An APPENDIX TO HOLWEL'S Catastrophe Mundi, BEING An Astrological Discourse of the Rise, Growth and Continuation of the Ottoman Family. With the Nativities of the present French King, Emperors of Germany and Turkey; All truly Rectified, and Astrologically handled. ALSO, What Progress this present Emperor of Turkey shall make upon Europe in this Intended War with the House of Austria. Where unto is added a SUPLIMENT of the Judgement of Comets. By JOHN HOLWEL Teacher of the Mathemacicks and Astrology. London, Printed by J. G. for F. Smith, at the Elephant and Castle in Cornhill, 1683. To all those that are truly Lovers of Astrology, and other Mathematical Learning throughout all Europe. Most Worthy Sirs, IT being my Fate to bring into the World (a small Piece of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, Entitled Catastrophe Mundi) about six Months ago, wherein was a Method shown how to lay ●o Foundation of Judging of future Events relating to Mundane Affairs; and finding it hath been kindly received by the Ingenious of this Age, I have attempted to write an Appendix thereto, wherein is laid down a Method how to handle Astrologically the Original of any Family; by which means may be discovered their several Impending Fates, and that from the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. For it is known to all men, that all Families, Cities, and other things that had a Beginning, have been subject to Mutations, and at last to Dissolution; but the Ancients have been very silent in Matters relating to this very Subject, insomuch that I was at a stand which way was best to take; but considering the Beginning of Empires, Kingdoms, Cities and Families have their Original from the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter; for the better Satisfaction of the young Student, I have thought good to handle (in this small Piece) the Rise of the Empire of Turkey, and have traced his Rise and Growth, with a great deal of Labour, quite through the Turkish History; and in the same manner may other Empires be handled, if the Rise of them be but known, and from thence may the many Mutations of the World be discovered. All those that go about to Judge the Event of Europe from the Entrance of the Sun into any of the Cardinal Points, build their Judgement from very uncertain grounds, for that very Point is not fully determined by Astronomers; and I judge it as hard to got a true Figure of any of those Times, as it is to get a Figure of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter: as for Example: Mr. Richard Kirby, in his Votes Astrologicus, lately Published, tells us. That the Sun enter Aries upon the 10th. day of March, at 3 Hours 41 Min. A. M. And from thence he very learnedly gives a Judgement of the Spring-Quarter for the year 1683: but according to Mr. Street, the Sun enters Aries but 21 Min. A. M. the same day; no less than 3 Hours 20 Min. difference: and most Astronomers of our Age do agree, That the Sun' s greatest Paralax is less than half a Minute, and so consequently Mr. Street to be the nearest the truth. Now I leave it to the Sons of Art to judge, what sure Ground any Artist can have to draw his Judgement from any of the Enerances of the Sun into the four Cardinal Points, seeing Astronomers differ so much: but what Mr. Kirby would have done for Matter to finish his Astrological Prophet, had it not been for my Catastrophe Mundi, I know not, for all the material Matter in my Judgement of Years he hath very fairly transcribed. There is also Emitted into the World a small Piece, bearing the Title of Catastrophe Mundi, performed by a very Learned Pen; wherein the Author was pleased, in his Preface, to tell the World, That I had confused the Hierogliphics; under pretence of placing of them right. And yet this Learned Pen after all, confesses, That they were not placed right in Mr. lilly's Time. From whence I had the Key of placing of them right, is best known to myself. However I have been so kind to the Sons of Art, as to emit them into the World rightly placed; but the Learned Pen would do well to let the Gentleman have his Book again from whence he had all his Catastrophe Mundi out of, for it is a great piece of Ingratitude not to restore it. Worthy Sirs, the Thing itself will speak what pains I have been at to compose it, there being no Precedent in this kind as ever I could light of, which Labour and Pains I present to the World, hoping the Lovers of Art of this Age will judge of it according to its Merits, which if it be kindly accepted by you, will be all the Reward that I shall expect. In the mean time, Farewell. From my House on the East-side of Spittle-Fields, over against Dorset-Street, next Door to a Glasiers. May 9th. 1683 John Holwel. The Proem GReat have been the Mutations of the World since it hath pleased the Eternal Being to lay the Foundation thereof; among which are reckoned several great Monarches or Empires that have been erected and continued for several hundreds of years; but yet at the last had their time of Destruction, by whose Fall there were new Ones erected: as for Example, 1258 years before the coming of Christ, is said to begin the Persian Monarchy; and that was under the Influence of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Virgo; that Conjunction happening the same year: and this Monarchy continued in its Ebbing and Flowing 810 years; at which time began the Grecian Monarchy; and 7 years before the beginning of the Grecian Monarchy there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Taurus; and this Monarchy continued in its Ebbing and Flowing near 405 years; at which time there did happen a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio, which did destroy the Grecian, and lay the Foundation of the Roman Monarchy; which Monarchy hath continued with its Ebbing and Flowing ever since. But that which is worth our taking notice of, is, that the next time that Saturn and Jupiter made their last Conjunction in Gemini the Bishops of Rome claimed to themselves the unlimited Title of Supremacy, it being the same time that Mahomet established his Opinions, and as they had their Rise together, so will they have their Fall. The Subject Matter of these following Sheets being to show the Rise of that famous Empire of Turkey, and the several Mutations of it, and how far they may enlarge their Territories in Europe, and how long that Empire may continue in the Ottoman Family; and likewise at what time it may be expected that they may change their Religion to Christianity, and consequently the Fall of Antichrist; all which being the Subject Matter of an Astrological Discourse of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in 1285, which was the Conjunction that preceded the Rise of the Ottoman Family, and likewise of that Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagit. that preceded the Preaching of the Gospel, which happened in the 14th. year of Christ; and also of that Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter that preceded the coming of Mahomet, the Saviour of the Turks, and the Supremacy of the Popes of Rome; from which Conjunctions not only the Causes of this mighty Empire's Ebbing and Flowing, but also the Ebbing and Flowing of Christianity, and likewise the Ebbing and Flowing of Mahometism, and also the Change of that Opinion to Christianity; will I hope bring great Content to all the Sons of Art. CHAP. I. Of the Rise of the Nation of the Turks, and under what Constellation they had their Beginning. THE Turks were a sort of People called Scythians, that left their Native Country in the Year of our Lord 844: under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in the fiery Sign Leo and did seat themselves in Armenia after a Rude manner, until Tangrolipix was sent by the Turks with 3000 Men to the aid of Mahomet the Sultan of Persia: and in a year or two after he was chosen himself (by the Soldiers) Sultan of Persia in the Year of our Redemption 1030: this was under a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Taurus: Tangrolipix was chosen Sultan of Persia three years after the Conjunction itself: the next time that Saturn and Jupiter made their Conjunction in Taurus the Turks had a great War with the Christians: Jerusalem is taken by the latter, and Godfrey Duke of Bullon made King thereof by consent of the Christian Army; and when Saturn and Jupiter made their last Conjunction in the Earthy Triplicity, Viz. Virgo: Jerusalem was again retaken by Saladin the Sultan of the Turks, and under the same Conjunction, Viz. In the year 1202 the Turks were driven out of Persia by the Tartars, and were forced to settle their Kingdom in lesser Asia, at Sebastia and Ivontum: and when Saturn and Jupiter made the first Conjunction in Libra after their en●tance in the Airy Triplicity, the Turks were driven out of Egypt by the Mamilukes in the year 1250 five years after the Conjunction, and they set up a Kingdom of themselves, which Kingdom continued for the space of 267 years; at which time they were (Viz. in the year 1517, and nine years after the sixth Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Selimus the victorious Emperor of the Turks) overthrown, and the Kingdom of Egypt, with all Syria and the Land of Palestine brought into the Form of Provinces, united unto the Turks Empire. At the same time that the Turks Kingdom was Founded by Tangropipix in Persia, was also another Kingdom of theirs at the City of Machan, but nothing compaparable to the other either in Glory or Power. At the time of the Turks being driven out of Persia by the Tartar, one Solyman Reigned at Maehan, and was also driven out of his Kingdom: this Solyman was not of the same Family of Tangropipix, but was of the Oguzian Tribe, this Solyman and his Oguzian Turks wandered till they came to Euphrates, where Solyman, by endeavouring to find a Passage, was there drowned; he left behind him four Sons, Sencur, Teken Jundogdis, and Ertogrul, the Father of Ottoman the Founder of the Turks Empire that now is, and Dunder. This Dunder and his Brother Ertogrule, with four hundred Families, stayed by the River, at a Place called Pasin-Ovasi, while the other two Brethren and the rest of the Turks passed the River, and returned again into Persia: this Ertogrul having three Sons, Viz. Jundus, Serugatius and Ottoman, sent his second Son Serugatius to Aladin, to desire him to let him have a Corner of his Country that wanted Peopling to rest in; which Request was granted, and after a short time, for some good Service that this Ertogrul had done the Sultan Aladin, gave him and his Turks a Country Village called Sugata, in the greater Phrygia, and so continued these Turks for a small time, still increasing, until Ertogrul, after he had Governed the Oguzian Families 52 years, died in the Year of our Lord 1289: after whose Death the Oguzian Turks chose Ottoman to be their Governor; as may be seen by any who please to peruse the Turkish History. CHAP. II. