
               Life
               to
               the
               Elect
               ,
               or
               those
               whom
               the
               Father
               hath
               given
               unto
               Christ.
               Now
               ,
               where
               the
               Astral
               Reigneth
               ,
               (
               suppose
               that
               alone
               ,
               )
               
                 There
                 are
                 Dogs
                 ,
                 and
                 Swine
                 ,
                 unto
                 whom
                 we
                 are
                 forbidden
                 to
                 cast
                 Pearls
                 ,
                 or
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 Holy.
              
               Lastly
               ,
               where
               the
               Celestial
               and
               Astral
               do
               Conjunctly
               Rule
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               
                 when
                 we
                 endeavour
                 to
                 serve
                 Two
                 Masters
                 ,
              
               There
               is
               true
               Hyprocrisie
               ,
               very
               displeasing
               unto
               
                 GOD.
                 No
                 Man
                 can
                 serve
                 Two
                 Masters
                 :
              
               Such
               were
               the
               Pharisees
               in
               the
               time
               of
               Christ
               ,
               whose
               Righteousness
               if
               ours
               exceed
               not
               ,
               
                 we
                 shall
                 not
                 enter
                 into
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 God
                 ;
                 Christ
              
               himself
               hath
               spoken
               it
               .
            
             
               It
               was
               but
               requisite
               that
               we
               a
               little
               touched
               upon
               those
               things
               ,
               lest
               Ignorant
               Detractors
               ,
               (
               who
               are
               either
               far
               out
               of
               the
               way
               ,
               or
               abhor
               this
               True
               manner
               of
               Philosophizing
               )
               should
               take
               occasion
               to
               mingle
               Holy
               things
               with
               Profane
               ,
               or
               Profane
               with
               Holy
               ,
               whilst
               perhaps
               they
               might
               take
               upon
               them
               to
               Disprove
               these
               Realities
               .
            
             
               Furthermore
               ,
               as
               hitherto
               we
               have
               Treated
               of
               the
               Soul
               and
               
                 Spirit
                 of
                 the
                 Universe
              
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               
                 Sydereal
                 Governour
                 in
                 Man
              
               :
               So
               now
               we
               may
               possibly
               be
               informed
               concerning
               
                 Four
                 Senses
              
               in
               the
               Universe
               ,
               accommodating
               themselves
               to
               the
               
                 Four-fold
                 Vertue
              
               or
               
                 Power
                 of
                 the
                 Soul
                 of
                 the
                 World.
                 
              
            
             
             
               There
               are
               
                 Four
                 Elements
              
               which
               contribute
               Matter
               to
               the
               Body
               of
               the
               World
               :
               And
               there
               are
               also
               
                 Four
                 Powers
              
               in
               the
               Soul
               of
               the
               World.
               The
               first
               is
               ,
               the
               Intellect
               ,
               of
               it self
               Immovable
               ,
               the
               Mover
               or
               Governour
               of
               the
               Sphere
               ;
               Instituted
               by
               the
               Author
               of
               all
               things
               Governing
               the
               Spheres
               .
               The
               second
               is
               ,
               the
               Soul
               of
               the
               Sphere
               ,
               A
               Mover
               indeed
               that
               is
               Movable
               ,
               yet
               so
               of
               it self
               .
               The
               third
               ,
               a
               certain
               Intelligence
               ,
               excellently
               placed
               in
               this
               Soul
               by
               GOD
               ,
               and
               the
               superiour
               Intellect
               .
               The
               fourth
               is
               Nature
               ,
               that
               is
               to
               say
               ,
               A
               Seminary
               and
               Vital
               vertue
               ,
               every
               way
               infus'd
               into
               the
               Matter
               ,
               by
               the
               Soul.
               The
               Intellect
               and
               Soul
               are
               indeed
               Substances
               :
               But
               the
               Intelligence
               and
               Nature
               are
               Qualities
               :
               Those
               of
               the
               Soul
               ,
               these
               of
               the
               Matter
               .
               The
               
                 Four
                 Images
              
               ,
               of
               these
               are
               the
               
                 Four
                 Elements
              
               :
               For
               ,
               Fire
               resembles
               the
               
                 Intellect
                 ;
                 Earth
              
               ,
               the
               
                 Water
                 ;
                 Air
              
               ,
               the
               Intelligence
               ;
               And
               lastly
               ,
               Water
               ,
               the
               Soul.
               And
               as
               there
               are
               three
               things
               proper
               to
               Fire
               ,
               three
               things
               also
               opposite
               to
               Earth
               ,
               and
               that
               the
               Mediums
               agree
               with
               Mediums
               by
               a
               certain
               Proportion
               ,
               so
               there
               are
               three
               things
               proper
               to
               the
               Intellect
               ,
               and
               their
               Opposites
               are
               proper
               to
               Nature
               :
               The
               Mediums
               also
               to
               the
               Mediums
               :
               For
               the
               Intellect
               is
               
                 Individual
                 ,
                 Uniform
                 ,
                 Eternal
                 ;
                 Nature
                 ,
                 Dividual
                 ,
                 Multiform
                 ,
                 Temporal
              
               :
               The
               Soul
               (
               amongst
               these
               Mediums
               )
               looks
               indeed
               (
               through
               the
               Intelligence
               )
               more
               participating
               of
               the
               Intellect
               it self
               ,
               than
               of
               Nature
               :
               But
               through
               the
               
                 Animal
                 Power
              
               ,
               the
               rather
               agrees
               with
               Nature
               ,
               than
               the
               Intellect
               .
               Wherefore
               it
               is
               called
               partly
               Individual
               ,
               partly
               Dividual
               :
               Partly
               also
               Uniform
               ,
               and
               partly
               Multiform
               .
               Again
               ,
               partly
               Eternal
               ,
               and
               partly
               Temporal
               .
            
