Catastrophe Mundi: OR, EVROPE'S many MUTATIONS Until the Year, 1701. Being an ASTROLOGICAL TREATISE Of the Effects of the Triple Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1682 and 1683, and of the Comets 1680 and 1682, and other Configurations Concomitant. WHEREIN The Fate of Europe for these next 20 years is (from the most rational grounds of Art) more than probably Conjectured. LIKEWISE, For the benefit of the Sons of Art, there is a Table of all the Years, in which the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter happen in any of the four Triplicities from 3958 before Christ, to the year of our Redemption 1702, with a Table of the year, in which the Six Primary Planets changed their Aphelia from the beginning of the World for many years to come, all deduced from the Caroline Tables. ALSO, An Ephimeris of all the Comets that have appeared from the Year of our Lord 1603, to the Year 1682, with a new way how to find in what year they will most operate. Whereunto is annexed, The Hieroglyphics of Nostrodamus (Published by Mr. Lilly, in the Year 1651.) Rightly placed and in order, (formerly misplaced) with the addition of many more. By John holwel Philomat. LONDON, Printed for the Author, and are to be sold by most Booksellers, 1682. TO THE READER. Courteous Reader. IT having been my Fate to Live in times that have been so Troublesome (though not in England) put me upon the Inquiry from what Natural Causes these many Calamities that have attended Europe for this last past 10 years, and having examined many Authors concerning the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, and found that their Catalogue of Conjunctions was grossly false, having had a light of their fullness by Mr. Edling's Nuntius Syderens, published by him 1664. I took upon me to Calculate the several years of their Conjunction from the Caroline Tables of Mr. Thomas Street, and have Framed a Table thereof for 3958 Years before the coming of Christ our Saviour, until the year of our Lord God 1702; and have also Framed a Table from the same Caroline Table of the Mutations of the Aphelia of the Planets, for many years to come, that thereby the Artist might have a sure Foundation, for want of which Astrology has been very lame. I have also presented you with all the Comets, that have been observed since 1602. with a new method how to judge of the time of their Effects, and have examined the truth by Examples by past, by which I found out the way. I have also presented you with a Speculum of the Directions of the great Conjunction 1603. and the New Star 1604. and have also shown a way how the lesser Conjunction may be directed for to find the time of the Accidents. I have also presented you with a Speculum of the Conjunction 1663. and of the Conjunction 1682. Likewise with a Table of all the Conjunctions and Oppositions of Saturn and Mars: And also with a Table of all the Eclipses of the Luminaries from the year 1683, to the year 1701. with a Table of the Aspect that Saturn and Jupiter makes till the year 1701. all which Tables cost me a great deal of time, for the Table of the several Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter, cost me 6 months' trouble at my spare times. So likewise have I given a probable Conjecture of the Triple Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1682, and 1683. and the two Comets that have appeared last, (viz) 1680, and 1682. And I have also presented you with my probable Conjecture of each year from the year 1682, to 1700. In which I have as near as I could, kept close to the Rules of Astrology, yet it is possible in some things for want of Precedents, I may not hit just the time, but I hope the Ingenious will pass by these things, knowing that very few of the Ancients have treated any thing to the purpose of Conjunctions; many of the things that I present you withal, are wholly new. I have also Annexed the Hyroglyphicks of Nostradamus', published by Mr. Lily 1651. and have taken the pains to place them right and in order (for Mr. Lilly placed them wrong and out of order) besides, I have added a many more which relate to the Mutations of Europe, the next 20 years, all which labour and pains (which I will assure you was not small) I present to the World, hoping it may meet with the kind acceptance of the Ingenious of this Age; which if it do, is all the reward I expect, and it will oblige me to make a further Inquiry into Astrology; but in the mean time Die Jovis October 12th. 1682. 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IT hath been the Divine Will of the Creator, from the Foundation of the World, That all things below the Moon should be subject to Change, and that their Mutation should be governed by a Cause above them, which are the Celestial Bodies, they being set in a due Order from their Creation, and do keep their Courses in the several Stations, without the least alteration, and by their several Motions, some moving swifter than others, by which means they come sometimes to be in Conjunction one with the other. Saturn, the Highest of the 7 wand'ring Stars, and consequently the slowest, is very near 30 Years a going through the 12 Signs: Next unto Saturn is Jupiter, and he is near 12 Years going through the 12 Signs; and Mars is next to Jupiter, and is near 2 Years a completing his Revolution about the 12 Signs; the Sun being in the middle of the Universe, is a Year a going through the 12 Signs, or the Earth in his stead. Venus compleateth her Revolution in less than a Year; and Mercury is near a Year passing through the 12 Signs; the Moon finisheth her Course in about 28 days. Among these 7 Wand'ring Stars, Saturn and Jupiter are the principle Subject of this ansuing Discourse; they being the higher, and come to a Conjunction one with the other, but once in Twenty Years; but Astrologers advise all those that would understand any thing relating to Mundane Affairs to consider divers other Motions: Viz. First, The Motion of the Aphelia of the Planets. Secondly, The several Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter. Thirdly, New Stars that have lately appeared, or been within a Hundred Years before. Fourthly, The several Comets that hath appeared in this last Age. Fifthly, The Eclipses of the Luminaries, and the several Revolutions for the Years then in being. And from these Five several Causes any Artist may give a probable Conjection of what Mutations are approaching upon most parts of the Word. CHAP. I. Of the Aphelia of Planets, and what Judgement may be drawn from thence. THE Aphelia of the Planets is no more than a fixed point in the Ellipsis of the Planets Motion, which when any Planet is in Conjunction with that Point, then are they in their furthest distance from the Sun, and are then the flowest in their Motion; now the Motions of the Aphelia of the Planets, is not above 48 Seconds in a Year, and that is caused by the precession of the Equinoctial, by which means it moves through the 12 Signs but once in 27000 Years; this Motion of all Motion is the slowest; and therefore the Change of the Aphelion of any of the Primary Planets is thought by those that have been Learned in Astrology, to cause great Mutation in the World; but by reason that Astronomy hath been in former Ages very lame (as may be seen by any that do make but an enquiry into it) hath caused the famous Masters of this Science in former Ages to err, for most, if not all Tables of Astronomy disagree in this very point, about the Motion of the Aphelion, but the best Tables as yet extant, are the Carolina Tables of Thomas Street, from which Tables I have framed a Table of the Motion of the Aphelia of the Primary Planets, out of one Sign into another, for some Years to come. A Table to know when, and in what Year the Six Primary Planets Aphelia, Changed their Signs. Anno Mundi. ♄ Aphelion. Anno Mundi. ♃ Aphelion. Anno Mundi. ♂ Aphelion. 1 ♎ 13 7 12 1 ♋ 23 26 24 1 ♊ 14 48 48 1267 ♏ 00 00 00 493 ♌ 00 00 00 1140 ♋ 00 00 00 3517 ♐ 00 0 00 2743 ♍ 00 00 00 3390 ♌ 00 00 00 Anno Anno Christi Christi. 1044 ♎ 00 00 00 1691 ♍ 00 00 00 1818 ♑ 00 0 00 3294 ♏ 00 00 00 Anno Mundi. ☉ Apogeon. Anno Mundi. ♀ Aphelion. Anno Mundi. ♀ Aphelion. 1 ♈ 21 56 48 1 ♏ 17 16 48 1 ♍ 27 26 00 605 ♉ 00 00 00 955 ♐ 00 00 00 195 ♎ 00 00 00 2855 ♊ 00 00 00 9205 ♍ 00 00 00 2445 ♏ 00 00 00 Anno Chrsti. 1156 ♋ 00 00 00 1506 ♒ 00 00 00 746 ♐ 00 00 00 All those that are furnished with History may compare former times with the Mutations of the Aphelia of the Planets, and find a great satisfaction therein; for 389 Years before the Flood, Saturn changed his Aphelion out of Libra into Scorpio a Watery Sign, and 516 Years before the Flood Mars changed his Aphelion out of Gemini into Cancer a Watery Sign: Now no Planet except Saturn and Mars did change their Aphelion near those times; and when Mars changed his Aphelion out of Cancer into Leo 123 Years afterwards began the Grecian Monarchy, and the Conquest of the known part of the World by Alexander the Great; and but 4 Years before the Conquest of the World, Saturn changed his Aphelion out of Scorpio into Sagitary; but by reason the Aphelia of the Primary Planets are of so slow a Motion, (viz.) are no less than 2250 Years a going out of one Sign into another, and to determine any Judgement from their Motion, is very uncertain, because Astronomers differ so much about their places: For Spineus will have the Aphelion of Mars to have passed out of Leo into Virgo in the Year 1630; and by the Rudolphen Tables not till the Year 1650; and by the Caroline Table (which I hold to be most exact) not till 1691, a considerable difference of time between these Tables: however such manner of Accidents will certainly happen, as Spineus makes mention of in his Catastrophe mundi (viz.) That there should be great War and Bloodshed all over the whole World; even to the destruction of Monarchy in several Kingdoms, and reduce all to an Aristocratical [or Democratica] Mediocrity, both in the Government of the Commonwealth and Church; but e'er that can be effected Omnia nutu unius Regentur: So said Cardanus long since. CHAP. II. Of the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter. THE Learned in Astrology do say, that there are three kinds of Conjunction, which they term Magna or great, and medium or mean or middle, minimam or lest of all, this was the Opinion of Cardan, Noibod, Origanus, Hagben, and since their Death Campanella, they likewise say, that when Saturn and Jupiter make their first Conjunction in Aries, that should be counted the greatest of all; but there has been none such never since the beginning of time, as was very well noted by Mr. Edling, in his Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1663., and as any one may see that will be pleased but to calculate their entrance into the fiery Trigons; but note, that which I mean by a great Conjunction, is when Saturn and Jupiter make their first Conjunction in the Fiery Trigon, which Trigon is Aries, Leo, Sagitary, and their first Conjunction at the entrance of Saturn and Jupiter in this Trigon, hath always been in Sagitary: The reason the Ancients hath fond imagined, that Saturn and Jupiter made sometimes their Conjunction in Aries or Leo, I conceive to be for want of good Tables to Calculate their Motions. Now all Modern Authors call that the great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter which fall in the Fiery Trigon, (viz.) Aries, Leo, Sagitarius, and those the mean which fall in any of the other Triplicities after their first entrance into it; Now the first Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter fell in Sagitarius, and that was 3958 Years before Christ, and they continued their Conjunction out of Sagitarius into Leo and thence into Aries, until they had made 10 Conjunctions in the Fiery Trigon, and then they made their first Conjunction in Virgo of the Earthy Trigon, and that was 3759 Years before the coming of Christ, and so continued their several Conjunctions out of Virgo into Taurus, and thence into Capricorn, until they had made 10 more Conjunctions, and then they made their first Conjunction in the Airy Triplicity in Gemini, and that was 3560 Years before the coming of Christ, and having made 10 Conjunctions in that Triplicity, they made their first Conjunction in Pisces, of the Watery Triplicity, and that was 3361 Years before the coming of Christ, and after having made Ten Meetings in that Triplicity, did make their second meeting in the fiery Trigon in Sagitarius. 3164 before the coming of Christ: So have they continued their Conjunctions out of the fiery Triplicity into the Earthy, and from thence into the Airy, and so into the Watery, and from thence into the Fiery again, making no more nor less than 10 Conjunctions in each Triplicity, and the first in the Fiery hath always been in Sagitarius, and the first hath been in Virgo, of the Earthy, and in Gemini in the Airy, and Pisces in the Watery. Indeed Mr. Lily tells us in his Prophetical Merline p. 3. that the first Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in the Watery Triplicity, was in Cancer, but by Calculation any one may find that their first Conjunction was in Pisces, and likewise he doth tell you, that if you may believe John Ganivetus, otherwise called Amicus Medicorum, that upon their seventh Return into the Watery Triplicity, that they made their first Conjunction in Scorpio, but by Calculation their first meeting was in Pisces. 20 Years before Mr. Lily in his Anglicus 1677, published a Table of all the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter from the Creation of the World; but by Calculation I find that to be grossly false, and so likewise is that Table published 1680, and that it may be seen how far they be wide from the Truth, I have Published here a Table of all the Conjunctions for 3958 Years before the coming of Christ. A Table to show in what Year all the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter in each Triplicity for 3958 Years before the coming of Christ. Anno Ante Christi. Anno Ante Christi. Anno Ante Christi. Anno Ante Christi. Anno Ante Christi. 3958 ♐ 3363 ♓ 2767 ♊ 2172 ♍ 1575. ♐ 3938 ♌ 3343 ♏ 2748 ♒ 2152 ♉ 1555 ♌ 3918 ♈ 33●3 ♋ 2728 ♎ 2132 ♑ 1535 ♈ 3898 ♐ 3303 ♓ 2708 ♊ 2112 ♍ 1516 ♐ 3878 ♌ 3283 ♏ 2688 ♒ 2092 ♉ 1496 ♌ 3859 ♈ 3263 ♋ 2668 ♎ 2073 ♑ 1476 ♈ 3839 ♐ 3244 ♓ 2648 ♊ 2053 ♍ 1456 ♐ 3819 ♌ 3224 ♏ 2628 ♒ 2033 ♉ 1436 ♌ 3799 ♈ 3204 ♋ 2609 ♎ 2013; ♑ 1416 ♈ 3779 ♐ 3184 ♓ 2589 ♊ 1993 ♍ 1397 ♐ 3759 ♍ 3164 ♐ 2569 ♓ 1973 ♊ 1377 ♍ 3739 ♉ 3144 ♌ 2549 ♏ 1953 ♒ 1357 ♉ 3720 ♑ 3124 ♈ 2529 ♋ 1933 ♎ 1337 ♑ 3700 ♍ 3105 ♐ 2509 ♓ 1913 ♊ 1317 ♍ 3680 ♉ 3085 ♌ 2489 ♏ 1893 ♒ 1297 ♉ 3660 ♑ 3065 ♈ 3470 ♋ 1873 ♎ 1277 ♑ 3640 ♍ 3045 ♐ 2450 ♓ 1853 ♊ 1258 ♍ 3620 ♉ 3025 ♌ 2430 ♏ 1833 ♒ 1238 ♉ 3601 ♑ 3005 ♈ 2410 ♋ 1814 ♎ 1218 ♑ 3581 ♍ 2986 ♐ 2390 ♋ 1794 ♊ 1198 ♍ 3561 ♊ 2966 ♍ 2370 ♐ 1774 ♓ 1179 ♊ 3541 ♒ 2946 ♉ 2351 ♌ 1754 ♏ 1158 ♒ 3521 ♎ 2926 ♑ 2331 ♈ 1734 ♋ 1138 ♎ 3501 ♊ 2906 ♍ 2311 ♐ 1714 ♓ 1119 ♊ 3482 ♒ 2887 ♉ 2291 ♌ 1694 ♏ 1099 ♒ 3462 ♎ 2867 ♑ 2271 ♈ 1674 ♋ 1079 ♎ 3442 ♊ 2847 ♍ 2251 ♐ 1655 ♓ 1059 ♊ 3422 ♒ 2827 ♉ 2231 ♌ 1635 ♏ 1039 ♒ 3402 ♎ 2807 ♑ 2212 ♈ 1615 ♋ 1019 ♎ 3382 ♊ 2787 ♍ 2192 ♐ 1595 ♓ 1000 ♊ The Remainder Part of the Table of the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter, in each of the Triplicities for 3958 Years before the coming of Christ; and the Table continued from Christ to 1702. Anno Ante Christi. Anno Ante Christi. Anno Domini. Anno Domini. Anno Domini. 980 ♓ 383 ♊ 213 ♍ 809 ♐ 1404 ♓ 960 ♏ 363 ♒ 233 ♉ 829 ♌ 1424 ♏ 940 ♋ 343 ♎ 253 ♑ 849 ♈ 1444 ♋ 920 ♓ 323 ♊ 273 ♍ 868 ♐ 1464 ♓ 900 ♏ 304 ♒ 293 ♉ 888 ♌ 1484 ♏ 880 ♋ 284 ♎ 312 ♑ 908 ♈ 1508 ♋ 860 ♓ 264 ♊ 332 ♍ 928 ♐ 1523 ♓ 840 ♏ 244 ♒ 352 ♉ 948 ♌ 1543 ♏ 821 ♋ 224 ♎ 372 ♑ 968 ♈ 1563 ♋ 801 ♓ 204 ♊ 392 ♍ 988 ♐ 1583 ♓ 781 ♐ 184 ♓ 412 ♊ 1008 ♍ 1603 ♐ 761 ♌ 164 ♏ 432 ♒ 1027 ♉ 1623. ♌ 741 ♈ 144 ♋ 452 ♎ 1047 ♑ 1642/3 ♓ 721 ♐ 124 ♓ 471 ♊ 1067 ♍ 1663. ♐ 702 ♌ 104 ♏ 491 ♒ 1087 ♉ 1682 ♌ 682 ♈ 85 ♋ 511 ♎ 1106 ♑ 1683 ♌ 662 ♐ 65 ♓ 531 ♊ 1126 ♍ 1702 ♈ 642 ♌ 45 ♏ 551 ♒ 1146 ♉ Under which Trigon we now are, and shall continue for above a Hundred Years more, in which time all the whole world will be turned upside down. 622 ♈ 25 ♋ 571 ♎ 1166 ♑ 602 ♐ 5 ♓ 591 ♊ 1186 ♍ 582 ♍ Anno Christi. 610 ♓ 1206 ♊ 562 ♉ 15 ♐ 630 ♏ 1226 ♒ 542 ♑ 35 ♌ 650 ♋ 1245 ♎ 522 ♍ 54 ♈ 670 ♓ 1265 ♊ 503 ♉ 64 ♐ 690 ♏ 1285 ♒ 483 ♑ 94 ♌ 710 ♋ 1305 ♎ 463 ♍ 114 ♈ 729 ♓ 1324 ♊ 443 ♉ 134 ♐ 749 ♏ 1344 ♒ 423 ♑ 153 ♌ 769 ♋ 1364 ♎ 403 ♍ 173 ♈ 789 ♓ 1384 ♊ 193 ♐ Any one that please to compare this Table with that which was Published in the Year 1677 by Mr. Lilly, and likewise that which was made Public 1680, will find a very great difference, and for me to make Public the several Series of the Calculations of the two Superiors Saturn and Jupiter, which I have been forced to Calculate, and from thence to prove that I am in the Right, would be too tedious for me to recite, and would cause this Volume to exceed its bounds; besides, I think that Man not fit to find fault with what I have here inserted, if he be not able to calculate their places himself, and show me my Errors; I can assure him it is a great labour, and will take up a great many Sheets of Paper for to do it; I likewise let him know, that the Years of their several Conjunctions was calculated from the Caroline Tables of Mr. Thomas Street, Published 1663., which Tables I take to be the best yet extant; but because the young Artist should know in what degrees, and in what Month the two Planets Saturn and Jupiter meet the first times in the Fiery Trigon, the first was 3958 Years before the coming of Christ in Sagitarius, 8 Degrees in the Month of February. The Second 3164 Ant Christ. in Sagitarius 5 d. 0, and in the Month of November. The Third was 2370 Years before Christ in 8 d. 0 Sagitarius, and in the Month of December. The Fourth was Ant Christum 1575., and there was no less than three Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter that Year; the first was March 12. in 9 d. 0 Sagitarius: and the Second was in May in Sagitarius 8 d. 0: and the Third was September in 4 d. 0 Sagitarius. Pray let the young Artist mind but this Conjunction, and what followed it; the fifth Conjunction was 781 Years before the Coming of Christ, in Sagitarius 13 0; and the Sixth was Anno Domini 15 in Sagitarius 15 0; and the Seventh was in the Year of our Lord 809, in Sagitarius 6 0 and in the Month of October: And the Eighth time that they met was in Sagitarius 8 d. 0, and in December 1603, under which Trigon we now are, and shall continue till the Year 1802. Now those that are conversant in History may examine what great alterations there have happened in the World at the entrance of the Superiors Saturn and Jupiter in any of the Four Triplicities, but more especially the Fiery, and they may find great content therein; yet for the benefit of the Sons of Art, I will recite a few remarks, which I hope will not be amiss; the first Restitution of the Fiery Trigon, after the World's Creation, happened in Enoch's time; the second happened but 36 Years before the General Deluge, and it happened under the Influence of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, and under the same Triplicity and Conjunction of Saturn in Jupiter in Aries, 120 Years after the Flood was the destruction of Languages, and the beginning of the Assyrian Monarchy; the third in Moses time, and the Delivery of the Children of Israel out of Egypt: during of this Trigon, and the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Aries 1535 before Christ, was the Deucalion's Deluge: Troy was destroyed during the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Virgo 1198 Years before the coming of Christ, the Destruction happening but 6 Years after that. Under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Gemini, which happened 1059 Years before the coming of Christ, was London began to be built, Solomon's Temple was Founded under the Influence of Saturn and Jupiter in Libra, that happening 1019 Years before the coming of Christ: the Temple was begun to be built 6 Years after that the Temple was destroyed, 626 Years before the coming of Christ, and before that 4 years, there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Aries the opposite Sign to Libra, Note. a thing worth the taking notice of: 1258 Years before the Coming of Christ there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Virgo, in that very Year began the Persian Monarchy; and 443 Years before the Coming of Christ there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Taurus, 7 years after this began the Grecian Monarchy; and 45 years before the coming of Christ was there a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio, in that very year, or very near to it, was the destruction of the Grecian Monarchy, and the beginning of the Roman Monarchy: under the Influence of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagitarius Anno Domini 809 was the Translation of the Western Empire to the Germans. 