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Continuation of the Ottoman Family. OThoman, after the death of his Father, taking upon him the Government of the Oguzian Turks in the year 1689, we are to consider under what Constellation he Founded this great Empire. The last Conjunction that was of Saturn and Jupiter was in Aquarius, four years before: and his Father Ertogrul began to govern the Oguzian Turks under the Gubernation of Saturn and Jupiter in Aquarius, the year of our Lord 1237; the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter happening in the year 1226, eleven years before. But forasmuch as Ottoman is accounted to be the beginning of this Family of the Turks, it will be needful that we consider the Conjunction that happened in 1285, on the 11th. day of December, at 18 2 P. M. being the time of the New Moon, proceeding, for which, and for Constantinople, it being in the Lat. of 43 Deg. and by reason it is 2 H. 18 to the Eastward of London, therefore the time there will be 20 H. 20 P. M. for which time the Figure following was set. 10 House ♏ 4 45 4 House ♉ 4 45 11 House ♏ 25.30 5 House ♉ 25 30 ☋ 1 2 ☊ 1 2 12 House ♐ 14.10 6 House ♊ 14 10 ☉ ☽ in ♐ 27 40 Ascendant ♑ 8 7 7 House ♋ 8 7. ♀ in ♑ 12 52 ☿ in ♑ 18 4 ♈ in ♒ 4 20 ♄ in ♒ 4 35 ♒ 23 50 Second 8 House ● 27 50 ♐ in ♍ 3 39 3 House 4 10 ♈ 9 House ♎ 4 10 From this very Figure any one that is but meanly versed in the Art of Astrology, may know that Aquarius is a fixed Sign, and that Saturn doth wholly take delight therein, and he doth dispose of three of the Planets, Viz. Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury; and Jupiter doth dispose of both the Sun and Moon, and Mercury doth dispose of Mars; all Astrologers do allow Saturn to represent all Staple Monarches, because he very seldom applies to any of the Planets, but generally all the other Planets to him, and seeing we find him in this Conjunction in Aquarius, the more staple will that Monarch be that is represented by him, and forasmuch as the Ottoman Family had their Rise soon after this Conjunction; therefore we shall take Saturn as he is placed in Aquarius, to represent that Family, then will Taurus, upon the Cusp of the fifth, represent his People that he shall Govern, and Leo upon the Cusp of the eighth, will, according to Astrology, represent his public Enemies, and Capricorn his own House, and Mercury and Venus his private Enemies, and Taurus upon the Cusp of the fourth, and Sagittarius upon the twelfth with the Sun and Moon will represent his Neighbours and Allies. Now all these Places that are under Aquarius, Leo, Taurus and Virgo will feel the heavy hand of this Monarchy; and seeing that this Empire from such small beginning hath risen to such vast Territories, it will be necessary that we should consider the continual Increase thereof, and also to inquire from what Constellations they have had their several Mutations, and that the young Artist may not be left in the dark, I have directed all the five Helogiacal places of this Figure that preceded the Rise of this Family to the year of our Lord 1720; and in order to the better Enquiry I have traced all the material Accidents that have attended this Family to the year 1640, out of the Turkish History, which I hope will give great satisfaction to the young Artist as well as it hath done to me. Anno Dom. M C Directed. Anno Dom. Ascendant directed. Anno Dom. ☉ ☽ direct. 1295 □ ♄ ♃ & ⚹ ♂ 1290 ♀ 1291 △ ♂ 1293 ⚹ ♀ 1295 ☿ 1300 ♀ 1299 ⚹ ☿ 1309 ♄ ♃ 1306 ☿ 1315 ⚹ ♄ ♃ & □ ♂ 1324 ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1321 ♄ ♃ 1345 △ ♂ 1334 ⚹ ♀ 1344 ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1353 ♀ 1336 ⚹ ☿ 1350 ☍ ♂ 1359 ☿ 1345 ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1358 ⚹ ♀ 1375 ♄ ♃ 1350 □ ♀ 1364 ⚹ ☿ 1398 ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1353 □ ☿ 1374 □ ☉ ☽ 1405 ☍ ♂ 1358 △ ☉ ☽ 1389 □ ♀ 1413 ⚹ ♀ 1362 △ ♂ & ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1395 □ ☿ 1419 ⚹ ☿ 1368 △ ♀ 1404 △ ☉ ☽ 1428 □ ☉ ☽ 1371 △ ☿ 1411 △ ♂ 1435 ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1384 □ ♂ 1412 □ ♄ ♃ 1443 □ ♀ 1385 △ ♄ ♃ 1420 △ ♀ 1449 □ ☿ 1405 ☍ ☉ ☽ 1425 △ ☿ 1458 △ ☉ ☽ 1414 ⚹ ♂ 1439 ☋ 1465 □ ♄ ♃ & △ ♂ 1423 ☍ ♀ 1442 □ ♂ 1473 △ ♀ 1430 ☍ ☿ 1443 △ ♄ ♃ 1479 △ ☿ 1450 ☍ ♄ ♃ 1466 ☍ ☉ ☽ 1495 △ ♄ ♃ & □ ♂ 1480 △ ☉ ☽ 1473 ⚹ ♂ 1518 ☍ ☉ ☽ 1489 ♂ 1482 ☍ ♀ 1525 ⚹ ♂ 1500 △ ♀ 1488 ☍ ☿ 1533 ☍ ♀ 1507 △ ☿ 1495 ☍ ♄ ♃ 1539 ☍ ☿ 1520 □ ☉ ☽ 1529 △ ☉ ☽ 1555 ☍ ♄ ♃ 1527 △ ♄ ♃ 1536 ♂ 1578 △ ☉ ☽ 1540 □ ♀ 1545 △ ♀ 1585. ♂ 1546 □ ☿ 1551 △ ☿ 1593. △ ♀ 1548 ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1560 □ ☉ ☽ 1599 △ ☿ 1567. ⚹ ♂ 1567. △ ♄ ♃ 1608 □ ☉ ☽ 1569 □ ♄ ♃ 1575. □ ♂ 1616 △ ♄ ♃ 1580 ⚹ ♀ 1581. □ ☿ 1624. □ ♀ 1588. ⚹ ☿ 1597 □ ♄ ♃ & ⚹ ♂ 1630 □ ☿ 1602 ☋ 1605 ⚹ ♀ 1638 ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1606 □ ♂ 1611 ⚹ ☿ 1645 □ ♄ ♃ ⚹ ♂ 1635 ☉ ☽ 1624. ☋ 1653 ⚹ ♀ 1641 △ ♂ 1627. ⚹ ♄ ♃ □ ♂ 1659. ⚹ ☿ 1650 ♀ 1650 ☉ ☽ 1675 ⚹ ♄ ♃ □ ♂ 1655 ☿ 1656 △ ♂ 1705 △ ♂ 1668 ♄ ♃ 1664 ♀ 1713 ♀ 1676 ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1670 ☿ 1719 ☿ 6680 ☍ ♂ 1685 ♄ ♃ 1686 ♀ 1708 ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1688 ☿ 1714 ☍ ♂ 1697 ♄ ♃ 1702 □ ♀ 1705 □ ☿ Anno Dem. ♄ ♃ direct ♂ directed ♂ directed Anno Dem. ♀ directed 1307 ⚹ ☉ ♀ 1394 △ ♀ 13●● ad ● ♃ 1314 ☍ ♂ 1300 △ ☿ 1321 ad ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1322 ⚹ ♀ 1309 □ ☉ ☽ 1328 ad ☍ ♂ 1327 ⚹ ☿ 1316 ad △ ♄ ♃ 1336 ad ⚹ ♀ 1338 □ ☉ ☽ 1324 □ ☿ 1342 ⚹ ☿ 1353 □ ♀ 1330 □ ☿ 1353 ad □ ☉ ☽ 1357 □ ☿ 1339 ad ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1360 ad ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1368 △ ☉ ☽ 1346 □ ♄ ♃ & ⚹ ♂ 1369 ad □ ♀ 1375 □ ♄ ♃ & △ ♂ 1353 ⚹ ♀ 1375 ad □ ☿ 1383 △ ♀ 1360 ⚹ ☿ 1384 ad △ ☉ ☽ 1390 △ ☿ 1376 □ ♂ & ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1391 ad □ ♄ ♃ △ ♂ 1406 △ ♄ ♃ □ ♂ 1399 ad ☉ ☽ 1399 ad △ ♀ 1430 ☍ ☉ ☽ 1413 ad ☿ 1406 ad △ ☿ 1438 ⚹ ♂ 1419 ad ☿ 1422 □ ♂ & △ ♄ ♃ 1456 ☍ ☿ 1435 ad ♄ ♃ 1446 ad ☍ ☉ ☽ 1452 ☍ ☿ 1457 ad ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1462 ad ☍ ☿ 1469 ☍ ♃ ♃ 1464 ad ☍ ♂ 1468 ad ☍ ☿ 1493 △ ☉ ☽ 1472 ad ⚹ ☿ 1485 ad □ ♄ ♃ 1500 〈…〉 1480 ad ☿ 1509 ad △ ☉ ☽ 1509 △ ♀ 1487 ad □ ☉ ☽ 1516 ad ♂ 1515 △ ☿ 1494 ad ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1525 ad △ ♀ 1524 □ ☉ ☽ 1503 ad □ ♀ 1531 ad △ ♀ 1531 △ ♄ ♃ 1509 ad □ ☿ 1540 ad □ ☉ ☽ 1539 □ ♀ 1518 ad △ ☉ ☽ 1547 ad □ ♀ 1545 □ ☿ 1525 △ ♂ & □ ♄ ♃ 1553 ad □ ☿ 1561 □ ♄ ♃ ⚹ ♂ 1533 ad △ ♀ 1562 ad ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1569 ⚹ ♀ 1540 ad △ ☿ 1569 ⚹ ♂ □ ♄ ♃ 1575. ⚹ ☿ 1556 □ ♂ & △ ♄ ♃ 1577 ⚹ ♀ 1588. ☋ 1580 ad ☍ ☉ ☽ 1583 ad ⚹ ☿ 1591. □ ♂ & ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1587. ad ⚹ ♂ 1599 □ ♂ & ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1614 ad ☉ ☽ 1596 ad ☍ ♀ 1623. ad ☉ ☽ 1620 △ ♂ 1602 ad ☍ ☿ 1645 ♀ 1628. ♀ 1619 ad ☍ ♄ ♃ 1650 ☿ 1634 ☿ 1638 ad △ ☉ ☽ 1666 ad ♄ ♃ 1645 ad ♄ ♃ 1645 ♂ 1686 ad ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1667 ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1654. ad △ ♀ 1692 ad ☍ ♂ 1674 ☍ ♂ 1660 ad △ ☿ 1701 ad ⚹ ♀ 1682 ⚹ ♀ 1669 ad □ ☉ ☽ 1707 ad ⚹ ♀ 1687 ⚹ ☿ 1676 ad △ ♄ ♃ 1718 ad □ ☉ ☽ 1698 □ ☉ ☽ 1684 ad □ ♀ 1713 □ ♀ 1690 ad □ ☿ 1718 □ ☿ 1699 ad ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1706 ad □ ♄ ♃ ⚹ ♂ 1713 ad ⚹ ♀ 1720 ad ⚹ ☿ Anno Dom. ☿ directed 1306 ad ♄ ♃ 1427 □ ♂ & △ ♄ ♃ 1574 ⚹ ♂ & □ ♄ ♃ 1326 ad ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1451 ad ☍ ☉ ☽ 1582 ad ⚹ ♀ 1333 ad ☍ ♂ 1467 ad ☍ ♀ 1588. ad ⚹ ☿ 1341 ad ⚹ ♀ 1473 ad ☍ ☿ 1606 □ ♂ & ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1347 ad ⚹ ☿ 1490 ad □ ♄ ♃ 1628. ad ☉ ☽ 1358 ad □ ☉ ☽ 1514 ad △ ☉ ☽ 1650 ♀ 1365 ad ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1521 ad ♂ 1655 ☿ 1374 ad □ ♀ 1530 ad △ ♀ 1671 ad ♄ ♃ 1380 ad □ ☿ 1536 ad △ ☿ 1691 ad ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1389 ad △ ☉ ☽ 1545 ad □ ☉ ☽ 1698 ad ☍ ♂ 1396 □ ♄ ♃ & △ ♂ 1552 ad □ ♀ 1706 ad ⚹ ♀ 1404 ad △ ♀ 1558 ad □ ☿ 1712 ad ⚹ ♀ 1411 ad △ ☿ 1567. ad ⚹ ☉ ☽ 1723 ad □ ☉ ☽ CHAP. III. Of the Increase of the Empire, and under what Constellation they have had their several Mutations. AFter Ottoman having settled his little Common Wealth, the first direction that the Empire had, was the Sun to the Body of Venus, she being in Capricorn, and this fell in the year of our Lord 1300; in this year did Ottoman take Nice, and Seated himself in a City called Neapolis, and took upon himself Regal Power. In this year, and the year before, the Conjunction 1308 itself came to the Sextile of both Sun and Moon, and Mars