             
             
               
                 
                   
                     From
                     Substance
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Vertue
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Action
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Fire
                  
                   
                     Subtile
                  
                   
                     Acute
                  
                   
                     Movable
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Air
                  
                   
                     Subtile
                  
                   
                     Obtuse
                  
                   
                     Movable
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Water
                  
                   
                     Gross
                  
                   
                     Obtuse
                  
                   
                     Movable
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     Earth
                  
                   
                     Gross
                  
                   
                     Obtuse
                  
                   
                     Immovable
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     The
                     Intellect
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Individual
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Uniform
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Eternal
                     .
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Soul
                     by
                     the
                     Intelligence
                  
                   
                     Individual
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Uniform
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Eternal
                     ,
                  
                
                 
                   
                     The
                     Soul
                     by
                     the
                     
                       Animal
                       Power
                    
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dividual
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Multiform
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Temporal
                     ,
                  
                
                 
                   
                     
                       By
                       Nature
                    
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Dividual
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Multiform
                     ,
                  
                   
                     Temporal
                     .
                  
                
              
            
             
               Hence
               also
               are
               the
               
                 Four
                 Lives
              
               Delivered
               and
               Believed
               of
               Plato
               .
               The
               Life
               of
               Saturn
               admiring
               (
               in
               the
               
                 Intellect
                 )
                 Heaven
              
               the
               Father
               thereof
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               God
               the
               Father
               of
               Heaven
               .
               The
               Jovial
               in
               the
               ●ntelligence
               declining
               to
               Action
               ,
               yet
               Movable
               .
               The
               Venereal
               ,
               in
               the
               
                 Animal
                 Vertue
              
               ,
               yet
               Affecting
               Matter
               :
               And
               the
               Dionysiacal
               ,
               as
               if
               Drunk
               in
               Nature
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               of
               a
               Drench'd
               ,
               or
               Drown'd
               Matter
               .
            
             
               And
               by
               a
               like
               Reason
               ,
               there
               are
               
                 Four
                 Senses
              
               in
               the
               Universe
               .
               The
               First
               ,
               in
               the
               Soul
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               Commune
               (
               I
               say
               )
               and
               one
               Sense
               :
               That
               is
               ,
               a
               certain
               
                 Imaginary
                 Vertue
              
               so
               accompanying
               its
               Intelligence
               ,
               and
               touching
               the
               Particular
               Forms
               of
               things
               ,
               as
               the
               Intelligence
               doth
               the
               Universal
               :
               Touching
               (
               I
               say
               )
               Intrinsecally
               ,
               and
               therefore
               it
               wants
               no
               Instruments
               ,
               neither
               proceeds
               ,
               or
               suffers
               it
               any
               where
               without
               .
               The
               second
               is
               ,
               in
               the
               Souls
               of
               the
               Spheres
               and
               Stars
               ,
               Commune
               indeed
               ,
               and
               Impatible
               also
               ,
               but
               proceeding
               without
               .
               The
               third
               ,
               in
               Particular
               Souls
               ,
               distributed
               through
               all
               the
               Instruments
               ,
               beyond
               Common
               strength
               ,
               and
               spreading
               it self
               without
               ,
               but
               ending
               in
               the
               Judgment
               .
               The
               Fourth
               (
               and
               last
               )
               Sense
               is
               (
               according
               to
               the
               Pythagoreans
               )
               allowed
               to
               Plants
               ,
               yea
               ,
               a
               certain
               Image
               of
               Sense
               ,
               and
               that
               indeed
               Stupid
               ,
               having
               
               no
               Judgment
               of
               Quality
               ,
               but
               Posited
               only
               in
               the
               Passion
               of
               some
               Pleasure
               or
               Grief
               .
            
             
               The
               First
               Sense
               represents
               the
               Intellect
               :
               The
               Second
               the
               Intelligence
               ;
               The
               Third
               ,
               the
               
                 Animal
                 Vertue
              
               ;
               and
               the
               Fourth
               ,
               the
               Natural
               :
               Wherein
               we
               must
               remember
               that
               the
               Matter
               of
               the
               World
               ,
               doth
               not
               otherwise
               enter
               the
               Soul
               ,
               than
               by
               Nature
               ,
               nor
               otherwise
               the
               Intelligence
               than
               by
               the
               Soul
               ,
               nor
               otherwise
               the
               Intellect
               ,
               than
               by
               the
               Intelligence
               :
               Even
               as
               it
               receiveth
               Water
               by
               the
               Earth
               ;
               by
               the
               
                 Water
                 ,
                 Air
              
               ;
               and
               by
               the
               
                 Air
                 ,
                 Fire
              
               .
            
