¶ The Rules and right ample Documents, touching the use and practise of the common Almanacs, which are named Ephemerides. ¶ A brief and short Introduction upon the judicial Astrology, for to prognosticate of things to come, by the help of the said Ephemerides. ¶ With a treatise added hereunto, touching the Conjunction of the Planets, in every one of the. 12. signs, and of their Prognostications and Revolutions of years. ¶ The hole faithfully, and clearly translated into english by Humphrey Baker. ¶ To the loving Reader. Josephus, the true Hystoriographe (gentle reader) hath written in his first book of the Judaical histories that the first inventors of Astronomy, and the inquisitors of the course and celestial movements have been the sons of Seth who willing to leave some memory thereof unto their children and posterity, did ordain and make two great pillars, the one of earth being hard dried, and the other of Copper, in the which they did grave the principles of the seven Arts liberal, and especially that of Astrology. And they wrote the same in the said pillars, to th'end that if the world should perish by fire, or by water, (as they did understand of their good father Seth: who had learned the same of Adam) that then one of the said pillars should abide whole, and that the science of Astronomy should not perish. Some do affirm that Abraham did first find it, other say that it was Moses, Dyodore Sicilian sayeth, that the egyptians were the first Authors, and Herodote writeth that the phoenicians were the inventors, but who so ever they were, it little forceth, let us therefore leave the inquisition unto the curious and praise we God the creature of his divine grace, who hath willed to illuminate the understanding of them which have left us in writing the art of Astronomy, to our great commodity and profit. And seeing that the people at this present are daily more intentive, & inclined also to read & to have understanding in arts and sciences, as some which do follow polletycke and civil matters, do apply themselves to understand the laws of Cities, and Regions, and of such things as appertain unto the feats of war. Other there be which give themselves to read the holy scriptures according to the understanding of holy Church, to th'end that thereby they may be stirred and brought to live more virtuously: and if there be any which other wise do, we ought to pray unto God that he would in such wise amend them, that they take not his holy word in vain: other there be which are desirous to read Histories & Poesies, and some have affection to read books of astrology, & to have knowledge of the celestial constellations, & movements, unto whom this present treatise of the rules & documents of the common Almanacs named Ephemerides (translated into english) shall be right expedient & necessary, seeing that these rules are the path & way unto the knowledge of the said Ephemerides, for by them are found the course, & movements of the lights and planets, with other necessary things of Astrology whereby to judge & Prognosti eat of the whether, and of things to come, as by the table following more plainly doth appear. Take therefore in good worth (loving Reader) these few rules, being my first traduction, & look shortly if God spare me life for other works appertaining unto this worthy Arte. ¶ And this gentle Reader, I most heartily the require To examine well these Rules, And thou shalt have thy desire. Finis. ¶ The Table of the Rules and general things contained in this volume. OF the things contained in the beginning of the Ephemerides. 2 Of the Eclipses of the sun and of the moon 3 For to know the quantity of the Eclipses. 4 Of the directions and retrogradations of the. 5. planets. 5 Of the true movements of the lights and planets and other things contained in the second face of the said Ephemerides. 6 Of the equality and unequality of the natural days. 7 The manner how to bring the true place and movement of the moon unto the true noon stead or midday. 8. To know the true place and move mente of the lights at every hour you list, be it before or after midday. 9 To bring the true movement of the moon unto what meridian ye please. 10. Of the latitude of the .v. planets, Saturn, jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury. 11. Of the latitude of the moon. 12. Of the aspects of the moon, unto the sun, and planets, and other things contained in the right and second face of the said Ephemerides. 13. How and by what manner ye may bring the new and full Moon and the Eclipses unto what meridian you will. 14. Of the aspects of the sun unto the planets, & of the planets among themselves, and of the dragon of the Moon 15. To know when the planets be oriental or occidental. 16. To know the quantity of the day and of the night, and at what hour the sun riseth and setteth. 17. Of the. 12. houses of heaven and of their nature accidental according unto the judgement of the Astrologians 18. How you may erect or calculate the 12. houses of heaven according unto the Ephemerides. 19 Of the division of the Zodiac, & of the nature of the. 12. signs. 20. Of the nature and complexion of the lights and the. 5. planets. 21. Of the strength and accidental nature of the aspects. 22. The declaration of the table of the fixed stars which are in the said Ephemerides. 23. Of the. 28. mansions or biding places of the Moon. 24. A declaration of the table which is before the Ephemerides, touching the force, dignity, exaltation, and other terms or bounds of the planets and every of the. 12. signs. 25. General rules & particulars where by to judge of the mutation & change of the air. 26. Other rules and general doctrines whereby to judge more surely of the variety of the time and mutation of the air by the conjunctions, quadratures, and oppositions, of the sun & of the moon. 27. Of the aspects and constellations which are to be observed and chosen, to begin and end happily all works and humane business. 28. Of the elections, which are meet to be observed in the phlebotomy or letting of blood. 29. Of Elections to take medicine. 30. Of Elections too sow and plant trees and vines. The end of the Table general. ¶ Hëare after ensueth the Rules of the Ephemerides, most amply translated into english. ¶ Of things contained at the beginning and entering of the Ephemerides The first Rule, or Canon. FOR to have clear, and easy understanding of the use, and practise of the Ephemerides, in leaving all superfluous things & words, it is convenient first to note that at the beginning: and entering of every Ephemerides, is written the year for the which it serveth, and appertaineth, and after there followeth the common things of the ecclesiastical compost and calendar, that is too say, the circle of the moon, called the golden number, the circle of the sun, the Dominical letter, and the Indyction Roman, called in latten Indictio Romana, with the months and days, upon the which the movable feasts in that year may be celebrated according to their order. Of the Eclipes of the sun and moan second Rule. consequently are noted and figured the eclipses of the sun, and of the moon, which shall appear the same year, and first is written the month, day, hour, and minute, of the middle time of the said eclipses, that is to say, when the sun or the moon, shall come into the most obscuration, or darkness that may then happen unto them, afterwards is noted the half of the time that the said eclipses shall endure, or continue, that is to say from the beginning unto the greatest obscuration abovesaid, or from that darkness unto the end: thirdly are noted the parts of the sun, or of the moon, which shallbe eclipsed, and they are called eclipty●●e points, as well in the particular eclipses, as in the universal, and it is convenient to imagine that the diameter vysuall of the sun, and of the moon, (that is to say, taken and ymagened according to the judgement of the sight (is divided into. 12. equal parts, the which are brought back into the moon, in returning towards the beginning of them, and they do make the number of. 24. And it is to be noted that the sun can never be eclipsed universally through all places of the earth, nor yet of one like sort, quantity, or disposition, by reason of diverse aspects of the inhabitants, and although the sun do appear at some times wholly eclipsed, it cannot be over all places, nor by any notable space of time, by cause the eclipse of the sun doth come by the interposition of the moon, between the sun and us, and that the moon is of a more sudden and swifter movement than is the sun, and is more nearer unto us and also lesser than all the earth, and the moon, and the earth are both much less than is the sun, and for to say the truth the sun never loseth his light, as doth the moon entering into the shadow of the earth, when she is Diametrally opposite unto the sun for the said shadow doth then deprive the moon of her light (which she receiveth of the sun. By the Interposition of the said earth which is then between the moon and the sun. For to know the quantity of the said eclipses. 3. Rule. IN the eclipse then of the moon, if the ecliptic points be less then. 12. the eclipse shallbe particular (as the same of the sun) according unto the proportion of the said points unto. 12., and if the said points be presisely. 12. the said eclipse shallbe universal without during that is to say that she shall suddenly begin to recover her light, but if the said points be more then. 12. it betokeneth that the moon shall be wholly eclipsed by some space of time, and so much the more, as the said points are, or shall be in greatest number. And to know then how longetyme the moon shallbe wholly deprived of her light, you shall take the said ecliptic points, and the minutes if there be any (for every point is divided into. 60. minutes) the which you shall find in the Ephemerides, and you shall seek them at the left hand of the table entitulid. Tabula more Lune in tenebris, tempore totalis ●●●●sdem defectionis. For at the right hand you shall find the hours and minutes, or the minutes only, of the said fatal obscuration. And if you find not the minutes of the said points eclypticke precisely in the said table, you shall then take the most nearest, and it shall suffice. Example. AS is of the first universal eclipse of the moan, that came in the year 1551. you would know how long time the moon was in darkness depreved totally of her light, you shall take the points ecliptycke of the said eclipse, which are. 14. and. 12. minutes and those shall you find in the above named table (in taking the. 10. minutes for. 12.) and at the right hand joining to those. 14. points and. 10. minutes, you shall see one hour and ●. minute's so long time was the moan in full darkness. Of the directions and retrogradations of the. 5. planets the. 4. Afterwards doth follow underneath the said eclipse, the time pr●fired of the directions and retro gradations of the. 5. planets, that is to say upon what day they do begin and end their said Retrogradations, and consequentelye how often times Mercury shall be retrograde the same year, for he by reason of the fwyft movement of his epicicle is more often retrograde than are the other planets, the which you shall find likewise among the movements of the said planets which are noted in the left face of the said Ephemerides with this syllable Re. which signifieth the beginning of the retrogradation and with this syllable Di. which betokeneth the beginning of the direction of the same planets. And furthermore the proper movement of the said planets will show it you, for when the movement doth go increasing from day to day the planet is direct, & when it doth decrease the planet is retrograde. We do call the planets direct, when the line of his true movement goeth after the order of the. 12. signs of the Zodiac, and retrograde, when the said line goeth against the order of the said signs, notwithstanding the moon hath no direction, nor retrogradation, by reason that his epicicle goeth contrary to the others, and is of more hasty movement: But she hath only swiftness, or slowness, & is called hasty or slow. ¶ Of the true movements of the lights and the planets and other things contained in the left face of the said Ephemerides. 