came also by direction to the Conjunction itself; and also in the year 1305 Saturn and Jupiter made their first Conjunction in Libra, the Exaltation of Saturn during of these 20 year, the Turk, by the division of the Greek Empire, gaining footing in Europe, gained many Battles, but was invited into Europe by the Cattalonians, the Island of Rhodes was taken from the Turk. in the year 1308. In the year 1324 Saturn & Jupiter made their second Conjunction of the Rise of this Kingdom in Gemini in Trine to the place of the Conjunction 1285: three years after this Prusa, one of the great Cities of Asia yielded to Ottoman, and he makes it his Royal Seat, and the year after Ottoman himself died, and his Son Orchanus Succeeds, during of whose Reign he had good success, but not upon Europe; he takes Carasiina and Callipolis, and Nicomedia, and died in the year of our Lord 1359; and his Son Amurath the first began to Reign. In the year 1264 you will find in my Catastrophe Mundi, that Saturn and Jupiter made their fourth Conjunction in Libra, during which Conjunction Boga is taken by Amurath, and so is Didymaticum, and is again recovered by the Christians, and demolished; and was again new builded by the Turk. Servia is also invaded by Amurath: Missa and Apollonia won by him also in the year 1387, three years after the fifth Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Gemini. Amurath had Asia invadded by Aladin his Son in Law, and in the year 1390 was stabbed by a wounded Soldier, and Bajazet began to Reign. Bajazet soon after his coming to the Crown invades Servia twice in one year; in the year 1396 was fought a great Battle between Bajazet and the Christians, where of the Turks were slain 60000, and of the Christians 20000: and the year after, Viz. 1397 was the great Battle between Tamberlen and Bajazet, whereof were no less than 400000 Turks and Tartars slain, and Bajazet taken and put into a Iron Cage, and carried through all Asia. Bajazet beats out his Brains in the year 1399; the mean time Tamberlen ' conquers all Asia and Egypt, and all the Turks Territories, and all in five years; he dies in the year 1202 at Samarcand in the year 1405, but one year after the first Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Piscis, and the sixth Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter since the Rise of this Family began Mahomet the first, he having a great deal of trouble by reason of his Brothers striving who should have the Crown. This short Reign of Tamberline is worth our taking notice of, he beginning his Conquest under the influence of the Conjunction in Gemini, and the last of that Triplicity, and so soon as Saturn and Jupiter made their first Conjunction in Piscis, the Conjunction being in Square, to the Conjunction that went before, and in Sextile to the Conjunction that preceded the Rise of this Family; that made that Family begin to settle itself again, and gained in a small time all that Tamberlen had taken from Bajazet, this twentieth year was spent in the Civil War between Mahomet and his Brother Musa and Solyman, and he died in the year 1422, he Reigned but seven years over his Father's Territories, and 10 years was he gaining of them: he left his Son Amurath the second to Reign in his stead. From the year 1424 to the year 1432 the Turks attempt Prore, but in vain, for Mustapha, the supposed Son of Bajazet raiseth Rebellion against Amurath, he in vain besieged Constantinople, but in the year 1432 he takes Thessalonia. A great Plague among the Turks, Hungaria wasted, Belgrade is besieged, and the Turks forced to draw off with great loss during the time of the Influence of this Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in it, falling in exact square to the Conjunction that precedes their Rise, he got but little but the Slaughter of his Men; but in the year 1444 there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Cancer. After this year the Turks grew Victorious, Transilvania and Valachia invaded and spoiled by the Turk, the great Battle between Amurath and the King Vladistance, the Christians lost the day, after the Christians break the Truce with the Turks; in the year 1445 Greece was made. Tributary to the Turks; in the year 1448 was the great Battle between Amurath and Huniades, where most part of the Hungarian Nobility, with 57000 Turks and Christians were slain. In the year 1450 Amurath died, and Mahomet the first Emperor, but the second of that Name, began to Reign; in the year, 1453 Constantinople was taken by the Turk, and also the Country of Servia. In the year 1456 Huniades obtained a great Victory against the Turks, that being but two years after the Opposition of Saturn and Jupiter from Virgo and Taurus, both of them casting their hateful Square to the Sign Aquarius, the place of the Conjunction at the Rise of the Ottoman Family, Mahomet the same time being wounded and carried away for dead. In the year 1464 there was a Conjunction of Saturn & Jupiter in Piscis, in this year Mahomet invades Epirus, & Scanderbag, doth destroy a great many of the Turks, and: until Scanderbag died, Mahomet could not get any thing by invading of that Country. Scanderbag died in the year 1466, and from that time till 1470 the Turks did not prosper, for Mathias King of Hungaria took the Kingdom of Bosna from the Turks in the year 1469; but in the year 1470 Chalcis and the chief City of Euhoa were taken by the Turks, but yet the Venetian and the great Master of the Rhodes did great harm along the Coast of lesser Asia: In the year 1478 Scodra was taken by the Turk after a years. Siege; and in the year 1481 Mahomet was poisoned, and Bajazet began his Reign. In the year 1484 there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Virgo, in Square to the Conjunction that preceded their Rise: during the time of the Operation of this Conjunction the Turk did not prosper at all, for the Mamalukes in Egypt gained great Victory against him, and he at last was poisoned in the year 1512, there being a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter nine years before in Cancer and the Opposition of Saturn and Jupiter was a hastening from Virgo and Tanrus, both of them being in Square to the Conjunction precede the Rise of the Family. Selimus his Son Reigned In his stead. In the year 1250 began the Kingdom of the Mamalukes in Egypt, under a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Libra; and under a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Cancer, Selimus drove the Mamalukes out of Egypt, the Conjunction was in the year 1503; and in the year 1517 was the Downfall of the Mamalukes. In the year 1520 died Selimus, and his Son Soliman began to Reign: and in the year 1521 Belgrade was won by Solyman. And in the year 1522 the Island of Rhodes was also taken by Soliman. There was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Piscis in the year 1525. Soliman invaded Hungaria; and in the year 1526 the King of Hungaria was drowned in a Dith; and in the same year the Vavod of Transilvania chosen King of Hungaria; and in the year 1528 King John was driven out of Hungaria by Ferdinando; and is himself Crowned King at Alba Regulis; and in 1529 Soliman came again into Hungaria with a great Army, and takes Buda without Resistance, and spoils Austria, Attenburgh taken, and Solyman besieges Vienna, but is forced to raise the Siege with the loss of eighty thousand men; but Soliman restored King John to the Kingdom of Hungaria. In the year 1532 Solyman cometh again into Hungaria, and sends 15000, men under the Command of Cason to spoil Austria! A great Blazing Star seen. In the year 1523 the Turk besieged Carone, but was beat off. In the year 1537 King Ferdinand breaks League with Soliman, but got little by it but the loss of the Christians. In the year 1540 King Ferdinand invades Hungaria, and takes Vicgrod: and in the year 1541 the Queen of Hungaria joineth with the Turk, and burns Vacia, and takes Buda; and Soliman craftily detains the Nobles of Hungaria in his Camp, and converts the Kingdom of Hungaria to a Province of the Turkish Empire; and in the year 1543 Alba Regulus is taken: In that year there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Virgo, in square to the Conjunction that preceded the Rise of the Family; from that year to the year 1563 the Empire had but little Success; but in the year 1563 there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Cancer: and in the year 1566 there doth arise new troubles in Hungaria: Soliman dies of the Bloodyflux at the Siege of Sigeth, and Selimus Succeeds. In the year 1570 Nicosia and Cyren was taken by the Turk: and in the Year 1571 the Turks take Cyprus: and in this year was that famous Fight at Lepanto by Don John of Austria. In the year 1574. Maldavia and Valachia taken by the Turk; Selimus dies, and Amurath Succeeds. In 1575. Amurath invadeth Poland, burned and destroyed two hundred Nobleman's Houses, besides a number of Towns and Villages; and in the year 1577 they conclude a Peace again; and from this year to the year 1592. he bends all his Forces against Persia, and that way doth increase the Territories very much. And in the year 1592. Amurath invades Croatia, and takes Sisog and in the year 1595 Amurath died, and Mahomet the third succeeded; and from this year 1595 the Christians began to get ground of the Turks; for in the year 1596 was a great Plague and Famine in Hungaria among the Turks; and in the year 1598. Transilvania submitteth to the Emperor. And also in the year 1596 was Strigonum and Vicegrade taken from the Turk by the Christians, and also the Turks invade Valacha, and ar● forced to fly by the Christians. In the years 1597 and 1598. the Turk hath no Success, but the Christians gain ground of