             
               But
               at
               length
               to
               come
               to
               our
               Matter
               ,
               we
               must
               know
               ,
               that
               the
               Lines
               of
               the
               Hands
               are
               not
               otherwise
               produced
               (
               giving
               GOD
               ,
               in
               the
               first
               place
               ,
               His
               Due
               )
               than
               from
               the
               Imagination
               of
               the
               Greater
               World
               ,
               thus
               ,
               or
               so
               Affected
               in
               the
               Generation
               of
               Man
               ,
               yet
               performing
               its
               Authority
               and
               Office
               by
               the
               Stars
               .
               It
               is
               hardly
               perceptible
               to
               our
               
                 Humane
                 Wit
              
               ,
               how
               such
               an
               Operation
               should
               be
               made
               in
               our
               Hands
               ,
               by
               Lines
               shadowing
               out
               the
               Fate
               of
               every
               Man.
               This
               Imagination
               of
               the
               Soul
               of
               the
               World
               is
               otherwise
               called
               
                 Predestination
                 ,
                 Science
                 ,
                 Fate
              
               :
               And
               she
               it
               is
               that
               performs
               her
               Power
               in
               the
               Conception
               and
               Birth
               ,
               by
               the
               Influence
               of
               that
               Star
               which
               then
               predominateth
               in
               the
               Heavens
               ,
               and
               thence
               poureth
               out
               that
               Peculiar
               Genius
               upon
               every
               Man
               :
               If
               many
               Stars
               be
               to
               do
               the
               Work
               ,
               the
               proper
               and
               accustomed
               Signatures
               are
               by
               them
               distributed
               and
               
                 Engraven
                 ,
                 Fortunate
              
               ,
               or
               Infortunate
               ,
               according
               to
               the
               Affection
               of
               the
               Planets
               ,
               and
               other
               Stars
               ,
               in
               their
               respective
               Signs
               and
               Quarters
               of
               Heaven
               .
               Those
               Conjunctions
               and
               other
               Aspects
               of
               the
               Planets
               ,
               which
               but
               seldom
               happen
               ,
               do
               make
               the
               most
               Noble
               and
               Excellent
               Impression
               :
               Such
               be
               the
               Conjunction
               and
               Sextile
               of
               Venus
               and
               Mercury
               ,
               the
               Conjunction
               and
               Trine
               of
               Saturn
               and
               Jupiter
               :
               So
               also
               of
               
               Jupiter
               and
               
                 Mars
                 ,
                 Jupiter
              
               and
               the
               
                 Sun
                 ,
                 Jupiter
              
               and
               Venus
               ;
               likewise
               the
               Trine
               of
               Mars
               and
               Mercury
               :
               The
               Moon
               also
               partily
               supputated
               in
               an
               Angle
               ,
               or
               begirt
               with
               the
               Favourable
               Ray
               of
               a
               Noble
               Star
               ,
               &c.
               yet
               more
               or
               less
               according
               to
               the
               Quarters
               of
               Heaven
               ,
               and
               the
               Places
               of
               the
               Zodiack
               .
               The
               presence
               of
               the
               more
               Notable
               Fixed
               Stars
               do
               hereunto
               contribute
               very
               much
               of
               strength
               .
               So
               also
               they
               whom
               the
               Position
               of
               the
               Stars
               shall
               encline
               to
               the
               contrary
               .
               But
               there
               is
               so
               Beneficent
               a
               Vertue
               Planted
               in
               this
               Science
               ,
               or
               Predestination
               ,
               and
               so
               great
               LOVE
               ,
               that
               to
               forewarn
               us
               of
               
                 Future
                 Events
              
               (
               the
               Times
               whereof
               the
               Dir●ctions
               of
               places
               in
               Corrected
               Genitures
               ,
               which
               I
               certainly
               know
               by
               often
               Experience
               ,
               manifest
               )
               she
               often
               premits
               her
               Signatures
               in
               this
               or
               that
               Place
               of
               the
               Hand
               ,
               th●t
               if
               
                 Fortunate
                 Events
              
               be
               near
               ,
               a
               Man
               might
               happily
               know
               thereof
               ,
               and
               by
               his
               
                 Endeavour
                 Nourish
              
               and
               Enlarge
               the
               same
               to
               his
               Benefit
               :
               .
               But
               if
               any
               Misfortunes
               ,
               that
               he
               would
               and
               might
               be
               careful
               in
               Averting
               ,
               at
               leastwise
               in
               Mitigating
               the
               Evils
               ensuing
               .
               And
               indeed
               concerning
               the
               LOVE
               extended
               in
               the
               
                 First
                 Creation
              
               ,
               unto
               all
               things
               Celestial
               and
               Terrestrial
               ,
               (
               not
               withstanding
               an
               Adjunct
               or
               Opposite
               Strife
               elsewhere
               )
               a
               who●●
               Volume
               might
               be
               writ●●n
               :
               See
               the
               Golden
               Comm●ntaries
               of
               
                 Marsilius
                 Ficinus
              
               ,
               upon
               
               Plato's
               B●nquet
               of
               Love.
               