5. rule. THese things thus set forth, there followeth after the. 12. months of the year divided in two faces, of the which the left face containeth the name of the month, with the numbered of the days of the same, whereof the Son day is named by the dominical letter, which hath course for that year. And if there be any sestable day, it is likewise noted, at the least wise according unto the common use of the church. After there followeth the true movements of the lights and planets calculated at nonetide of every day, which are divided and set in. 8. collonnes or spaces, of the which the first is of the sun, the second of the moon, the third of Saturn the fourth of jupiter the fifth of mars the sixth of Venus the seventh of mercury and the eight for the intersection or separation of the circle of the moon, and of the Zodiac, which is called Caput draconis, as the carecters or marks of the said planets and of the said dragon (which are above the heed of every colompne do show) of the which the interpretation followeth. The Sun ☉ The moon ☽ Saturn ♄ jupiter ♃ mars ♂ Venus ♀ mercury ☿ The head of the dragon ☊ The tail of the dragon ☋ And it is requisite to note that every colompne hath two orders of numbers whereof the lest is of degrees & the right of the minutes of the sign whereof the carecter is nearest collocated or set over the head between the said degrees and minutes: of which characters, here ensueth the interpretation. Signs septentrionals Aries ♈ Taurus ♉ geminy ♊ Cancer ♋ Leo ♌ virgo ♍ Signs meridionales. Libra ♎ Scorpio ♏ Sagitta. ♐ Capri. ♑ Aquari. ♒ Pisces ♓ And thus you have right against every day, in what sign, degree, or minute, is every one of the said planets, and the said section of the head of the Dragon of the moon, upon the point of noon, of the same day. Of the equality, and unequallitie of the natural days. the. 6. BUt it is to be noted that the natural days are supposed to be equal the one to the other in the said Ephemerides, although they be not so: & that for by cause of the obliquity, or crookedness of the zodiac, and of the movement irregular of the sun about the centre of the world, the time then, at the which the sun departeth from the Merediane (which is the true noontide) and goeth into the occident under the earth, returning by orient unto the said meridian again: is the true quantity of a natural die, and the time at the which all the equinoctial circle is passed and revoluted or turned back under the said merediane, with. 59 minutes and. 8. seconds of a degree more, is the measure of a natural day equal and measurable according unto which are ma●e the supputations of the mean and regular movements astronomicalls. And although that there be difference between the true and the mean or equal days natural above said, yet notwithstanding there can follow no notable error for the true place and movement of the son and of the. ●. planets, which are of movement slow enough, but only of the moan by reason of the swiftness of her movement. The manner too bring the true place and movement of the moon, unto the true noontide. The. 7. When thou wilt then reduce, or bring the true place and movement of the moan unto the true vulgar or common noontide at the which the true natural days, do begin and end that is to say when the sun is rightly upon the meridianc: thou shalt do thr● as followeth. Take right with the day proposed, the true place of the sun, ●nd of the moon, than entre with the sign and degree of the said place of the sunn● into the table entitled Tabula motus lun● in taking the sign over the head, an● the degree at the left side of the said table: and you shall find under the said sign, right with the said degree, the number of minutes, which you must take away, and substra from the true place of the moon taken in the Ephemerides for to bring them unto the true noon tide proposed. And for by cause the degrees which are at the left side of the said table do proceed from two unto two you shall take the degree which shallbe most nearest unto the said place of the sun, not having any regard unto the minutes, in case they pass not. 30. & when they pass. 30. you may then add▪ one degree, with out any error, for the said minutes. To know the true place, & movement of the lights & planets, at every hour that a man please: whether it be, afore or after noon. The. 8. Rule. ANd if it be convenient to have the true place of the sun or of the moon or of any planet, at what hour so ever it be, either before none or after, you shall take his true place & movement answering unto the nonetide past, and also the same of the nonetide following, as hath been said before. After you shall substra the movement from the greatest: and that which doth remain shallbe the movement of the said planure answering unto the same natural day, from one noon tied to the other, the which movement you shall divide by▪ 24. in resoluinge the degrees into minutes, and the minutes into seconds, if there be need, than thou shalt add so many times the. 24. part of the said daily movement unto the movement of the nonetide past, as there be hours past since the same nonetide, if the planet be direct. Or else you shall substra the same. 24. part so many times if he be retrograde, & if you have one quarter, one third, or half of an hour more: you may likewise add or substraye the fourth, or the third, or the half of the above said. 24. part of the said daily movement and by this mean you shall have that which you demand. ¶ For to bring the true movement of the moon unto what meridian you please. 9 rule. ANd although that the Ephemerides last imprinted, are calculated and reduced unto the meridiane of a City of Almaigne called Tubinge, yet nevertheless it is no need to reduce, or bring the true places & movementes of the sun and of the. 5. planets (which are slow enough of movement) unto any other meridian what so ever it be: except only the place of the moon, for the swiftness of his movement. The which you shall do after this manner. Take the name of your city, or of the place most nearest to the same, in the table which is called Tabula regionum, provinciarum, et oppidorum insigniorum Europae. and drawing toward the right hand, you shall find under the character of the moon the numbered of minutes, which must be added or substraed from the true movement of the said moon, which hath been calculated by the said Ephemerides: according as the letter. A. or. M. being at the left hand shall show you, for the letter. A. signifieth that ye must add, and the letter. M. that you must dimynishe or substra the said minutes, and therewith you shall find all at once at the right hand of the said minutes, in the last column, the degrees of the latitude, or elevation of the pole Arctic of the said city or region, of the which you may have to do withal as here after you shall see. Of the latitude of the. 5. planets. ♄. ♃. ♂. ♀. and ☿. Furthermore under every column of the. 5. planets, are noted their latitudes (that is to say, how much th●● decline from the ecliptic, calculated only for the. 1. 10. and. 20. day of every month by the means of the which, you may easily proportionate the latitudes of those planets for all the other days which are between both, of the which latitudes the denominations are noted above the head of every of the said columns, by the Capital letters which hereafter follow S. A. which doth signify the planet to be. Septentrional ascendant S. D. Septentrional descendant M A Meridional Ascendant M. D Meridional Descendant The which dominations when they do change are likewise noted by the change of the said capital letters put or set among the numbers of the true movements. As if over the head you have. S. A. and then you meet below underneath in any of the colomnes, this letter. D. it betokeneth that the planet which was septentrional ascendant is made septentrional descendant, so must you understand if it chance contrary, and it you have over the head S. A. or S. D. and then you meet. M. that denoteth that the latitude septentrional is converted into the meridional, and contrary wise if after. M. there do follow the letter. S. which is a thing right easy to be understand, we call the planet descendant, when the centre of his epicicle, descendeth from the point of the eccentric the most farthest part of the earth which is called Axe tree, towards his opposite which is the most nearest and is called ascendant, when from the said point opposite he mounteth towards the said point most farthest of the earth. Of the latitude of the moon. the. 11. THe latitude of the moon, is found in the said Ephemerides by his own table entitled Tabula latitudiais lunae thus as followeth. Take the true movement of the moan, & of the dragon's head. ☊ of the same, at the day and hour proposed as hath been said heretofore: and resolve the characters of the signs of the same movements into the numbers of the said signs which are these that follow. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑ ♒ ♓ ¶ Then substra the true movement of the head of the dragon of the moon, from his own proper and true movement in adding. 12. signs if the substcaction can not be otherwise made) and that which resteth, shall be the true argument of the latitude of the moon, with the which argument you shall enter the table of the latitude of the same in taking the number of the signs of the said argument at the head of the said table, and the de, grease at the left side, in the line entitled linea numeri, which proceed in descending from the top downward or else in taking the number of the signs at the foot of the said table, and the degrees at the right hand in the line which amounteth from beneath upwarders: for in the place at the which the lines of the numbers of the said signs & degrees do agree together, you shall find the latitude of the moon in degrees & minutes, the which latitude shall be called septentrional, if you have taken the numbers of the signs at the head of the table, or else meridional if the said signs have been taken at the foot of the table. And further the moon shallbe called ascendant if the numbered of the signs of the argument of the latitude be. 0. or. 1. or. 2. in the head, and. 9 or. 10. or. 11. at the foot of the said table And if the said number of signs above said be in the head. 3. or. 4. or. 5. and at the foot. 6. 7. or. 8. she shall be named descendant as the titles and inscriptions of the said table doth declare, being secur the head & foot of every column of the same ¶ And if it happen that your argument have any number of minutes over & besides the degrees, it behoveth to enter the said table two times, & to take first the latitude which answereth unto the degrees preceding immediately the said minutes, and then the latitude answering unto the degrees which next do follow the said minutes. After it is convenient to take the difference of both the latitudes in substraing the least from the greatest. That done put. 60. for the first number, & the number of the said minutes for the second, and the said difference for the third: and multiply the third number by the second, and that which cometh of the multiplication divide by the first & you shall have the fourth number proportional, the which you must add unto the first latitude, if it be less than the second: or else substra the same from the said first latitude, if it do surmount the second latitude for that which cometh or remaineth thereof shall be the true latitude of the moon answering unto the minutes of the said argument. And who that would make short, there is no danger if he leave the said minutes if they be less then. 30, or else to add one degree unto the degrees of the said argument, if the said minute do exceed or pass 30. and then to find the latitude as above hath been said. Of the aspects of the moon unto the sun and planets, & other things contained in the right and second face of the said Ephemerides the. 12. rule. Consequently in the right and second face of the said Ephemerides, are comprehended the aspects of the moon unto the sun, and unto the. 5. planets, and from one of the planets unto the other: as the superscription of the said face doth show. And first of all is declared the number of the year, and the number of the month and underneath the same, the number of the days of the said month joining unto the said noumbre, are noted the conjunctions, oppositions, quadratures, trines, and the sextiles aspect of the moon unto the son: then from the moon unto Saturn, jupiter, Mars, Venus and Mercury, as it appeareth by the characters of the sun and of the said planets being set above the head of the. 6. colompnes and the said aspects are noted by their figures and characters, where of the interpretation and definition followeth. ☌ signifieth conjunction, that is to say when, 2. planets are under one like degree according unto the longitude of the Zodiac. ☍ Signifieth opposition, that is to say, when two planets are diametrally constituted, distant. 