them; and in the year 1600 Alba Regulus was taken by the Christians. But in the year 1602 Alba-Regulus was again taken by the Turks, and the Christians take Pesth, and a many more Places; and in the latter end of 1603 Mahomet. III. died, and his Son Achmat succeeds; and soon after the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagittarius, 1603 the Persian gains ground of the Turk, and there is great Trouble in Transilvania. And in the year 1605 the Turks take Strigonium, but the Persians gain ground upon the Turk, and there was for these two years a great Rebellion in Hungaria. In the year 1606 there was a Peace between the Germane Emperor and the Sultan of Turkey. In the year 1611 a great Plague in Constantinople, whereof died 200000 Persons. In the year 1617. the Sultan Achmat died, and Mustapha Succeeds, but is soon deposed, and Osman began at the age of sixteen years. But in the year 1622 Mustapha is again re-inthroned, and Osman strangled by Daout Bassa. In the year 1623. Mustapha is again deposed, and Morat at the age of fourteen years began to Reign, during whose Reign he loses all he had in Persia, and was very much afflicted with Troubles: and all these things precede the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, six Degrees in Opposition to the great Conjunction in 1285, in five Degrees of Piscis. CHAP. IU. Of the General Judgement Astrological of the further State of the Empire of the Turks, and what Countries of Europe will be most Passive. BUt that we may begin our Work from some certain Epoch of time, and not involve ourselves into a Labyrinth of unnecessary Inquiries. We are to consider, that there is no material Accident either in Empires or Kingdoms which first of all had not a Beginning from some Radix. Therefore with great diligence the first Roots or Foundations of things are to be inquired into. And therefore by an Inquiry we sinned the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Aquarius to proceed the Rise of this Mighty Monarch, which in the year 1285, we shall make the Root of this, and for that reason have I set a Figure for the Now-Moon preceding 〈◊〉 Now if we make the Place of the Conjunction itself to be the Degree Ascending, and set the Figure for Constantinople, you will find Mars to be the Lord of the tenth House; which doth represent the Honour and Grandeur of the Empire, and Mars doth represent his Soldiers, and that by the Sword he should maintain and gain all his Reputation Now Mars being placed in Virgo, under which Sign Authors tell us is Achaia, Greece, Crect, Croatia, Corinthia, Anthesina, the Dukedom of Athens, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyria, Gallia, Silesia: Cities, Jerusalem, Corinth, Rhodes, Popia, Signia, Brundisium, Aretium, Novaria, Tholosa, Lions, Paris, Basil, Heidleburg, Erphord, Wratislavi. Besides a many more Places which Authors have not allotted to this Sign, as yet we sinned by experience that a great many of these Places already are annexed to this Empire. Likewise those Places that are in Sextile or Trine to the place of Mars at the time of this Conjunction, will also go nigh to be in subjection to him: all those places of the Zodiac that are in the Sextile, is Cancer and Virgo; and those places that are in the Trine, are Taurus and Capricorn. Now under Cancer are said to be Scotland, Granado, Burgundy. Holland, Zealand, Prussia, Numidia, Africa, Bithynia, Chadchis, Carthage. Cities under, are Constantinople, Venice, Tunis, Genoa, Lucas, Pisa, Milan, Berne, York, St. Andrew in Scotland, Lubeck, Megdeburg, Wittenburg, Gorlick. Under Virgo are Norway, Upper Bavaria, Matagony, Comogena, Cappadocia, Idumia, Mauritania, Fez, Gethulia, Catalonia, Cities are, Algiers, Valentia in Spain, Trabezone, Urbine, Pestorium, Aquilegia, Camerinum, Tarvisum, Forum, Julium, Massana, Vienna. Alehstade, Monachum, Gaunt, Frankford upon Odour. A great many of these Places hath he already got, and the rest will suffer by him in a short time. Under Taurus are Russia, Polonia, Great Swedeland, the North part, Lorraign, Campania, Helvetia, Rhetia, Franconia, Parthia, Persia, Ireland, Cyclades, the Island of Cyprus, and the Sea Towns of Lesser Asia: Of Cities, Bononia, Sona, Matua, Tarentum, Panorme in Sicily, Peruficum, Caput Histria, Brixi, Zurich, Lucerne, Nants, Herbibolis, Carol●tade, Posnania, Lipzig, Gnesna, Novograde. Besides a many more places. Under Virgo are Macedonia, Illyria, Thracia, Bosina, Albania, Bulgaria, part of Greece, Muscovia, Lituania, Saxony, Hassia, Thuringia, Marchia, Stiria, Orchades, India, Ariana, Gedrasia: Of Cities, Oxford, Mechlin, Juliacum, Berga, Brandenburg, Austusta, Vindelicorum, Constance, Derthona, Faventia: So likewise all those Places that are in Square and Opposition to Virgo, will meet with great Devastation by the force of this Empire. The Places that are in Square, are Gemini and Sagittarius. Now if we may believe the Ancient, they tell that under Sagittarius are Spain, Dalmatia, Sclavonia, Hungary, Moravia, Misnia, Celtia, Thirronia, Arabia the happy: Of Cities, Toledo, Voleteras, Mutina, Narbon, Avinion, Colonia, Agrippina, Studgard, Rotenburg, Buda, Gascovia. And under Gemini are, according to Authors, part of Lumberdy, part of England, Flanders, Brabant, and the Dukedom of Wertenburgh, Hyrcania, Armenia, Martiania, Cyrenia, Marmarica, Egypt the Lower: Of Cities, London, Corduba in Spain, Viturbium, Cecenam, Tourney, Vercellas, Rhegium, Louvain, Bruges in Flanders, Mentz Kitzing, Hosford, Bamberge, Villacum, Norimberg. And under Piscis, the opposite Sign to Virgo, are according to Authors, Cilicia, Calabriana, Portugal, Galicia, Normandy, Phasimia, Nosomonia in Libya, Garamantes, Lydia, Phamphilia, and Higher Egypt: Of Cities, Alexandria, Hispolis, Compostella, Parentium, Rhimes, Worms, Ratispont. So likewise not only all those Places that are under the Signs that Mars doth behold, but all those Places that the place of the Conjunction doth behold, and that is Aquarius, Libra, Leo, Aries. Under Aquarius the Place of the Conjunction are Amazonia, Sarmatia, Great Tartary, Valachia, Muscovia, the South part of Swedeland, Westphalia, Mosel, Piedmont, part of Bavaria, Ethiopia, Oxiania, Sogdiana, Media, Arabia, Desert and Stony: Of Cities, Hambourough, Breme, Mountferate, Pisarum, Trent, Salizburgh, Ingolstade. Under Leo is Galla, Fagata, the Alps, Italy, Sicily, Apalia, Bohemia, part of Turkey, Aemilia, Sabina, Phenicia, Chaldea, Orchinia: Of Cities, Demasco, Syracuse, Rome, Rovenna, Cremona, confluente, Prague, Liniz, Crimisicum. Under Libra are Austria, Alsatia, Livoia, Sabandia, Delphinat, Bastrina, Thusia Seres, Caspia, Thebadu, Olsim, Trogloditica, Sundgavia: Of Cities, Lisbon, Cajetam, Laudam, Suessam, Placentia, Felkirch, Friburg, Argentine, Spiers, Frankford at Mane Holam, Suenorum, Wimpina, Hei●bran, Frisings, Mospachiam, Laudshut, Vienna in Austria, Antwerp. And under Aries are said to be England, France, Germany in general, Higher Silesia, part of Polonia, Burgundy, Denmark, Basternia, Syria, Palestine: Cities, Naples, Capua, Ancona, Farrara, Florence, Verona, Bergano, Lindaw, Vtrecht, Milan, Marcelles, Epidaure, Crackow, Augustam, Caragosa, Wenieca. It is very well worth our noting, that the Conjunction and the place of Mars doth behold all the twelve Signs: but it cannot be expected that the Turk should have all the Places that are under the twelve Sings; but he will go night to have all those Places that had their beginning under the Influence of Saturn and Jupiter when they were conjoined, in four, five, or six Degrees of any of them, because those parts both Mars Saturn and Jupiter do behold all round. Now any one that will be but pleased to consider all of the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter is any of the Sigus since the Rise of this Family, you will find that these Places have been the greatest Sufferers, that had their Signs beholding the place of Mars by any bad Aspect in the Conjunction that preceded the Rise of that Family. And seeing that great Expectations of the Turks Mother ion into Eundpe upon the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in 1682 and 1683, we olight to consider how the Figure of this Conjunction doth sympathize with the Conjunction that was the Rise of the Family; the Figures of the Conjunction you may see in my Catastrophs Mundi. Now if we place the Conjunction itself upon the Cusp of the Ascendant, and set the Figure for Constantinople, you will find Mars to be upon the Radical place of Mars in the Conjunction in 1285, and there doth make a very quick passage through that Sign: and before the second Conjunction in 168●/3 in January, Mars will have got into Libra, and there doth make a long and tedious transite, no less than eight Months; and all the while he passes through Libra he doth afflict Capricorn, Cancer and Aries besides the Sign he passes through; by his Passage through Libra he doth threaten Austria with great Devastation, and also the taking of Vienna itself, and the general Conquest of the East Part of Germany, and almost all those Places that are in Christendom under Libra, Aries, Capricorn, and Cancer, about five Degrees thereof. And that the young Artist may be able to give a reasonable Conjecture of Mars' long transit through Libra, it will be convenient to set a Figure for the New Moon preceding the second Conjunction, because at that time the Sun was Eclipsed, and the middle of that Eclipse fell at London, by the best Tables, at 4 hours 35 minutes post Meridiem: and at Vienna. in Austria at 5 hours 40 minutes post Meridiem, and in the Latitude of 48 degrees 22 minutes was this following Figure set. 10 House ♉ 7 45 4 House ♏ 7 45 11 House ♊ 20 5 House ♐ 20 12 House ♋ 25 30 6 House ♑ 25 30 ☿ in ♒ 1 0 ☊ in ♌ 15 00 ☉ ☽ 8 d. 10 m. ♒ ♄ in ♌ 17 57 ☋ in ♒ 15 ♃ in ♌ 18 38 ♀ 18 12 ♒ ℞ Aseendant ♌ 20 7 House ♒ 20 2 House ♍ 11 10 House ♓ 11 10 House ♎ 4 50 House ♈ 4 50 ♂ in ♎ 23 11 The reason that I set this figure for Vienna in Austria, is because that Saturn and Jupirer are near then arising in their Horizon when the Sun suffers, the greatest defect, and at that very same time both Sun and Moon and Mercury are in Square to the Sign of the 10th. House, and Venus, Lady of the 10th. House is in Opposition to the Conjunction itself, and is Retrograde also, and doth run so far: backward in the Sign she is in, until she doth come to be in Square to the 10th House also, and then doth transit the place of the Eclipse with a Conjunction, and when she is become direct again, meet both with Opposition of Saturn and Jupiter. All these things are very well worth any Artist's taking notice of; by which he may find what is a coming upon that part of Christendom. Now it is allowed by all that have any knowledge in Astrology, that the Ascendant of an Eclipse doth represent the commonality of People, if so, you will find Sol the Lord thereof to be Eclipsed by the Moon, Lady of the twelfth House, what can be expected from thence, but that those sort of People inhabiting in those East Parts of Germany, should come to have great calamity fall upon them, and that by a Lunar sort of People. Now the Moon in the great Conjunction preceding the Rise of the Ottoman Family, is Lady of the sixth House, and by that means doth represent the Subjects and Vassals of that Family; and in this Conjunction, Eclipsing the Sun not far from the opposite Place of that Conjunction, doth declare, according to Art, that they shall over run all those Places of Germany, that had Leo arising at the middle time of the Eclipse, and all those Countries that are under Leo, Aquarius, Taurus and Scorpio, and likewise will overthrow all those Monarches that have their Rise or Foundation under the Influence of a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, Taurus and Scorpio: but those Places will first have their share of Suffering that are under Aquarius, the place of the Eclipse: among which places, let Valachia and the South Part of Poland beware; neither shall Muscovia be free, but shall taste part of the bitter Cup that is allotted for Europe to taste. Mars making of his long transit in Libra, tells us that Austria shall be much wasted, and the People thereof be brought very low, and a great part of them will be carried Captive, and their great Town Vienna will go near to be lost; and the Seat of War will last longer in Austria than in any other part of Germany. The Moon and Sun and the Conjunction itself being in Square to Taurus, doth declare that Poland should be much wasted by both Turk and Tartar, for this Conjunction is in Square to the eleventh House of that King's Election, and the Eclipses fall in the second; and Mercury, Lord of the seventh House at the time of his Election, is in this Eclipse in Square to his tenth; and Mars, Lord of the tenth, is in Libra weak; this bids Poland to be very careful how he doth go to War during the time that this Conjunction is allotted to operate, which will be near twenty years; for if he doth fall to War with either Turk ot Tartar, he must expect to gain nothing but the Devastation of his fruitful Country, with the destruction of his People, if not the bazard of the Crown and Dignity of that Kingdom. Neither will the Swede be in a better condition, for if he doth go to War with any of his Neighbours, he will receive great damage by it, if not lose part of his Country. And by reason of Mars being placed in Virgo at the time of the first of the three Conjunctions, and did make a swift passage through that Sign: this doth declare that Croatia should be one of the first Places that the Turks should bring under their Subjection, and will make great waste in that Province, and carry the People Captive. And because Mars at that time he was in Virgo, did cast his hateful Square to the Sign Sagittarius, doth declare according to Art, that Hungaria shall suffer much by the Turks, and shall by them be made desolate in those parts next Moravia, and they will bring that Kingdom under their Subjection in a short time. Moravia being under Sagittarius, must expect to have a great share of the Turks Invasion, and a great many of thy Towns and Cities will be laid waste, and a great scarcity of Corn will be in those Parts, by reason of the Raging of Armies. Neither will Slavonia be free from the Calamity of hot Neighbours; for the Great Turk shall make his Way into Italy that way, and shall bring under his Yoke that Country, and will carry the People into Bondage. And by reason that Saturn and Jupiter make a Triple Conjunction in the Sign Leo, doth declare that the Turk should advance his Forces into Bohemia, and shall there do grent damage; he will lay waste all the Monasteries, and will carry the Priests into perpetual Bondage. It doth grieve my heart to think what great Calamity will fall upon that Kingdom. Under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo was the last Bohemian War, which caused that Place to endure most sad Calamity: but those that were the Cause of that Evil in those days, will all of them be brought to destruction, that there will not be so much as one Nest for those Unclean Birds left: Oh! the many years of great Scarcity that shall full upon that Place, occasioned by the Devastation that is like to be by War. This Triple Conjunction being in Leo, falls in Square to Scorpion this doth bid the Duke of Bavaria look to his Country, for the Turk is like to invade him with a very great Army, and will lay waste a great part of his Territories, and join it to the rest of his Conquest. And Mars being posited in Virgo at the first time of the three Conjunctions, doth foreshow that the Dukedom of Wittenburgh shall have the Turk to Range in his Bowels, and make great Devastation; at which time the Crown of France, will begin to shake for fear, and wish that he was a little farther from him; but it will be in vain, for the Turk will invade his new Conquest in Alsatia, and from thence pass through Lorraine into France, and take Burgundy in the twinkling of an eye; all the seventeen United Provinces submit to his Protection without being invaded, and by so doing save their Country from Fire and Sword: and at the same time the Turk is so Victorious in the South-West Parts of Germany; Another part of his vast great Army will Range in the North and North-West Parts thereof, and pass through Bohemia, and enter Franconia, and from thence he will invade both Higher and Lower Saxony, even as far as the North Parts thereof: it will seem strange to hear that the Turk should be got so far into Germany as Westphalia, and the Country of Juliers, but so it will be, and God's Will must be done. Germany was first conquered by the Romans, under the Influence of a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio; and the Empire of the Romans was Erected under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio; this Conjunction falls in Square to that, and this Eclipse falls in Square to that also, and the Eclipse being the Lunation before the second Conjunction of Saturn and Jupitor, January, 1682/3 this will cause that Empire to have a very great Shake, if not totally subverted to the Power of the Ottoman Family: and seeing that there is such great Preparation on all Sides for a great War with the Turk, it will be needful for us to consider the Nativity of this present Emperor of Germany, and there to see what Directions he hath. This present Emperor of Germany was Borr the 30th. day of May, Old Style, 1640, at nine Hours 3 Minutes post Meridiem, in the Latitude of 48 Degrees. The Figute is as followeth. M C in ♏ 7 42 4 House in ♉ 7 42 ☊ in ♏ 28 17 ♀ in ♉ 21 48 ☋ in ♉ 28 17 ☿ in ♉ 28 52 11 House in ♏ 26 16 5 House in ♉ 26 16 12 House in ♐ 13 17 6 House in ♊ 13 17 ☉ in ♊ 19 17 ♃ in ♑ 4 54 Ascendant ♑ 6 20 7 House ♋ 6 20 2 House ♒ 17 8 House ♌ 17 ♂ in ♒ 22 23 ♄ 0 58 in ♓ ☽ 2 24 in ♓ 3 House in ♈ 7 30 9 House ♎ 7 30 This Nativity was rectified by the M.C. to the Square of Saturn and Jupiter and Square of the Moon; at which time the Emperor had great Suffering both to himself and Empire, for the Turk did invade him: also at the same time he had his Moon by direction to the Square of Jupiter. The Latitude of the Planets. Saturn 0 40 South. Jupiter 0 53 North. Mars 2 30 South. Venus' 1 20 South. Mercu. 