761 years before the coming of Christ was there a Conjunction: of Saturn and Jupiter in the Sign Leo, 10 years after that was Rome began to be built; 15 years after the Birth of our Saviour there was a great Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagitarius, and the sixth time they begun the Fiery Trigon; under this very Conjunction began Christianity, which Faith shall continue till the very end of time; 630 years after the coming of Christ, was there a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio, under which Influence began Mahomet to broach his Opinion in the World. A many more Examples may be sound by any that are conversant in History, this that I have done being only to show which way Astrology might be brought to a greater Perfection than now it is, which Task I hope to see performed by a much Abler Hand than myself, hoping the mean time that my Essay will not be slighted by those that are Lovers of Art. Pray take what Authors say will be the Effects of the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter through the 4 Triplicities. Fiery Triplicity. When Saturn and Jupiter make the first Conjunction in Aries God will suddenly raise up some New Monarch of great force and command, that by War, and the destruction of some neighbouring Princes, enlargeth his Dominions, and his Posterity shall continue for many Ages; but at length his own Subjects will parcel out his Inheritance; if in Leo, some sturdy Prince shall trouble all his neighbouring Princes, grows Ravenous, and exercises Tyranny, and thrives and gets by all his indirect means; yet in the height of all his Greatness vanisheth by sudden Death: those Families that have their Rise in that 20 years that Saturn and Jupiter is conjoined in Leo generally prove unfortunate; and those Cities that have their Foundation laid under the Influence of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, prove to be Cities of long standing, and bear Rule over many Countries, but yet unfortunate by Fires, and will exercise Tyrannies over others, bearing of Rule with great Majesty. If in Sagitarius, the World gins to be weary of former Wars, and upon small entreaty, will be ready to hearken to Peace; some Ancient Family is a decaying, and a new one repairing and exalted. Now gins new Doctrines, but none Privileged by Authority; the Church much troubled with niceties; Men stumbling at Straws, and striding over Blocks, during the first 20 years of that Trigons' Government all things tend to a Peace; many Men will be in hope to aspire to Greatness, the end crowned but one, but two Generations pass not without superlative discord. Note those Families, Kingdoms, Cities, Towns and Forts, and all manner of Men that had their Rise under the Airy Triplicity (Viz.) Gemini, Aquarius, Libra, must expect to have great Catastrophe to happen to them during the time that Saturn and Jupiter maketh their 10 Conjunction in the Fiery Trigon. Of the Earthy Triplicity. If the first Conjunction be in Taurus, many stately Palaces and curious Structures, brave and Princely Monasteries, Noblemes Houses, admirable in Architecture, and delightful in Situation, are Erected, Men wallow in Luxury and Wantonness, great plenty of Corn, yet the Husbandman hath but little success in , the Murrain destroying his bigger , and the Rot, or such like Disease, the lesser. ♍. In Virgo the effects materially fall upon Men, their Quality Kings and Potentates, much afflictions, and great damages to all the Clergy in general; nothing but Treachery among Men of all degrees; great Dearths. ♑. In Capricorn it portendeth a great variation in the Air and the Wether; it argueth a change of Government in those Churches or Countries under the Sign Capricorn, and that Men shall be bewitched to a silly Superstition in Christian Commonwealths; erects some Superstitious Orders of Friars, and affords them large Possessions. Of the Airy Triplicity. ♊. If the first Conjunction be in Gemini (as it hath always been since the Creation of the World) the Learned that then flourish, writ more Words than Matter, and endeavour with Logic and Philosophy to maintain dangerous Positions, which should rather be concluded with Verity and Honesty; this is to be understood in Divinity. ♎. In in Libra, Divines then living, handle Matters with great Profundity, and their Works remain Famous to Succeeding Ages; likewise under this Cojunction great-Actions are done in the World; if a Monarchy or Commonwealth is erected under this Trigon, it endureth very long, not so much supported with Arms, as Wisdom. *. If in Aquarius. Not only famous Men in Life, Learning and Couversation arise, but also in Honesty, Integrity and Religion, from whence proceeds excellent Schoolmen, Mathematicians, Astrologers, and Men learned in every kind of Learning, do find great encouragement in the World. Of the Watery Triplicity. ♓. If Saturn and Jupiter make their first Conjunction in Pisces, Reformation of Church and Men is talked of, and much expected, its long in agitation, unwillingly prosecuted, a General Council among Christians, Novel Opinions vex the Church, things done now, continue not a whole Age. ♏. If in Scorpio, now follow Wars and Bloodshed, and Pestilential Diseases; the Church full of Faction; ill Government follows; Lying Spirits have Licences to make the Prophets Preach Untruths, and the Rise of some untoward Heresy that shall trouble the whole World. Under such a Conjunction Mahomet had his Rise. ♋. If in Cancer, the common People make some gentle Commotion, or desire to have some Reformation in Religion, and rather than sail, they crave help of the Nobility, by whose means they obtain their desires with Moderation, and without blows; all things go on in a loving way, unless Mars at that time be unluckily in Libra, and then nothing but Change of Opinion, Newfound Tenets in the Church, and what not: Those Families, Cities and Commonwealths that had their Rise in Virgo, Taurus, Capricorn, find great Catastrophe falling upon them. Thus have Authors writ concerning the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter through the sour Triplicities, but they mean when a great Conjunction happens to be in any of those Signs which can never be in all of them, for there cannot be a great Conjunction in neither Aries nor Leo of the Fiery Triplicity, nor in Cancer, nor Scotpio of the Watery, nor in Libra and Aquarius of the Airy, nor in Taurus and Capricorn of the Earthy; but I conceive the former Aphorisms to be general: Now as the great Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter have always been in Sagitarius, the mean Conjunctions are always those that fall upon the Change, out of one Triplicity into another, that is, when Saturn and Jupiter have made all their Conjunctions in the Fiery Triplicity, and they come to make their first Conjunction in the Earthy, which hath always been in Virgo, this we call a mean Conjunction, and such a Conjunction happeneth once in 199 Years; but the great Conjunction hapdeneth but once in 794 years, and those which we call lesser Conjunctions are they which happen once in 20 years. Now forasmuch as a great Conjunction happeneth but once in 794 years; therefore is the Influence of that Conjunction of the greatest force, and doth continue the longest of all of them (viz.) 794 years until they come to be conjoined in the same Triplicity; now according to the good or evil Positions of the rest of the Planets, and the strength of the Planets conjoined, is a Judgement drawn. Likewise is the mean Conjunction of great force, for that happening but once in 199 years, doth also continue their influence until the end of that, and about the middle of that time is the influence at the highest, and afterwards will it decline. Now are we not far from the middle of the influence of such a Conjunction, at which time there doth fall a Triple Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, the first falling about the middle of October; the second about the latter end of January 1682/3, and the last falls about the beginning of May 1683, which Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter will never pass over without prodigious Effects to all Europe in general; for at the sirs time they are conjoined, Mars is found in Virgo, and the July before the Sun Lord of the Conjunction suffered and Eclipse in Leo, his own House not far from the place of the Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars September 6 1682; and the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars September 11th. 1682, and it is not far elongated from the Conjucction of Saturn and Jupiter Octob. 1682, at which time Mercury will be in Scorpio in Quartile to both Saturn and Jupiter, all these Positions are very remarkable, and without all doubt will have great Influence upon all those places under Leo and Virgo; as also under Aquarius, Pisces, Scorpio and Taurus; neither shall Aries and Gemini be free for those Countries; under Aries this Conjunction falls in their 6th, and tells them they will go nigh to be affected with a Plague, the more because Mars Lord of their Ascendant is in the 6th also at the time of the Conjunction; and the second time they are conjoined (viz.) January 1683 Mars will be in Libra in Opposition to their Ascendant, and in Quartile to their 10, this doth declare that they shall as well be afflicted with a War as a Plague, and doth likewise declare, that the Great Ones of those Nations under Aries shall have a great deal of Trouble and Losses; nay, and some of those of the greater Rank and Quality shall resign to Death, to the sorrow of that Nation, but more of that when I come to treat of that Conjunction wholly. CHAP. III. Of the Great Conjunction Anno 1603. FOR to erect a Figure for the time of this Conjunction, would be too great a Curiosity for any to attempt, seeing their Motions are so slow, and it is a matter of Question, whether all former Observations of the Ancients are to a minute, from whence all Tables are framed, and should they but err one minute in Saturn's place, it would cause near 8 hours' difference in time, and from this very reason cannot there be any certainty of setting of a Figure for the time of their Conjunction, therefore it will be convenient that a Figure be set for the Full Moon following, which fell on the day that Sir Christopher Heydon made Observation which fell on December 7th 1603, at 21 H. 26 M. P.m. for which time the following Figure was set. A Figure of Heaven for the time of the Full Moon after the Conjunction 1603, Decamber 7. at 21▪ h. 26 min. 51. 31 P M. From which may be conjectured the effects that are like to follow this Conjunction for 200 Years, in which time there will be great Changes in the whole World, and in particular to Europe in general. That which is most Observable, is this Great Conjunction (contrary to the usual Order and Custom) happened before the full Period, Vide Edling. and complete Revolution of the preceding Triplicity, as if the Effects depending hereon should by the Ordination of the Almighty, be sooner manifested to the World, than from natural Causes could otherwise have been predicted. And seeing the Nature and Property of this Triplicity (by the general consent of the Learned) is diametrically contrary to the former, it may be rationally conjectured, that the more eminent Changes and Alterations are likely to happen e'er the effects thereof be at a full Period, undoubtedly there will be a great Suppression (if not a total Subversion) of some Ancient Monarchys, Kingdoms and Commonwealths, with an Alteration of their Laws, Customs and Privileges, and also of some Ancient Families who had their first Foundation under Gemini, Virgo or Pisces, and in their rooms new ones erected, which shall continue till some contrary Configurations of Heaven do produce their Dissolution; as for Example, the Saxons entered Britain 479 Years after Christ, or soon after, 8 Years before that there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Gemini, and 9 Years after the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagitarius, 809 their Heptarchy was reduced to a Monarchy, and 8 or 9 Years after the first Conjunction in the Earthy Triplicity in Virgo, it being in Square both to Gemini and Sagitarius, at which time the Danes began their Monarchy, and the next time Saturn and Jupiter came in Conjunction in Virgo, which was 50 Years after; then came the Narmans'; and upon this Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagitarius 1603; then came Scotland's King to be King of all England, Scotland and Ireland; and thus you see all beginnings as to those Grand Affairs, hath had their end upon Conjunctions in Signs of a contrary nature. So many Planets posited in the Sign of the Conjunction (separating and applying) considering also that the Conjunctions of Mars the Year following, first with Saturn, and then with Jupiter, both near the place of the great Conjunction, and in Opposition of the Ascendant of London, these may induce us to conceive that some more than ordinary effects are to be signified by this return of the Superiors into the Fiery Triplicity, Vide Edling. I say, more than perhaps hath usually happened from any, or most of those that have preceded since the Creation of the World; and that amongst other places, London, and generally the whole Nation is herein concerned; thus much Mr. Edling, and there is hardly any living but what are sensible of the truth of these Predictions. But there is yet many more notable Transactions to happen in the World from the effects of this great Conjunction; for bycorporeal or double bodied Signs do signify or operate most upon Men, and those of the Highest Rank (viz.) Kings and Magistrates, and Rulers of Kingdoms or Commonwealths, therefore the effects will be found to operate both upon Matters and Persons of both Church and State, and seeing that whatsoever had its Rise from any Eminent Configuration of the Superior Bodies, must also expect to receive a great Suppression and Molestation from its contrary, and it is the Opinion of Spineus in his Catastrophe mundi, that as Mahomet had his Rise from the Influence of the Watery Trigon, so from the effects of this Restitution of the Superiors in this Fiery Trygon, it being diametrically opposite to the Watery, shall that Religion receive great batement and molestation; and in page 25 of that Book, from the Influence of this Conjunction, Mahomet shall be destroyed, then shall follow an Universal Peace, and a general Empire of Christians, or the Faith of Christ more enlarged throughout the World. Thus much Spineus. But before all these things be completed, the Christians shall be at Wars one with another, and shall give encouragement to the Grand Turk to invade Europe, and he shall pass through all Germany, and France and Italy, and part of Spain, almost to the ruining of all Christendom, after which he shall by the Divine Power of God turn Christian, after which he shall destroy the Dregs of the Church of Rome, and shall settle a General Peace throughout the known parts of the World. Neither is the Judgement of Mr. Lily upon this Conjunction to be slighted (viz.) That God will restrain Monarchical Pomp, and reduce all to an Aristocratical Mediocrity both in Church and Sat, but before this be effected Omnia nutu unius regentur, as Cardan long since Predicted, after which God will give so long a Peace, and such Tranquillity to the Earth, as she never enjoyed the like. In the mean time (saith he) as Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury in the Scheme are in the 12th. I conceive, that privately by Lies, by Treachery, by feigned and dissembling Treaties and Ambassadors, and by the Policy of a Jesuitical Faction all over Europe, the True Protestant Religion shall infinitely be distressed, and the Heavenly Intentions impedited; and all those Countries that profess that Opinion, shall be exceedingly molested by so secret a Compact of Villains and false hearted Traitors, lurking in the bosom of Princes, as that many will think Popery and Papism shall return to its old Seat in every Country; but that will never be in our Kingdoms, for Jùpiter being in his Chief House cannot but in fine overcome, and the rather, because he receives the Sun and Mercury in the Ascendant, which show God will miraculously by the means of some young Prince or Commonalty of People discover and bring to light the close Mysteries of those Plots that from the year 1603 until almost 50 years be expired shall involve all Christendom in most bloody Broils, nay till the year 1699. Anno Domini. Ascendant Directed. MC Directed. The Place of ♄ and ♃ Directed. ♂ Directed. ☉ Directed. 1605 ad ⚹ ☿ 1607 ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1611 ad □ ♂ 1620 △ ♂ add ☿ 1621. ad ⚹ ☿ 1622 ad ⚹ ♄ ♃ ad ♄ ♃ 1624. King James died. ad ☍ ☽ & ☌ ☉ & ☌ ☿. 1625 A Plague. Et ⚹ ☉ & △ ☽ & ⚹ ♀. 1631 ad △ ☽ & ⚹ ☉. ad □ ♂. 1636 ad □ ☿. 1637 ad □ ♄ ♃ ad □ ☉ & ☽ in the figures of the new Star 1604. 1640 ad △ ♂ 1642 ad ☉ & ☍ ☽ & ☌ ☿. 1644 1648 ad ☍ ♂. King Charles the First Martyred. 1650 ad △ ☿. King Charles the II. Crowned in Scotland. 1651 ad △ ♄ ♃ Worcester Fight. 1652 ad □ ♂ Anno Domini. Ascenda. Directed. MC Directed. ♄ ♃ Directed. ♂ Directed. ☉ Directed. 1658 ad △ ☉ add △ ♀ add ⚹ ☽. 1662. ad ⚹ ☉ & ⚹ ♀ & △ ☽ 1664 ad □ ☿ add ☌ ☿ 1665 ad □ ♄ ♃ 1666 ad ☌ ♄ ♃ 1670 ad □ ☉ & □ ☽ & □ ♀ 1672 ad □ ☿ 1673 ad □ ♂ ad □ ♄ ♃ 1680 ad △ ♂ 1682 ad ☍ ☿ 1683 ad ☍ ♄ ♃ ad △ ♂ 1684 ad ☉ & ☍ ☽ & ♀. 1685 ad ⚹ ☿ 1687 ad ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1690 ad new star in 1572. 6191 ad □ ☉ & □ ☽ & □ ♀ 1699 ad ☍ ☿ ad ☍ ♂ 1700 ad ☌ ☽ & ☍ ☉ & ☍ ♀ ● □ Anno Domini. ☿ Directed. ♀ Directed. ☽ Directed. 1611 ad □ ♂ add □ ♂ 1623. ad ☉ & ☍ ☽ & ♀. 1630 ad □ ♂ 1640 ad △ ♂ add ⚹ ♂ 1642 ad ⚹ ☿ add △ ☿ 1644 ad ⚹ ♄ ♃ ad △ ♄ ♃ 1660 ad △ ♂ 1662. ad ⚹ ☿ add ⚹ ☉ & △ ☽ & ⚹ ☿ add △ ☉ & ⚹ ☽ & △ ☿ 1672 ad □ ☿ add □ ☿ 1674 ad □ ♄ ♃ ad □ ♄ ♃ 1682 ad ⚹ ☉ & △ ☽ & ⚹ ♀ 1691 ad □ ☉ & □ ☽ & □ ♀ add □ ☉ & □ ☽ & □ ♀ 1692 ad □ ☿ 1693 ad □ ♄ ♃ 1699 ad ☍ ♂ add ☌ ♂ CHAP. IU. Of the effects of the New Star, Anno 1604. ANno 1604, about the beginning of October, this Star was observed first to appear in the Heavens, in or near 17 degrees of Sagitarius, having of near 2 degrees of North Latitude, and as to its Magnitude; Ricciolus and others say, it was bigger than Jupiter or Venus, according to its apparent Diameter, and visible quantity; it is agreed by all Astronomers in those days, that the Apparent Magnitude was more than any of the Fixed Stars; and by reason of its having no sensible Paralax (by the consent of all Astronomers) shows it to be situated among the Fixed Stars, far above the Planetary Orbs, and had no motion at all in longitude and latitude, as the Planets and other wand'ring Comes usually have. In Form it was exactly round, casting no Hair or Tail constantly to one place, but more like to the Order and Apparent Custom of the other Fixed Stars; it appeared with a most clear twinkling and shooting of Beams on every side, and that with such glistering and sudden brandishing, as hath not been usually seen or observed to be in the Heavens among the Stars, the Colour was very variable, like to a many Angled Diamond, by which turning the Sun Beams upon the eyes of the Beholders will reflect with a variable brightness; so from a bright yellow, anon it became croceal, and in a moment like a Purple and reddish, and many times it did appear white, and with a most pure twinkling light. It's continuance was above a Year, even till the Month of February 1605/6, and constantly in the same part of the Heavens as to its longitude in the Ecliptic, and it had its first Appearance near the time of the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, as may be seen by the Figure of the Full Moon preceding. 