            
             
               We
               daily
               Observe
               how
               some
               Lines
               are
               quite
               Vanished
               ,
               which
               were
               but
               even
               now
               in
               our
               Hands
               ,
               and
               that
               other
               arise
               in
               Lieu
               thereof
               ,
               with
               a
               different
               Face
               :
               Some
               to
               wax
               Pale
               ,
               and
               others
               to
               Flourish
               with
               a
               kind
               of
               Ruddyness
               ,
               &c.
               and
               indeed
               deride
               them
               all
               ,
               as
               Vain
               and
               Casual
               .
               But
               yet
               now
               that
               Experience
               her self
               hath
               by
               several
               practises
               reduced
               all
               to
               an
               Art
               ,
               we
               cannot
               be
               so
               Impudent
               and
               Stupid
               ,
               as
               to
               deny
               them
               to
               contain
               some
               Events
               .
               Indeed
               't
               is
               requisite
               that
               the
               Cause
               
               or
               Beginnings
               both
               of
               the
               Signatures
               themselves
               and
               the
               Affections
               therein
               ,
               should
               not
               elsewhere
               reside
               ,
               than
               in
               that
               very
               Science
               of
               the
               Soul
               o●
               the
               World
               ,
               sending
               as
               it
               were
               her
               Standard
               before-●and
               ,
               by
               the
               peculiar
               Stars
               and
               Progressions
               of
               the
               Stars
               of
               every
               Man
               :
               For
               unless
               this
               
                 Imagina●●●n
                 ,
                 Science
                 ,
                 Fa●e
              
               ,
               or
               Pred●stination
               preceded
               by
               a
               certain
               perpetual
               Power
               ,
               nothing
               could
               be
               Generated
               ,
               nothing
               
                 Increased
                 :
                 Visible
              
               cannot
               be
               made
               of
               Invisible
               things
               :
               Corporeal
               of
               Incorporeal
               :
               The
               
                 Shapes
                 ,
                 Magnitudes
                 ,
                 Colours
                 ,
                 Odours
                 ,
              
               and
               other
               Signatures
               of
               Bodies
               will
               not
               be
               unfolded
               ,
               whether
               the
               Efflux
               of
               Nourishment
               be
               Plentiful
               ,
               or
               but
               small
               :
               For
               that
               they
               have
               not
               the
               
                 Foundations
                 ,
                 Roots
              
               ,
               or
               Principles
               ,
               under
               whose
               
                 Power
                 ,
                 Protection
              
               ,
               and
               Patronage
               they
               might
               be
               received
               into
               the
               Society
               of
               a
               
                 New
                 Republick
              
               .
               He
               that
               is
               oppressed
               with
               Thirst
               ,
               conceives
               in
               his
               Mind
               a
               Species
               of
               
                 Familiar
                 Liquor
              
               :
               That
               Appetite
               is
               an
               Individual
               Companion
               of
               this
               Imagination
               :
               And
               such
               an
               Imagination
               is
               Thirst
               ,
               made
               by
               such
               an
               Appetite
               .
               The
               same
               is
               the
               desired
               Liquor
               to
               this
               Imagination
               ;
               because
               the
               Species
               that
               made
               the
               Imagination
               is
               the
               Property
               of
               the
               Liquor
               ,
               and
               the
               Liquor
               by
               means
               of
               such
               Imagination
               may
               satisfie
               
                 Predestination
                 ,
                 Science
                 ,
                 Fate
              
               .
               Therefore
               what
               is
               a
               Nutriment
               requisite
               to
               a
               
                 Living
                 Body
              
               ,
               the
               same
               is
               the
               Impletion
               of
               the
               Events
               ,
               or
               Impressions
               ,
               the
               Conceptions
               and
               Signatures
               of
               Worldly
               knowledge
               ;
               whether
               it
               be
               for
               good
               or
               bad
               :
               which
               very
               thing
               the
               most
               Laudable
               Idea
               of
               
                 Philosophical
                 Physick
              
               of
               
                 Peter
                 Severine
              
               ,
               the
               Dane
               ,
               a
               most
               Excellent
               Man
               in
               Truth
               ,
               and
               a
               very
               Nervous
               Writer
               ,
               doth
               also
               direct
               us
               to
               .
               This
               therefore
               ,
               that
               effects
               so
               great
               things
               in
               the
               World
               ,
               by
               a
               Natural
               and
               
                 Inseparable
                 Love
              
               ,
               is
               also
               employed
               in
               delin●ating
               the
               Hands
               of
               Men
               ,
               signifying
               whatsoever
               things
               a
               Man
               doth
               ,
               and
               they
               for
               the
               most
               part
               are
               in
               
               one
               manner
               or
               other
               described
               in
               the
               Hand
               it self
               .
               Here
               we
               except
               such
               things
               as
               ought
               to
               be
               excepted
               :
               The
               
                 Will
                 of
                 Man
              
               is
               not
               in
               every
               part
               subjected
               to
               the
               Decrees
               of
               the
               Stars
               ,
               neither
               also
               that
               saying
               ,
               [
               
                 If
                 today
                 I
                 feed
                 upon
                 Flesh
                 ,
                 whether
                 shall
                 I
                 Dine
                 to
                 Morrow
                 with
                 Cole-worts
              
               or
               Carrots
               ?
               &c.
               ]
               which
               are
               here
               added
               ,
               to
               remove
               timely
               the
               Objections
               of
               Fools
               .
            