3 50 South. Moon 5 00 North. M. C. R. A is 215 19 Obliqne Ascension of the Ascendant is 305 19 D. M. The Right Ascension of the Sun is— 79 25 The Declination of the Sun is— 23 14 The distance of the Sun from the Meridian 44 06 The Ascential difference— 26 46 The Sun's Pole of Position is— 46 22 The Obliqne Descension under that Role 106 11 The Right Ascension of the Moon with Latitude 332 35 The Declination of the Moon with Latitude:— South 6 4 The Moon's distance from the Meridian 62 49 The Moons Ascential difference 5 40 The Pole of the Moon 43 3 The Obliqne Ascension of the Moon under that Pole 338 10 The Right Ascension of part of Fortune, is 170 19 The Declination of part of Fortune is 4 11 The distance of part of Fortune from the Meridian 45 00 The Ascential difference of part of Fortune is 3 7 The Pole of Position of part of Fortune is 36 37 The Obliqne Descension of part of Fortune is 173 26 Where note, that the Pole of Position of bo●h San and Moon, and part of Fortune was found by the Doctrine of Triangles. Thus have you the Nativity of this mighty Monarch truly Rectified; and any one that will but take the Pains to run down all the Direction, will find them to agree very well. The next thing will be for us to inquire what Direction this Emperor hath now operating. The first is the Mid-heaven by direction to the Opposition of the Sun, and the Ascendant of the Body of Saturn with Latitude, and the Body of the Moon without Latitude, and the Sun to the two Asses, and the Moon to the fourth House, and his part of Fortune to the Square of Mars and Opposition of Venus. All these Directions are enough to destroy any Man in the whole World; but what these Directions do signify I leave to the Artist to consider— And to welcome them in, the Turk is coming against him with a very great Army and (what the Event thereof will be we must wait upon time to determine. And because the Turk doth give the Alarm to all Europe, it will be needful for us to consider that mighty Monarch's Genature also. He was Born on the Is't. of January 1641/2, 5 Hours 20 Minutes 12 Seconds A. M. and it was Rectified by the M. C. to the Sextile of the Sun, at which time he came to the Throne and Dignity of his Ancestors, and the Figure for the Rectified time is as followeth. M. C. in ♎ 23 19 4 House in ♈ 23 19 ☊ in ♎ 28 58 ☋ in ♈ 28 58 11 House in ♏ 16 10 5 House in ♉ 16 20 ♂ in ♐ 1 50 12 House ♐ 5 6 6 House ♊ 5 6 ♀ in ♐ 10 45 Ascendant ♐ 27 50 7 House ♊ 27 50 P. F. in ♐ 28 28 ♀ 00 25 ℞ ♑ ☉ 11 2 ℞ ♑ ☽ 11 40 ℞ ♑ 2 House ♒ 2 30 8 House ♌ 2 30 ♃ in ♒ 14 21 ♄ in ♒ 8 13 3 House ♓ 18 30 9 House ♏ 18 30 The Pole of Position of the Sun and Moon, and part of Fortune, was found by the Doctrine of Triangles. The Planet's Latitude at that time. ♄ 1 15 South ♃ 0 28 South ♂ o 10 North ♀ 1 27 North ☿ 2 16 North ☽ 4 48 North M. C. R. A. is 201 37 Ascendants obliqne Ascension is 291 37 ☉ Right Ascention— 282 00 ☉ Declination is— 23 3 ☉ Distances from the Meridian— 99 37 ☉ Ascential difference— 22 44 ☉ Pole of Position— 42 15 ☉ Obliqne Ascension under that Pole— 304 44 ☽ R. A. with La itude 281 33 ☽ Declination with Latitude 19 48 ☽ Distance from the Meridian 100 4 ☽ Ascential Difference 19 21 ☽ Pole of Position 43 1 ☽ Obliqne Ascension under that Pole 300 54 P. F. Right Ascention 267 10 P. F. Declination 23 30 P. F. Distance ab Meridian 124 27 P. F. Ascential Difference 23 28 P. F. Pole of Position 42 30 P. F. Obliqne Ascension under that Pole 290 38 Any Artist that will but take the Pains to run down the Directions of this Mighty Monarch, will find that he is ordained to gain a great part of Christendom in a few years, for he hath his Ascendant by direction to the body of Jupiter, with, and without Latitude in the years 1683 and 168●, and he hath his Mid-heaven to Cor Scorpio in Sagittarius also at the same time; this will make him very prosperous in his Arms for at least six years and more, and then he will go nigh to resign to Death; in the mean time the now Emperor of Germany will have great Losses on all sides: the M. C. of that Monarch's Nativity being by direction come to the Opposition of the Sun, Lord of his eighth House, the Opposition falls in the twelfth: this cannot but bring along with it a great deal of Evil; he loses all his Reputation on a sudden, the undoing of his Family, it bids him beware of being taken Prisoner this year by the Turk; which if he be, it will be a long Captivity, he will be out of Esteem among his Subjects, his Allies will prove unfaithful to him, which will be one chief Cause of his Ruin: the Ascendant of his Nativity is also come to the body of Saturn; this will load his Body with Sickness, and also his Mind with trouble, he shall grow very discontented, because he sees all things go against him, he thrives in nothing that he takes in hand, and all those Princes that do join in Forces with him against the now Emperor of the Turks, will find, to their Cost, what it is to join with such an unfortunate Prince as he is like to be for some years, if not so long as he doth live: his Ascendant being also at the same time directed to the body of the Moon, portends great danger to his Person by Water; and it doth also declare that he shall travel from Place to Place; it will be a great wonder if he be not in danger of his Life in a slight by Water; the Sun also being then directed to the two Asses: hear what Mr. Lily saith to such a direction; he tells us that those Persons that have such a direction, a soot should have a very unhealthful time of it, and bring a sharp Fever along with it, the Native will be in danger of his Life by Gun-shot, he loseth both Honour and Fortune at once, he should receive much damage by Soldiers, he will be in danger of a violent Death, or else condemned to perpetual Slavery; he hath also his part of Fortune directed at the same time to Square of Mars, and Opposition of Venus; this doth also bring along with it a great deal of loss in Estate and Goods: in short, never any man in this World ever had so many bad directions upon him at one time, but it was both the Ruin of him and his Family. And from these things I conclude that this will be a most unfortunate War to the House of Astria, for they will but go nigh to lose all they have. Neither will the Kingdom of France escape the hands of the Turk, for he will lay waste a great many of his Flourishing Cities, but it will be occasioned by his own Subjects, for his Oppression will be so great, that they will cause a great Rebellion in France, and when the Turk is in Germany they will invite them into France, and then woe to Italy and Spain, but seeing the Welfare of France as it now stands, depends upon the Victoriousness of this King now enjoying the Crown thereof, let us make Inquiry into the Nativity of this Potent Monarch, Lewis the XIV. He was born the 4th. day of December, New-Stile, at nine Minutes twenty four Seconds after Midnight, in the Latitude of 48.51. North. The Figure is as followeth. ♄ in ♒ 1 3 M C in ♍ 10 8 4 House in ♓ 10 8 ☉ in ♍ 12 42 ☿ in ♍ 24 41 11 House in ♎ 10 13 5 House in ♈ 10 13 P. F. in ♎ 12 14 12 House in ♏ 1 37 6 House in ♉ 1 37 ♃ in ♏ 2 33 Ascend. ♏ 22 0 7 House ♉ 22 0 2 House ♐ 16 12 8 House ♊ 16 27 ♂ in ♐ 24 11 ☋ 4 54 ☊ in ♋ 4 54 3 House in ♑ 25 50 9 House ♋ 25 50 The Planets Lat. ♄ 0 15 North ♃ 1 12 North ♂ 2 28 South ♀ 0 24 South ☿ 1 24 North ☽ 2 34 South This Nativity was Rectified by Accidents at nine years odd months; the Sun came to the Square of Mars; the French; King had then the Smallpox at thirteen years odd months, the Mid-heaven came to the Square of Mars, than he had troubles in France. Twenty years odd months he had his Mid-heaven to the Sextile of Venus, and Sextile of the Moon, at which time he was Married. At twenty years nine months he had his Ascendant to Cor Scorpio, at which time he had a Violent Fever. Note also that the Poles of Position of the Sun and Moon and Pars Fortune are found by the Doctrine of Triangles. The Right Ascension of ☉ is 164 4 ☉ Distance from the Meridian is 2 22 ☉ Ascential Difference is 0 17 ☉ Pole of Position is 2 22 ☉ Obliqne Ascension under that Pole is 163 47 ☽ Right Ascention with Latitude is 123 50 ☽ Declination with Latitude is 16 34 ☽ Distance from the Meridian is 37 52 ☽ Ascential Difference is 9 21 ☽ Pole of Position is 28 39 ☽ Obliqne Descension under that Pole 133 11 The Right Ascension of Part of Fortune is 191 15 The Declination of P. F. is 4 52 The Distance of P. F. from the Meridian is 29 33 The Ascential Difference of P. F. is 3 00 The Pole of Position of P. F. is 31 35 The Obliqne Ascension of P. F. under that Pole is 194 15 Any one that will be pleased to run down the Directions of this mighty Monarch, will find that he hath had his Mid-Heaven past the Sextile of Mars, Lord of the Ascendant, this; caused him to prosper in his Arms; this happened in 1679, this mighty Monarch hath in or about August 1683 his Ascendant directed to the body of Mars with Latitude; this will bring upon him many Miseries in Body and Mind; he will go nigh to be in danger of his Life by a Fever; and as Mars is placed in a fiery Sign, and the Ascendant about the same time comes to the Square of Mercury, Lord of the tenth and eighth Houses; this will aggrevate the Evil much, and will cause his Subjects to rebel against him, and he will be in danger of Fire or Gun-shot; sometimes it doth signify a danger of being stabbed: and forasmuch as Mars being Lord of the twelfth as well as the Ascendant, bids him beware of being taken Prisoner: and during the time that this Direction is operating, the French King will be subject to have dangerous Falls from Horseback: and to back this Direction, he hath his Sun coming to the Square of Saturn Lord of the third in the year 1684: this is also a very bad Direction, and brings along with it a great deal of Infelicity to him, a great Decay in his Fortune. Now about this time he loses all his former Honour both by Land and Sea, he will likewise undergo many Dangers, all that he will take in hand for above these seven years (if he should live so long, which I am persuaded he shall not) prospers ill; let him beware of being cheated of his Life about August next. If he lose his Life by any violent means, than any one may see there is some truth in Art; if he doth escape that time with his Life, he will be in great peril thereof; and if it be preserved, it will be but for a worse end, for he will become either Banished or Imprisoned soon after; but whether by the Turk or his own Subjects I leave to time to determine; but sure I am, that he will become (if he doth escape with Life then) one of the miserablest Princes in Europe. Better would it have been for him to have been contented with what his Father left him, than to bring such Judgements upon his Head by his being so unjust. If he had but taken notice of what Mr. Lily wrote in the year 1672 when he made his first Attempt upon Holland, he might have fared better than he is like to do. His Words are