6. signs the one from the other. □. Signifieth quadrate aspect: which is made, when. 2. planets are distant the one from the other by. 3. signs, which make the fourth part of the. 12. signs of the Zodiac △. signifieth trine aspect: which happeneth when two plannettes are distant the one from the other by four signs, which do make the third part of the said. 12. signs of the zodiac. ⚹. Signifieth sextile aspect: which is caused, by the distance of two signs between two planets. And it is so named, by cause two signs do make the sixth part of the. 12. signs of the said zodiac, and it is too be noted, that the number set after the character of every aspect showeth the hour in the which the said aspect shall happen in reckoning from the noontide of the same day righ●● with the which is noted the said aspect. Except the conjunctions and oppositions of the moon and of the sun, that is to say the new and full moons of the which not only the hours, but also the minutes are written for the first number after the carrecter of the conjunction or opposition of the sun and of the moon, do signify the hour: and the second and right number, the minutes that the said conjunctions, or oppositions shall fall upon. How the new and full moans, and eclipses, may be reduced unto what meridian you will, differing from the same of the Ephemerides▪ The. 13. FOr so much that the said new and full moons, and the eclipses of the sun and of the moon, which happen in them, are calculated in the said Ephemerides for the meridian of the afore named city of Tubinge in Almaigne: it is convenient ●● reduce, for the lest, the time of the said conjunctions, oppositions, and eclipses of the sun and of the moon unto your meridian, wytheoute having care of the other aspects the which you shall easily do by the table entitled Tabularegionum, provinciarum, et oppidorum insigniorum europae thus as followeth. Take the name of your City, or of the place most nearest to the same, in the table above said, & you shall find at the right side under this tittle Tempus, the hours and minutes, or the minutes only, which you must add, or substra ●rom the hours and minutes of the said conjunctions, and oppositions, and eclipses of the sun and of the moon: as the ●ettre A. or M. written at the left side of ●he said hours and minutes shall show you. Of the aspects of the sun unto the planets, and of the planets among themselves, and of the dragon of the moon. The. 14. afterward there followeth upon the right side of the said face of the Ephemerides, the aspects of the sun unto the planets, and of one planet unto another, which are figured as well by the characters of the said plannettes, as by the characters of the said aspects, of the which the interpretation hath been heretofore declared. Consequently among the said aspects is noted when the moon is in the head or in the tail of the dragon, which are their intersections or divisions of his circle and of the Zodiac, as we have said afore. When she is in the head, she is thus figured. ☽. ☊. and when she is in the tail she is figured after this manner. ☽. ☋. ¶ When the planets are oriental or occidental. 15. rule. FInally is noted over the head of every column of the. 5. planets, under their proper characters, when the said planets are oriental or occidental by these syllables. or. and oc. and it is to be noted that saturn, jupiter and mars, are oriental whiles the sun departeth from them after the coviunction of him and of the said planets, coming unto the opposition and occidental, from the said opposition in approaching himself near unto them, until the conjunction next ensuing. But Venus and mercury are called oriental, when they do precede▪ the sun from the east part, and are seen before the sun rising and occidental, when they do follow the sun from the west part, and are seen after the sun is set. For to know the quantity of the artificial day and of the night, and at what hour the sun riseth and setteth. 16. rule ANd too the end that all men may know, if they can see the eclipses of the sun or of the moon which happen near unto the horizont about the sun setting, or the sun rising, it is necessary to know the quantity of the days and of the nights artificial, and at what hour the sun riseth and setteth. There is than before the table of the Ephemerides, a table entitled Tabula quantitatis dierum, that is to say a table of the quantity of the days: the which containeth in the head the latitudes, or elevations of the pole of all places upon the earth, from. 36. degrees, until. 55. degrees: and at the left hand there are. 6. signs of the zodiac & other. 6. at the right hand, which are distributed from. 3. degrees to. 3. in the mids of the said table are comprehended the hours and minutes of the half of an artificial day, which are from the sun rising until noontide, or from noontide until the sun setting, when the sun is in the signs septrentionalles: or eyes the hours & minutes of half of the night which are from the sun setting until midnight, or from midnight until the sun rising, when the son is in the signs meridionalles, know then in what sign, and degree the sun is, and how much the pool is elevated above your horizont, as before hath be●sayd. And take the said sign and degree at the right, or left side of the above said table, and proceed rightly in the same table, until that you be ●ustelye at the number of your pole: and there you shall find the hours, and minutes of the half of the artificial day if the sun be in the septentrional part of the zodiac: or else of the haife of the night, if he be in the meridional part: what signs are septentrionalles, and what meridionals hath been declared in the fift Rule. The which is likewise evident by the said table, by these words, Sig▪ Bor. fig. Aust. If you double then, the said hours and minuttes of the half of the artificial day, you shall have the whole day: and if you do substra them from. 24. hours, there resteth the night. Or if you double the hours and minutes of the half of the night, you shall have the night wholly: and if you substra them from. 24. hours, there resteth the artyfyciall day, and by this means you may know at what hour the Sun riseth, or setteth every day in the year. For the day artificial dureth from the sun rising to noon, until the sun setting: and the night artificial, from the sun setting unto midnight, and so until the sun rising. And the natural day of. 24. hours doth comprehend them both. ¶ Of the, 12. houses of heaven, and of their nature accidental according unto the judgement of the astrologians. 17. rule. FOr to gather any sruyt of the things abovesaid according to the ability that god hath given unto men it is convenient, to treat of the. 12. houses of heaven, and of their accidentiall nature and how they must be distingued and erected in all regions. In leaving then a heap of superfluous and unprofitable words, which are in the latin rules of the Ephemerides and the varietis of the opinions of the Astrologians touching the said houses, I will declare the opinion and manner how to do them, according unto the which, the Tables are calculated which are in the Ephemerides, and that all men do commonly use now adays. To come then unto the point you must note that as the sun and the moon and the. 5. planets, making their revolution by their proper movements under the Zodiac, do cause divers effects and sensible mutations in earthly things, according unto the divers projection of their beams and divers dispositions of natural things here below, in making their peregrination from sign to sign, and according unto the nature accidental, of the 12. signs of the Zodiac: likewise the said lights and planets, in turning round about the earth by the first and universal movement of all the world, from the orient by the south into the accident, within the time and space of. 24. hours (which we call a natural day) do cause again every day of the year divers and particular effects, according as they be in the orient or occident, and notably elevated or depressed under the earth, & that they have more strong or weak irradiation upon the said things here below on earth. For this cause the Astrologians have distingued all the roundness of the universal world into. 12. parts (after the number of the said. 12. signs) which are called houses, of the which there are 6. above the earth, and. 6. underneath perpetually and in all regions, in the manner and form as followeth. First it is to understand, that the meridian circle and the Horizont, do divide themselves into 2. halves, and with right angles towards the South and North, and they divide the Equinoctial into 4. quarters, whereof there be. 2. above the earth, and 2. underneath: two likewise toward the East, and 2. toward the West. And every. 4. portion contemeth. 90. degrees. You must then imagen every of the said quarters of the equino. to be divided into 3 equal parts of 30 degrees, every one of them & by the points of the said divisions to pass. 4. great circles, proceeding from the foresaid intersections of the meridian circle, & of the horizont, by this means the said 4. circles with the said meridian & horizont (which do make together the numbered of. 6.) do divide the equl. & all the sphere of the world into. 12. parts, which we call the. 1●. houses of heaven: the which are ordained & distributed according unto the succession of the 12. lines of the zodiac & of the proper movement of the lights & planets, contrary unto the first movement universal, as it doth somewhat appear by this figure following. Mine opinion notwithstanding is, that the said. 4. circles ought to pass by the divisions of the Circle vertycall, which doth divide the meridian circle with right angles and not by the equinoctial (if it be not in the right Sphere) for many good causes and invincible reasons as is noted in the cosmography or Sphere of the world, published by Orentius, and in the. 12. Chapter of the second book of the same. ¶ The first house beginneth then in the orientale part of the horizont, and endeth in the next half circle which is under the said horizont, the which house is named the angle of orient, or ascendaunt, and horoscope: and it is the house to judge of all the beginnings of life, & the beginnings of all works. For because the first and universal movement beginneth at the east part, and raiseth the stars and planets above the earth in such wise that from the orient cometh all virtue and the heavenly goodness. The second house followeth after, under the said horizont. The which is the house of substance as well of necessary things to the life, as of other goods, of merchandises, of byinge, sellinge, administrators, and helpers. ¶ The. 3. house following endeth at the part of the meridian, which is under the earth, and bathe signification upon brothers, and sisters, cousynes, neighbours and friends, and upon small and short viages. ¶ The. 4. house beginneth at the said part of the meridian, which is under the earth. The which is called the angle of the point of the earth, or of midnight and of same the bottom or depth of heaven. And it is the house for to judge of divisions and heritage's, of treasures hide and of all things unmovable The. 5. house followeth after, the which is the house of children, of friendship legates and messengers. The. 6. and following house, is ended at the occidental part of the horizont and hath signification upon sicknesses, lordships, membres of the body, upon servants, prisoners, and domestical beasts. 7. The seventh house beginneth at the said horizonte occidental drawing toward the south, called the angle or point of occident, opposite unto the ascendant: which beginneth to descend under the horizont. And it is the house to judge of women, marriages, debates and contentions, of the one half of the humane life. 8. The. 8. house followeth after approaching toward the South. The which is the house of death, and interfection, and of the end of life. 9 The. 9 and house following is ended at the part of the meridian which is above the earth and hath signification upon long usages, peregrinations, faith, religion, wisdom, and dreams. 10. The tenth house beginneth at the said meridian vertical above the earth the which called the angle or point of the south, or of the mids of heaven, opposite unto the fourth house which is the angle of the earth, and is the house royal, imperial, of exaltation, and honour nobleness, and good renown. 