             
               But
               if
               you
               desire
               to
               know
               wherefore
               these
               Signatures
               are
               found
               in
               the
               Hand
               ,
               and
               perhaps
               not
               in
               any
               other
               Part
               of
               the
               Body
               ,
               you
               must
               conceive
               ,
               that
               our
               Hands
               are
               the
               most
               
                 Noble
                 Members
              
               in
               perfecting
               of
               all
               manner
               of
               Actions
               ;
               they
               are
               the
               Executors
               of
               all
               our
               
                 Primary
                 Conceptions
              
               :
               Insomuch
               ,
               that
               if
               we
               wanted
               the
               Benefit
               of
               our
               Hands
               for
               a
               few
               days
               ,
               it
               must
               needs
               be
               we
               should
               all
               of
               us
               Perish
               together
               :
               That
               therefore
               our
               Fate
               for
               the
               most
               part
               ,
               and
               our
               Power
               are
               very
               much
               reposed
               in
               our
               Hands
               ,
               we
               (
               even
               not
               knowing
               it
               )
               openly
               testifie
               ,
               when
               with
               closed
               Hands
               ,
               we
               make
               them
               Petitioners
               to
               GOD
               ,
               or
               any
               Man
               ,
               truly
               declaring
               ,
               we
               can
               do
               nothing
               of
               our
               own
               strength
               ;
               we
               despise
               and
               reject
               these
               Flaggs
               of
               our
               Fate
               ,
               folded
               up
               (
               like
               those
               of
               War
               )
               and
               yet
               that
               one
               thing
               which
               we
               humbly
               crave
               ,
               they
               obtain
               and
               make
               good
               unto
               us
               ,
               as
               if
               some
               Sacrament
               were
               interposed
               betwixt
               them
               .
               I
               know
               not
               of
               whom
               such
               things
               as
               these
               may
               seriously
               be
               considered
               on
               ,
               in
               their
               Prayers
               .
            
             
               It
               may
               now
               be
               Asked
               ,
               wherefore
               the
               Excellent
               Positures
               of
               the
               Stars
               ,
               do
               not
               always
               shape
               and
               depaint
               the
               Lines
               very
               clear
               in
               our
               Hands
               ?
               I
               have
               seen
               a
               Noble
               Man
               ,
               in
               whose
               Geniture
               all
               the
               
                 Seven
                 Planets
              
               were
               Collocated
               in
               their
               Dignities
               ;
               yet
               were
               not
               the
               Lines
               perspicuous
               in
               the
               most
               parts
               of
               his
               Hands
               ,
               but
               rather
               Obscure
               .
               I
               have
               seen
               another
               Nobly
               Descended
               ,
               in
               whose
               Nativity
               Mercury
               was
               Excellently
               well
               Posited
               in
               Gemini
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               Cuspe
               of
               the
               Tenth
               :
               Yet
               the
               
               place
               of
               this
               Star
               had
               afforded
               him
               at
               that
               time
               no
               perspicuous
               Signatures
               in
               his
               Hand
               ,
               but
               such
               as
               were
               dark
               and
               slender
               ,
               when
               notwithstanding
               this
               Planet
               was
               both
               strong
               and
               Fortunate
               in
               the
               Geniture
               ,
               and
               also
               at
               the
               time
               of
               Conception
               :
               Besides
               ,
               the
               same
               Planet
               dispos'd
               of
               the
               Horoscope
               ,
               and
               was
               moreover
               Lord
               of
               the
               
                 New
                 Moon
              
               preceding
               the
               Nativity
               .
               Now
               ,
               how
               the
               Power
               and
               Dominion
               of
               this
               Star
               ,
               then
               so
               strong
               and
               Powerful
               ,
               should
               be
               thus
               Impedited
               ,
               is
               the
               Qu●stion
               .
            
             
               It
               may
               be
               again
               Demanded
               ,
               how
               it
               comes
               ,
               that
               sometimes
               you
               find
               a
               Diversity
               of
               the
               
                 Principal
                 Lines
              
               in
               both
               Hands
               ?
               I
               have
               seen
               the
               Epatica
               of
               the
               
                 Right
                 Hand
              
               ,
               adhering
               in
               some
               to
               the
               
                 Line
                 of
                 Life
              
               ;
               but
               in
               the
               
                 Left
                 Hand
              
               the
               same
               Remote
               from
               the
               Vital
               by
               a
               notable
               space
               :
               Which
               we
               have
               also
               mentioned
               somewhere
               else
               in
               our
               Practick
               part
               .
            
             
               Touching
               these
               ,
               we
               must
               know
               ,
               that
               many
               times
               the
               Seed
               of
               the
               Parents
               proves
               a
               great
               Impediment
               to
               the
               Superiour
               Commotions
               .
               For
               indeed
               the
               Seed
               receiveth
               one
               Condition
               from
               Parents
               that
               live
               in
               Concord
               ,
               and
               Temperately
               ;
               but
               another
               from
               such
               as
               live
               in
               Discord
               and
               Anxieties
               ;
               especially
               about
               the
               time
               of
               Conception
               .
               Besides
               ,
               there
               is
               in
               either
               Parent
               a
               certain
               Pattern
               of
               the
               Imagination
               of
               the
               Macrocosm
               ,
               both
               of
               them
               receiving
               from
               every
               part
               thereof
               sundry
               Impressions
               :
               And
               therefore
               when
               the
               Imagination
               of
               the
               
                 Greater
                 World
              
               is
               one
               way
               affected
               about
               the
               Conception
               ,
               and
               the
               Fathers
               and
               Mothers
               another
               way
               ,
               it
               must
               needs
               be
               that
               some
               Discrepancy
               will
               hence
               arise
               .
               But
               the
               Impression
               of
               the
               Mothers
               Imagination
               is
               vulgarly
               known
               (
               as
               much
               as
               may
               be
               )
               at
               the
               time
               of
               the
               Birth
               .
               The
               finding
               out
               of
               all
               Causes
               ,
               is
               very
               Abstruse
               .
               Nevertheless
               as
               touching
               those
               who
               have
               the
               Lines
               of
               either
               Hand
               
               appearing
               with
               a
               different
               Face
               ,
               we
               cannot
               otherwise
               appoint
               and
               Pronounce
               ,
               but
               that
               such
               are
               disposed
               and
               inclined
               to
               a
               double
               Fortune
               ,
               Good
               and
               Bad.
               