these, A certain kind of Astonishment, said he, shall surprise an active Potent of Europe, seeing neither his Actions of War or Peace succeed according to his projected Expectations, for he may know that their is an over ruling Power that can contradict all Politic Counsels, when not grounded upon Equity. And this he ought to remember, that he is not the Man ordained to give Laws to his Neighbouring Nations. Indeed he was a Man ordained to bring a great deal of Calamity upon Europe in order to prepare Matter for one that shall be far greater than he. But were I to write the Calamity that is like to befall the French these succeeding years, it would take up a large Volumn; but this I will let them know, that the Commons of France will be in Arms in a short time against this present King; and I have good reason to believe that he, if he lives to see but two years, will be driven from his Seat by his own Subjects, and if he doth die before, as I believe he will, than the next King will be served so, and the Turk will invade his Country, and lay many of his City's waste; the Protestants of France will join with the Turk in the doing of it, then will there be great Woe to those Roman Clergy, they will have cause to curse the time that over they were born to be the cause of so much Bloodshed. Neither will Spain be free from great Calamity, for he must strike his Sail to that mighty Monarch the Ottoman Emperor. And thou, Oh! Italy, hath a great share of this Cup of God's Wrath, for great will be the Scarcity that will be in thy fruitful Country, and a universal Plague will overspread thy Territories, and the Turk will destroy with Fire and Sword a great part of thy famous Towns and Cities, and he will come even to the Gates of Rome and Saok it as bad as the Gauls did, and will keep Possession, and destroy it with. Fire, and strew Salt upon it, then will the Pope be forced to fly from Place to Place, and soon after will there be no more such Cattle in the World. About which time the Turk will possess Venice, and will to the grief of all Christendom lay that most famous. City waste, and carry the poor, Italians into Captivity. Neither shall the Muscovite be free, for the Tartar will gain from him a great part of his Country on one side, and the Turk on the other, insomuch that it will bring great: Calamity upon his Country, many of his Towns shall be destroyed by Fire, and his People will be carried into Captivity. That most famous Kingdom of Poland will be a great Sufferer, insomuch that the very Key of Christendom will be lost, and his most fruitful Territories will be made a Province of the now Emperor of the Turks. CHAP. V Of the Opinion of MAHOMET, and under what Constellation it had its Rise, and under what Constellation it will please God it shall have its Dissolution. THE Opinion of Mahomet may be said to have its Rise at the time that Mahomet had his Flight at Mecca, being driven from thence by the Saracens; and from thence the Saracens began their Computation of Years, which was in the year 591; and in the year 590 in July there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Gemini, and about twenty nine Degrees thereof, and upon the sixth day of July, 590 at two Hours fifty three Minutes Post Meridiem, and the Figure for the Latitude of Mecca, which is twenty three Degrees, and is also to the Eastward of London three Hours twenty three Minutes: the Figures for both London and Mecca are as follow. MECCA ♀ in ♌ 1 53 ☿ in ♌ 14 16 10 House in ♎ 29 14 4. House in ♒ 29 4 11 House in ♎ 1 13 5 House in ♈ 29 10 12 House ♎ 29 10 6. House ♈ 1 13 ♂ in ♏ 6 29 Ascendant ♏ 25 10 7 House ♉ 25 10 2 House ♐ 22 48 8 House ♊ 22 48 ♃ in ♊ 28 0 ♄ in ♊ 29 13 ☉ ☽ in ♋ 16 13 3 House ♑ 24 33 9 House ♋ 24 33 LONDON 10 House ♊ 10 4 House ♐ 10 ♃ in ♊ 28 23 ♄ in ♊ 29 13 ☉ ☽ 16 34 11 House ♋ 21 5 House ♑ 21 ♀ in ♌ 1 53 ☿ 14 26. 12 House ♌ 22 6 House ♒ 22 Ascendant ♍ 15 7 House ♓ 15 2 House ♎ 6 8 House ♈ 6 3 House ♏ 2 9 House ♉ 2 ♂ in ♉ 6 29 Here it is plain to be perceived that Mahomet had his Rise under a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Gemini; what the reason all former Authors imagined that he had his Rise under a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio I know not, there having been no such for above 630 years before. Now here finding the Moon to be Lady of the ninth House, and placed not far from the Cusp thereof, and she dispoing of the Sun Lord of the tenth House; from it may be judged that the Law of Mahomet is Lunar, and by reason of Mars being in Trine to the Sun and Moon, there being no Planot in Aspect to them but he; for this cause until this present time they retain Warlike and Lunar Manners, and that Law of his enjoins all kind of rude, gross, and popular Things, Pleasures, Vices, Wickedness, Luxuries and Rapes, Wars, Conflicts and Essusion of Blood; and for that Cancer upon the Cusp of the ninth, and she being Lady thereof, therefore we conclude the Law of Mahomet to be Lunar; and by reason of Mars beholding of the Place of the Moon with a Trine out of Scorpio his own Sign; it is in part also Martial (therefore according to Albumazer, Lib. 1. differ three, and four Mag. Contempt) the Moon shall signify a rude People, which are secluded from all Skilfulness by the Judgement of all Astrologers; therefore that Law is Rude, Gross and Popular, and an Enemy to Learning, even as the common People are, for by reason of the Dominion of Mars in the Watery Triplicity, and his being in the same Triplicity in his own House, in Trine to the Ninth, it enjoineth itself to be protected, not by Arguments, but by Arms: hence it is, that whosoever shall but in the least degree scandalise their Law, shall be slain with Iron; and because the Moon is exceeding swift in comparison of the other Planets, therefore shall it vehemently undervalue all other Laws; nor will it be said to be Presidented by another. Again (to speak Astrologically) seeing that the Faith of Mahomer remaineth Martial and Lunar, if we take the great year of both Mars and the Moon, and the half Sum of both their years, and add to the time of the Rise of Mahomet, it will bring us to the time that Faith shall begin to be Abrogated. Now if we add only the great years of Mars and the Moon to the Rise of Mahomet, that will bring us to the time of their greatest height; as for Example: the great years of Mars are 480 years, and the great year of Luna is 260 years: these two being added, make 740 years, which 740 years being added unto Anno Domini 591, the time that Mahomet had his Flight from Mecca, that will bring us to 1331, at which time the Ottoman Family began to gain ground, and the Faith was at the height; then if we add the middle of both their two great years, Viz. 270 years to the former year 1331, that brings us to 1701; about which time will begin their Conversion to the Faith of Christ; but because the hidden Secrets of God are impenetrable, therefore we intent only to conjecture somewhat about Signs according to the Effects of the Stars, and like one that is Purblind, seeing afar off, discerns only a certain confused Shadow resembling many things, without knowing certainly what it is, by 2 Apot. Co●m 5. In this case it will be needful to consider the two great Stars that appeared fixed so long a time; the first was that which appeared in the year 1572 in Cassiopia about the twentieth of October in 16 Degrees 54 Minutes of Taurus, having 53 Degrees 45 Minutes of North Latitude, it exceeded Jupiter and Venus in bigness, and it appeared suddenly, and from the very beginning of an equal magnitude, contrary to the first Appearance of all Comets, it also fell in exact Opposition to the Place of Mars in the New-Moon preceding that great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagittarius, Anno 14. From hence may be expected great War and Bloodshed to the Christians, with a Decay of Christianity in all Places, that is, they shall differ in some certain Principles, for which they shall destroy one another, which great Destruction will continue in one Place. and another near thirty 3 years, because that at the end of thirty two years, God to the amazing of the whole World sent another great Star in the year 1604, in 18 Degrees of Sagittarius, having two Degrees of North Latitude; for the Judgement of which I refer you to my Catastrophe Mundi, wherein I have discoursed at large; this Star appeared near in Opposition to the Place of the Conjunction that preceded the coming of Mahomet; not only so, but Saturn and Jupiter and Mars are also in Opposition to that Conjunction. This Star doth without all doubt fore show the changing of that Opinion to Christianity, because the New-Star is not far enlongated from that Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagittarius, in the year of our Lord God 14, and by reason I shall have occasion to mention this Conjunction often, take the Figure of the New-Moon preceding it, which was on the 9th. day of January, Anno Domini 14, near Noon. 10 House ♑ 16 14 4 House in ♋ 16 14 ☉ ☽ 17 22 ♑ ♉ 5 33 ♀ 5 37 11 House in ♒ 9 20 5 House in ♌ 9 20 12 House in ♓ 12 30 6 House in ♍ 12 30 Ascend. ♈ 25 40 7 House ♎ 25 40 ♂ in ♏ 16 57 ♉ 2 House ♊ 1 9 8 House ♐ 1 9 ♃ in ♐ 7 22 ♄ in ♐ 8 28 3 House ♊ 25 57 9 House ♐ 25 37 This Figure was set for the Latitude of Jerusalem, which lieth to the Eastward of London 3 hours 3 minutes the Latitude is 32 Degrees 10 minutes. Here Jupiter is Lord of the ninth House in Sagittarius strong, disposing of Saturn in the Conjunction, and Saturn doth dispose of Sol, Luna, Mercury and Venus; therefore Jupiter doth signify Christianity, which Faith will last till the end of Time, but not without its Ebbing and Flowing. It was concluded by Tycho and those Astronomers in his