1604 September 27 day, at 14 h. 22 m. P. M. ☽ a ☍ ☉ add ⚹ ♃ E ♂. The Places of the Planets (ex Ephem. Orig.) at the Lunation preceding the first Appearance of this Star. This Star appeared visible near five Hendred days, therefore it will be five Hundred years before the full effects of this New Star be fulfilled. It is here needless to trouble myself or Reader, with the various Opinions of the Learned, about the Matter and Generation of Comets or. New Stars; but as to its place, it being so near the place of the Great Conjunction, and the place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars the Year follow that also, being near the great Conjunction, from whence we may learn that there is extraordinary events that must ensue from this last return of the Superiors into the Fiery Trigon, from its magnitude, distance, stability, etc. is the greatness, quality and duration of the effects declared, and by its habit to the Sun, and the direction the time thereof in general. But seeing that this New Star was occidental of the Sun, and so appeared not till after Sunset, and by the Doctrine of Ptolemy, the effects thereof must not be expected to be manifested so-suddenly to the World, as if it had Rise before the Sun; but as the Sun did approach nearer and nearer, and so by degrees and for some time, did obscure the Light of the Star; so will the effects be obscured or retarded for a time, or till excited by subsequent Configurations; yet so as it must operate with the Conjunction, because it was so near the Ascendant thereof, that is near the place thereof the Conjunction. itself was oriental of the Sun, and so might denote some sudden Changes to happen in the World; and after Saturn and Jupiter were separated one from the other, and were about making their several Conjunctions with Mars, then did this Star appear occidental, near to the place of the great Conjunction, denoting at length, and even before the effects of this Conjunction are completed, must there be some eminent, and more than ordinary Changes to happen to the World; yet very little hitherto hath been taught by the Ancients, concerning the effects of these, or such like Prodigies of this Nature, so that we cannot attain so exactly to the particular events; only this we may conclude, that extraordinary Causes will have extraordinary Effects, and that from Astrological Principles, and Grounds of Nature. Spineus saith, that about that part of Heaven in which a Mock-Star appeareth, shall a Man arise which in show shall resemble Gold. And Cardanus tell us, Segm. 2. Aph. 204. Comets appearing in the East do signify the Birth of a. Great Man who shall be a Maker or Giver of Laws: and in Segm. 3. Aph. 117. Comets do signify Seditions, and being in the Fiery Trigon it excites to Wars; Commotions and Conflagrations to happen in the World, the rather because this Mock-Star was of a Mars-like colour. Yet seeing at length it appeared of a more bright or jovial colour, Spineus will have it, that after there hath been such Wars, Sedition, burn of Towns and Cities, and great slaughters of Mankind, than it should signify the Kingdom of Peace. Any one may conclude with him, that there will be great Changes of Laws and Customs, destruction to divers States and Monarchies, beyond what could be signified from the Great Conjunction, for else why was it visible so near the place and time thereof: That which is worth taking notice of, is that during the appearance of this New Star, all the Planets came in Conjunction with it. Besides, it was not only elevated above the Planets in the Conjunction, both in respect of its Latitude from the Eccliptick and Situation, or distance from the Earth, but also exceeded all the Planets in Magnitude and Light. And considering that all the Planets, except the Moon, are under the Earth, and Saturn, Jupiter and Mars, and the New-star are in the Fourth House, without doubt it will be long before the effects will show themselves fully to the World, and because the first Appearance thereof was so near the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter with Mars, and all nigh the place of the great Conjunction, and the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1663. Therefore the effects thereof have in abundant measure showed themselves this last 20 Years, and shall show themselves more and more during the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in the Fiery Trigon; and for the better understanding when the effects will be most manifest, I have directed the New Star and all the Planets in the Figure of the Full Moon preceding the Appearance thereof (which may give satisfaction to any one that please to consider them) to the Year 1702; as for Example, In the year 1666 the Sun came to the New-Star, and the Moon to the Opposition of the said Star, and then was London burned. London is under Gemini, and the Opposition fell in Gemini also Anno Domini. Ascenda. Directed. M C Directed. New Star. ☉ Directed. ☽ Directed. 1618. ad □ ♃ ad ☍ ☿ □ ♀ & ♂ 1620 1603 1603 1622 □ ♀ & ♂ 1603 1624. ad ☿ add ☍ ☿ 1625 ad ☍ ♄ 1628. ad □ ♂ add △ ♃ 1629 ad □ ♃ 1632 ad ☍ ♂ & New Star 1633 ad ☍ ♃ 1640 ad □ ☉ 1603 1649 ad □ ♂ 1650 ad △ ☿ 1651 ad ☌ ♀ ad □ ☿ 1654. ad ☌ ♂ 1603 1656 ad ☌ ☿ 1603 ad ☍ ☿ 1603 1660 ad ♄ ♃ ad ☍ ♄ ♃ 1603 1662. ad ⚹ ♄ add ☉ □ & □ ☽ 1666 ad ♂ & New Star ad ☍ ♂ & new star. 1667 ad ☉ & ☍ ☽ ad ♃ ad ☍ ♃ 1671 ad ⚹ ♂ 1672 ad ⚹ ♃ 1673 ad ☉ & ♀ 1603 ☍ ☽ 1675 ad ☽ & ☍ ☉. 1603. Anno Dom. Ascendant. M C New Star. ☉ ☽ 1981 ad ☿ ad □ ☿ add □ ♀ & ad □ ♂ 1683 □ ☿ 1603 □ ♂ 1603 1603 1684 △ ♀ 1603 ad □ ♄ ♃ 1603 1686 △ ♄ ♃ 1603 ad □ ♄ 1691 △ ♄ 1692 ad □ ☉ & □ ☽ add □ ☉ & □ ☽ 1694 □ ♂ & New Star. 1696 ad △ ♂ & △ New Star. ad □ ♃ 1697 ad △ ♃ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ 1619 ad □ ♀ add □ ♂ 1640 ad ♄ 1620 ad □ ♀ & □ ♂ 1648 1627. ad □ ♀ & □ ♂ 1603 ad new star and ♂. 1630 ad □ ☉ it □ ☽ 1631 ad □ ☉ & □ ☽ 1635 ad ☿ 1638 ad □ ☉ it □ ☽ 1649 ad ♃. 1650 1658 ad □ ☿ add □ ☿ 1651 ad □ ☿ 16 ad □ ☿ add □ ☿ 1666 ad ☿ 1603. 1664 1682 1603 1603 ad □ ♂ 1603 1683 ad ♄ ♃ 1603 1671 ad ♄ 1684 ad ♄ ♃ 1603 1686 ad □ ♄ 1678 ad new star. 1674 ad □ ☉ & □ ☽. 1687 ad □ ♄ 1689 ad □ ☿ 1603 1691 ad □ ♄ ♃ 1603 1679 ad ♃. 1693 ad □ ♂ & New star. ad □ ♂ New star. 1686 ad ☉ 1603 1694 ad □ ♃ ad □ ♃ 1695 ad □ ♂ 1603 I shall conclude with the words of Spineus in his Catastrophe mundi, where he saith, Take heed all you Kings of Spain and France, you Princes and Potentates of Italy, behold and dread the Sign that is sent down from God. (viz.) the Mock-Star of the Year 1604. let down in the Fiery Triplicity to provoke Wars and Conflicts, (by 7 Aph. 34.) Rebellions, Treasons, Desolations, so that all Men living shall be naturally inclined to shedding of blood, for every immoderate Constitution of the Stars, brings Death amongst old and infirm People, but in others violent events, and cruel destruction of young men, or their utter ruin. Oh! how many Changes of Kingdoms. Oh! how much lamenting and bewailing the condition of disgrace! Oh! what sorts and difference of dangers and troubles are to be feared? what unspeakable great and grievous Villainies? Oh! what turbulent and damnable Seditions? Oh! what unlooked and unhoped for mischievous kinds of death? Oh! what exalting of wicked and reprobate Men, the troubled Stars of Heaven do belch out? Oh! what wretched and indigent Persons are every where extolled, and the rich oppressed and impoverished? How many Subjects and Servants shall rule whilst Kings and Masters shall obey. What Princes shall be thrown out of their Dominions? Oh! what insolent, Drunken and Luxurious Men, who shall have the Habit of Whoredom? What inventors of new and unheard of Lusts, Buggeries, Gluttons, Murderers, Cruel, Deceivers, and Traitors, and Thiefs (without cause) such as shall deride, torment, and tear in pieces, and kill with very vexation, all Men that be endued with Prudence, Knowledge and Wisdom, but they shall be of a constant mind; and although these things shall be fierce after the year 1630, yea more fierce after 1650; yet shall they be most terrible and rigorous after the year 1660: God divert the evil that is yet further portended from the effects of this New Star from the Kingdom of England, for since the Year 1660 there hath been a great deal of this production come to pass, and a great deal more there is behind, which not only England, but France and Spain, and Italy, and Germany, Holland, Scotland, and almost all the whole World, in one measure or other, within this 20 years will be sensible of, (viz.) Wars, Plagues, Famine and cruel destruction of Mankind, with the burning of Towns and Cities. And so much may serve or the Judgement of the New Star, CHAP. V Of the Comet that appeared Anno 1618. OF this Comet hath Mr. Lilly treated of in his Prophetical Merlin, therefore I shall not undertake to write my Judgement thereon, because the Effects are already past, only write down the Ephemeris thereof, and the Figure of the Full Moon following, that from thence and the effects that be past, we may be able to find out a true measure of time for such like Prodigies, which cannot be done without Examples; for the Ancients have given us but very little light therein. The Comets place at Full Moon following which was Nou. 21. at 12 b 15 m. P. M. 1681. The Comet first appeared about the 11 day, but was not seen by every one till the 18 day, from which time the Ephemeris gins. Month days. its day, motion. G. M. its motion in Longit, G. M. Declination. G. M. Novemb. 18 3 20 20 0 ♏ 10 20 S. 1618. ad □ ☿ 1623. Novemb. 19 3 0 16 30 ♏ 8 35 S. 1619 ad ☍ new Star 1572 Novemb. 20 3 35 13 0 ♏ 6 10 S. 1620 Novemb. 21 1 30 9 25 ♏ 3 30 S. 1621. Novemb. 22 1 30 7 55 ♏ 0 35 S. 1622 Novemb. 23 1 30 6 25 ♏ 02 00 N. 1623. ad □ ♄ ♃ 1623. 24 1 48 4 55 ♏ 05 20 N. 1624. ad ☿ in the new Star, 1604 Novemb. 25 1 47 3 7 ♏ 9 10 N. 1625 Novemb. 26 1 40 1 20 ♏ 12 40 1626. Novemb. 27 1 45 29 30 ♎ 15 15 1627. ad △ ♃ at first appearance Novemb. 28 1 35 27 45 ♎ 18 10 1628. Novemb. 29 2 0 26 10 ♎ 20 10 1629 30 2 10 24 10 ♎ 23 00 1630 ad □ ☉ 1623. December 1 22 00 ♎ 26 10 1631 December 2 20 00 ♎ 29 30 1632 December 3 18 00 ♎ 32 40 1633 December 4 16 20 ♎ 34 50 1634 December 5 14 40 ♎ 36 00 1635 ad ☉ et ☍ ☽ 1604 December 6 12 30 ♎ 38 00 1636 December 7 10 20 ♎ 40 50 1637 ad □ ♂ 1623. December 8 7 40 ♎ 43 00 1638 ad ☍ ☽ 1623. December 9 5 00 ♎ 45 00 1639 December 10 2 20 ♎ 47. 00 1640 ad ☌ ♂ 1603 ad ☌ ☉ Full Moon December 11 29 30 ♍ 49 00 1641 □ ☉ et ♀ et □ ☽ 1603 December 12 26 40 ♍ 51 00 1642 □ ♄ ♃ 1642/3 December 13 23 40 ♍ 53 00 1643 ad □ ♂ et new Star, 1604 December 14 20 50 ♍ 55 00 1644 ad ☍ ☉ et ☌ ☽ et ☍ December 15 18 00 ♍ 96 40 1645 of ☿ 1643. December 16 14 40 ♍ 58 10 1646 December 17 11 10 ♍ 59 35 1647 ad □ ♄ ♃ 1603 December 18 7 45 ♍ 61 00 1648 ad □ ☿ 1603 By this Table you may perceive the Cause of all the Troubles which happened from 1640, to 1648. is fore-shewed by the Comet 1618. with other Configurations; I shall proceed to the Conjunction, 1623. CHAP. VI Of the lesser Conjunction, Anno 1623. OF this Conjunction I shall not take any great notice, seeing the effects extended but to the following 20 years, only take notice, that soon after this Conjunction King James died, and King Charles the First, whose Ascendant was the Sign of the Conjunction, came by rightful Succession to the Crown: there was also several years of great Drought and Scarcity, and a most furious Plague; and seeing also that such like evils succeed the great Conjunction 1603, especially that great Plague in England 1605. Mr. Cambden observes, that Saturn cannot (or seldom doth pass through the Fiery Triplicity, but he doth afflict London with a Plague, or some other Epidemical Disease, of which I will give a few Examples: Anno Domini 1348 Saturn was in Aries, an Universal Plague in London: 1485 Saturn in Sagitarius a Sweeting Sickness in London: 1507 Saturn in Leo, another Sweeting Sickness in London: 1517 Saturn in Sagitarius, the third Sweeting Sickness in London: 1530 Saturn in Aries, the fourth Sweeting Sickness in London: 1544 Saturn in Sagitarius, a great Plague in London, which adjourned the Term to St. Alban: 1564 Saturn in Leo, the Plague in London after the return of the Army from New-haven: 1594 Saturn was in Leo, a great Plague in London, which caused the Term to be again holden at St. Alban: 1603 Saturn was in Sagitarius when that great Plague began in London which devoured so many thousands; one thousand six hundred and 25 Saturn was in Leo when that other great Plague began in Londonn which removed the Parliament to Oxford: 1633 and 1634, and 1635, Saturn was in Sagitarius when the Plague raged in so many parts of England: 1665 Saturn had but newly entered Capricorn, when the great Plague of all was in London; and truly I fear another great Plague in London before Saturn has passed quite through Leo 1683, the more, because Mars makes his Conjunction with Jupiter on the 6th. of September in 12 degrees of Leo, and on the 11th. day of the same Month, Mars meets with a Conjunction of Saturn in the 16 degrees of the same Sign Leo, and on the 17 day of October Saturn and Jupiter make their Conjunction in 19 degrees of the same Sign Leo; but that is not all, for on or about the 19th. day of January following, the same Planet Saturn and Jupiter make their second Conjunction in 18 degrees of Leo, and near the 10 day of May 1683, they make their third Conjunction in 16 degrees of Leo, in the very place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars the September before; all these things make me to conjecture that we shall have another great Plague e'er Saturn hath passed quite through Leo, and not only that, but a many more great Calamities to a great many places of Europe, but more of that in its proper place. CHAP. VI Of the lesser Conjunction, Anno 1641/3. THis Conjunction, according to the usual Order of the Superiors, should have been in Aries, and so have made their third Conjunction in the Fiery Triplicity: but contrarily it happened in Pisces, which is a Sign of the ●ast Triplicity, so that after two Conjunctions made in the Fiery Trigon, this preposterously comes in to finish the Period of the last Triplicity. And indeed the effects was of as contrary a Nature, as any one may see that please to read the Anuals of those times, (viz.) from 43 to 1663. for was there not a suppressing and abrogating of former Laws, Religion, Customs, Privileges, and Government; if any one do but consider the Malevolent Consiguration of the Planets, at the time of the Conjunction, may from thence Judge from the Rules of Astrology, that this Conjunction was the forerunner of much faction: but seeing Mr. Lily in his Prophetical Merline, hath handled that Conjunction very well; I shall say no more of it, but hast to that which is more useful for our purpose. CHAP. VII. Of the Comet that appeared, Anno. 1652. IN the year 1652, December the 9 was the first time that this Comet was observed by Instrument, although it did appear two or three days before, nor could it be seen every night, so as to observe it. It was visible about 23 days, but was observed but 14 days, as by the Ephemeries of the Comet appears. Decem Long. Latt. Decli. ♊ S 9 10 0 39 10 16 46 1652 □ ☉ 1643 10 5 29 27 51 00 04 1653 □ ☽ & ♃ ☿ 1603 11 2 55 18 20 2 46 1654. □ ♂ 1643 12 1 00 9 00 11 36 1655 □ ♂ 1643 ♉ N 14 27 30 4 55 24 21 1656 15 25 30 9 10 28 4 1657 16 23 35 14 10 32 25 1658 ☍ ☽ 18 22 50 19 00 36 48 1659. □ ♀ 1643 & ☍ ♀ 19 21 40 21 30 33 50 1660 △ ♃ △ ♀ 21 20 40 25 30 42 49 1661. △ ☽ 22 20 25 26 45 43 25 1662. 23 20 10 28 10 44 39 1663. △ ☽ 25 19 30 30 35 46 41 1664 30 18 50 33 30 49 9 1665 ☍ ☽ & New Star 1372 Mr. Lily, and Mr. Edling, doth allow a year for a day of the Comet's appearance, than this Comet should continue its effects till 1675. but here I allow a year for all the days it was seen, and that was but 14, and at the end of 14 years, there did appear 3 more Comets, this Comet hath been treated of by Mr. Lilly in his Almanac 1654. and Mr. Edling in his Treatise of the Conjunction 1663. and therefore I shall forbear to write my Judgement thereon, only note thus much, that upon the 19 day of December, the Comet came to be in Trine with Jupiter; that being the 9 time that the Comet had been observed; for these 9 days I do allow 9 years, which being added to 1651, makes 1660, in that very year did the King come in, the reason I add it 51, is because the first day serveth for the year it appeared in, and again upon the 30 day, the Comet came in Opposition io the Moon, and to the place of the New Star, 1672. that being the 14 day that the Comet was observed, which 14 years being added to 1651, brings us to 1665, in that year was London affticted with a great Plague, and the year after, London was burnt, the reason (that this Comet should show so much evil to fall upon London) it had its first appearance in Gemini, the Ascendant of London in Opposition to the great Conjunction, 1603. and New Star, 1604. and in that year also did Mars in the great Conjunction 1603. come to the place of the Conjunicton of Saturn and Jupiter itself. CHAP. VIII. Of the Conjunction. Anno. 1663. 1663. Octob. 6th day at 8 h 6 P. M. ☽ a ☍ ☉ London. 1663. October 20th at 10 h 56 P. M. ☽ a ☉ □ ♂ London. For Example. In the Fullmoon, preceding the Conjunction, 1663., is Gemini 26 51. to which answers in the Latitude of London, 21 h. 33 and in the Fullmoon, preceding the Conjunction 1682. Capricorn 11.0. to which answers 14 h. 58 of time in the Latitude of London, now by reason substraction cannot be made, and 24 h. H. H. H. 14 58 with 24 added is. 38 58 from which subtract 21 33 the difference of time is 17 25 which being turned into Minutes is 1045. that being divided by 20 giveth 52 15 for the measure of time for a year, and according to the Nature of those Aspects, as the Ascendant and Midhaven meets with, such shall the Accidents be, the speculum of the direction from 1663. to 1683. Anno Don't. Ascend. Directed. M. C. Directed. 1664 sd □ ♂ 1603 ad □ ☿ & □ ♄ ♃ 1603 1665 ad □ ♂ & □ ♃ 1652 ad □ ♄ ♃ 1663. A War, a Plague in London. ad □ ☉ 1604 add New Star 1604 1666 ad □ ☉ & □ ☽ 1663. ad ☍ ♂ 1603 London burnt. 1667 ad ♄ 1052 ad ☍ ♂ 1652 A War still & △ ♄ ♃ & △ ☿ 1603 △ ♄ ♃ & New Star 1604 Chattams business. 1668 ad □ New Star 1572 Peace with Holland. 1669 ad □ ❍ & □ ♀ 1603 add New Star 1572 1670 ad □ ☿ & □ ♄ ♃ 1603 1671 ad □ ♄ ♃ 1663. ☍ ♄ ♃ 1663. & 1603 & □ ♄ ♃ & New Star 1604 A Comet. 1672 ad □ ☉ 1603 & □ ☉ add ☍ ♄ ♃ ♂ & New Star 1604 France Invades Holland and England. 1652 & □ ☽ 1652 1673 ad ♂ 1603 ad □ ♂ 1603 Wars with Holland. 1674 ad □ ♂ 1652 Scarcity in the North: & □ ☉ 1604 1675 ad ♂ 1652 ad □ ♃ 1652 1676 ad △ ♄ ♃ & △ ☿ 1603 & △ ♄ ♃ 1663. 1677 ad ☿ 1663. & ☍ ☿ add △ ☉ 1603 & △ ☿ A Comet. 1604 & □ ♄ 1652 1603 & New Star 1572 1678 ad □ ☿ 1603 & □ The Plot break out. ♄ ♃ 1603 1679 ad □ ☉ 1603 ad □ ♄ ♃ ♂ & □ New Start 1604 1680 ad □ ☿ 1603 ad ♂ 1603 A Comet. 1681 ad ♄ ♃ 1603 & An Inundation. in Holland. ♄ ♃ 1663. 