            
             
               And
               now
               at
               length
               being
               about
               to
               put
               a
               Period
               to
               this
               our
               Tract
               ;
               we
               earnestly
               desire
               all
               
                 Learned
                 Men
              
               ,
               that
               whatsoever
               they
               know
               in
               Chiromancy
               ,
               as
               having
               made
               some
               certain
               Tryal
               thereof
               ,
               they
               will
               be
               pleased
               freely
               to
               contribute
               the
               same
               to
               these
               our
               Endeavours
               .
            
             
               I
               confess
               I
               have
               not
               every
               where
               in
               my
               Praxis
               satisfied
               my
               own
               self
               :
               I
               know
               what
               Experience
               I
               have
               need
               of
               ,
               to
               Compleat
               an
               Absolute
               Praxis
               :
               And
               other
               Men
               also
               may
               know
               I
               have
               Assay'd
               to
               dig
               at
               some
               such
               thing
               .
               It
               had
               been
               requisite
               to
               have
               annexed
               somewhat
               of
               
                 The
                 Soul
                 of
                 the
                 World
              
               ,
               and
               of
               what
               appertaineth
               thereunto
               ,
               as
               well
               lest
               some
               should
               Rashly
               Proclaim
               
                 Incertain
                 things
                 to
                 be
                 Explained
                 and
                 Confirmed
                 by
                 Incertain
              
               :
               As
               also
               that
               we
               might
               in
               some
               sort
               Admonish
               both
               the
               Ignorant
               ,
               and
               likewise
               such
               as
               Deride
               the
               Lethargy
               of
               the
               Celestial
               (
               in
               these
               
                 Terrene
                 )
                 Bodies
              
               ,
               comprehending
               much
               in
               a
               few
               words
               ,
               from
               which
               Beginning
               ,
               there
               may
               be
               Degrees
               of
               confirming
               these
               truly
               sincere
               things
               in
               Philosophy
               .
               Thanks
               be
               to
               GOD
               ,
               that
               it
               is
               not
               estrang'd
               from
               the
               Holy
               Scriptures
               :
               See
               the
               
                 Book
                 of
                 Wisdom
              
               ,
               Chap.
               7.
               
               &
               13.
               wherein
               the
               Lethargy
               of
               Celestial
               things
               is
               separated
               from
               these
               Inferiours
               ,
               lest
               they
               should
               Feed
               on
               the
               Tares
               of
               Philosophy
               .
            
             
               I
               shall
               be
               perswaded
               ,
               it
               is
               possible
               ,
               That
               the
               Knowing
               and
               Ingenious
               may
               Favour
               this
               my
               First
               Endeavours
               .
               If
               otherwise
               ,
               it
               sufficeth
               me
               that
               I
               received
               a
               Sober
               Censure
               ,
               at
               least
               amongst
               those
               Wise
               and
               
                 Learned
                 Men
              
               ,
               to
               whom
               I
               presented
               this
               in
               writing
               :
               Nevertheless
               there
               be
               some
               of
               that
               Profession
               ,
               who
               suppose
               it
               otherwise
               .
               I
               have
               nothing
               to
               do
               with
               the
               Ignorant
               and
               Malevolent
               .
            
             
               AN
               END
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             
             
               ERRATA
               .
            
             
               PAge
               585.
               
               Line
               1.
               
               Read
               adverse
               to
               .
               Ibid.
               l.
               25.
               r.
               hostilly
               .
               Pag.
               615.
               l.
               3.
               r.
               Pag.
               545.
               l.
               16.
               r.
               551.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A65576-e220
           
             Speech
             at
             Oxon.
             
          
        
         
           Notes for div A65576-e82980
           
             *
             Capt.
             E.
             A.
             
          
           
             *
             
               A
               Child
               of
               his
               ,
               so
               Named
               in
               memory
               of
               the
               Victory
               near
            
             York
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A65576-e124740
           
             (a)
             Bradshaw
             ,
             
               the
               bold
               Villain
               that
               Sentenced
               His
               late
               Sacred
               Majesty
               to
               Death
               .
            
             Steel
             ,
             
               one
               appointed
               to
               draw
               up
               the
               Charge
               against
               him
               ,
               but
               by
               reason
               of
               Sickness
               was
               absent
               .
            
             Cook
             ,
             
               the
               Wretch
               that
               Sollicited
               the
               whole
               Villany
               ,
               and
               prayed
               the
               pretended
               Court
               to
               Murther
               his
               Soveraign
               .
            
          
           
             (a)
             
               Those
               two
               Worthy
               Persons
               were
               Murthered
               in
               the
               Month
            
             February
             ,
             
               though
               in
               different
               Years
            
             ,
             viz.
             1.
             1647.
             the
             2.
             1648.
             
          
           
             (b)
             
               Those
               three
               Worthies
               were
               for
               their
               Loyalty
               Murthered
               ,
            
             March
             9.
             1648.
             