Days, that those two new Stars were such as never appeared since the Beginning of the World, and that they continued each of them in the same place in the Heaven they appeared in, above a whole year, and were at length successively dispersed, and therefore are to be accounted Miracles in the Expectation of all Men, but more in their Understanding. If we consider the distance of time betwixt the Appearance of the one and the other of these new Stars, we shall find to be thirty three years, measuring out the years of our Saviour. From thence may we conjecture the Destruction of Monarchies by the Appearance of the first Star, and likewise the Destruction of Antichrist, and all the Babel Opinions of Christianity. So likewise may be conjectured the Kingdom of Peace by the coming of the second Star in the year 1604, in which all the Nations of the World shall know the Lord Jesus Christ to be the Saviour of the World. And forasmuch as it hath been conjectured that the Downfall of Antichrist should be in the year 1666 after the World's Redemption, and they have all along reckoned their time from the Birth of our Saviour: but therein have they been deceived; for it cannot be reckoned that the World was Redeemed before Christ offered himself a Living Sacrifice for all Mankind, which makes thirty three years' difference: now if we add thirty three years to 1666, that will bring us to the year 1699 in which year will be laid the Foundation of that Kingdom of Peace, and in which all the World shall be blessed. And the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagittarius 1722 will destroy all the Opinions of the Pagans all over the whole World, and reduce all to the Faith of our Saviour Jesus Christ, but not as it is now Established, for all Contrariety of Opinions will be laid open to the Shame of all those professing of the Name of Christ, and that Law shall come to be observed without Compulsion, Love thy Neighbour as thyself. No more cheating of the World with Shadows, but God will send down his Spirit upon all his Ministers in such a manner, that all Nations shall submit to Mount Zion, and Mankind throughout all the World shall love God with all their Hearts, and Justice will flow like Rivers of Water through all Nations. Oh! Lord, if it be thy Will hasten this time for thy Son's Sake. CHAP. VI Being a Suplement to the Judgements of Comets, Where in the two late Comets (Viz.) that which appeared in the year 1680, and that which appeared in 1682, are Astrologically handled. BEfore we come to write our particular Judgement of these two Comets, it will be needful that we consider a time when to set a Figure of that, from thence a Judgement may be drawn according to Art. Now that time I take to be the time, as soon as the Daylight Would permit, and that was at an hour after Sun set, the 17th. day of December 1680. The Figure is as followeth. 10 House ♓ 11 4 House ♍ 18 ☽ in ♓ 23 30 ♂ in ♍ 20 26 11 House ♈ 27 52 5 House ♎ 27 52 ♃ in ♊ 8 13 12 House ♊ 17 33 6 House ♐ 17 33 ☉ in ♑ 6 56 Ascendant ♋ 18 21 7 House ♑ 18 21 ♃ in ♋ 20 31 ♀ in ♑ 21 4 in ♑ 21 30 ♀ in ♒ 4 3● 2 House ♌ 7 48 8 House ♒ 7 48 3 House ♌ 25 9 9 House ♒ 25 9 In this Figure you will find Saturn to be Lord of the 9th. and Jupiter Lord of the 10th. both of them in a very dejected condition: Saturn doth represent all Matters of Religion; and by reason of Mercury being Lord of the 12th. and 4th. is exact Opposition to Saturn also, he being in Conjunction of the Comet. This according to Art should show great trouble and Vexation to all those that retain Principles contrary to those Established by Authority; they will have great Losses as to their Movables: for which many of them will fly from one place to another, in hopes to better themselves: and forasmuch as Mars being Lord of the 11th. House, and being placed in the fourth in Opposition to the Moon Lady of the Ascendant. Now the Ascendant according to all Astrologers, doth represent the common People; the 10th. House, all Magistrates; the 2d. the Movables of the Common People; the 11th. the Assistance of the Magistrates; the 9th. all Matter relating to both Law and Religion of the Common People. From these Considerations may be drawn a Judgement Astrological; first you will find both the Comet and Mercury in Opposition to the Ascendant, and Saturn Lord of the 9th. Saturn disposing of both Sol, Mercury, Venus and the Comet; both Saturn and Jupiter and very weak. What these may signify according to Art, I leave the Artist to consider: it will also be necessary for the young Artist to set a Figure for the time that the Comet is first seen after it enters a Sign. By which means there may be a discovery made what the signification of a Comet should be, and what Nation of the World should be most passive as to its Effects: when this Comet first entered Aquarius you will find Cancer Ascendant, and Saturn in the Ascendant, and Mercury in Opposition to him: Mars in Opposition to the tenth, the Dragons-head in the 10th. also; Venus in Opposition to the 2d. House, and Jupiter Lord of the 10th. in Gemini Retrograde: when the Comet entered Piscis you will find Cancer also ascend, and Saturn in the 12th. the Moon in Opposition to Venus near the Cusp of the 8th. the Opposition of Mars Lord of the 10th. and to the Square of Jupiter Lord of the 9th. These are notable Configurations, and will have as notable Events to follow them, were it lawful for any Artist to write them, but he that is but meanly versed in Astrology may know the signification of these Configurations. Now the Places that will be most concerned you may find in my Catastrophe Mundi. When the Comet came to appear first in Aries you will find Leo to ascend, and Saturn Lord of both 6th. 7th. and 8th. in the 12th. in Opposition to the Sun Lord of the Ascendant, and Taurus is in Square to the Comet, and the Comet is near the Cusp of the 10th. and is hasting with all speed to the Square of Saturn; and any one that will be but pleased to set a Figure for the time (which was January 3d. at 45 Minutes after Sunset) he will find which way though Comets will bend their Effects most: and if you set a Figure for the time the Comet was first seen in Taurus, you will find the Comet upon the Cusp of the 10th. House, and the Moon Lady of the 12th. in Conjunction of the Comet, and the Sun Lord of the Ascendant is not far from a Square of the Comet also. From these Considerations may the young Artist be able to give a Judgement of this that appeared in the year 1680. Now we will come to consider the Configuration of the Planets at the first Appearance of the Comet in Leo 1682, August the 16th. And if we set a Figure for an hour after Sun set, you will find Aries to Ascend, and Saturn Lord of the 10th. 11th. and 12th. is in the 6th. in the same Sign. Now had this Comet had but small Latitude, it would have been set, but by reason of its great Latitude it was near the Cusp of the 8th. Now at the time of these Comets Appearance in Leo we find Mars to be in the very beginning of Leo also, and the Sun and Moon have lately been in Square one to the other. The 10th. House is Capricorn, and Venus' Lady of the 7th. is in Libra strong, and there doth Square the 10th. If any one be but pleased to set the Figure for the time proposed, he may the better consider of it still remembering the Ascendant to represent the Common People, and the 10th. the Magistracy. Now when the Comet, entered Virgo the Figure is almost the same, only the Moon will be in the same Sign with the Comet; the Comet being visible in the 7th. House, the Figure being set for an hour after Sun set, for the day the Comet entered in each Sign will inform any Artist what the signification of it may be; yet for the benefit of the Reader I shall insert my Judgement of both these Comets in general. It bids the East part of Germany beware, for they by the protence of this Comet are threatened by great Devastation by the means of War, the Turk will invade him, and will lay waste many of his Provinces, a mixed sort of People will overspread Austria, and all the East, North, West, and South-West Parts of Germany, the House of Austria will be brought very low by the hands of both Turks and Christians. Poland, thou art like to have a great Calamity fall upon thee both by the Turk and Tartar, it is best for thee to stand upon thy own. Legs, for if thou joins thy Forces with any Prince against Turk and Tartar, it will be in part thy Ruin: they both will prevail against thee in such sort, that thou wilt wish thou hadst never been born, such Calamity will follow upon it. The Muscovite will do well to look to himself, and secure his Territories, for there is Vengeance coming upon him in a short time, and that both by Turk and Tartar. Swedeland, if I might be thy Counsellor, rest in Peace, for thou wilt be very unfortunate in War: but alas! thou wilt not believe it: but know, that if thou wilt dance, the Piper must be paid, and if thou dost go to War with any of thy Neighbours, as I believe thou wilt soon, thou wilt repent when it will be too late. And thou, Oh! Spain wilt have cause to curse thy Counsellor, for thy Kingdom is like to be brought very low, and for thy Cruelty in the West-Indies, shalt thou be driven from thence in less than 30 years, and thy People shall become very poor. France, prepare thyself to undergo a sad Calamity, for there shall be a great Rebellion in the Bowels thereof, that shall shake the Family that now enjoys the Crown thereof, if not a quite Overthrow. Italy, thou art like to have thy share of trouble, for the Turk will overrun thy fruitful Territory, and shall lay Rome waste, and drive the Pope from those Parts, and soon after shall there be no more. 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