1682 ad ☉ & ♀ 1603 & ☿ 1604 A Comet: This way of directing the Ascendant and Midhaven, will find out both the Time and Quality of the effects, the Conjunction doth signify the place, also if the position of the Aspect at the time of the Conjunction be considered, as for Example, in the year 1672. the Ascendant met with the Quartile of the place of the Sun and Moon, in the Figure of the Fullmoon, 1603. and the Quartile of the Sun and Moon, at the Fullmoon, before the appearance of the Comet, 1652. now the square of both fell in Virgo, now the places under Virgo are Silesa, and several other places belonging to Germany, in this year did France enter Germany, and has made great devastation upon the Rhyne, and the Moon is the Gubernator of Holland, and the Ascendant meeting with the Quartile of the Moon, and did not Holland that year feel the smart of War also, and in the year 1673. the Ascendant met with the Body of Mars, and the M. C. to the Quartile of Mars, the Quartile fell. in 69. and the Body of Mars in Libra: Alsatia and Austria are under Libra, with a many more places: and ever since these Places have felt the like Calamity for some years. A many more Examples might be produced, but by reason this Conjunction is at an end, and a more remarkable one approaching; I shall rest silent as to that, and haste to that which is more Material to our purpose: only note thus much, that Mars at the time of the sellebration of this Conjunction, was in or near 9 Degrees of Leo, the very Cusp of the 12th, the Fullmoon preceding, the appearance of the New Star, 1604, which Stars place, fell near the place of the Conjunction, 1663., and Mars also was Lord of the 9th in that Figure, and was placed in the 3d. of the Fullmoon, preceding the Conjunction 1663. and in the New-Moon following Mars, is placed in the Ascendant; from hence should all the Actions of this last past 19 years, be wholly of the Nature of Mars, (viz.) Wars, House-burning, and Plagues, and seeing he is Lord of the 9th. of the Appearance of the New Star 1604 and 4th also, this doth, show that all his Actions should be under a show of Religion. CHAP. IX. Of the Comets that Appeared 1664, and 1665, and that of 1671, and 1680, and 1682. THat which did follow the Conjunction that was Material, was the two great Comets, the first was observed by Mr. Hevelins of Dantzick, to appear on the 14 day of December, 1664 and he finished his Observations of that Comet on the 12th day of February, 1665. the Ephemeris of which Comet, as Hevelins observed, is as follows, as I had it from my very good Friend Mr. John Colsen. Ephemeris Cometae. 1664. Manc H Long. Latt. S. Decem. 14 5 5c 7 11 ♎ 21 36 1664 ad ⚹ ♀ & ⚹ ♂ & ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1663. 15 5 21 6 24 22 23 1665 □ ☉ & ☍ ☽ & ♂ 1603 18 5 40 3 15 25 26 1666 □ ♀ 1604 & ☍ ☽ & ☍ ♂ 21 4 5 27 57 ♍ 29 52 1667 ad □ ♄ & □ ♀ △ ☽ 28 2 43 3 oh ♈ 49 24 1668 ad △ ☿ 1603 & ♂ 1663. P. M. ♊ □ ☿ 1604 29 9 33 28 42 45 57 1669 ad □ ☉ & □ ♀ 1603 & ☍ ♃ New Star 1604 30 9 46 13 9 39 58 1670 ad ☍ ♄ ♃ 1663. & ☍ ♄ 1604 31 9 49 1 59 33 28 1671 ad ☽ 1663. 1665 Janu. ♉ 1 9 18 24 22 27 43 1672 ad ☍ ☽ & □ ♀ & New Star 1572 5 7 58 8 59 12 37 1673 ad □ ♂ & □ ♂ 1663. 6 7 18 7 6 10 22 1674 & □ ☿ 7 7 46 5 24 8 22 1675 & □ ☽ & ☍ ♂ 1604 9 6 11 3 3 5 33 1676 & △ ♄ & □ ☉ 10 10 57 2 4 4 13 1677 ad ⚹ ☿ 11 6 22 1 25 3 20 1678 H. l m Long ♈ Latt. n Jan. 17 7 19 28 24 0 52 1679 ☉ & △ ♀ 1603 19 5 52 27 52 1 44 1680 ⚹ ☿ & □ ☽ 20 7 59 27 38 2 11 1681 This Comet being now slow in motion and decaying and meeting with no Aspects for these last eight days, therefore I do judge the effect of this Comet ended about 1677, or at farthest 1680; and in 1677 we had another Comet. 21 9 24 27 29 2 32 1682 23 7 26 27 6 3 7 1683 28 6 24 26 36 4 26 1684 Feb. 2 6 19 26 32 5 18 1685 3 6 41 26 30 5 24 1686 4 7 52 26 27 5 28 1687 12 7 15 26 53 6 40 1688 Ephemeris Cometae, 1665. Mane ♓ Latt. April 6 3 14 14 22 26 30 1665 □ ♄ ♃ 1663. 7 2 55 18 55 26 13 1666 □ ♄ ♂ 1604 & □ ♀ 8 3 34 23 40 25 48 1667 ad ☍ ♃ & New Star 1604 ♈ ad □ ☉ & □ ♀ 1603 10 2 48 2 4 24 36 1668 11 2 57 5 52 23 46 1669 □ ☽ & ☍ ♀ 1604 13 3 23 13 13 21 50 1670 ☍ ♂ 1603 15 2 40 19 19 19 43 1671 ad □ ♄ & ☽ & ☍ ☉ 1604 16 3 31 21 14 18 27 1672 18 3 10 27 5 15 54 1673 ♉ ☍ ☽ & ♂ & ⚹ ♀ 20 3 43 1 18 13 14 1674 This Comet continued its effects but till the Year 1673 at faithest, and in the Year 1671/2 We had another Comet, and according to Hevelins of Dantzick Appeared on the 2d. of March 1671/2 and he observed it to Appear about the beginning of Aries, and on the 21st day of March it was in the beginning of Gemini, and was seen no more. The Table following is as I had it from a very good Friend. Ephemeris Cometae, 1671/2. 1671/2 Long. Aspects the Comet meets with. ♈ Feb. 21 1 0 41 0 1672 ad ☍ ♂ 1603 ☍ ♀ 1604 □ ♂ 25 7 0 35 20 1673 26 10 34 34 10 1674 27 12 0 33 0 1675 □ ☽ △ ♄ ♃ 1663. March 7 23 0 26 0 1676 ad △ ♄ ♃ & New Star 1603 9 27 0 24 0 1677 ♉ 11 1 10 22 30 1678 ad △ ☽ 12 5 20 21 0 1679 & New Star 1572 & □ ♀ 1604; 15 17 10 18 15 1680 & △ ♂ & □ ☽ 19 25 30 16 00 1681 ♊ 21 0 30 14 00 1682 ad □ ♀ Ephemeris Cometae, 1680. 1680 Long. Latt, Aspects the Comet meets with. Decem 17 21 30 ♑ 15 on 1680 ad ☍ ♄ & ♀ △ ♂ 18 23 30 ♑ 17 15 1681 19 26 30 ♑ 18 30 1682 20 11 0 ♒ 20 15 1683 ad □ ☽ & ☿ 1604 26 18 0 ♒ 27 4 1680/1 ad ☍ ♄ ♃ 1682 27 26 30 ♒ 27 30 1685 ad ☍ ♀ λ 28 7 40 ♓ 28 0 1686 ad □ ☿ & ♄ ♃ 1603 29 12 30 ♓ 28 0 1687 ad □ ♄ ♃ 1663. 30 17 00 28 0 1688 ad □ ♃ & New Star 1604 1684 Janua. 31 21 00 27 45 1689 ad ☍ ♂ 1 24 30 27 54 1690 ad □ ☉ & ♀ 1603 6 11 0 ♈ 25 30 1691 ad □ ☿ & □ ♄ & 13 25 30 21 30 1692 □ ☉ & △ ☉ 1603 14 27 4 21 20 1693 15 29 0 21 00 1694 16 00 30 ♉ 20 30 1695 17 2 0 20 00 1696 25 10 15 17 20 1697 □ ☉ 26 11 00 17 08 1690 Ephemeris of the Comet, 1682. From the 16th day of August to September the 4th. 1682 Long. Latt. Year. Aspects the Comet meets with. Aug. 16 00 54 ♌ 22 19 1682 ♂ & ♃ & ♄ 19 18 14 25 50 1683 ♀ & △ ♃ 1604 ♄ ♃ 1682 20 24 46 26 11 1684 ad △ ☉ & ♀ 1603 21 29 38 26 18 1685 ad ☽ 22 6 30 ♍ 26 7 1686 ad □ ♄ ♃ 1603 & □ ♄ ♃ & □ New Star 1604 29 12 32 ♎ 18 44 1687 ☉ 1604 & ♂ 1603 & ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1603 30 15 31 17 24 1688 31 18 15 16 12 1690 ad □ ☽ Sept. 1 20 26 15 12 1691 4 25 38 12 23 1692 There hath also been another Comet seen on the 23d and 24th of April 1677, but by reason of its short a continuance; there could not be any considerable observations made thereof, but only I observe, it was not far from the place of Saturn and near to Meduses' head, there was likewise a third Comet seen in the Year 1665. but I could never get an Ephemeris thereof, the first Comet that was seen in the Year 1664 was by all that observed it to be a Saturnal Comet, (viz.) of a Saturnal colour, and the Comet 1665. was of the nature of Mars, and the Comet 1671/1, was of the nature of Saturn and Mercury, and the Comet 1680, was of the nature of Saturn, and so is this last Comet that appeared 1682. I would have the young Artist take notice that this last Comet had its beginning about the middle of Cancer, but was not begun to be observed till it was entered into Leo, and it has been observed to enter Scorpio before its disappearance. CHAP. X. Of the Probable effects that attend these Comets in General. COmets hath always been known to be the Antecedents of Tragical Events, and Astrologers have endeavoured to give us Rules to Judge the Quality thereof. First, By its motion in the Sign of the Zodiac, whether it be. Direct or Retrograde. Secondly, By its Magnitude and Colour, and Thirdld by the part of Heaven, unto which their Stream doth point; I shall say but little of the Comets 1664, and 1665. Nor of the Comet 1671/2. Most if not all the evil that was presignified by them, being all bypast, for had we not a devouring Plague, 1665. As also a War with Dutch and French: and in the year 1666. was not London almost destroyed by Fire, had we not also an Invasion by the Dutch in Kent, and sustained great loss by them, besides the great Calamity a great many more parts of Europe had about those times; and after the appearance of the Comet, 1671/2 had we not a great Scarcity in the North Parts of England, as also a War with the Hollander? Did not the French and English Invade Holland, to the loss of a great many Men and Towns? And has not that War been prejudicial to Germany ever since? who is he that is not sensible of the many brave Towns that has been destroyed by that War, to the undoing of a many thousand Families? And what Man is he that dare presume to say that Comets are not the Premonisher to Men-kind, of some more than ordinary Judgement to fall upon them for their sins? But such hath been the secury of our Ages, that unless the Judgement falls upon them, so soon as these Signs of Heaven appear, they cannot be made to believe that those Signs signify any thing at all: but let those rest themselves (as they believe) secure, but let them remember that security dwell next door to destruction. For should any one have said to any of those People, dwelling upon the Ryne, in Alsatio, in the year 1670. that they should have so many of their Towns destroyed by a Foreign Invador, they would hardly a believed you, but did rest themselves as secure as we or any one could do, but this by the by, the Comets of whose effects we have had little or no many festation as yet, is the Comet that appeared 1680 and the Comet that appeared the while we were a Writing hereof: Now the Comet that appeared 1680 did first appear in the Morning on the 7th day of November in or near 6 deg of Libra, but was not seen to any purpose till it appeared in Caprieorn, and did continually appear until it had moved into Taurus, and near the 20 degrees thereof it disappeared. Now Authors tell us that the Motion of a Comet out of one Sign into another doth manifest also an Hostile Motion of an Enemy from one Region or Country into another. Now by these Comets (viz.) 1680, and 1682, manifests the beginning of more Wars, and the sorrowful effects subsequent unto those Wars. (viz.) the flight of many from their proper habitations, banishment of others, death of great Men of the World, poverty and want to others, sudden terror or astonishment to all sorrs of people, unushal. Tempests, obscure Wether, many Shipwrecks, great store of Snow in its Season, great Floods and mighty Inundations, and forasmuch as both the heads of these Comers was of a Saturn Colour, from whence may be expected Plagnes and Famine to a great many places; great Frost and Snow. Now as to principal places that is like to be sufferers in these calamities, are those places that both these Comets passed through, and those places that are under those Signs that Rise all the time that both these Comets was visible, now the Comet in 1680 passed through Libra, Scorpio, Sagitary, Capricorn, Aquaries, and Pisces, Aries, Taurus, now while the Comet passed through Scorpio and Sagitary, it was so near the Sun that it could not be seen there, for those places are the least concerned in the effects of this Comet. And during the time of this Comets appearing every Evening, Cancer and Leo did Ascend, therefore those places under those Signs must expect to have a great share, if not the greatest of the Calamity that this Comet doth signify. Under Libra are Austria, Alsatia, Livonia, Sabandia, Delphinat, Dastrina, Caspia, Thebaida, Sundgova, Cities, Lysbon, Friburgh, Spiers, Frankford, upon Menc, Halum, Suenorum, Heilbran, Frising, Vienna in Austria, Antwerp. Under Scorpio, Norway, Bavaria, Matagony, Catalonia, Cities, Algiers, Valentia in Spain, Messana, Vienna, in Holland; Gaunt, in Flanders, Frankford upon Odour. Sagitary, Spain, Dalmatia, Sclavonia, Hungaria, Moravia, Misnia, Cities; Toledo, Studgard, Rotenburg, Buda, Gascovis. Capricorn, Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Mascovia, Lituania, Saxony, Hussia, Cities; Oxford, Mechlin, Berga, Brandenburg, Vilna. Aquares, Muscovia, Sweadland, Westphalia, Mosel, Piedmont, Bavaria, part Cities, Hamburgh, Bremc, Trent, Salizburgh, Ingolstaec. Pisces, Portugal, Galitia, Normandy, Cities, Alexandria, Hispolis, Rheims, Vorines, Rutisponc. Under Aries are, England, France, Germany, Selesia, the Highest Polonia, part Burgundy, Denmark, Cities, Naples, Capua, Ferrara, Utrecht, Crackow. Taurus, Russia, Sweadland, North part; Lorraign, Franconia, Ireland, Cities; Banonia, Mantua, Nants, Leipsig. Some of which Countries, the War is already apparent, what is remaining, the next 20 years will make manifest. Neither can it be expected that any of the places should undergo all the Calamities that this Comet is the premonisher of: some places shall suffer by War, others by Plagues; others by Famine; for the Comet will opperate variously upon various places. When this Comet first appeared, it appeared in the very places of Mars, in the great Conjunction, 1603. and Mars at the time of the Comets appearance: was in Virgo, in Quartile to the Sun, in that Conjunction, hence may War be expected: Mars is Lord of the grand Signors Nativity, and he afflicts Sagitary, and Gemini, and Pisces; therefore those places will be the first that suffers by War, and that by the great Turk; the last Comet that appeared, had its beginning about the middle of Cancer, and passed through Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, and ended in Scorpio, and during of this Comets appearing in the Evening, Aries did ascend, therefore those places under that Sign, shall be the greatest sharers in the Calamities that this Comet doth foreshow, (viz.) Wars, Plagues, and scarcity of Grain, and the like, when this Comet first appeared, it did appear near the place Saturn, of the first appearance of the Comet 1680. therefore shall this Comet have saturnal effects unto those places under Cancer and Aries, those places under Cancer shall be subject to great Inundations, and those under Aries, Plagues and Wars, the Comets having so swift a motion through those Signs it appeared in, doth denote the siddainness of the action that shall follow, and for as much that it did not set at its first appearance, therefore are these Northern parts of Europe, most concerned in the effects thereof, among which places, let Scotland beware, I also fear London will be sensible of the effects of this Comet, and before the year 1683. be quite over, I fear a great Plague, from which good Lord deliver us; for all those places are concerned in the effects of this Comet where it was visible, if we will partake of the Sins, we must partake of the Punishment; I pray God keep the people of England in peace. The New Moon following the appearance of this Comet, we shall find Capricorn ascending, and Saturn, Jupiter, and Mercury in the 7th House, and the Comet, and the Sun and Moon, in the 8th, the Comets being in the 8th, should show a Mortality to those people under Capricorn and Cancer: but the principal signification of this Comet declares War, the destruction of Cities, the ruin and downfall of Kingdoms, the slaughters of Mankind, and a many other tragical evils, experience confirmed by many Ages, and from thence observed, doth inform us, that the Comets seen in the Air have evident effects, but for the better informing of those that are curious inquirers into the nature of Comets, I have Inserted a Catalogue of all the Comets that has appeared since the coming of Christ. Anno Domini 66 A Comet appeared for 6 Months. Anno Domini 70 A Comet appeared, a great one. Anno Domini 213 Another great Comet appeared. Anno Domini 363 Another Comet appeared. Anno Domini 454 A Comet appeared 10 Weeks together. Anno Domini 571 A Comet of a great magnitude appeared. Anno Domini 814 A great Comet appeared. Anno Domini 839 A great Comet appeared. Anno Domini 983 A great Comet was seen. Anno Domini From the year 983 we have no Account of any Comets till the year 1106. Anno Domini 1106 A great Comet appeared. Anno Domini 1169 Another Comet was seen. Anno Domini 1214 A Comet appeared for 18 days. Anno Domini 1301 A Comet of wonderful Magnitude appeared. Anno Domini 1341 A Terrible Comet was seen in the Heavens. Anno Domini 1375 A Comet with a Beard was seen many Nights together in the Heavens. Anno Domini 1390 A Great Comet Appeared. Anno Domini 1402 A Mighty Comet was seen in the Heavens. Anno Domini 1421 Another Comet appears in the Heavens. Anno Domini 1440 A Great Comet was seen. Anno Domini 1450 Another Comet Appeared. Anno Domini 1456 A Comet appeared in the Month of June in Cancer. Anno Domini 1457 Another appeared in June in Pisces. Anno Domini 1460 A terrible Comet appeared to sight. Anno Domini 1477 A Comet appeared of the Colour of Saturn. Anno Domini 1442 A Comet appeared for two Months. Anno Domini 1500 A Comet of a wonderful magnitude was seen in April for 18 days together in the sign Capricorn. Anno Domini 1506 There appeared two Comets, the first in April the 11th and lasted but five days, the second was in August following. Anno Domini 1512 A Comet appeared in Leo. Anno 1521 Another Comet appeared. Anno 1530 There appeared a Comet that passed through Cancer, Leo and Virgo, and lasted a Month. Anno 1533 A Comet appeared, a great one, and it did move Retrograde through Gemini, Taurus and Aries. Anno 1538 A Fiery Comet appeared in the Sigd Pisces, with a very long Tail. Anno 1545. A Comet appeared in the West in colour like Blood. Anno 1558 A Comet appeared in form of a Spit in the Month of August, of the colour of Saturn. Anno 1569 A Comet appeared in 12 degrees of Capricorn, at the setting of the Sun. Anno 1572 The Comet or New Star appeared in the Chair of Cassiopaeia, and continued above a whole Year, of which Star that famous Tycho Brah wrote of. Anno 1577 Another Comet appeared of a great Magnitude. Anno 1585. A Comet appeared many Weeks together. Anno 1602 A Comet appeared. Anno 1607 Another Comet appeared. Anno 1618. A Comet appeared from the 26 of November to the end of December, and passed Scorpio, Libra and Virgo Retrograde. Anno 1652 A Comet appeared in the Sign Gemini, and ended in Taurus. Anno 1664 A Comet appeared in Libra, and passed through Libra, Virgo, Leo, Gemini, and ended in Taurus, and was of a Saturn colour, and had a Retrograde Motion. Anno 1665 A Comet appeared in April in Pisces, and moved direct through Pisces, Aries, and ended in Taurus. Anno 1671/2 A Comet appeared in February in the Sign Aries, and passed through Aries, Taurus, and had ended in the beginning of Gemini. Anno 1677 A Comet appeared on the 23d. of April in the Sign Taurus. Anno 1680 A Comet appeared in Libra, and passed through Libra, Scorpio, Sagitarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries, and ended in Taurus, near the place of the Comet 1677. Anno 1682 A Comet appeared in Cancer about the 14th day of August, and passed through Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, and ended in Scorpio, in Opposition to the ending of the two last Comets. Any one that has a mind to be versed in the Quality of the events of Comets, must look back into History, and he shall inform his Judgement very much; yet for the instruction of the young Artist, I shall recite a few Examples which I hope will not be taken amiss. 1402 The Comet that appeared then was the forerunner of Tamberlain's entrance into Asia, calling himself the Wrath of God, and the destruction of the Earth, kills 200000 Turks, takes Bajazet Prisoner, binds him with Fetters of Gold, and put him in an Iron Cage, and carries him Captive through all Asia, making him a Footstool when he ascended his Horse. That which followed the Comet 1520 that passed through Cancer, Leo and Virgo, was no less than 404 Parishes drowned by an Inundation, with all their People and . The Turks take Buday in Hungary. That which followed the Comet 1558, was the death of Emperor Charles V and 3 Kings, 2 Queens, 2 Dukes, 15 Cardinals; besides a many more petty Princes and one Pope. That which followed the Comet 1559, was a great Famine in Austria, Swauia, Bohemia, Bavaria, Russia, Lituania; also a very great Inundation in Flanders and Holland, no less than 400000 People besides . And that which followed the Comet 1618., the long War in Germany by the Bohemians; the death of the Emperor and Queen Ann, with a many more eminent Mutations in all parts of Europe, and so much shall serve at this time for the Judgement of these Comets. CHAP. XI. The Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, October 1682. Astrologically handled. THis Conjunction which we are now to handle, happeneth to be the fourth Conjunction since their last entrance into this Triplicity; the first being in the Year 1603, already handled in the Discourse going before. And forasmuch as this Conjunction falls in the Regal Sign Leo, of the fiery Triplicity, and being the fourth Conjunction they have made therein, which Conjunction 1603 being the seventh return into this Triplicity, since the Creation of the World, and that this Conjunction in Leo being thrice repeated, will therefore produce eminent effects; and seeing it being a thing impossible to get the true time of the Conjunctions themselves, we must content ourselves with the times of the New and Full Moons before and after the Conjunction; the first Conjunction happeneth about the 17th. day of October 1682; the second Conjunction happeneth on or about the 20th. of January 1682/3, and the 3d. and last falleth about the 10th. of May 1683, according to the Caroline Tables of Thomas Street, the full Moon before the Celebration of this Conjunction falls on the 6th. day of October at 1 h. 33 m. P.m. and the New Moon following falls on the 20th. day of October at 1 h. 41 P.m. the Figures of Heaven are as follow. Full Moon Octob. 