          
           
             (c)
             April
             9.
             1648
             
               there
               were
               several
               Apprentices
            
             ,
             &c.
             
               kill'd
               in
               the
               Streets
            
             .
          
           
             (d)
             
               The
               E.
               of
            
             Strafford
             
               was
               beheaded
            
             ,
             May
             12.
             1641.
             
          
           
             (e)
             Mr.
             Yeomans
             
               and
               Mr.
            
             Bowcher
             
               put
               to
               death
            
             ,
             May
             30.
             at
             Bristol
             ,
             1643.
             
          
           
             (f)
             Sir
             Nich.
             Kemish
             
               put
               to
               death
               at
            
             Chepsrow
             ;
             May
             25.
             1648.
             
          
           
             (g)
             June
             2.
             1648.
             
             The
             Kentish-men
             
               Murdered
               for
               presuming
               so
               much
               as
               to
               Petition
               for
               a
               KING
               .
            
          
           
             (h)
             Mr.
             Tompkins
             
               and
               Mr.
            
             Challoner
             
               put
               to
               Death
               ●t
            
             London
             ▪
             July
             4.
             1643.
             
          
           
             (i)
             Francis
             Lord
             Villiers
             
               slain
               at
            
             Kingston
             ,
             July
             the
             7.
             1648.
             
          
           
             1648.
             
             August
             28.
             
             Sir
             Charles
             Lucas
             
               and
               Sir
            
             George
             Lisle
             
               shot
               to
               death
               at
            
             Colchester
             ,
             
               after
               Quarter
               given
            
             .
          
           
             September
             18.
             1648.
             
             
               The
               Treaty
               in
               the
               Isle
               of
            
             Wight
             beg●n
             .
          
           
             Basing-house
             
               taken
               by
               Storm
               ,
               and
               after
               Quarter
               was
               promised
               many
               were
               Murdered
               ,
            
             October
             14.
             1645.
             
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Dan.
               Kniveton
            
             put
             to
             Death
             for
             his
             Loyalty
             ,
             on
             Nov.
             27.
             1643.
             at
             London
             .
          
           
             k
             Major
             Pitcher
             
               shot
               to
               Death
               in
               St.
            
             Paul
             '
             
               s
               Church-yard
               for
               being
               Loyal
            
             ,
             Decemb.
             29.
             1648.
             
             Sir
             Alex.
             Carew
             beheaded
             ,
             December
             23.
             1644.
             
               for
               the
               same
               Crime
            
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Some
               Lords
               ,
               after
               their
               House
               was
               Voted
               useless
               ,
               very
               contentedly
               turn
               Commone●s
               .
            
          
           
             *
             Meaning
             King
             CHARLES
             the
             First
             ,
             
               our
               late
               Dread
               Soveraign
            
             .
          
           
             *
             Mars
             this
             Month
             ,
             being
             in
             Aries
             ,
             cast
             a
             Quartile
             to
             Jupiter
             in
             Capricorn
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Meaning
               our
               now
               Gracious
               and
               Dread
               Soveraign
               Lord
               ,
               King
            
             Charles
             
               the
               Second
            
             .
          
           
             
               This
               month
               there
               was
               a
               Trine
               of
               the
               Planets
            
             Saturn
             and
             Mercury
             ,
             from
             Cancer
             and
             Scorpio
             .
          
           
             *
             
               M●aning
               the
               Eclipse
               of
               the
               Moon
               ,
               that
               happened
               in
            
             Libra
             on
             March
             
               the
               fift●enth
               day
               ,
               this
               Year
               .
            
          
           
             (o)
             Iove
             and
             Mars
             
               thi●
               Month
               w●re
               in
            
             Quartile
             Aspect
             .
          
           
             *
             
               This
               was
               purely
               Prophetical
               ,
               and
               is
               now
               most
               happily
               verified
            
          
           
             *
             
               We
               have
               had
               Preachers
               of
               all
               sorts
               and
               sizes
               in
               this
               Age
               of
               Liberty
               and
               Licentiousness
               .
            
          
           
             *
             O.
             Cromwel
             ,
             
               the
               pretended
               Protector
               ,
               and
               his
               pretended
               Parliament
               ,
               had
               agreed
               together
               for
               Triennial
               Parliaments
               .
            
          
           
             *
             
               There
               was
               then
               an
               Opposition
               of
            
             Saturn
             and
             Mars
             ,
             from
             Virgo
             and
             Pisces
             .
          
           
             (a)
             
               The
               pretended
               Protectors
               Tyranny
               began
               now
               to
               be
               most
               notorious
               .
            
          
           
             *
             
               The
               Author
               was
               Prisoner
               in
            
             Windsor-Castle
             ,
             
               when
               he
               wrote
               his
               this
               Years
               Ephemeris
               .
            
          
           
             †
             Saturn
             and
             Mars
             
               this
               Month
               were
               in
               Trine
               Aspect
               ,
               from
            
             Virgo
             and
             Taurus
             .
          
           
             *
             Sirius
             
               is
               the
               great
               Dog-star
               ,
               which
               in
            
             July
             ,
             
               toward
               the
               latter
               end
               thereof
               ,
               ariseth
               cosmica●ly
               with
               the
               Sun
               ,
               inflaming
               the
               Air
               ;
               whence
               (
               from
               that
               time
               ,
               toward
               the
               end
               of
            
             August
             ,
             
               are
               termed
            
             )
             Dog-days
             .
          