11. The eleventh house, followeth affer, drawing towards the east, the which is the house for to judge of hope, confidence and the fortune of man. 12. The twelve and last house, ending at the orient is the house of sadness, envy, malice, deception and craft. And by this manner there be four angular and principal houses, that is to say the first, the fourth, the seventh, and the tenth. And four which are named succeeding, that is to say. The second, the fifth, the eight, & the eleventh, which do follow the other four abovesaid. The other four which come next after the succeeding houses, are called falling or coming after, which be these. The third, the sixth, the ninth, and the twelfth Of the which houses this is the figurefolowing, after the judgement of our Astrologians, and as they are accustomed to use them and to put them in plaltform. The Figure of the xii. houses of heaven, after the judgements of the Astrologians. The first house the Angle of Orient. ♈ The second house succeeding. ♉ The third house falling. ♊ The fourth house the Angle of the earth. ♋ The fyffe house succeeding. ♌ The sixth house falling. ♍ The seven. house the Angle of the Occident. ♎ The viii. house succeeding. ♏ The ix. house falling. ♐ The x. house the Angle of the mids of heaven. ♑ The xi. house succeeding. ♒ The xii. house falling. ♓ And it is convenient finally, to note that the lights and planets do rejoice, and have certain power, and accidental virtues, in some houses more than in other, as doth hereafter follow. ♄ Saturn doth rejoice in the xii. house, ♃ jupiter xi. ♂ Mars vi. ☉ the sun ix ♀ Venus v ☿ Mercury i ☽ the moon iii ¶ How to erect and distyngue the. 12. houses of heaven, after the order of the said Ephemerides. 18. rule TO erect them or caculate the. 12. houses of heaven is no other thing but to find the points of the Zodiac, which are noted and distingued by the six circles abovesaid: the which you shall do by the tables of the Ephemerides thus as followeth. You must then first note, that there are in the said Ephemerides 5. tables particulars, sufficient for all Europe, calculated for the latitude or elevation of the pool of. 42. 45. 48. 51. and. 54. degrees. And although that there be difference of. 2. degrees, between every of the said elevations or latitudes: yet can there follow no notable error of the same. If for the degrees left out you do use of the table which is calculated for the next degree. For the table of. 45. degrees shall serve principally for the said. 45. degrees: and without any notable error for. 44. and. 46. and the same of. 48. shall serve for. 47. and. 49. degrees and, so of the other. Coming then to the effect, you must consider the time, at the which you will erect he said houses of heaven, to know if it be precisely at none, either before or after. ¶ The first part or difference, when the time is precisely at noon LEt it be proposed that you would erect the said houses at the hour of noon, precisely, you shall then take the true place and movement of the sun at the said hour of none by your Ephemerides. Then you shall take the sign in the which is the sun above the head of the said table of the houses which is made, or may serve most commodiously for your latitude or elevation of the pole and the degree at the left hand of the said table: in the column or line of the above said tenth house, for the degree is the beginning of the 10 house. Right with the which degree, in drawing toward the right hand, you shall find incontinent the degrees orderly of the. 11. 12. 1. 2. &. 3, house at the said hour of noon. The which degrees are of the signs, whose characters are nearest noted above them. And if it happen that the true place & movement of the sun have any number of minutes as most often it doth hap then may you leave those minutes if they be less then. 30. or else add one degree, if the said number of minutes do exceed. 30. without any error, or notable interest. ¶ The manner how to proportionate the said houses when the true place of the sun hath minutes. ANd if you will have the said houses more curiously: you shall do thus. Take right against the whole degrees of the sun, which are before the minutes, the houses which you shall find at the right hand as I said before. And at the left hand of the said houses, take the time, that is to say the hours and minutes, which you shall find under this title Tempus a meridie. Then take the difference of the said time next ensuing (in substraing the lesser from the greater, and note the same a part under the same time, Likewise take the difference of every of the said houses already noted & of the next houses following, and note every difference under his proper house. After this done, enter into the table entitled Tabula proportionum ad 60. minuta celi domicilus fabricandis satisfaciens. And take at the left side of the said table the minutes of the true place of the sun which are over and besides the degrees, and at the head of the same table take the number of the minutes of the said difference of time, and you shall find right with those minutes, the parts proportional of the said difference in seconds, or else in minutes and seconds together. The which part proportional, or the nearest to the same, you shall take at the left side of the table following the abovesaid, which is entitled Tabula quatuor minutorum temporis and the difference of every house (the one after the other) at the head of the said table: and youshall find right against the said number the minutes, or the degrees and minutes together, the which you must add unto the degrees of the house, out of the which was taken the said difference, and there as the said houses have not the difference, you must add nothing unto them. By this means you shall have the precise justification of the said houses more curious than necessary. Example. And for to have of all more easier understanding, I have here given you an example, calculated for the midday of the last of Jnue. 1540 and for the latitude of. 48. degrees, as is the same of Paris. At the which time I did find the sun to be in the. 17. degrees and. 40. minutes of Cancer. And then I did execute and follow the rest, as above hath been said, and I have taken in the said table proportional at the left hand the. 40. minutes of the true place, & the 4. minutes of the difference of time at the head of the said table, and right against those I found. ●. minutes and. 40 seconds: which is the part proporcionall of the said difference of time, which was found of the. 4. minutes, under such reason as have the. 40. minutes unto 60. minutes of one hole hour. Afterwards I did take in the said table quatuor minutorum temporis, the said. 2. minutes and 40. seconds at the right side, and the difference of the houses (which is but of one degree, at the head of the said table: and I did find right with them. 40. minutes to be added unto every house answering unto the 17 degrees of the sun: The which 40 minutes have such reason unto one degree (which are worth 60 minutes) as have the 2 minutes and 40 seconds, unto the above said 4 minutes of the difference of time), and by this means you do anoide a multiplication and division by the said table proportional, and as much by the table quatuor minutorum temporis, besides the reductions which should be made. The rest is clear enough by the discourse, and supputation of the said example proposed▪ of the which here followeth the true description. The order of the six houses oriental. The time from m today 10 11 12 1 2 3 ♋ ♌ ♍ ♎ ♏ ♐ how. m. ● g m g m g m g m g m g m 7 14 0 17 0 24 ● ●● 0 14 0 7 ● 8 ● The houses answering unto 17 degrees. 4 0 ● 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 ● The differences. 7 18 0 8 0 25 ● 22 0 14 ● ● 0 8 ● The houses answering unto 18 degrees. 2 40 ● 40 0 4● ● 40 0 0 ● ●● ● ● The parts proportionals. 17 4● 24 ●0 21 4● 14 7 4● 8 ● The houses justified. ¶ The second part or difference, when the time proposed is after none. ANd if the time proposed be after none▪ you shall take the sign and degree that the sun is in, by the eight rule, and you shall enter into the table of the houses of your region, as before hath been said, taking the degree of the sun under the sign in the column of the tenth house, and note apart the hours and minutes of the time, which you shall find at the left side of the said degree. And if there be minutes besides the degrees, you shall take the difference of the said time, and of the time next following, and the part proportional of the same difference, by the abovesaid table, entitled, tabula proportionum ad 60 minute. etc. with the said difference, and the minutes of the sun. The which part proportional you shall add unto the said time which was taken right against the degree of the sudne. Then afterward unto the time so justified, you shall add your time which is passed after none, the minutes with the minutes, & the hours with the hours, in adding for 60 minutes one hour unto the said hours, the which hours if they do pass 24, you must substra them, and note the rest. Likewise as many times as you shall have 6 hours after noon, you shall add unto the said time one minute, by this means you shall have the time justified for to find your houses. Then take the said time at the left side of the table of the houses, under the title, tempus a meridie, or the most nearest unto it (if you find not the same precisely) and you shall find at the right hand of the said time the 6 houses orientalles above said, as you may see by the example which followeth, calculated for 8 hours after none of the said last day of June 1540, and for the above said latitude of 48 degrees, the sun being then in the 17 degree and 59 minutes of Cancer. The houses answering to the said time proposed. hour mi. 10 11 12 1 2 3 The time aun●ring unto the ●e of the sun 7 18 ♏ ♐ ♐ ♑ ♓ ♈ ●e time after ●e 8 0 gr gr gr gr gr gr ●e time iusti●●●●. 15 19 22 9 25 21 11 28 ¶ The third part or difference when the time proposed is before none. IF the time proposed be before none, there shall be no difference or other difficulty to calculate, except that you must substra the time that you do add when it is after none. Then after that you shall have taken the true place of the sun, and have proportioned the time answering unto the degree of the sun, as before hath been said you shall substra from the said time, the distance of the time proposed until none, and as many minutes as the said distance shall have of times 6 hours, (in putting thereunto 24 hours, if the said substraction cannot otherwise be made) and with that which shall rest of the said time, you shall find the said houses by your table in the fashion and manner as hath been said before of the time after none. And if you do not precisely find the said time, you shall then take the most nearest, or else if ye will be so curious that you will have the extreme certainty, you shall take the houses which are right with the time that is next lesser than yours, and then with the minutes which do rest, and the difference of every house, you shall take the part proportional in minutes, or in degrees and minutes, by the above said table quatuor minutorum temporis, as it hath been declared and done of the time of the just none. The which parts proportionals you shall add unto the said houses, for to have them more precisely. And for the more better understanding, you may examine the example which followeth, calculated for 8 hours in the morning, which are four before none of the above said last day of June 1540, and for the said latitude of 48 degrees, the sun being then in the 17 degree and 21 minutes of the sign of Cancer. how. mi. The six houses orientals. The time answering unto the degrees. of the sun. 17 15 10 11 12 1 2 3 The distannce of the time proposed until none. ● ● ♓ ♈ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♌ The time justified which resteth. 2● 14 g m g m g m g m g m g m The lesser time most nearest. 23 12 17 0 2● 0 1● 0 14 0 5 0 23 0 The difference. 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 The part proportional. 0 30 1 0 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 30 The six houses justified. 17 30 26 0 13 30 14 30 5 30 23 30 ¶ Of the six houses occidentals, opposites, or contrary unto the six going before. VUhan you have the six honses orientals above said, by one of the three rules or differences aforesaid, you shall have then forthwith the six houses occidentalles, by the signs and degrees opposites, for because that every great circle divideth in the sphere all other great circles, into two halves, or equal parts. As if the ten house begin at the xvii. degree of Pisces, the fourth house (which is his opposite, and divided by a like circle) shall begin at the. xvii, degree of Uirgo, which is opposite unto the said sign of Pisces, and so it is to be understand of all others, by means wher● of no man doth describe in the tables any other but the six houses orientalles. For it sufficeth to take the parts opposites for the six houses occidentalles, as we have said here above. The houses and signs opposites be hear noted to th'end you may have the more easy understanding & use of the things above said. The signs septentrionalles. ♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ The signs meridionals oppos. ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑ ♒ ♓ The six houses orientales. 10 11 12 1 2 3 Six houses occidentals opposis. 