6. at 1 H. 35 P. M. latt 51.32. New Moom Oct. 20. at 1 H. 41 P. M. latt 51.32. Now Authors tell us that if Saturn and Jupiter be conjoined in Leo, there should be some sturdy Prince that should trouble all his Confederates, and that all Princes should grow ravenous, and exercise Tyranny over their Subjects, and shall endeavour to make himself great by undirect means, but in the height of all his greatness vanisheth by sudden death, or is much molested by his Vassals, leaving his Posterity in a very unsettled condition; for although this Trigon breeds valiant Men, yet they are extremely unfortunate, and those evils that have a beginning under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo are fixed for a long time; for every Prince doth vainly conceit himself to be the only Alexander, but their Pride and Vainglory shall bring themselves and Posterity to a State much worse than their beginning. This last Conjunction we had in Leo, was that which happened in the Year 1623., and that was followed with the Death of King James 1625, and a great Plague, and we have cause to fear the approach of another great Plague in the Year 1683, from which good Lord deliver us; for if we do but consider the position of Heaven the Full Moon preceding this Conjunction, you will find that Mars Lord of the 10th. in the 8th. House, in Quartile to Mercury in the great Conjunction, and the Sun Lord of the 8th. is in Quartile to the Sign Ascending, and the Conjunction itself is not far from the 8th. House: these things make me to judge that we have a Plague very near us, and a very great one, and that before 1683 be over; but I dare not be too positive in such determinations, but when I consider the Conjunction itself, I find it to fall in the sixth of those places that have Aries for their Ascendant, and in the 4th. of those that have Gemini, therefore let those beware, for they are threatened with no less than a Mortality, and that a great one, which God in his Mercy divert. For a preparative to this great Conjunction, we have the Sun Eclipsed upon the 24th. day of July, at which time Mars Lord of the 7th. was in the 10th. in Quartile to the Sign Ascending, the Eclipse falls not far in longated form, the place of this Conjunction (viz.) in or about 11 degrees of Leo, Junctinus tells us, that when the Sun is eclipsed in the Fiery Triplicity, denotes the Banishment of some Great Person, with discord and hatred between the People and some great Ruler or Governor; many repine, grudge and dissensions, Motions of Armies, much War and slaughter of Mankind, burning of Houses, depopulations of many Countries and Cities, very Pestilent Diseases, the Eclipse itself f●ll in the 10th. therefore it will chief concern those that are Rulers and Covernours of Towns and Cities. The next thing that helps to usher in this Conjunction is the Conjunction of Tory Mars with Jupiter, as if he did intent to poison Justice with a hasty, choleric humour, and cause those whose places is to act prudently, to act like Madmen, as if they did endeavour to set all in an uproar; Mars naturally, as he is posited in Leo, doth represent Men of a daring Spirit, hectoring and bouncing, governed too much by their own will, and delighting much in quarrelling, and can hear of nothing that will please them so much as Wars and Battles, and his being in Conjunction with Jupiter makes him have a great show of Religion with all his actions. Let those places under Leo look to it, for they are principally concerned; yet those places under Aquarius and Scorpio, and Taurus, will have a great share in these kind of actions; I pray God bless the Kingdom of Ireland from unruly actions, for they are under Taurus, and this Conjunction, and all the Conjunctions in Leo are in Quartile to that Sign. Upon the 11th day of September 1682, there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, in or about the 16 degrees of Leo: this Conjunction on of Saturn and Mars falls near the place of the last of the three Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter May the 10th. 1683, from whence may be expected great Alterations as to Mundane Affairs; Mars I find in the Conjunction to be elevated above Saturn, having more North latitude than Saturn, and Saturn being very weak, therefore hath Mars more power than Saturn; therefore what is chief signified by the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars will be wholly Martial; Now if the Ottoman Family had their Rise under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio, as is verily believed it did, than that People shall afflict a great part of Christendom, for he has lately, or will very shortly, change his Aphelion into Virgo, which doth show, that those People shall move out of their own Country, in way of Conquest, and shall continue so doing for some years to come, even till they have made themselves Masters of great part of Christendom. It we consider the quality of Saturn in this Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, we shall find Saturn to be very weak, for Leo is Saturn detriment, and is just like a man that is an Enemy to his own House and Family, and one that should seek to destroy his Posterity. Saturn generally is the cause of Matters Political and Civil, all subtle and Politic Councils, deceitful, private and cunning Stratagems, covetousness, self-ends, destruction to some Ancient Family and Building, as to Laws, Liberties, Customs and Privileges, depopulations. And this he doth signify in Political Matters. In Ecclesiastical Affairs he portends great Superstition, Idolatry, Hypocrisy, Monkery, Jesuitism, and all the several Orders of the Church of Rome, and he doth signify all manner of Debauchery and Baseness under Religious Pretences; all manner of Sects, Schisms, Heresies, Jewish Superstitions and Ceremonies. Unto Mankind in general he threatens great and difficult labour, poverty and want to many; he afflicts the Body with tedious Infirmities and Diseases, as the Consumption in the Reins and inward parts; ill and noisome Vapours, from whence proceed a Plague, Hectic Fevers, destruction of Rheum, Quartan Agues, and such like Diseases, as are not easily remedied by the most Skilful Physician; he afflicts the Mind with sorrow, and fear of lamentable trouble, as also Banishment and long imprisonments. And as to natural things, he portends great want and scarcity, destruction of , Corn and Fruits; Famine and Mortality; unwholesome Airs, cold, cloudy, misty, soggy Wether, and long and tedious Frosts. As to the Sea, he signifies Shipwreck, and great damage by ruin and decay of Sea banks, from whence comes great Inundation of Waters, great scarcity of Fish and Fowl that belong to the Waters. Of Persons, he signifies those of superior Rank and Quality, because he is the highest of all the Planets, and moves the slowest, and he doth seldom apply to any Planet, therefore he signifies great Princes, and stable Monarches; but in the general he signifies the laborious Country men, Husbandmen, Farmers, Yeomen, etc. And in this Conjunction he signifies a deceitful, sordid, pernicious sort of People who will inhabit in the Court of Princes and Kings, who will undermine and subvert the more wholesome purposes intended; but I say all these sort of People shall suffer great loss of their Estates, and shall obtain in the room thereof unexpected Slaughters, Imprisonments, Banishments and the like. The last time we had Mars in Conjunction of Saturn in Leo was the 10th. of August 1650, the December following we had a Comet appeared, and I have good reason to predict the appearance of more Comets before 1683 be over, let any one but look into the Annals for 1653 and 1654., and they will find what followed that Conjunction 1652, but seeing that the effects of this Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, can't last but for two years, and Mars being swift in motion at the time of the Conjunction, even so shall all that is portended by this Conjunction be as swift in motion (viz.) Army's shall run like Lightning over a great many Countries of Europe, and shall bring more under subjection in 2 years, than any Armies have done for this ten years' last passed, and forasmuch as Christianity was first preached by Christ our Saviour under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, and now Mars being in Conjunction in this Sign with Saturn, and having of the greater power, will afflict Christianity with the Sword more than ordinary. At the time of this famous Conjunction we find Mars newly entered into Virgo, in Quartile to the great Conjunction 1603, and moveth but slowly from whence the evils signified by Mars to be of long continuance, (viz.) War and Bloodshed, Virgo is held to be sign of the Conjunction before the coming in of the Normans, and Mars hath not been in Virgo in neither of the Conjunctions since 1603, therefore may more than ordinary events follow; the more because Mars before the second Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, January 1682/3, will pass the Quartile of Saturn and Jupiter 1603, and also the Quartile of Saturn, Jupiter and the New Star 1604, and the Quartile of Sol and Venus, and the Opposition of the Moon 1603, and comes to the Conjunction of his own place 1603, and all before Saturn and Jupiter meets the second time; let but any one consider the position of Mars the first time the two Superiors meet, and they will find cause enough to dread the evils of Mars. Now Mars being placed in the 9th. from the Conjunction 1603, and meeting with the Quartile of Mercury Lord thereof first; all those places that are under the gubernation of Mercury, will feel the smart of the influence of Mars; now because Mercury is posited in Sagitarius in the great Conjunction, and Mars casting his Square there, out of the 9th. of that Conjunction, those places shall feel the heavy effect of Mars (viz.) Wars: now the places under Sagitarius, are Spain, Dalmatia, Sclavonia, Hungary, Moravia, with abundance of more Countries and Cities that are under the position of Sagitarius for their Ascendant; these places must expect to have great Calamity; some of them shall suffer by Invasion; others by Plague; others by Famine, and a great destruction of Mankind in general: Mereury generally signifies all manner of Arts and Sciences, as also Merchants; these sorts of Men must expect to be great sufferers by the power of Mars, (viz.) great Storms, from whence comes great Shipwrecks. Mercury and Gemini govern Flanders, part of England and Lombary, Brabant, the Dukedom of Wertenburgh, London, Corduha in Spain, Bruges in Flanders, Mentz, and a many more places, that are not yet attributed to Gemini; in these places may expect to have Commotions; for Mars is the stirrer up of Wars, damnable Seditions, Tumults, Insurrections, the frowns and indignation of Princes towards their Subjects caused by Mars, he being Lord of the 11th. and 12th. of the great Conjunction 1603, and is placed near the Cusp of the 10th. of that Conjunction, he doth by the Positions represent Noblemen that should be in great favour of Princes, but are great enemies of the People in general; if we place Gemini upon the Cusp of the Ascendant, we shall find the Tory Mars to be placed in fifth in Quartile to the Sign Ascending, he being Lord of the 12th. and in his last Conjunction with Jupiter in Leo, he opposed the 10th. what can we expect from hence, but that Mars should act like a Tory as he is among the Stars, setting all together by the Ears, and that now publicly in those places under Gemini, and he will be as well rewarded for his pains; for Mars is placed in the Eighth the House of Death, of the Full Moon preceding the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1682; if we place Aries upon the Ascendant, we shall find both the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, and Jupiter, and Mars and Jupiter fall all of them in the 6th. in Quartile to the intercepted Sign Taurus in the Ascendant, and the Sun Lord of the 6th. having lately suffered an Eclipse in the 6th. all these will cause both the great and small Cattle to suffer by Diseases, to the detriment of the Country Farmer that lives in those Countries subject to the Sign Aries, the more because Mars is in Quartile to the second, if we consider the place where Mars casteth his Opposition, we shall find it to be in Pisces, and Pisces is assigned by Astrologers to govern Portugal, Galitia, Normandy, with the Cities of Rheims, Worms and Ratisbon, and many more places, this hateful Opposition of Mars will cause in those places great corruptions of their Fruits by impetuous blasts, and likewise will destroy their Grain, causing a great scarcity thereby: He will cause great heat and drought, and will exclte men's minds to great rashness, and to all manner of evil, and likewise cause great dissension among Kindred; as for Virgo, the place where Mars is at the time of the first Conjunction, are attribute to govern Achaia, Greece, Athens, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyria, part of the Rhyne, Silesia the lower; of Cities Jerusalem, Rhodes, Navarre in Italy, Paris, Lions, Basil, Heydleberg, Erphord, these are the chief places under the dominion of unfortunate Mercury, and therefore must expect to meet with such like misfortunes as are of the nature of Mars, among which Paris is like to suffer by notorious Frauds, Cheats, Mutinies, Tumults, and most horrid Villainies, and secret Conspiracies; nay more than that I fear another Massacre, or some such unruly actions; and thus much for the general judgement of Mars, during the time that he is in Virgo; but if we consider the second Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter; we shall find Mars then placed in Libra, and he doth continue 226 days in that Sign, and doth stay but 53 days in Virgo, therefore those places that are under Libra, Aries, Cancer, and Capricorn shall have a longer time of suffering than those places that are under Virgo, Pisces, Gemini and Sagitarius, because Mars maketh such a swift passage through Virgo. Those places under Libra are Austria, Alsatia, Livonia, Cities Lisbon, Fribourg, Spiers, Frankford at Mane, Vienna in Austria, Antwerp, and a many more places, not as yet allotted to this Sign; in these places will Mars pour down his Influence, which will be of the nature as before recited. Now during the time that he passeth through Libra, he will cast his hateful Opposition to Aries, as if he did intent nothing but fire and sword to those places under Aries, but he will not be able to do the mischief he intends, because he is in his detriment, and the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter doth behold the Sign Aries with a Trine, yet nevertheless they must have their share of the effect of Mars, being in Opposition to their Sign. The ingenious Anton in satire 5. hath these verses of the Qualities of Mars. Blood, Death, and Tragic Stories, Mars doth yield A Golgotha of Graves, whose purple field Died Crimson with his fatal Massacres, Craves Bloody Ink, and Scarlet Characters. A Pen that like a Bullets force would reel A Marble Conscience.— And this shall suffice for the Judgement of Mars in all the three Conjunctions. Now let us consider the Conjunction itself. We find it falls in Leo, not far enlongated from that famous fixed Star, called the Lions. Heart, which Star is of the nature of Mars: We are advised by those that have been learned in this Study, to take the Fortitudes and Debill●udes of all the Planets; both the Full Moon going before this Conjunction, and the New Moon following; by which means we shall find which is the strongest of them all, and he we must account to have the greatest share of the effects. Now having considered, I find Saturn and Jupiter to be equally fortified, and they two to be the strongest of all the rest, both of them at the Full Moon having of 27 Testimonies of strength, all the rest having of but few, Saturn we find to have no Essential Dignities, and Jupiter to have but Triplicity. The Declination of Saturn and Jupiter, is above 18 degrees North, at the time of the Conjunction, by which means they have a great Diurnal Arch, and by that means continue above 15 hours above the Horizon, between Rising and Setting; therefore will these Northern parts be subject the more to their effects; for by how much a Star doth make the longer stay above the Horizon, by so much more is he fitted by those his direct beams, to make a stronger impression of his virtue over or upon those parts, and seeing that not only the places particularly subject to the Dominion of the Sign wherein the Conjunction happens, but also the Triplicity and Quadrangle thereto belonging according to Ptolemy. Now the Triplicity Aries, Leo, Sagitarius, are said by most Authors to operate most upon the Christians, and according to the opinion of Cardane the Roman Empire, which if true, then by the declination of the Planets, the Northern and North-East parts of Europe, will be the most principal places designed for the operation of the effects of this Conjunction. Now under the sign of this Conjunction, viz. Leo are Gallia Togata, the Alps, Italy, Sicily, Apulia, Bohemia, Turkey part: Cities Rome, Damascus, Ravenna, Cremona, Prague. Now all of these places shall feel in one kind or other, the smart of this Conjunction. Those eminent Persons who have the Sign Leo, ascending at their Nativity, and near the Degrees of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, will be the Persons most active in carrying on the affairs of those places wherein they live, but by reason there is a Conjunction of Saturn and Mars near the same Degrees, and near the same time (viz.) a Month before this, I say, will fling those Persons into many Perils and Dangers, both to their Body by health, and Estate; and those Persons that have this Conjunction in Quartile, or Opposition, to their Degree, ascending at Birth, will be much afflicted with Sickness and Crosses; and those that have the Conjunction in Quartile, or Opposition of their Degree of their tenth ☉ or ☽, or ☿ will find great Crosses as to Honour and Reputation; but on the contrary, all those Persons that have the Conjunction in Trine, or Sextile, to their Degree ascending, or to the Degree of their tenth ☉ or ☽, or part of Fortune, shall all of them enjoy health, and gain great Reputation and Wealth; during the time of the Conjunction, the Operation, which is worth our observation, is the New Moon before the second Conjunction, (viz.) the 17th day of January, the Sun suffers an Eclipse near the cusp of the 9th, with the Dragons-tail, and Saturn and Jupiter are in Opposition to both the Sun and Moon: Now Saturn is Lord of the 7th, 8th, and 9th, and the Moon being Lady of the Ascendant, and the Sun Lord of the second: Now the Ascendant doth represent the common sort of People, and the second the movable wealth; therefore must the common People suffer both in Body and Estate. Authors tell us that when the Sun suffers an Eclipse in the first decade of Aquarius, it is the Forerunner of public sorrow and mourning to those of the highest Rank and Quality, but not so to the poor Husbandman, and by reason it falls so near the 9th, it shows detriment to Religion, and