           
             
               These
               Lines
               deserve
               a
               Comment
            
             .
          
           
             Luke
             Mills
             
               was
               the
               Tapster
               in
            
             Windsor-Castle
             ,
             
               at
               what
               time
               our
               Author
               was
               Prisoner
               there
               .
            
          
           
             Here
             O.
             Cromwels
             
               Usurpation
               and
               T●ranny
               ,
               together
               with
               h●●
               praying
               Pretences
               to
               Justice
               and
               Honesty
               ,
               are
               Curiousl●
               ,
               though
               Aenigmatically
               taxed
               .
               He
               would
               be
               a
               King
               in
            
             Re
             ,
             
               but
               not
               in
            
             Nomine
             .
          
           
             *
             Monarchia
             ,
             à
             Monos
             Archon
             ,
             
               the
               Rule
               of
               one
               Prince
            
             .
          
           
             
               In
               the
               Month
            
             April
             .
             1659.
             
               the
               Rump
               appear
               ,
               and
               put
               a
               Period
               to
               the
               Reign
               of
            
             Richard
             Cromwel
             ,
             
               and
               indeed
               extirpate
               that
               Family
               ,
               whose
               Honour
               was
               only
               built
               upon
               a
               Sandy
               Foundation
               .
            
          
           
             On
             October
             6.
             
             
               Parliament
               ,
               Council
               of
               State
               ,
               and
               Officers
               of
               the
               Army
               ,
               were
               Feasted
               at
            
             Grocers-Hall
             
               by
               the
               City
               .
               The
            
             12.
             
               the
               Parliament
               Vote
            
             Lambert
             
               and
               other
               Officers
               Commissions
               from
               them
               .
            
             13.
             
             
               They
               turn
               the
               Parliament
               out
               of
               Doors
               for
               it
               .
               26.
               
               The
               (
               pretended
               )
               Committee
               of
               Safety
               erected
               .
               Quere
               ,
               Was
               not
               this
            
             quick
             work
             and
             crafty
             ?
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               Lord
               General
            
             Monk
             ,
             
               beholding
               the
               Confusions
               of
            
             England
             .
             
               Marches
               hither
               to
               put
               a
               stop
               to
               them
               .
               The
               King
               of
            
             Sweden
             
               shortly
               after
               died
               ;
               which
               this
               Learned
               Artist
               must
               needs
               mean
               ,
               by
               this
               Eclipse
               of
               the
               Sun.
               
            
          
           
             *
             
               The
               Author
               was
               suspected
               privy
               to
               ,
               and
               guilty
               of
               ,
               the
               Plot
               ;
               in
               which
               the
               Reverend
               Dr.
            
             Hewyt
             ,
             
               &c.
               miscarried
            
             .
          
           
             
               When
               the
            
             Florida
             
               Ambassador
               was
               in
            
             London
             ,
             Col.
             Pride
             
               being
               once
               at
               Dinner
               with
               him
               ,
               instead
               of
               propounding
               a
               Question
               like
               a
               Statist
               ,
               asked
               him
               ,
            
             Whether
             there
             were
             not
             good
             vent
             for
             Beer
             and
             Ale
             in
             
               Florida
               ?
               Whence
               our
               Author
               saith
               ,
            
             A
             Spungie
             Head
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
             *
             
               It
               w●●
               the
               sa●●e●t
               and
               most
               dismal
               Tragedy
               that
               ever
               was
               Acted
               in
            
             Engl●nd
             .
          
           
             *
             Oliver
             Cromwel
             .
          
           
             †
             
               The
               Play
               that
               p●●v●nted
            
             Englands
             
               Happiness
               ,
               is
               now
               most
               happily
               ended
               .
            
          
           
             *
             
               At
               the
               Death
               of
            
             Oliver
             Cromwel
             ,
             
               there
               was
               a
               most
               Prodigious
               Wind
               ;
               the
               like
               hath
               seldom
               been
               known
               in
            
             England
             .
          
           
             
               Most
               Countries
               in
            
             England
             
               sent
               u●
               Addresses
               to
            
             Richard
             Cromwel
             ,
             
               with
               as
               much
               Zeal
               ,
               as
               if
               he
               had
               been
               the
               most
               Lawful
               and
               undoubted
               Heir
               to
               the
               Government
               of
            
             England
             .
          
           
             
               It
               is
               observable
               ,
               that
               the
               Parliament
               this
               Month
               gave
               Order
               to
               warn
               all
               Lodgers
               out
               of
            
             Whitehall
             ,
             
               that
               it
               might
               be
               prepared
               the
               better
               for
               His
               Royal
               Majestes
               Use.
               
            
          
           
             
               This
               relates
               to
               the
               Apprentices
               ,
               and
               some
               Women
               that
               were
               stain
               in
            
             London
             streets
             ,
             April
             ,
             1648.
             
          
           
             *
             
               E.
               of
            
             Sandwich
             .
          
        
         
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             The
             Stars
             have
             Life
             .
          
           
             The
             Stars
             Rational
             and
             Intelligent
             .
          
           
             Harmony
             of
             Heaven
             consisteth
             in
             Motion
             .
          
           
             To
             deny
             Heaven
             to
             Live
             ,
             is
             not
             to
             be
             a
             Philosopher
             .
          
           
             Herbs
             more
             just
             to
             Heaven
             ,
             then
             Men.