4 5 6 7 8 9 These things thus declared, you shall make the figure of the. xii houses at the hour proposed, and you shall put at the beover all human membres, are such as do here follow. triplicity choleric. Aries Are hot and dry, of the nature of the fire, masculines, of the day; orientalles, and of the human members they do rule, the head Leo the back and sides. Sagittar. the thighs▪ triplicity sanguine. geminy▪ Are hot and moist, of the nature of the air, masculines, of the day, and occidentales, and of the human members they do rule. The shoulders arms & hands Libra the navel & lower part of the belly. Aquar. the legs. Triplicity flewmatike. Cancer Are cold moist, and watery, femenins, of the night, septentrionales, and of the human members they do govern. the breast, stomach, & lungs Scorpio the privy parts. Pisces the feet. triplicity melancholic▪ Taurus Are cold and dry, of the earth, femenines, and of the night, me ridionals, and of the human members they do rule. the neck▪ virgo the belly & in ward parts Capricor the knees. Likewise the said signs have other affections, and accidental natures, serving to the mutation of the air, for Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricornus are movable, Taurus, Leo, Scorpius, Aquarius, fixed, Gemini, Virgo, Sagietarius, Pisces, cômune, or mean, ¶ Of the nature and complexion of the lights, and of the .v. planets. The twenty rule. AFter this it is necessary to have the complexion, virtue, & nature, as well of the sun & of the moan as of the .v. planets: the which is such as foldweth here in order. The Sun is hot and dry, loving, giving life, and light unto all natural virtues. And of the members human he ruleth the brain, the marrow, the sight, the syvewes, and generally all the members of the right part of the body. ¶ The moan is cold and moist, loving, of whom the effects are manifest, having dominatton over the stomach, the belly, and of the mother of women, and generally over the members of the left part of human body. Saturnels cold and dry, enemy of nature, malicious and envious, destroyer of life, and of the body he governeth the right ear, the milt, and the bladder: and of humours the inclancholye, and part of the phlegm. Jupiter is hot and moist, loving, sanguine, having regard over the langes, the sides, the gristles, and of the seed or natural humour of man. Mars is hot and dry, cruel: and of the humane body is attributed unto him the left ear, the veins, the genitoroes, and of the humours, the choler, and after the opinion of some men, he governeth the liver. Venus' is cold and moist, loving, flewma●ike, and of the body human he governeth the back bone, the buttocks: the lower parts of the belly, the matrice with the moan, and the fa●te and the seed, with the sign of Leo. And it is to be noted, that Jupiter and Venus are called good and fortunate, but Jupiter is the greatest good fortune and Venus the least. Saturn and Mars are called unfortunate, or evil fortunes, but Saturn is the greatest unfortunate, and Mars the least. The Sun and the Moon are called means, or between both, that is to say, neither fortunate nor unfortunate, but indifferent. Nevertheless, Mercury taketh part always of the nature of the Planete, with the which he is cont●yned, or nearest unto: for with the good he is good, principally when he beholdeth him with a trine or sextile aspect. And with the evil he is evil likewise, when he is opposite or comoyned with them, or when he beholdeth him with a quadrate aspect. Of the force and accidental nature of the aspects. The. 21. ● ule. FOr so much that the lights and planets do change their influence according unto the variety of the asectes, which have been declared in the 12. rule, it is convenient to note the goodness and malice coming of the said aspects, in the fashion and manner as followeth. first as touching the conjunction (which properly is no aspect) you must note that although the coninnction be defined to be one, when the planets are under one like degree of the zodiac, according unto the longitude of the same, nevertheless in matter of influence, one planet is said to be conjoined with the other, when the one is entered under the beams of the other, although that they be not in one like degree, and foreseeing that the distance of the one unto the other be less than 12 degrees. And the moan or planet so conjoined with the Sun, is said to be combust by the beams of the Sun, and such conjunction is not properly a conjunction. And it is to be noted, that when two good planets are conjoined together, the same denoteth manifest amity and good will of the one unto the other, & increasement of their goodness. And the conjunction of the good with the evil, diminisheth the malice of the evil planets, and weakeneth somewhat the goodness of the good Planete. As touching the opposition, it is an aspect of manifest discord and enmity. The quadrate aspect is hate and unperfect enmity. The trine aspect, signifieth perfect and manifest love of the Planets. The sextile aspect, is of hid & secret benevolence, and unperfect amity. ¶ A declaration of the table of the fixed stars which is in the Ephemerides. The. 22. rule. FOr to know the aspects, not only of the one planet unto the other, but also of the said planets & fixed stars, you have before the Ephemerides a table entitled, tabula stellarum fyxarum insigniorum. That is to say, the table of the most notable fixed stars, rectified in the year. 1499. The which containeth first of all at the left side the names of the most notable fixed stars, after the members & dominations of the images & con stellations in the which they are brought. The afterward doth contain their longitude. that is to say, their true place, & distance from the beginning of Aries. After the which longitude, there followeth the latitude of the said stars, which is the deviation & distance of the same fixed sters from the zodiac or Ecliptic li●e, or toward the part meridional. consequently followeth the declination of the said stars from the equinoctial circle, and the difference or denomination of the said declination, that is to be known if she be septentrional by this letter S. or if she be meridional by this letter M. afterward followeth the right ascension of the same stars, that is to say, the arch of the Equinoctial, beginning at the division of the springe time, and head of Aries, ascending above the horizont with the said stars in the right sphere, and under every merediane. For all m●r●dianes are every one as a right horizonte, and every right horizont, is that which passeth by the poles of the world: finally is noted the greatness or magnitude, and then the nature of the said stars referred unto the Planets, as the titles, inscriptions, and characters of the said table doth show plainly enough. Of the 28 mansions or abiding places of the moan. The 23. rule. consequently is to be noted, that even so as the sun doth pass the 12 signs of the zodiac in 365 days and almost 6 hours (which maketh the whole year) doth cause here below upon the earth divers effects, according unto the nature of the 12 signs, the divers protection of his beams, and the disposition and variety of inferior things, so likewise doth the moan, as touching his influence, passing the said Zodiac in 27 days, and almost 8 hours, according unto the meeting together of her, with the fixed stars, which are principally in the 12 signs of the Zodiac, for she causeth divers alterations, and mutations in the elemental region. By means of the which, and to discern and know the effects abovesaid, the ancient Astrologians have divided the same time of 27 days and 8 hours into 28 equal parts, whereof every one comprehendeth 2● hours and 25 minutes and almost 43 seconds, and to every one of these said 28 parts, do answer 12 degrees, 51 minutes and almost 26 seconds, the which are called the 28 mansions of the moan, of the which the distinctions, and beginnings justified in our time, and unto the ninthsphere, with their natures and properties, are brought (for more ample ease) into the form of a table thus, as followeth. ¶ Hear followeth the nature and quality of the 28 mansions of the moan, with the elections depending of the same. The 28 mansions of the moan. ●●e or●●● of the ●● man●●●●s. The nature and quality of the said mansion The distinction & beginning of every mansion. ¶ The properties & accidental effects which the moan causeth in every mansion. S g m ● temperate ♈ 19 26 It is good to journey to ta●● medicine, to put on new apparel, and nought to higher servants. ● temperate ♉ 2 17 It is good to sail upon the water, and to buy tame beasts. ● moist ♉ 15 9 It is good to buy and sell, to buy tame beasts, and not good to make companies. ● cold, moist ♉ 28 0 It is good to sow, to put on new apparel, and nought to attempt marriages. 5 dry ♊ 10 52 It is good to 〈◊〉 medicine, to atte●●● marriages, good theater children in sco●●● & to cease from tra●●●● 6 temperate ♊ 23 43 It is good to m●●● war, noughtily sow, or to begin 〈◊〉 good thing. 7 moist ♋ 6 15 It is good to 〈…〉 to labour, to pu● 〈◊〉 new apparel, nought to take 〈…〉 neye. 8 temperate ♋ 19 26 It is good to 〈…〉 medicine, to sha●●● wear on new a●●●rell, and to iour●●● by water only. 9 drye▪ ● 2 17 It is vnme●● 〈◊〉 sow, ton take a ●●●●ney, ●nd to putt●●● new apparel: 〈◊〉 to borrow wheat● 10 moist ♌ 15 9 It is good to tempt marriage 〈…〉 not good to iour●●● and to change ●●parell. temperate ♌ 28 0 It is good to sow, to plant, and not good to release prisoners. moist ♍ 10 52 It is good to build and edify, to plant, and sow, and good to make marriages. temperate ♍ 23 43 It is good to sow to labour, to take journey, and to make marriages. temperate ♎ 63 5 It is good to marry wives, to take me decine, to sow, and to plant. moist ♎ 19 26 It is good to delve wells, and springs, and nought to take journey. moist ♏ 2 17 It is not good to take journey, neither to take medicine, ne to buy or sell, nor to wear new apparel. 17 moist ♏ 15 9 It is good to beasts, and to 〈…〉 them to pasture. 8 dry ♏ 28 0 It is good to 〈…〉 lands, to build 〈…〉 to receive digni●●● 19 moist ♐ 10 52 It is good to 〈…〉 causes, to assie 〈…〉 ties, to take iou●●●● and not good to 〈…〉 20 moist ♐ 23 43 It is good to 〈…〉 tell, and very 〈…〉 captives. 21 temperate ♑ 6 35 It is good to 〈…〉 edifices, to buy 〈…〉 and to sow. 22 moist ♑ 19 26 It is good to 〈…〉 medicine, to ta●●●●●●ney, to put on n●●●●●parell, and nau●●●● attempt maria●● temperate ♒ 2 17 It is good to take medicine, to put on new apparel, to take journey, and nought to make wagers. temperate ♒ 15 9 It is good to take medicine, and to conduct men of war unto battle. dry ♒ 2● 0 It is good to make noise, debate, & war and to journey toward the region of South. dry ♓ 10 52 It is not good to begin any thing whatsoever it be. moist ♓ 23 43 It is good to sow, to use merchandise, to make marriages, and nought to lay wagers. temperate ♈ 6 35 It is good to use merchandise, to sow to make marriages, and nought to make wagers. ¶ A declaration of the table which is before the Ephemerides, touching the force, dignity, exaltation, and other terms or bounds of the Planets in every of the 12 signs. 