all things relating to the 9th, and the Full Moon following of this Conjunction, the Moon suffers an Eclipse in the 23d Degree of Leo, near both the Conjunction, and that famous fixed Star Cor Leonis; and the same Author tell us that if that Luna suffer an Eclipse in the third decade of Leo, it declares the discontentedness of the people in general, and that they should be desirous of new Laws and Governors. If the Ascendant of an Eclipse doth represent the common People, then is Cancer the Sign, and the Moon their signification, and Saturn being Lord of the 8th. is in Opposition to the Moon, from hence may be conjectured the Death of the vulgar sort of People, by a Plague or some such kind of Diseases; and in the Full Moon following the Conjunction, the Sun is Lord of the Ascendant, and is placed in the 8th. in a dejected condition, and Saturn is Lord of the 8th. House, and in the Ascendant; from this Eclipse also may be predicted the Death of the common sort of people by Sickness; neither will the Governors of Towns and Cities escape Death; for Mars Lord of the 10th. of the Lunar Eclipses following the Conjunction, January 1682/3, is placed in the 4th. in Opposition to the 10th. in a very weak condition, from whence their Death shall come through their own means. If we consider the Sun Lord of the Conjunction, at the time of the Conjunction, October 1682. which according to Mr. Street, falls on the 17th. day, we shall find him placed in Scorpio, about 4 Degrees near the place of Mercury, at the appearance of the New Star 1604, this doth declare that the Great of the Earth (viz.) Emperors, Kings, Princes, and chief Governors, should adhere to the Counsel of those men that endeavour to destroy both them and themselves, for although Mercury may be accounted for one that hath wit, yet being placed in Scorpio, at the appearance of that New Star shows him to be but of little honesty, and Mercury also being in Scorpio, at the time of this Conjunction in Quartile, to the Conjunction itself, and do dispose of Mars also, from whence may be conjectured, that a cunning sort of People shall endeavour to poison the wholesome Laws by bad Counsel, and fling the Governors of Kingdoms, Towns, and Cities, into eminent danger of Destruction. The first Aspect the Sun meets with after the Conjunction, that is of note, is the Sextile of Mars; this will make those Persons signified by the Sun, to have great trust in their Arms, Mars at the same time is in Quartile to the place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1663., and to the Quartile of Saturn at the appearance of the New Star 1604. I pray God in his mercy preserve the City Gemini from being oppressed with the Sword and all Martial actions; the next Aspect the Sun meets withal is the Quartile both of Saturn and Jupiter, this according to natural causes should afflict those Persons, signified by Sol in the Conjunction, with horror and amazement, and shall be in danger of their Lives, Honour, and Estates, and be forced to fly for safeguard, for by bad advice they shall attempt to do that which they shall never attain to, by which means they shall bring themselves and fame to destruction for ever, for the Sun is in a fixed Sign; let those Persons beware that have 10 or 11 degrees of Leo Ascending, and Saturn 22 8 d. m. in Sagitarius, with the Sun 1.46 of Scorpio, I say let those Persons beware, for they have lately had the Sun Lord of their Ascendant, Eclipsed upon the very degree Ascending. And there has been also a Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars upon the very degree Ascending, and a Conjunction of Saturn and Mars not far from the degree thereof, all these bring great sorrow and Tribulation to these Natives then born, and to help forward, they have their midhaven by direction to the Opposition of Saturn, this destroys the Honour and Reputation of all those Persons aforesaid, if they be a Tradesman he cracks his Credit, and is in danger of a Prison, he will likewise be in danger of being brought to public Justice for some treasonable practice that he hath committed, and if there be a Prince in Europe that was born under such a position of Heaven, he shall go nigh to be in danger of his Life, by the wrath and Indignation of the common sort of People; in short they will bend all their forces against him, and will reduce him to an Estate far below his Birth; the Opposition falls in Gemini, therefore let such Persons beware of committing of Crimes in those places under Gemini, for if they do they must expect to come to public Justice let them think themselves never so secure. The King of France is thought to have about 22 degrees of Scorpio, Ascending in his Nativity, if so then is this Conjunction in Quartile to his Ascendant, this will cause that mighty Monarch to be afflicted in his Body with Sickness if not Death. Norway is under Scorpio, the house of Mars, where Mercury is unhappily posited, and the Conjunction itself casting a Square thereto, this show the great misfortunes these People are like to endure by War, Uproars, Tumults, Shipwreck, if not a great want of Grain. Taurus, the Opposite Sign, is the Ascendant of Ireland, Poland, and the North part of Sweedland, the Conjunction casteth its Square to it also, from whence those places may expect to have a great Mortality, because Taurus is upon the Cusp of the 4th. and Saturn and Jupiter both casting their Square from the Cusp of the 8th. and if we place Taurus upon the Ascendant, then will the Conjunction fall in their 5th, and that doth betoken Abortive Births, and some more than ordinary Monstrous Productions, and that there should be many Treaties, Embassies and Messages for Peace, all which are signified by the 5th. House. Italy in general, and Rome in particular, are under Leo, the Sign in which this triple Conjunction falls, therefore will they be sensible in a high nature of the influence of this Conjunction; it denotes to them great Droughts and Barrenness of the Earth; as also, great Plagues they are threatened with, great Calamity by Fire, the Sword, Uproars, Tumults, Murders, Grievous Contentions and Quarrelling, and deposition of many Noble Princes and Rulers from their Honours and Dignities, without hope of restitution; Death and Destruction to others, Rome, many or most of them, these Enormities are threatened; then certainly you Princes of Italy, and also the Roman Pontifex, or Conclave of Cardinals of the See of Rome, will all of you find great and most grievous Distempers in your Government, and so will many People and Nations be subject to the Fiery Triplicity. There shall also be great Rents and Schisms amongst the Religious Orders of Monks, Friars, Jesuits▪ so likewise shall there be amongst those of different Judgements, call them by what name you please; in the figure of the Full Moon, preceding the first Conjunction, we find all the Planets above the Earth, the Moon excepted, this doth denote that what is pretended by this Conjunction, will break out in a short time of the Conjunction itself, upon the Cusp of the 10th. House, we find Scorpio and Mars Lord thereof in the 8th. and the Conjunction is in Quartile to the very degree thereof. Now the 10th. House signifies all Magistrates (viz.) Kings, Princes, Governors of Towns and Cities, (viz.) Majors, Bailiffs, all Captains and Conductors in War, likewise all Justices of the Peace, all these shall find great trouble in their place and Office, some of them shall exercise Tyranny over them they are to rule, and by that means cause their Subjects to rebel, and by that means bring themselves and posterity to great destruction, others of them will act beyond their Legal Power, and by that means bring themselves under the lash of the Law of the Country wherein they live, and shall end their days by public Justice, others they will end their days by Plagues, others will end their daus by Famine, and others by Gun-shot: In short there will be a great rout of such men, represented by the 10th. House. Upon the Cusp of the 11th. House, we find Mars and Venus therein, and Mars casting off his Square to Sagitarius out of the 8th. the House of death. As to Kings and Rulers of Countries, the 11th. represents their Associates, Councillors, Allies, their Treasure, Ammunition, Soldiery, now Mars being Lord of the 10th, and being placed in the 8th. in Quartile, to the 11th. House, from which may be conjectured, that the Princes of the Earth should grow very ambitious, and shall waste their Estates by War. If any one will be but pleased to inquire into History, they will find that the Roman Empire had its rise under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio, and that was 45 years before the coming of Christ, and by reason of there being a triple Conjunction in the Sign Leo in Quartile to the Conjunction that preceded the rise of that Empire, from whence may be expected great calamity to befall that Empire, if not a final Catastrophe. About the year 1331, began the Ottomon Family, and that was under the Gubernation of a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Gemini. Now is this Conjunction in Leo 1682, in Sextil to that Conjunction preceding the Rise of the Ottoman Family, this shall cause that Monarch to thrive much, besides he at this time hath very good directions in his Nativity; and forasmuch as the Conjunction favours that mighty Prince, and afflicts the Roman Empire; therefore may it be conjectured that he shall dismember the Roman Empire of some of his Territories; and shall continue so doing for some years. If we consider the 9th. there we find Libra 21 degrees, and the Sun in the 9th in his fall opposed by the Moon Lady of the 7th. and Venus Lady of the 9th. has lately been in Quartile of Mars. The 9th. signifies Religion, Pilgrimage, long Journeys or Voyages, Ceremonies, Sacrifices, Faith, Clergymen of all Sorts, Arts, and Sciences, the Law, it also signifies learning in general, and all Church livings. That which is worth our taking notice of is the Comet that was seen in the Year 1680. when it came to be visible over all Europe, it was in Quartile to the degree of the 9th. as if the beginning of trouble should fall upon matters of Faith, from whence may be conjectured that there shall be great persecution to those that are of a contrary opinion, to those that are established by authority, even to the undoing of many thousands, this Comet had its first appearance not far from the degrees of the 9th. and therefore all matters relating to the 9th. must suffer during the time of this Conjunction Operation, and for as much as the Comet was in Opposition of Saturn, when it appeared December 1680. shall there be great wrangling and great feuds, both about matters of Law, as of Divinity. If the Ascendant represent the vulgar sort of people, then doth the 2d. House signify their wealth, upon which we find Aquarius and the Dragons-Tail not far from thence, and both Saturn and Jupiter are in Opposition to the second also. Now the second House signifieth Riches, Estate, Goods of Fortune, Money, Plate, Houshold-slust, Corn, Jewels, and is the proper personal estate of any man. Now this Conjunction falling in Opposition to the second House, signifies there should be but small buying and selling, and as little enriching one's Estate. Notwithstanding, many shall much desire it. I cannot but judge, from hence the sudden undoing of many a man by Rapine, Thievery, Taxes legal or illegal, there will great impoverishment to the Estates and Inheritance of the Nobility, to the Clergy, to the Gentleman, to the Lawyer and the industrious Merchant, and to the Yeomen, and hard labouring Farmer, the Diurnal operating Labourer, the Curious or Idle Mechanic, the Collier, Tinker, and the most sordid of all Professions, except the Hangman. To the Merchant I divine great loss by Piracies, Shipwrecks, and by broken Crediters, or Bankrupt Debtors: I cannot imagine by this Conjunction, being in Oppositon to the second, who, or what kind of man, or of what Nature and Profession he shall be of, that in these Turbulent Times (as these are like to be for some years after the first Conjunction) shall either thrive or keep his own: And forasmuch as the second House hath a fixed Sign on it, and the Conjunction itself in a fixed Sign also, so shall be the means whereby men shall be impoverished. He that is rich to day, is not certain to abound to morrow, he that kept Servants this month, may be a Servant or a Slave himself the next. An Universal Poverty in Estate, in , Corn, and what not; a time uncomfortable I see, for some succeeding years, bad to all, good to few. If the tenth signifies Kings in general, you shall find Mars but in a dejected condition, in the 8th. and worst of all, he is in Quartile to the 11th. that signifies the support of Princes. With what difficulty, labour, and discontent, shall the Grandees of the World have to supply their necessary disbursments for part of the years allotted to the conclusion of this Conjunction: In the next place if we make Jupiter the general Significator of the Nobility, Gentry, Episcopacy, Lawyers, Prelacy is from Jupiter, Munkery from Saturn; so that Cloisters of Friars, as well as Benefices of Bishops, will smart, and come short of their Revenues. If you will know by whom this shall be, Mars being Lord of the 10th. points Authority and strong-hand by the Soldiers, the Dragons-tail denoteth vulgar Persons, Clowns, day-labourers, Vagabond fellows, their own Tenants as forward as any body, for what either the Soldier Regal commands, or Magistracy leaves the Peasant, will in time lay hold of the rest. Guido Bonatus tells us, that if Jupiter be corporeally joined to Saturn, men do their actions silently clocking all their actions with Religion, with an appearance of Fidelity and Observation of the commands of Justice, shall this Age be pestered; with such sort of these men that shall pretend Justice and Law and rob men of their Rights and Estates, it will be so. Procus in Ptol. 71. fol. Tells us that an Artist is not satisfied in knowing whether the thing signified by a Conjunction, be good or bad, unless he know the Propriety or Quality (viz.) what manner of thing shall be good or evil, in the figure of the Full Moon preceding this Conjunction Saturn and Jupiter, hath the greatest prerogative, and according to Cardanus Sig 4. Apho. 21. When two Planets rule, the Judgement shall be mixed and taken from them both, but when the Lord of the figure is joined with him, or to either, he shall obtain principal Dominion. Actions signified by Saturn and Jupiter, shall give us the most eminent directions in our Judgement. I say then Saturn for his part, according to Escuidus fol. 13. hath signification to some matters already begun to Sects mutation, in the course of Worldly Kingdoms, and may require long time ere it be finished; Saturn denoteth much decay in Trade, and Tillage, and Husbandry, much loss to those that deal in Minerals, and so in Coal-Mines, Tin or Lead, for it's probable, either the Banks shall fall in, or else be overflown with water, it also denoteth, that they shall have more Damps than formerly, which shall destroy a great many of the Workmen, also great destruction to Fruits produced, or growing out of the Earth, or hindrance in such Commodities that are got out of the Bowels of the Earth, many Towns and curious buildings shall be leveled with the ground, for the Conjunction is in Quartile to the 4th. House, a general Tribulation amongst all men, the Prisons full of People, hundreds of People undone by unjust and irregularities of proceeding of some Men in authority, extreme perplexities afflicting the minds most Men, many desirous, but few shall be able to preserve a competency to subsist with all, & according to Ptol. in 2. Quadripart. fol. 99 there shall be great scarcity of grain, penury and great waist, or want of those things, are most necessary for our Food and living, it makes a Dearth and Scarcity of Beast, Oxen, Horses and Sheep, and so contaminates the remainder left behind alive, that it breeds contagion in those that eat or use them, At Sea commonly Shipwrecks and cruel Storms succeeds, hard Passages or evil Voyages for the Merchant. It pollutes the Body of Man with daily Diseases, Consumptions, dry Coughs, Molestation of the Humours, Fluxes, Quartan-Agues, Banishment by violence, great Poverty, Perplexities, Mournings, Fears possesseth the generality of Mankind; troubled Airs, thick Clouds, Darkness, plentiful Frost and Snow, in the year 948. there was a Conjunction in Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, and during the influence of this Conjunction, there was such thick Clouds, that for six Months together, the Sun nor Moon did not shine, it was in the year of our Lord 966. It denotes also a very cold Season, unseasonable Mists and Fogs, many Apparitions in the Air, the colour of the Elements changed, the Skies many times varying from the former, had sights of Armed Men, People in the night extremely frighted with those like Visions, when these or the like appear, or are more frequent than ordinary, (viz.) these strange alterations in the Air, or in the Heavens; in what part of the Heavens these do arise, or where they first appear, or over what part of Heaven they centinue longest let those places expect vengeance sudcenly to follow or else why did they appear. Rigel 87 Aphoris. tells us, Kindled vapours streaming through the Air, whether in form of Comets or otherwise, points out hot Diseases of an acute quality; as also Wars, and the dissensions of Kingdoms, but running here and there and through all Parts, they demonstrate an universal evil; if the appearance be more in one quarter of Heaven than another, in that especially shall the extremity of the signification be manifest, and not long after that, Famine or Scarcity. If we consider the natural signification of Jupiter in this Conjunction, we shall find according to the opinion of all Authors, that he signifies naturally the Nobility of the best Rank and Quality, Judges of the Law, Bishops, and all sorts of Clergymen; as also Cities and Towns, Corporations, Subjects, Privileges, Courts of Justice obedience to Princes, Justice of Kings to their Subjects, Laws, Statutes, Ordinances, Decrees; but in this Conjunction he principally looks upon the Gentry, because he is Lord of the 11th. and in Leo, the house of the Sun, and is not far from the Cusp of the 11th. from the 10th. I say all these sorts of Men and things, must expect to suffer by this Conjunction, because he is in Conjunction with this envious Planet Saturn, in his detroment, and for as much as he is in Quartile to the Cusp of the 10th. declares a descension between some Prince of Europe and his Gentry, the more because near the time of the Conjunction the Sun is in Scorpio, a hasting to a Quartile of the Conjunction itself. All those Laws that was confirmed, or had their original under the influence of the Conjunction in Aquares, the last time they were in the Airy Trygon, that is to say from the year, 1226. to the year, 1245. or from the year 1285. to the year 1307. or from the year 1344. to 1364. shall by the influence of Saturn and Jupiter, now in Leo, be in danger of subversion and utter ruin, and all those Towns that had their original, or Corporations granted about those times, shall be undone and impoverished, and scarce have a face of Government, or else lose both Town and Government at once, those Laws, those Constitutions, Courts of Justice, Commonwealths, Kingdoms, Monerchies, Titles of Honour, or earthly Families and Names that had their beginning about the aforesaid time, must expect to have great trouble and molestation, if not a final dissolution, during the time allotted for this Conjunctions influence, and so much for the general Judgement of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter. New-Moon on 15 day of May, 1702. at 7h 43. P. M. London. For the benefit of young Students I have inserted the figure of the New-Moon, preceding of the Conjunction 1702. that the true measure of time might be found for the Conjunction 1682. behold the Table following. A Table of all the Directions of the Conjunction 1682. till the Year 1702. Anno Dom. Ascend. Directed. M. C. Directed. 