24 rule. FOr so much that the influences as well of the lights as of the planets, are augmented, when they be in those signs, in the which they have their force or dignity as when they be in their proper house, exaltation, triplie●tie, face, or term prefixed. There is put in the Ephemerides, after the tables of the 12 houses, a table of the 12 signs, of the dignity, force, and strength of the said planets in every sign and degree of the Zodiac, of the which table, the interpretation is manifest and plain enough by their titles, inscriptions, and subscriptions of the same. For first of all joining unto the degrees of every sign, you have toward the right hand, the deep degrees called in latin putei. noted by the letter P. then the degrees fortunates by this syllable For. and the degrees of weakness and defection of the humane body, called Asemene by this letter A. Then followeth the triplicities, faces, & times prefixed of the planets▪ marked by the proper characters of them. Consequently are noted the degrees masculines, by this letter M. and the feminines by this letter F. The dark and cloudy by this letter T. The bright and clear by this letter L. and the void or empty by this letter V and last of all at the end and right side of every sign, are noted the degrees of the dignities, of the lights and planets by order, beginning at Saturn unto the moan, and unto the intersections or divisions of ☊ and ☋, that is to say, of the head and of the tail of the dragon of the same, as well by their proper characters, as by the number of the said degrees. And underneath every sign, is noted the house and the degree of the exaltation & detriment of the said lights and planets, which are things necessary & worthy to be noted of all such as do practise the judgement of the sters. ¶ General and particular rules, for to judge of the mutation and change of the air. The 25 rule. TO understand and to know more easily how to judge of the chaungement of the time or wether, and the mutation of the air, it is first requisite to know the quality and disposition of the four ●artes and seasons of the year, which are such as followeth. The springe time is hot and moist, sanguine, and beginneth when the sun entereth into the sign of Aries. The summer is hot and dry, choleric, and beginneth when the Sun entereth into the sign of Cancer. harvest is cold and dry, melancholic, and beginneth when the Sun entereth into the sign of Libra. The winter is cold and moist, fleuma●ike, and beginneth when the Sun entereth into the sign of Capricornus. Afterwards must be known and understand the natures and affections of the 12 signs of the Zodiac, here before expressed in the ninetenth rule. For y● the planets (yea those that be of a hot nature) do behold the one the other, or be conjoined together in hot and dry signs, they shall cause heat and excess of drought in Summer, or else temperance of air in Winter. And contrary wise, if the said aspects and conjunctions of the planets abovesaid, do happen in cold and dry signs, they will cause in winter great snows and yet, and in summer moderation of the ●eate, and in hot and moist signs, great abundance of winds. And if this happen in watery signs, they will cause then great abundance of rain, which will make the air very intemperate in winter, and of a moderate heat in summer. And so is to be understand, and to judge conformably of all like things, according unto the nature of the planets and signs, and the▪ quality of their aspects. Also having regard with the same, unto the nature of thee▪ fixed stars likewise of them which are most n●●est unto the Zodiac. And that not only in all elections, but also in the mutation of the air likewise, as shallbe particularly recited hereafter. ¶ Particular rules of the aspects of the planets among themselves. ☌ ♄ ♃ first the conjunction of Saturn with Jupiter diligently observed in hot and dry signs, cause the great drought many days before, and many days after the said conjunction: and in moist signs, continual inundation of waters, and particular floods, because they abide long together, for the slowenes of their movements. Likewise the opposition, quadrature, ♄ ☍ □ ⚹, ♃ or sextile aspect of the said Saturn, with Jupiter, is the cause of great mutations in the air, and engendereth rains, hails, and winds many days before, and many days after the said opposition or aspect. Also there followeth great mutations of wether, at altimes, and as often as there is sextile aspect of Saturn with the Sun, or of Jupiter with Mercury, or trine aspect of Mars with Venus, or contrariwise, the which aspects are commonly called of the astrologians the opening of the gates of heavens, for so much that they do move and trouble the air, and do cause notable change of weather. ♄, ☌, □ ☍ with ♂ The conjunction, opposition, or quadrature of Saturn with Mars, in moist signs, engendereth rain, hail, and thondre▪ with tempests ● days before, and as many days after the said conjunction. ♄, ☌, □ ☍ with ☉ The conjunction▪ quadrature, or opposition of Saturn with the Sun, chiefly in cold signs, engendereth hail, rain dark wether, thunder, and cold days, and notable mutasion of the air. ♄, ☌, □ ☍ with ♀ The conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of Saturn with Venus in winter engendereth cold and rain, principally in watery signs. And in summer mitigation of heat. ♄, ☌, □ ☍ with ☿ The conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of Saturn with Mercury in moist signs, bringeth rain, in hot and dry signs, causeth drought, and in Summer thunder, lightnings, and tempest. ♃ ☌, □ ☍ with ♂ The conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of Jupiter with Mars, in moist signs, causeth rains, lightnings, and thunders, in Winter show and cloudy weather, and in hot signs and dry●▪ causeth excess heat. ♃ ☌, □ ☍ with ☉ The conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of the said Jupiter with the sun▪ causeth great and most vehement winds, driving away all rains. ♃ ☌, □ ☍ with ♀ The conjunction, quadrature, and opposition of Jupiter with Venus, in moist signs, caiseth cold and mislinges, and that more cer●at●●elye, in case there happen any conjunction▪ quadrature, or opposition of the moan, but when they be conjoined with other signs, causeth fair wether and winds. ♃ ☌, □ ☍ with ☿ The conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of Jupiter with Mercury, causeth great winds, and alteration of wether. ♂ ☌, □ ☍ with ☉ The conjunction, quadrature or opposition of Mars with the Sun in fiery signs, causeth drought, in watery signs thunder and rain. ♂ ☌, □ ☍ with ♀ The conjunction, quadrature or opposition of Mars with Venus in moist signs, causeth rain and tempest. ☌, □ ☍ with ☿ The conjunction quadrature or opposition of Mars with Mercury in hot and dry signs, causeth great heat and drought, in watery signs rain, some times thunders and lightnings, with so deign fierce winds. ☉, ☌, ♀ ☍ □ ☽ The conjunction of the sun with Venus in moist signs by means of the opposition or quadrature of the moon▪ causeth rains. ☉ ☌ ☿ The conjunction of the Sun with Mercury, in moist signs, causeth rain, and in windy signs, as are Gemini, Libra, & Aquarius▪ do engender winds▪ ♀ ☌, □ ☍ with ☿ The conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of Venus with Mercury in moist signs, causeth rain, in case they be not ●et by any other evil planet. And in ●ommer they provoke tempest, the more if they be in watery signs. And note that ●ll the planets above said, have great force, when the moan is in conjunction, opposition, or quadrature with them, and according to the variety of the nature of the signs, and the quality of the houses of the said moan. Note also what is said of the conjunction, quadrature, and opposition, the same is meant likewise of the sextile, and trine aspect, but they are of less signification. ¶ Particular rules by the aspects of the moan with the planets. ☽, ☌, □ ☍ with ♄ THe conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of the moan with Saturn in moist signs, bringeth a cloudy day, and cold air, according unto the nature of the sign: And if the Moon do go from Saturn unto the Sun, by conjunction or otherwise, hard wether ensueth. ☽, ☌, □ ☍ with ♃ The conjunction, quadrature, or opsition of the moon with Jupiter, in the signs of Aries and Scorpio, showeth fair wether, with white dispersed clouds. And if Mars be disposed to the same by any aspect, it causeth thunders and lightnings, or else great winds. After the which conjunction, if the moan come unto Mercury, there followeth great winds, the which are mitigate, and laid by the opposition or quadrature of the said moan with Jupiter, but if the planets which be of slow movement be not disposed thereunto, the abovesaid conjunction shall bring fair weather. ☽, ☌, □ ☍ with ♂ The conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of the moan with Mars, in watery signs, causeth rain, & if the moan be separate from Mars, and cometh unto Venus, there followeth notable change of wether, but in hot signs causeth divers coloured clouds all over the element, in summer often thunder, bringing with them sometimes small mislinges, principally if the planets be in aspects disposed thereunto. ☽, ☌, □ ☍ with ☉ The conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of the moon with the Sun in moist signs, bringeth raynye weather, the more if the moan go from the Sun unto Saturn. ☽, ☌, □ ☍ with ♀ The conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of the moan with Venus, cheiflye in moist signs, rain followeth: the moan going from Venus unto Mars by opposition, quadrature, or sextile aspect, be to keneth great variety of weather. ☽, ☌, □ ☍ with ☿ The conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of the moan with mercury in moist signs, showeth great rain and winds to ensue, the more if she go from Jupiter and come unto the said Mercury, or if Saturn and Mars be in opposition or quadrate aspect during the said conjunction. Wherefore you must note in all conjunctions of the moan with the planets, The conjunctions and quadratures of them, and likewise of the fixed stars after their nature abovesaid. And when the moan is without any aspect in moist signs and mansions, the same denoteth rain, wherefore he that will judge more perfitly, and more surely, it is convenient in all and every of the things abovesaid, that he considre diligently the nature of the signs, and of the mansions of the moon, and the disposition of the four times and seasons of the year at their first entering. ¶ Other rules, and general doctrines, for to know better and more surely to judge of the variety of the time and weather, of the alteration of the air by the conjunctions, quadratures, & oppositions of the sun and of the moan. FOr as much as the mutation of the air is one of the most necessaryest things, as well for the fruits of the earth, as for the health of the human body, and besides that, one of the parts of the judgement of Astrology, more apparent and likest true, I have set here all at ones over and besides the things abovesaid, some lessons and notable rules, for to know the better and more sbrely how to judge of the said alteration of the air. First you must diligently note the sinifications and general rules which we have declared in the rule going before, for so much that the general significations do change and surmount the particular virtues, by reason that the greatest virtue draweth unto him the lesser, and the lesser doth obey unto the greater, and with this, the particular virtues are not of so great virtue and strength, as be the general. It is then necessary for all men that will judge of particular things, to consider, and behold first the things which be universal and general. As if you will prognosticate of the quality, and disposition of any day proposed, you must diligently consider thestate or disposition of any day proposed, you must diligently▪ consider the state or disposition of the time, in the which the said day proposed shall chance or happen. Of the which estate and disposition, you shall judge by the lord of the conjunction, quadrature▪ or opposition preceding of the Sun and she moon, and of the sign where she is made. The which Lord of the said conjunction, quadrature, or opposition, you shall know by the figure of the Aven, that is to say of the twelve houses, and places of the planets justly verified at the▪ hour of the same conjunction, opposition, or quadrature. Then when you shall have the figure of heaven well justified for the time above said of the conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of the sun and of the moan, you shall first consider in which of the 12 houses, and in what sign shall fall the said conjunction, quadrature, or opposition, and the sign and degree ascendent, with the signs and degrees of the other angles. For the▪ planet which shall have in the said places more prerogative, force, and domination, shallbe principal lord of the said time and figure, and that which shall have least, shallbe participant in the said lordship, & domination. And it is to be noted, that the planet which hath most domination upon the place of the said conjunction, opposition, or quadrature, and upon the sign & degree ascendant, doth surmount all the others, and aught to be in this place preferred. Look then of what nature the planet is which shall rule in the said figure For the universal disposition of the time shall hold the quality of the said planet. As if at the time of the said conjunction, quadrature, or opposition, Saturn be found lord, the time shall be cold and dry. And if it be Venus, it shall be moist, and so of others, after their nature, and quality, except the sun and the moan: for the best astrologians, do never choose the sun nor the moan in this place for Lords nor rulers, for because that they do esteem the 5 planets to be the only moderators of the time and weather, that is to say Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mereurye. And not without a cause, in the conjunction they do choose the Lord of the place of the said conjunction. And in the opposition, the lord of the place of the same of the lights which shallbe above th'earth, or in th'orient precisely, for there is in this place most greatest virtue. Likewise in judging almost as much by the place of the quadrature of the said lights, for they take the place of the same light which is above the horizont, if the other be underneath. And if they be both above, or both underneath the said horizont (as it chanceth often times) they take then for the place of the said quadrature, the place of the same light which is found to have most force and dignity. As if one of the planeties were in one of the angles, or houses succeeding. and the other in the house falling, the same which is in the said angle, or hose succeeding, shallbe preferred before the same which is in the falling house. The which force, dignities, and other witnesses of the planets, you shall extra out of the table, which is expressly put in the Ephemerides, for the same cause, the which hath been sufficiently declared in the 24 rule. Then when you shall have the Lord and dominatoure at the time of the conjunction, quadrature, or opposition of the lights, you shall first note his nature and quality. For most often times the disposition of the time shall resemble the same. secondly you shall consider the sign in the which is the said lord and dominatoure, for the time shall be disposed unto the quality of the said sigue. Furthermore, you shall have regard unto the sign which is then ascendant, and unto his nature, and of what mansion of the moan he is, with out forgetting the lord of the said sign ascendant. Afterward you shall take heed and see which planets are in the angles: for those which do occupy the midst of heaven, or the ascendant, shall be better and more stronger than they which shall be in the angle of the 7 or 4 house. consequently you shall mark, with which of the planets the moan cometh to be conjoined, or in aspect after the ●●y●d conjunction, quadrature, or opposition. Likewise you shall note with which of ●he planets, or notable fixed stars, the lord of the said figure i● conjoined, or beheld with any aspect. These things thus considered, you may bring to effect, and perfectly judge as followeth If the said lord of the conjunction, quadrature, or opposition, be of a moist nature, and the places above said and planets being in them likewise moist: and with this the said lord being conjoined, or in any as●●●● with any moist stars or planets. And if the moon after the said conjunction, quadrature, or opposition, come to be conjoined, or in aspect with some moist planet joined thereunto that the quality of the time be disposed unto moistness: if all the things aboutsayd or the most part of them do tend unto humidity, you may gather and judge that the time shall be mayst, and if they tend unto drought, that it shall be dry, and if unto heat that it shallbe hot: and if unto coldness, that it shall be cold: and if there be as many witnesses for the one quality, as for the other, the time shallbe indifferent, having then known the general disposition of the time (as now presently hath e'en said) you shall discreetly entremingle the applications of the moon unto the planets and of the one planet unto the other, for to judge more certainly of the particular days. And to make an end of this matter, you shall yet note these ii lessons, whereof the first is. that the signification of the time thus found as hath been said above, his effect principally shall appear, and come forth, when the moon after the conjunction, quadrature, or opposition, abovesaid shallbe conjoined or come unto some strong planet, with the sygnificatour of the said time. ¶ The second is that when the moon shall come unto the sign ascendant, during the said conjunction, quadrature, or opposition, the time shallbe disposed unto to the nature and quality of the said sign. And this sufficeth for the disposition of the time and change of the weather. ¶ Of the aspects and constellations which must be observed and chosen for to begin and end happily all works and human business. The xxvii rule. THe disposition of the heavenly bodies do greatly incline the inferior things to be happily done or begun, and doth advance theyn: or else make late their coming to perfection, and their full and hold effect to come forth, for this cause are here set forth by order the elections which must be observed or avoided in these places beginning at Saturn and then at the other planets in order. Saturn being with the moon in Conjunction ¶ Causeth an evil unlucky day for all matters, and principally it is not good to have to do with aged people, ne with rural folks nor labourers. sextile aspect ¶ It is good to have to do with old folks and of good counsel, to edify castles and houses, and to erect things that are in ruin, to plough, to plant, and nought to require the love of women. quadrature▪ ¶ You must beware and keep yourself from old folks, and from labouring. or planting, it is nought also to journey and leave to accomplish thy desire especially if it be evil. trine aspect It is good to have to do with aged people, to labour the earth & vines, to sow and to plant trees, to fortfye castles, and to make the foundation of cities and towns opposition. It is neither good to sow nor to plant, nor to beginune any matter what so ever it be, & it is requisite to avoid the cover sation & meeting with old folks. jupiter being with the moon in conjunction. ¶ It is good to be conversant with noble men, with religious persons and lawyers, & to give supplications, and requests, and to demand right and justice. Sextile. Aspect. It is good to speak unto judges, and ecclesiastical and religious persons, and to begin all good works. quadrature▪ It is a meet time to study in philosophy, to meet with judges and religious persons, & to require right and justice. Trine aspect It is good to begin all good matters and to have to do with lawyers, judges, religious persons, and their prelate's, and to require of theyn: the thing which they would obtain. Opposition, It is a meet time to study in philosophy and to have conversation with ecclesiastical persons, and with noble men and to go before Judges. Mars being with the moon in Conjunction It is good to avoid warriors, and all noises, debates, and strife. sextile aspect It is good to lead and encourage men of war unto the battle, to have to do with princes and captains, to buy horses for the wars, and things of red colour, and to finish all fiery works. quadrature▪ It is an unmeet time to meet with gentlemen, and knights and to work in fiery works. trine aspect It is good to be with warriors, and to devise of things pertaining to the wars, to buy beasts, and to make fire for the alch●mye. opposition. It is an unmeet time to treat of love, and friendships, to take servants, and to begin any thing whatsoever that it be. Sol being with the moon in conjunction. It is good to finish hidden matters, and secret counsels, that one would not have to be known, and nought to do any other thing. Sextile. Aspect. It is good to have to do with kings, princes, wise men and of counsel, and good to require right, offices, and dignities. quadrature▪ It is not good to meet with princes, and noble men. Tsine aspect It is good to meet with kings, princes, counsellors, people of estate, and to require of them right and justice, and that thing which a man would obtain of them, and to seek love and friendship of princes. Opposition▪ It is a very unhappy day for all matters, therefore at tempt nothing, ne any manner of suit, neither plant, build nor journey. Venus be judge with the moon in conjunction It is good to take a wife, to treat of love, to have cohabitation with women, and good to take servants. sextile aspect It is good to attempt marriage, to seek the love of women, to put on new apparel, and to speak unto noble men. quadrature It is good also to take a wife, good to woe and to obtain suits of women, to comb the head, and to put on new apparel. trine aspect. It is likewise good to take a wife, to comb the head, to seek the love of women, to be conversant with them, and to put on new apparel. Mercury being with the moon in eomunction. It is good and a lucky day to buy and sell, to journey, to give accounts, good to entre children in liberal arts, and to demand benefices. sextile aspect It is good for the versifier, to plead causes, to give accounts, to journey, to buy and sell, to use merchandise▪ and good to entre children to learning. quadrature. It is good to calculate, and to render up accounts, to send embassage, good to have to do with pen men and writers, to buy and sell, and to journey. Opposition. It is good to meet with writers, to buy and sell, to use merchandise, to send embassage and messengers, & agood to set children to study and learning. Likewise when the moon after her conjunction with any fortunate planet shall be notably removed far from the said planet, the day shall be unfortunate and when she shall be notably removed far from her conjunction with any unfortunace planet, it is the good to work in all matters, especially the moon being in the sign of Cancer, Taurus, Pisces or Sagittarius, or in the house of the sun, having Trine or Sextil e aspect with the said Sun. ¶ Besides this the moon hath certain and proper effects in every one of the. xii signs, in case she be not then letted by any strong signification or constellation. The which are such as followeth. Aries, It is good to begin that which a man would have soon ended, and nought to begin any thing that a man would have to be firm and stable, and to have to do with kings, and rich men, good to bathe, & nought to clip hear, & to scarify the skin with cupping, of such as have disease in their neck and ears. Tau. It is good to begin such things, as you would have to be firm and stable, good to sow, and to plant trees, to labour the vines, to build, to be glad and merry, to comen with women, and to buy bulls and beeves. Gemi It is good to begin the things which should be of little durance, good to put children to learning, and not meet to let blood. Cancer It is good to journey, to make voyages, and to take electuaries. Leo. It is good to begin such things as shall be of long durance, and stable, and nought to take medicine by vomit and to shape and put on new apparel. Virgo It is good to put children to be instructed in learning, to seek the love of young maidens, and not good to marry. Libra It is good to begin things of small durance, te ionrney, to buy and sell, to have to do with religious persons, & not good to have copulation with women. Scorp It is an unlucky day for to begin any matter of goodness. Sagit. It is good to learn to shoot in the bow, to use merchandise, to be conversant with judges, and men of law, and to have copulation with women. Capri. It is good to be in company with aged people, to plough the fields, and to deck gardens and vines. Aqua. It is good to edify towers and cities, and to build houses, to plant trees and deck vines. Pisces. It is good to journey and to go a fysshinge. And here you must note, that when the moon is in a movable sign, it is then good to begin the things, where of ye desire soon to have an end, and in a fixed sign, that which you desire to be of long durance. And in common signs, the things which ye will have of little durance. And when the moan is conjoined with the fortunate stars, the aspect is fortunate, and contrariwise unfortunate. Likewise when the moan is in the section or division of the head of the dragon thus figured ☊, she is fortunate, and in the section of the tail of the dragon, thus marked ☋ unfortunate. ¶ Of elections which are to be observed in the plylebotomie or letting of blood. The. 28. rule. WHo that will consequently know when it is good to let blood, he must take good heed unto the aspects which follow. first, if the moan be in conjunction with Jupiter in a meet sign, or in trine aspect, or in opposition with him, or in in aspect with Venus: it is good then to be let blood. The signs meet are Aries, and Sagittarius, for the flemmatikes, and the first part of Libra, for the melancolickes, and for the cholerickes Cancer Pisces, and the signs disagreinng unto the Phebotomy are Leo. the second part of Libra, & the first part of Scorpius. Likewise is to be noted that all the hole course of the moon is divided into four quarters which must also be be observed. The 1 is from the new moan until. the first quarter. good for young people, 2 the first quarter the ●ull moan young and myd●e aged 3 ●he full moan the. ●i. quarter. middle aged and old. 4 the secon quar●er the new moan. old folks only. ¶ Likewise you must cut no vain, nor touch any member withany iron ●oole what so ever it be, the moon being in the sign which beholdeth, and hath domination upon the said member. What membres are subject unto every sign hath been declared in the xix rule. And on the other part, it is not only evil to let blood, when the moon is in the section of the head or of the tail of the dragon (thus marked. ☊. ☋.) but also by with Mars, Saturn, or Jupiter. And this shall satisfy you for me decinal rlections. ¶ Of elections for to sow, and to plant trees and vines. The xxx rule. FInally as touching the most apt and meet time, for ●o sow & plant trees, & to deche vyn●●, it behoveth to note that there are▪ v. months▪ in the year deputed and most ●ete for the same, that is to sa●●, March, Apryll, may, Septembre and Octobre▪ But in all times, you must take heed of the evil aspects of Saturn and of Mars. And to keep the aspects & places of the moon which do here follow If the moan de behold Saturn with trine or sextile aspect, bein● in the sign of Taurus, It i● good to plant trees & vines▪ Cancer. to ●ow● generally. Virgo. to sow fielde●. Libra. to sow and to garden. Capricor. to sow generally. Aquarius to plant trees & vines. And especially if the moon do behold Venus or Jupiter (which are the. ●●. best fortunates) with Trine, Sextile, or quadrate, Aspect. And it is good to plant trees at the last quarter of the moon. Conclusion of the Author. And this sufficeth for the declaration use and practise, of the matters, contained aswell in the Almanacs, or Ephemerides, as in the Latin rules of the same. In the which I have not followed the letter word by word, but only the meaning and doctrine in changing, adding, and substrainge that which I thought worthy to be changed, added, and substrayed, because of the more perfect and easter erudition, desiring my lord god with all my power to satisfy you herein, and all them which be lovers of this science. Finis. ¶ Virescit vulnere virtus▪ ✴ Here followeth a singular treatise of Astrology touching the conjunctions of the planets in every of the twelve signs, and of their Prognostications in the revolutions of years. IF you desire to know every year▪ what things shallbe dear, and what good cheap, or of a mean price, sie what sign is ascendant above your horizont, at the hour that the sun entereth into the first minute of Aries. For the planet which shall be then in the said sign. shall be Lord of the said year. Let then be made the figure of heaven in the which let be ordained the 12 houses, according unto the said ascendent, and let be ordained the 7 planets in the said houses, as by their movement precisely justified they shallbe found to be then in heaven. And this done, se and cōsider●duly the natures of the 12 signs▪ & of the stars being in them. And according as by the industry of your spirit you may esteem and invent, so judge of things to come the same year, as hereafter I shall show, for you may judge to the verity. ¶ Of the significations of the planets in every of the said signs and houses. FIrst then if Saturn be in the ascendant in the first house or sign, or in the 10. Then all wightie and black things, as azure, iron, lead, and woollen cloth of black ●●●er shallbe dear the same year. And if the said Saturn be in the fourth, ninth, and twelfth house, the said things shallbe somewhat dear, and not much. But if he be found in any of the houses falling, as is the third, six●, ninth, and twelfth, the said things shallbe neither dear nor yet good cheap, but of a mean price. So say we and must judge of other planets and things upon the which they have their signification, of the which planets the significations, for to make short, are such as follow. Jupiter signifieth oil, cotton, honey, and silver. Mars signifieth pepper, targets, and all other armours. The sun signifieth gold that is unforged, and that hath not been wrought. Venus signifieth all greases, ointments, spices, white odoriferant wood, pearls and the ornaments of women. Mercury signifieth all small grains, all manner of silk works, as well tisshues as others, nuts and things of like quality. And the moan signifieth sweet incense, milk, cheese, and other like things. Of the signification of the conjunction of the planets in the sign of Aries. VUhen you shall have them made the figure, and found Saturn & Jupiter conjoined together in the sign of Aries, or the one of them near unto the other, they signify some new sect to come. But if in the said sign of Aries are found to be Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, the sun, and the moan, or for the least three of them, there shallbe great plenty of all things, people shallbe inclined to goodness, and there shall be great rains, and hails, writers and scriveners shall much profit cattle shall be at a low and vile price. And the fresh Rivers and waters shall aboundantl●e increase. And if Jupiter and the moan be found in one like degree of the said sign of Aries, in the oriental or east part, it signifieth then that the king shall do justice and right judgement in his realms and that his kingdom and lordship shall prosper. But if Saturn, & Mars, or Mars and Jupiter, or Mars and Mercury, or the said Mars and Venus be found in the place abovesaid, and oriental part, there shall be war, & great effusion of blood among the Arabians in their countries, and they shall be destroyed, & their men of war taken and separated into divers countries. Of the signification of the conjunction of the planets in the sign of Taurus. If Venus and Mars be found conjoined in one like degree of the sign of Taurus, than women shall move seditions against men, hoping to be violated by them, and there shallbe a great death of cattle. But if Mars be in the sign of Taurus, there shall be war toward the South part, and such vehement winds, that the fruit shall fall from the trees and the most part shall perish by drought. And if Mars, Jupiter, Venus, and the moan, or three of them be found in the place and part abovesaid, men shall lightly make lies, and there shall be great noises and tumult among themselves, and that year shall die the most beautiful creatures, for Jupiter and Venus do signify the fairest, and Mars joined and abiding with them in the said sign and degree, shall slay them. And besides this there shall be great rains, and abundance of waters as well of the sea as of the floods and rivers. And at the sonth part people shall rise and rebel, desiring to slay their Lord, but they can not do it. And if Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars, be in the said degree of Taurus, than the emperors and kings▪ shall los● their realm, or being astonished with overmuch fear shall die. And the men of religion, as canons and monks, shall leave their habits, or else shall die. But if Saturn & Mars be only in the same place▪ and sign as above, women shall have diseases in their ●eates, in the throat and in the privy parts, and the men in the general parts, and in the bladder. ¶ Of the signification of the conjunction of the planets in Gemini. If the Sun, Venus, and the moon are conjoined in the sign of Gemini, the scriveners and writers shall gain but little that year, & servants shall rebel against their Lords and masters, but there shallbe great abundance of corn upon the earth, and the high ways il assured, because of the abundance of thieves and robbers. And if Mars and Saturn, or mars and Jupiter be conjoined in the said sign or degree, there shallbe great wars in the land of Armenia in Asia, for their enemies shall run upon them, and the moabites shall move war, and shall slay their priests, and they shall go into the mountains, trusting in the judgements of their divines and prophets. And from the east part shall come a marvelous great wind. ¶ Of the signification of the conjunction of the planets in Cancer. If Jupiter, Mars, the sun and the moan, be conjoined in the sign of Cancer, than terror and fear shall compass them, who do stir up & provoke the other by offences, and amongs the men, the one shall molest and grieve the other. And there shallbe seen many signs in heaven as comets, and fires flienge, in the air, with earthquakes, the waters shall wax dry, the fruits shallbe corrupted & marred, the sailors shall perish upon the sea, the cities, castles, and towns being edified hard or near to the sea side, shall be troubled with great fear, and the north wind called boreas shall do much damage the same year. Of the conjunction of the planets in Leo. If Saturn, Jupiter, mars, & the moan be found conjoined in the sign of Leo, the people dwelling east wards, shall make wars within themselves, & men shallbe vexed & grieved with pains of the belly, of the stomach, & of the privy parts. But if Jupiter, mars, and the sun be in the said sign, the merchants shall fear to have wrong of their Lord, the wind shallbe great from the east part, & the Arabians shall not be without fear. ¶ Of the signification of the conjunction of the planets in Uirgo. If Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury, be conjoined in the sign of Uirgo, all the fruits of the earth shall perish, almost all wholly by the great abundance of Locusts and grasshoppers. But if Saturn and the sun be there found conjoined and eclipsed, and the head of the dragon with Mars be there at the same time, or near thereto, then in the land of the Nubians, and in the South part, shall be engendered sedition among the poor and rich people. And if Saturn and Jupiter be in the said place, there shall follow great rain, and the wind shall proceed from the South part, and all things, especially Corn and wine, shall be dear the same year. ¶ Of the signification of the conjunction of the planets in Libra. If Mars and Jupiter be conjoined in the sign of Libra, the heaven shallbe seen to be red, which is a sign of diseases to come upon men, & of effusion of blood But if the Sun, Jupiter, & the moan, be in the said place, there shall follow mortality of women, and great rains. And if Mars & Saturn be in the same place, there shall follow wars, and the thieves and robbers shall fall upon men by the way to rob them. ¶ Of the signification of the conjunction of the planets in Scorpius. If Saturn, Mars, and Venus be conjoined in the sign of Scorpius, they signify that the king shall die of poison, and the Lords shall use detractions, and shall have envy the one against the other. And if the moon be there, with any of these three, there shallbe such great rain, that it shall seem that the world would perisho by water, as in the time of Deucalion. But if Jupiter and Saturn be in any degree of the said sign, than it is convenient to understand generally in all sorts, that there shall come false prophets, bringing in new sects. ¶ Of the signification of the conjunction of the planets in Sagittarius. If Mars and Jupiter be conjoined in the sign of Sagittary, there shallbe made wars along the sea side. But if Saturn, Jupiter, mercury, and the moan be there, the sea and floods by the great inundation of waters shall so increase, that the whole world shall almost perish by a deluge. The scribes, physicians astrologians, and priests shallbe multiplied and honoured of the people. And if Saturn & Mars, be in the said place, the thieves shall rob the rural people, & then of villages, and the pirates shall rob the sailors upon the sea. But if Mars & Venus be in the place abovesaid: the harlots and strompetes shall ravish their children & daughters, and shall by force bring them into captivity. Of the signification of the conjunction of the planets in the sign of capriconus. IF the Sun Mars & Mercury, be in the sign of capricornus: many great lords shall die, & there shallbe great in firmities & diseases. The men shall burn the houses & the barns with corn, and there shall reign marvellous great winds, in such wise, that small store of corn shallbe gathered. And if Saturn & Mars be in the said place: there shall not then follow so much evil, but the wars shall be great, and mankind shall much fear god. Of the signification of the conjunction of the planets in the sign of Aquarius. If Saturn, Mars, & the moon be in the sign of Aquarius there shall be little rain, & great drought, but yet the waters of springs and fountains: shall sufficiently abound: the goers by the ways shall be assailed by thieves, the air shallbe sore troubled and cloudy, & yet shall give no rain. And then shallbe borne a man of whom the people shall much rejoice, and unto whom many nations shall be subject: The monest aries & monks shall greatly abound, and shall be men fearing god. Of the signification of the conjunction of the planets in the sign of Pisces. If in the sign of Pisces be Jupiter, the religion shallbe greatly observed amongs men▪ who than that would give judgement of things which should come in any year it is meet that he do examine wittely the coninnctions, conplexions, and significations, of the planets, aswell by the things here above written as also by the subtlety of his understanding in taking heed unto the nature of the signs, in the which the said planets shall be. And this doing he may give certain judgement of things to come by the will and grace of god. Finis. ¶ Virescit vulnere virtus, ¶ Imprinted at London in Fleetstreet near to S. Dunston's church by Thomas Marsh.