1682 ad □ ☉ & □ ☽ 1682 ad □ ♄ ♃ & 1682. ad □ ♂ 1682. 1683 ad ♄ ♃ & ☿ 1603. 1684 ad ⚹ ♀ & ☍ ♄ ♃ 1682 ad △ ♀ 1682 & △ ☉ & ⚹ ☽ 1682 ad ♄ ♃ & New Star & ♂ 1604 1685 ad □ ♂ & △ ☿ 1682 ad △ ♄ ♃ & ⚹ ☉ & △ ☽ 1682 1686 ad △ ♀ & △ ♄ ♃ & ☍ ☉ & ☽ 1682 & △ ♂ & ☍ ♀ 1682 ad △ ♂ 1682 ad ☍ ♄ ♃ ☿ 1603 1687 ad □ ♄ ♃ & □ ♂ 1682 ad □ ☉ & □ ☽ 1682 1688 ad ☍ ♀ 1682 ad ⚹ ♀ & □ ☿ 1682. ad ⚹ ♃ ♄ 1682 ad □ ♄ ♃ & □ ☿ 1603 ad ☍ ♄ ♃ & △ ☉ & ⚹ ☽ 1682 1689 ad △ ☿ 1682 & ☍ ♂ 1682 1690 ad △ ☿ & □ ♀ 1691 ad □ ☉ & □ ☽ 1682 1692 ad □ ☿ & △ ♀ 1682 ad △ ♄ ♃ 1682 1693 ad ♄ ♃ 1682 ad △ ♂ & ☍ ☿ 1682 1694 ad △ ♂ 1682 ad □ ♄ ♃ ad □ ♄ ♃ & ☿ 1603 ad ☍ ♄ ♃ ☿ 1603 1695 ad ⚹ ☿ & □ ♀ 1682 ad □ ♂ & ☍ ♀ 1696 ad □ ♄ ♃ & New Star and ♂ 1604 ad □ ☉ & □ ♀ 1603 ad ⚹ ♄ ♃ 1682 ad ☍ ♄ ♃ New Star ♂ 1604 1697 ad △ ☿ 1682 1698 ad □ ♂ 1603 1699 ad ⚹ ♄ ♃ & ☉ & ☍ ☽ 1682 ad □ ☿ 1682 1700 ad ☿ 1682 ad ♃ ♄ 1682 ad □ ♄ ♃ & ☿ 1603 1701 ad □ ♄ ♃ ad △ ☽ & ⚹ ☉ & ♂ 1682 A Table of all the Conjunctions and Oppositions of Saturn and Mars, from the Year 1682. to 1702. Anno 1682 ♂ ♄ ♂ September 12.16 deg: ♌ 1683/4 ☍ ♄ ♂ January 3. ♄ 3 ♍ ♂ 3 ♓ 1684 ♂ ♄ ♂ October, 3.13 deg. ♍ 1685/6 ☍ ♄ ♂ January 14. ♄ 29 ♍ ♂ 29 ♓ 1686 ♂ ♄ ♂ Octeber 24 8 deg. ♎ 1687/8 ☍ ♄ ♂ January 23. ♄ 24 ♎ ♂ 24 ♈ 1688 ♂ ♄ ♂ November 8, 2 deg. ♏ 1689 ☍ ♄ ♂ September 22. ♄ 6 ♏ ♂ 6 ♉ 1690 ♂ ♄ ♂ November 23.24 ♏ 1691 ☍ ♄ ♂ July 23. ♄ 23 ♏ ♂ 23 ♉ 1692 ♂ ♄ ♂ Decemb. 2.15. ♐ 1693 ☍ ♄ ♂ July 31. ♄ 16 ♐ ♂ 16 ♊ 1694 ♂ ♄ ♂ Decemb. 10.6 ♑ 1695 ☍ ♄ ♂ August 12. ♄ 8 ♈ ♂ 8 ♋ 1696 ♂ ♄ ♂ Decemb. 16.27 ♑ 1697 ☍ ♄ ♂ August 27 ♄ 2 ♒ ♂ 2 ♈ 1598. ♂ ♄ ♂ Decemb. 22.18 ♒ 7699 ☍ ♄ ♂ Septemb. ♄ 26 ♒ ♂ 26 ♌ 1700 ♂ ♄ ♂ Decemb. 29.10 ♓ 1701 ☍ ♄ ♂ October ♄ 21 ♓ ♂ 21 ♍ A Table of all the Eclipses of both Sun and Moon that will happen from the Year 1682. to 1701. Eclipse. Anno. Months they happen in. Tim's P. M. Signs and Degrees. 1683 ☉ January 17 3h 0 ♒ 8 deg. visible ☽ February 1 5 0 ♌ 26 deg. not visible ☽ July 27 16 0 ♒ 14 deg. not visible ☉ January 6 6 0 ♑ 29 deg. not visible ☉ July 2 3 0 ♋ 22 deg. visible and great ☽ June 17 15 0 ♑ 6 deg. visible ☽ Decemb 11 11 0 ♋ 1 deg. visible and great 1685 ☉ June 21 8 0 ♋ 10 deg. visible ☽ June 6 6 0 ♐ 26 deg. invisible ☉ Nobemb. 30 11 0 ♊ 19 deg. total and visible 1786 ☽ Novemb. 19 11 0 ♊ 8 deg. visible 1687 ☉ May 1 0 30 ♉ 21 deg. visible ☉ October 25 18 0 ♏ 13 deg. part visible 1688 ☉ April 20 13 0 ♉ 11 deg not visible ☉ October 14 19 0 ♏ 2 deg. part visible ☽ April 5 6 0 ♎ 26 deg. not visible ☽ Septemb. 29 22 0 ♈ 17 deg. not visible 1689 ☽ March 25 7 0 ♎ 15 deg. visible ☽ Septemb. 18 14 0 ♈ 7 deg. visible 1690 ☉ February 28 11 0 ♓ 22 deg. not visible ☉ August 23 13 0 ♍ 11 deg. not visible ☽ March 14 11 0 ♎ 5 deg. visible ☽ Septemb. 8 2 0 ♓ 26 deg. visible 1691 ☉ February 17 17 0 ♓ 10 deg. not visible ☉ August 13 6 0 ♍ 1 deg. visible 1692 ☉ February 6 5 0 ♒ 28 deg, not visible ☉ August 1 21 10 ♌ 20 deg. visible ☉ Decemb. 27 2 0 ♑ 17 deg. visible ☽ January 23 2 0 ♌ 14 deg. deg. not visible ☽ July 17 16 0 ♒ 6 deg. visible The remainder of the Table of all the Eclipses of both Sun and Moon that will happen from the Year 1682. to 1701. Eclipse. Anno. Months they happen in. Time P. M. Signs and Degrees. 1693 ☉ June 23 ● 30 ♋ 12 deg. visible ☉ Decemb 16 12 0 ♑ 6 deg. not visible ☽ January 11 16 10 ♌ 1 deg. visible ☽ July 6 22 00 ♋ 25 deg not visible 1694 ☉ June 12 5 0 ♋ 1 deg. visible ☉ Decemb. 6 5 0 ♐ 25 deg. not visible ☽ January 1 00 0 ♋ 22 deg. not visible ☽ June 26 12 0 ♑ 15 deg. visible 1695 ☉ June 1 5 0 ♊ 21 deg. visible. ☉ Nobemb. 25 19 0 ♐ 15 deg. not visible ☽ May 17 22 0 ♐ 7 deg. not visible ☽ Novemb. 10 8 0 ♉ 28 deg. visible 1696 ☽ May 6 12 0 ♏ 27 deg. visible total ☽ October 29 16 0 ♉ 18 deg. visible total 1697 ☉ May 10 13 0 ♉ 1 deg. not visible ☽ May 25 20 0 ♏ 16 deg. not visible ☽ October 19 8 0 ♉ 7 deg. visible 1698 ☉ March 31 7 0 ♈ 21 deg. not visible ☉ Septemb. 23 16 0 ♎ 11 deg. not visible 1699 ☉ March 20 20 0 ♈ 11 deg. visible but small ☉ Septemb. 12 23 0 ♎ 1 deg. visible and great ☽ March 5 18 0 ♍ 26 deg. visible ☽ August 30 0 0 ♓ 17 deg. not visible 1700 ☽ February 22 18 0 ♍ 15 deg. visible ☽ August 18 2 0 ♓ 6 deg. not visible 1701 ☉ January 21 13 0 ♒ 19 deg. not visible ☉ July 23 21 0 ♌ 12 deg. visible ☽ February 11 10 0 ♍ 4 deg. visible ☽ August 7 2 0 ♒ 25 deg. not visible A Table of the several Aspects of Saturn and Jupiter to each other, until their next Conjunction in Aries May 1702. Anno Month and day. Sign Deg. & Minute of Saturn. Sign Deg. & Minute of Jupiter. Nature of the Aspects. 1686 Dec. the 22d day. ♄ in ♎ 11 59 ♃ in ♐ 11 59 Sextile 1688 March the 11th day ♄ in ♎ 22 36 ♃ in ♑ 22 16 Quadrate 1688 July the 22d day ♄ in ♎ 19 9 ♃ in ♑ 19 9 Second Quadrat 1689 Janua. the 4th day. ♄ in ♏ 5 35 ♃ in ♒ 5 35 Third Quadrat 1690 March the 8th day ♄ in ♏ 17 34 ♃ in ♓ 17 34 Trine 1692 June the 12th day ♄ in ♐ 5 48 ♃ in ♊ 5 48 First Opposition 1692 Decem. the 3d day ♄ in ♐ 14 11 ♃ in ♊ 14 11 Second Opposition 1693 April the 22d day ♄ in ♐ 21 16R ♃ in ♊ 21 16 Third Opposition 1695 Augu. the 23d day ♄ in ♑ 8 8 ♃ in ♍ 8 8 First Trine 1696 Febru. the 21st day ♄ in ♑ 23 3 ♃ in ♍ 23 3 Second Trine 1696 July the 5th day ♄ in ♑ 22 45 ♃ in ♍ 22 45 Third Trine 1697 Sept. the 14th day ♄ in ♒ 1 3 ♃ in ♏ 1 3 First Quadrat 1698 May the 24th day ♄ in ♒ 19 28 ♃ in ♏ 19 28 Second Quadrat 1698 July the 12th day ♄ in ♒ 17 21 ♃ in ♏ 17 21 Third Quadrat 1699 Octob. the 10th day ♄ in ♒ 24 51 ♃ in ♐ 24 51 Sextile CHAP. XII. Of the most Principal Times wherein the effects of this Conjunction will be manifested. THe method that I shall take to determine the time of the effects of this Conjunction is by directions, transits, lesser Conjunctions and Aspects of the Planets (especially of the Superiors) also Eclipses of the Luminaries and Comets that hath lately appeared, and doth opperate with this Conjunction, these do most certainly show the particular Times of the Events, all which as may be most necessary and beneficial for the young Students, I shall handle, not troubling him or myself with Niceties. These in themselves are not only demonstrative, and most rationally to be observed; but is also the Judgement of the Ancient and Modern Astrologians; as may appear by these Aphorisms following. Ludoe de Rig. Alph. 44. In English is thus, not only by the revolution of the years of the World, or of a City, or of a Sect, may'st thou have the knowledge of future events; but it behoveth thee also to consider the directions of those Radixes or beginnings. And also in the 47 Aph. of the same Author, new evils are moved or stirred up in a City, when the direction cometh to the Quadrature or Opposition of the Infortune's, which if they be Retrograde, the evil will be the worse. The 245 Aph. of Anonim in English is thus, in great Conjunction of the Superiors, use directions that thou mayst know the times of the grand mutations of Cities, and Countries, and the 293 Aph. of the same Author he adviseth us to use directions in the beginnings of Sect. that we may know the accidents attending, which is to be understood in all other Radixes. Many more Aphorisms might be produced to this purpose but I must hasten, note what hath been said of the directions, is also as true in Aspects and other configurations, according to that of Cardaneus, not only the Conjunctions of the Superiors; but also the Quadrate and Opposite Rays or Aspects do produce great nutations in the World. The method that I have used in directing of the great Conjunction 1603 and the New-Star 1604. Is according to Kepler who directs all the Planets in the Ecliptic, allowing the motion of a day for a year, and the Ascendant and Mid-heaven of the Fullmoon after the Conjunction I have directed, allowing four minutes of time for a year, the same method have I used in the Fullmoon, preceding the New-Star 1604. But the method that I have used in the lesser Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter, is the same that we use in Revolutions of Nativities that is to allow the time between the Ascendant of the Lunation preceding the Conjunction, and the Ascendant of the Lunation of the Conjunction following, to be the measure of time for the year between the two Conjunctions, let be 19 or 20 years, as has been already showed in the Discourse before going, now follows the Judgement of the several years his Conjunction is allowed to opperate. SECT. I. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year 1683. IN this year that hath been so pointed at by the Ancients, the Ascendant of the Conjunction 1603. comes to the Opposition of the Conjunction itself, and the Mid-heaven to the Trine of Mars and Mercury; comes also to the Sextile of the Sun and Trine of the Moon, and Sextile of Venus; these are notable directions, and will have as motable accidents to attend them; the Opposition of the Conjunction falls in Gemini, those places that are under that Sign, shall find great alterations both in matter of Trade, much affliction to the common People in general, a Plague or some Distemper as bad will destroy a great part of their Inhabitants, all things goes cross with them, an Insurrection is feared, the Magistrates grows Tyrannical and prove unjust in most of their Actions, the People grow weary of their Burdens, and are inclinable to Rebellion, the Gentry of those Kingdoms under Gemini, are also much afflicted both in their Body and Estate, some of them will suffer Imprisonment, others Death, in short, a change may be expected this year in those places under Gemini; we have also the Sun in the Figure of the New-Star directed to the Quartile of Mars, Lord of the 4th. House, and the Sun is Lord of the 12th. in that Figure now shall those Villainies that has lain hidden for many years, break out, and show themselves in their proper Colours. The Quartile falls in Capricorn, the Ascendant of Oxford, I pray God that City may not be afflicted; the Heaven's points something more than ordinary should befall that place, and all the places under Capricorn and Cancer; for the Moon meets with the Quartile of Mars in Cancer, her own House, also at the same time: shall Holland be free from trouble? No; for Mars is a stirer up of Sedition and War, a sudden fear will possess that people of another Invasion. Likewise they shall suffer great losses by Inundation of Water; the Mid-heaven of the New star meets with the Quartile of Mercury, the Quartile falls in Leo upon the Cusp of the 12th. Now if the Mid-heaven Represents all Kings and Magistrates, than those shall find great trouble in those Countries under Leo; the 12th. is the 3d. from the 10th. (viz.) Kings and their Kindred shall disagree, the New Star 1604. meets by direction the Quartile of Saturn and Jupiter 1603. Now this New Star (by the consent of Ancients) is thought to be the forerunner of an universal Monarch, that shall be upon the Earth, which can never be without having a great deal of War and Bloodshed. First, therefore shall this Quartile excite men's minds to War and Contention to the utter Destruction of most of these Monarches now in being, in those places under Pisces where the Quartile falls, and Mars the place of the New Star and the great conjunction, and Gemini the opposite sign, and Virgo the opposite sign to the Quartile; will be the Places most subject to the effects of the Directions. In the year 1683 January. About the latter end, there is another Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, and the New Moon before that the Sun suffer an Eclipse near the Cusp of the 9th. and Saturu and Jupiter both of them oppose the 9th. also; this shows that Religion shall suffer much this year, and so shall the Clergy in general; it doth presage public sorrow to the Gentry, or men of the highest Rank, those places under Aquares, Leo, Scorpio and Taurus, will be subject most to the effects of this Eclipse, the Moon also suffers an Eclipse on the first of February, about three a clock in the afternoon, upon the Cusp of the second House, in 23 Degrees of Leo; at which time Saturn and Jupiter are in the Ascendant; this foreshews the loss of the great Cattle, (viz.) Horses and Cows, because the Moon is Lady of the 12th. the Vulgar People shall have great losses as to their moveables; for which they shall grow discontended, and shall be desirous of changing of their Laws and Governors, in hopes thereby to better themselves; there will be also a second Eclipse of the Moon, on the 28th. day of July, at eight in the morning, at which time the Sun, Saturn and Jupiter, and Mercury, will all of them be in the 11th. and Mercury hasts to the Quartile of Mars, the Eclipse falls in the 5th. and doth declare the ill success of Ambassadors, the abortion of Women with Child, it also declares some strange Catastrophe or change to happen in those places under Aquares; Leo, Scorpio, and Taurus. The many Oppositions of that Saturn and Jupiter meets withal a little before their second Conjunction, January. Doth deolare the unsettled condition of the vulgar People, and that they fear some great Calamity falling upon them, whether a Plague or otherwise, let time declare about the beginning of May; Saturn and Jupiter makes their last Conjunction in Leo, a little before which the Sun meets with the Quartile of both Saturn and Jupiter, in or about 14 degrees of Taurus, this will afflict a very great Person of Europe, that has Leo Ascending, it will fling him into a great many troubles, it threatens the Death of some of his Children, loss of Honour and Esteem in the World. London Repent and be humble; for God's angry Sword is almost drawn against thee; if thou escape from a Plague in the year 1683. then will England be happy, the many directions that fall this year, bring me to mind what Mr. Lily writ the year 1656. in Verse. In the Year of Eighty Three, Great changes there shall be, In England, but long are that, Poor Merline Sleeps In his Grave secure, poor England weeps; Left he no Heir, Oh! unhappy Man, That this obscured Riddle can, Unfold.— No. In this year 1683. the Comet that appeared in 1680. comes to the Quartile of the Moon in Taurus, and the Quartile of Mercury 1604. the Comet having passed through Capricorn, and now is entered Aquares. The places subject to this Comets influence is Russia, they shall be much afflicted with the Sword and Fire: Sweadland will go nigh to be at War with their Neighbours, and shall suffer much by it; Lorraign, Holvetia, Franconia, and a many more Countries in Germany shall suffer by War and Famine; their People shall many of them die by the Sword, now shall the Austerian Family be much afflicted; for the Princes of Germany will be unfaithful to him, and by their dissension shall cause a Martial Prince to take advantage against him, to the disadvantage of the Empire and the Death of many of the Inhabitants; if we consider Marce's long Trancit through the Sign; we may predict that those Lands under Aries will be great sufferers, that is, France, Germany, in general, Polonia; Burgundy, Denmark and England, in France we may expect to hear of the destruction of the Natives by treachery, if I mistake not my Judgement, there will go nigh to be another Massacre if not timely prevented, the poor People shall suffer for a time but not much longer; for the common People shall join with some of his Nobles and shall cause a Rebellion in the very Bowels of France before which be over, that Monarch shall repent his being ruled; by the Church of Rome, in the persecuting of his Protestant Subjects; Flanders and Brabant, and the Dukedom of Luxenburgh, shall find great trouble with Soldiers, and the People of those places suffer very much; they shall be forced to fly from their Habitations, they shall have their Houses burned by an insulting Enemy: Italy, the Comet comes now in Opposition to this Ascendant, thou may rest yet a little while in peace, but hardly tell the year 1683 be over; this Country must expect to have but lean Crops of Corn, a great Plague will rage's in the City of Rome, and a Fire of War will go nigh to break out that will not be quenched for some years, Austria, Alsatia, Spain, Dalmatia, Hungary, all of them will go nigh to suffer this year by barrenness of the Earth, and searcity of Food, sit for the nourishment of Mankind, the Hungarians are at the writing hereof in Arms against the Emperor, and have joined with the Turks; they shall this year prosper in their War with the Emperor, they shall gain all Hungary to themselves before 1683 be over. In the Figure of the Fullmoon, preceding of this Conjunction, the Ascendant meets with the Quartile of the Sun and Moon in Capricorn, the Sun is Lord of the 8th. House, this doth denote a mortality to those that live in those places under Capricorn, that is, Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Muscovia, Cities, Oxford, Gant in Flanders, Brandenburg, the more because the Comet of 1680 passed through Capricorn, and there met with the Opposition of Saturn Lord of the Ascendant. We likewise have the Mid-heaven by direction of the Conjunction 1682. to the Quartile of Saturn and Jupiter and Quartile of Mars 1682. and to the Conjunction 1683. these are worth our noting; for if the Mid-heaven represent Kings and Princes, and all Magistrates that Govern Towns and Cities, than all of these shall find great trouble and vexation in their Government; some of them will be called to an account by their superiors, and go nigh to come to an untimely end; other (viz.) King's shall find their Subjects ready to rebel against them, in short, all of them shall find great distempers in their Government, the vulgar People will be enraged against them for some thing that they have acted against the Commons good. SECT. II. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year 1684. IN this Year Mars Lord of the 10th of the Full Moon, following the great Conjunction 1603, is come by direction to the place of the Sun and Venus, and to the Opposition of the Moon, the Sun is in Sagitarius, and so is Venus, and the Opposition falls there also; this is like to be a Year of much Action as well as the last; Mars as he is Lord of the 10th, Represents Generals of Armies, Kings, Princes, Colonels, Serjant-Majors, Captains, and Governors of Towns and Forts, and Soldiers in general; all these sort of Men shall find great opposition by the Commonalty in general, there Actions will grow odious to the sight of all Men, and will make them endeavour to mend themselves by a means contrary to the former ways; the Sun discovers all the Villainies that has been acted for some Years past, many of them are brought to public Justice that hath been the Actors; now the people begin to be unanimous in all their proceeding (finding their former Error) against all those that hath been the Authors of the mischief; that which was Treason in the Year 1682 in some Countries, will now be made none; the City Gemini will have a great share of these proceed. France forbear being so Bloody-minded, to Butcher thy Natives, nay, thy very own Blood and Bones, but if thou wilt Dance that Dance of a Massacre, thou wilt in less than Two Years pay the Piper with a Vengeance, for if thou wilt Feast in Blood, thou must be Repaid, and by those that hath as little Conscience as thyself; thou hast been one cause of the Turks entering of Europe, he will hardly return until he hath endangered thy Crown, and thou wilt repent when it is too late, for thy own Subjects will betray thee. January the 3d there is an Opposition of Mars and Saturn, Saturn being in Virgo, Mars in Pisces, and there is a notable Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, October the 3d, in 13 degree of Virgo, this Conjunction of Saturn and Mars is very remarkable, because it falls in Quartile to the very degrees of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, 1663. and also in Quartile to the great Conjunction 1603, and in Quartile to the new Star that appeared 1604, this tells us, that if there he ever a Prince in Europe that hath about 13 degrees Ascending, he may this Year return to the ground from whence he was taken, this Conjunction falls upon the King of France, as 10th of his Nativity, this destroys his former Honour; a very strange Rebellion in France in a short time after this Conjunction. Spain will have cause to Curse her Councillors, her losses are like to be very great, both by Sea and Land, in those Countries where there is Armies a Foot, there shall be great slaughter of Mankind; there is no less than Four Eclipse this Year, the First is of the Sun on the 6th of January, in 26 deg. of Capricorn, not visiable; the Second is of the Moon on the 17th of June, in 6 degrees of Capricorn; the Third is of the Sun of July the 2d, in 22 degrees of Cancer; the last is of the Moon December the 11th, in 4 degrees of Cancer; these three last are all visible; Authors tell us, that these Eclipses in Capricorn are the prodormus of Scarcity, and the motion of a King or great Person in a tumultuous way, and that Men should be given to slander one another, and signifies, that a great Person, or man of Eminency, should come to an ill end, and the Eclipses in Cancer excites men's minds to War and Treachery, and Seditions, and threatens men with small Pox, Dropsy, pains in the Stomach, Consumption; and those places under Cancer and Capricorn will be the places subject to the effect of the Eclipse. SECT. 3. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year 1685. IN this year the mid-heaven of the Conjunction comes by direction to the Sextile of Mercury, and the new Star comes by direction to the Quartile of the great Conjunction 1603; and Jupiter also comes to the Quartile of the great Conjunction, much about this time; these are also notable directions, and will be attended with at great events. The mid-heavens to the Sextile of Mercury, doth declare, that the Governors of those Countries under Aquarius should thrive, and get Renown. The Sweed now at this time is inclinable to Peace, and it is best for him so to do, for if he slips this opportunity, he may repent when it is too late. The Tartar threatens Europe with Fire and Sword: Let Poland beware. Muscovy seems to be in good posture to withstand the Tartar. The Hungarians about these are courted from other Princes, they act like men to the detriment of the Austrian Family. The effects of the last Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Virgo, now operates to purpose, both France and Spain, are both concerned herein, if this present King of France be now living, he may expect now about this time to be driven from his own Confines by his own Subjects, or else he will come to a sudden and unexpected destruction. Few Kings are known to Ceres, some to go un-butchered, Tyrants their days end so, for no evil man truly happy is. There are this Year three Eclipses, one of the Sun, and two of the Moon. The first being of June the 6th. in 26 degrees of Sagitarius, this threatens Spain and Hungary with a Plague, or some such like distemper. There is also an Eclipse of the Sun on the 21st. day of June, in 10 degrees of Cancer visible, but it will be but a small Eclipse, and therefore have no great signification. All that is, Men will be given to cheat and cozen each other, under the pretence of Religion, but on the 30th, day of November, there will be a great Eclipse of the Moon in 19 degrees of Gemini, the Ascendant of London, Mercury you will find to be Lord of the Ascendant, for Virgo doth ascend, and the Eclipse falls in the 10th. House, if the 10th. represent all those in Authority, whether Kings or other Magistrates, than they shall find but a sickly time in their Govemment, there shall be great noises of the sudden motion of Armies, in those places where Armies are, the Land of Virgo will have it; so there will be quick dispatch made of those differences, that have been afoot in those places under Gemini, men carry on the Affairs of the Public, with a great deal of care. Now the Judges and Magistrares will be careful of executing of Justice, but whether it will be for fear or otherwise, time will declare, for I have good ground to believe that all those Magistrates and Judges of the Law, that have formerly done otherwise, hath or will do about this time, sit down with the loss of both Lives and Estates. Therefore let all those Magistrates act wisely, lest they Repent when it is too late, Saturn will also behold the Luminaries and the time of the Eclipse, with an envious Quartile, and Mercury Lord of the Eclipse behold the defect with an Opposition. The Comet that appeared 1680, comes now to an Opposition of Luna, she being in Leo. Now the Comet appears most on those places under Pisces, Virgo, Sagitarius, Gemini. Now Portugal, Normandy in France, Spain, Dalmatia, Hungaria, Moravia, Solavonia, Coratia, Babylon, Sardinia, Sweedland, Lombary, England, Brabant, all of these places up in Arms against a Great and Potent Enemy. SECT. 4. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1686. IN this Year there is no direction of the great Conjunction, but the New Star which appeared 1604. come both to the Quartile of Saturn and Mars in Pisces. Still the Austrian State is in danger, but a Powerful Enemy, and he may well say, Lord how are my Foes increased? Livonia and several parts of Germany, lamentably wasted by Fire and Sword, France and other Countries look blue upon it, thinking themselves not secure. Now shall those Jesuitical Tribes of Priests of the Church of Rome (that has set all Europe together by the Ears) pay dearly for all their Villainies, their Monasteries shall be destroyed, and they themselves either be destroyed by the Sword, or taken Captive. About October the 24th, there happens a Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in 8 degrees of Libra, and also the 14th, of January before there was an Opposition of Saturn and Mars, Saturn in 29 degrees of Virgo, and Mars 29 degrees of Pisces, this threatens Livonia and Austria, and Alsatia, with devastation; it also threatens loss and damages to the Hollander, neither shall Scotland be free, things go not well there. We have but one Eclipse this Year, and that will be of the Moon on the 19th. of November, at eleven of the Clock at Night, it will be a great Eclipse, it being celebrated in 8 degrees of Gemini, near the Bull's eye, it gins in the Mid-heaven, and ends in the 9th. House, Jupiter and Mercury besiege the Sun, and all oppose the Eclipsed Moon, and this from as violent Stars as she herself is near, Mercury is Lord of both the Midhaven and Ascendant, Jupiter is strong and Lord of 7th. and 4th. in Quartile to the Sign Ascending; this Eclipse will have remarkable effects, it portends the Incursions of Armies into those Countries under Virgo, Pisces, Gemini, and Sagitarius. London thou art also concerned by this Eclipse, let thy Magistrates be careful of doing unjustice, for the Commonalty will have Justice done them, and those that act otherwise may expect when they least think of it, pay for their Folly, when it is too late. London, thy Trade will not be good for this Year, but be content, it is but for a time, if thou wilt but consider the State of other Countries, thou wilt see that thine is not the worst, for in other Countries there shall be pretended Negotiations for the Composure of difference, only to delay time to get advantage of one another. There will be many Ambassadors to the Covernors of thy Kingdom. In this Year 1686, the Comet that appeared in the Year 1680. comes to the Quartile of Mercury and to the Quartile of the great Conjunction 1603, and the Comet that appeared 1682, comes to the Quartile of the Conjunction 1603, and makes a swift passage through Virgo; those places under Sagitarius, Gemini, Virgo, and Pisces, will be sufferers by this Comets motion; it declares Mortality to those People, and great Famine in many places. And because I would not be too large in my Repititions, take the words of Dubartas (as it is paraphrased by Jos. Silvester. — The Blazing-Star, Threatening the World with Famine, Plagues, and War, To Prince's Death, to Kingdoms many Crosses, To all Estates inevitable Losses; To Herdsmen Rot, to Ploughmen hapless Seasons, To Sailor's Storms, to City's Civil-Treasons. On December the 22th day, Saturn and Jupiter make their first Sextile, Jupiter being in Sagitarius strong, and Saturn in Libra weak, there shall be strong endeavours made for Peace and Unity in a great many places, but because that Saturn is so near the place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, I fear it will hardly be accomplished, yet in some places it may: Now is the War removed out of Hungary into other Countries. SECT. 5. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1687. IN this Year, the Mid. heaven of the great Conjunction comes by direction to the Sextile of the Conjunction itself, this is a very good direction, and there is no bad signification this Year, only the Comet comes in Opposition to the Moon from Pisces, the Moon being in Virgo, and so by that means affects those two Signs, one by his presence, and the other by his Opposition: The Comet is in Quartile to the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1663., and is in Quartile to the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in the figure of the Full Moon preceding the Appearance of the New Star 1604. These Positions do afflict Mars, and all those Countries under Virgo; France, and Paris itself, will go nigh to be afflicted with a Plague, or some Distemper as bad, there is great fear amongst of an approaching Catastrophe to befall the Peasants in France; a Subject to rebel, their Oppressiors are so great, which if they do, the Roman Party will have the worst of it; and they will in a short time Repent of their being so barbarous to the Protestants, for their Universal Destruction is drawing on, these kind of do will be the beginning of the downfall of that Tribe of God. Spain and Hungary are in yet free, but are still troubled with Barren years, and one place, or other of Spain Territories are afflicted with a Plague. This Year Hungaries Towns many of them are laid waist by the Sword and Fire, some part of Portugal and Normandy, is also afflicted with a Plague. The Comet 1682, comes to the place of Mars in the great Conjunction 1683, still the Sword rages in Austria and Alsatia, and Livonia, Lisbon, Friburgh, Spiers, Frankford at Ments, Vienna in Austria, and Antwerp; these are the places most concerned this Year. There will be two Eclipses of the Sun this Year, one in May, 1st day near noon, in 21 degrees of Taurus visible, the second in 13 degrees in Scorpio, on the 26th, at 6 of the Clock in the Morning, but part visible. These Eclipses have most signification upon great ; showing, that there shall be a Mortality among them (viz.) Horses, Cows, Oxen, and that Russia, Polonia, Sweedland, Lorraine, Helvetia, and Ireland, shall be the places most concerned. And let this serve for 1687. SECT. 6. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1688. IN this Year also, we have no directions of the great Conjunction, nor of the New Star 1604, but to begin the Year, we have an Opposition of Saturn and Mars, from Libra and Aries, then upon the 11th. day of March, Jupiter meets with the first Quadrate of Saturn in 22.36. of Libra, Jupiter being in Capricornus: The second Quadrate of Saturn and Jupiter, falls from Libra and Capricornus, Saturn being 19.9. in Libra, and Jupiter 19.9. in Capricornus; and upon the 8th. day of November, there is a Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, in 2 degrees of that envious Sign Scorpio. There is also no less than 4 Eclipses of the Luminaries, (viz.) 2 of the Sun, and 2 of the Moca. The first is an Eclipse of the Moon April the 5th, at 6 of the Clock at night, in 26 of Libra. The second is an Eclipse of the Sun April 21. 1 of the Clock in the Morning, in 11 degrees of Taurus. The third will be an Eclipse of the Moon September 30. at 10 of the Clock in the Morning, in 17 degrees of Aries. All these three being not visible. The fourth is an Eclipse of the Sun, the 15th. day at 7 of the Clock in the Morning, in 2 degrees of Scorpio, upon the very degree of the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars. The November following, from all these Configurations may be judged, that Italy suffers much, and will be enforced to mourn, because of the sorrow that she doth undergo, Austria is also afflicted by Saturn, being in her Sign, and will not admit any good should be done unto her; shall that Prince be always troubled with that Party (viz.) Jesuits that lead him by the nose to his own Destruction? no, the Eclipse of the Sun in Scorpio, and the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars upon the degree of the Eclipse, will share their Crowns for them, the Hollanders hold up their Heads a little longer, the Bavarians lose their Honours, the Turk will be much afflicted with Domestic broils and Foreign Losses, the Bohemians are very much disrespected, but also poor Ireland I fear will have cause to groan for the lamentable Massacres she doth undergo. Now I fear a Rebellion in Ireland, with Massacres of the English Subjects, but I hope that God in his Mercies will prevent it by the industry of the Governor. Had not Jupiter been so weak in Capricornus at the time of the 2d. Quadrate, there might been hopes of a Reconciliation of differences, but the Eclipse of the Sun and the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Scorpio the House of Mars, and Mars is Lord of the Ascendant also, from whence he stirs up Men to War, and Tumults, and Intestine Hatred, with much violence, by which means he knocks all the former Treaties on the head, and nothing but Confusion follows. SECT. 7. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1689. IN this also, there is no Material Direction of the great Conjunction 1603. nor of the New Star 1704. but on the 4th. day of January Saturn meets with the Quartile of Jupiter, the third time Saturn is Scorpio 5.35, and Jupiter 5.35 Aquarius, and on the 22th. day of September Saturn is opposed by Mars, Saturn being 6 degrees of Scorpio and Mars 6 degrees of Taurus. There is also two famous Eclipses of the Moon, the first falls March 25th. day, at 7 of the Clock at Night, in 15 degrees of Libra visible, the second is the Moon Septemb. the 19th. day, at 2 of the Clock in the Morning, in 7 degrees of Aries. Were it not for the Quartile of Saturn and Jupiter, Jupiter being in the House of Saturn, we might expect to have our Troubles ended in the World. For the Moon bring Eclypsed in the second face of Libra threatens a Rot to fall among Informers and Trapanners, and Catchpoles, and they shall suffer for their former Knavery; the Sun being in Aries, the Land of England shall take part of this Blessing, but the Opposition of Saturn and Mars from Scorpio and Taurus bring affliction to Ireland and Russia, Peloria, Swedeland, and Norway; the City of Algiers now is much afflicted, by having their Ships destroyed and their Men taken Captive, Ireland is full of affliction, Swedeland, and Norway, are at War up to the Ears, while Austria and Alsatia lament their former losses, Hamburgh will go nigh to be at variance with the King of Denmark, and come to damage thereby. SECT. 8. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1690. IN this Year, the great Conjunction 1603. comes by direction to the place of the New Star 1572, which Star appeared in 1654. of Taurus, having of 5345 of North Lat. and it was of a Jovial colour, this direction is of a notable signification. In this Year also there is a Conjunction of Saturn and Mars on the 13th. of November in a 24th. degree of Sagitary. All Europe up in Arms, nothing expected but an universal change, which I fear will come to them. Now let them do what they can, this Conjunction will fall in Quartile to the Conjunction. 1682. Now Italy where are all thy Princes, now shut the Stable door to prevent the case of a Horse that is already stole. Oh! what dangers and troubles art thou like to undergo! Oh! what unspeakable Villainies hast thou been guilty of! Oh! what unlooked and unhoped for Death art thou like to endure, all caused by thine own wretched Villainies, strange Apparitions in the Air, so likewise in men's minds. The Sea rages with mighty Tempest, and whatever now the Mock-star came to declare to thee as to future Contingencies, shall now and in this Year be made manifest to the purpose! Oh! what running to and fro will there be of Ambassadors to make an Union among themselves, but all will be in vain, for the bank being broke, the inundation must needs follow, alas poor Ireland, are not thy troubles at an end? I could wish they were, thou art pointed at this Year to suffer a little more. England be thou content, for thy condition is better than thy neighbouring Nations. The Comet that appeared in 1680, comes to an Opposition of Mars, and to a Quartile of Sol and Venus in the great Conjunction 1603. Spain now and Portugal suffer much by the Sword, Plague, and scarcity of Food: France is still at division among themselves, that Kingdoms nigh to an Universal Catastrophe, many of her Towns will be laid waist now near these times. SECT. 9 Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1691. THis Year hath notable Directions, (viz.) the Sun, Moon, and Venus, all of them meet with (by direction) to the Quartile of the Sun, and the Quartile of the Moon, and Venus, that is, they come, to the Quartile of their own place, the mid-heaven of the Full Moon preceded the appearance of the New Star, meets with the place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, 1682. and in this Year also, have we a very considerable Opposition of Saturn and Mars, on the very degree of Scorpio, as the Conjunction fell on, that is, Saturn is 23 degrees in Scorpio, and Mars 23 degrees in Taurus; there is also this Year 2 Eclipses of the Sun, the first will be February the 18th. day, at 5 of the Clock in the Morning, in 10 degrees of Pisces, the second will be on the 13th. day of August at 6 of the Clock at Night, in 1 degree of Virgo visible. The first will not from these Configurations and Directions, do I judge that this will be a Year of great action. Ireland still continues in trouble, and suffers great loss, Russia and Sweedland are in great perplexity, they are both involved in that trouble, they cannot be easily rid of it, it would have been better for the Sweed not to concern himself with War, for he shall be a loser by it, the Moon with all her Quartiles in Virgo; in those Countries shall be popular Tumults and Insurrections. Croatia now suffers much, nor is France free, no not Paris herself. Oh! what Consultations are there, how to cut off the Protestant Party by a Massacre, or some such means? but they shall make the Proverb good, he that diggeth a Pit for another, shall fall in it himself; for they have been the chief cause of all Europe's Troubles that are now on foot, the Troubles that were from 1672 to 1682, were nothing to these that are like to be about these times, indeed the Trine of Saturn and Jupiter last year, did cause a great many to endeavour for to make a Reconciliation of those differences, but the Animosities among men were so great, that they were not able to complete any thing; but it is possible, that some League was made there between some Princes, to join against others, Saturn and Jupiter make this Year their first Opposition from Sagitarius and Gemini, Saturn being in 5.48 of Sagitarius, and Jupiter in 5.48 of Gemini, Saturn being so near the place of the great Conjunction 1603, and there is opposed by Jupiter, this brings strange and unheard of Translations upon the Stage of the World: Spain still is a loser, and drinks deep of the Cup of affliction. Now London this Opposition points a little at thee, a great deal of Faction is like to be in thee, thou harb'rest a crew of Villains that seek thy Ruin, there will be a pay day for them. France look thou to thy hits, thou of all Nations will be the greatest Sufferer, and you may find about these times that God is just. Hungaria is made like unto a Wilderness by her Devastations. But be thou content, after thy Storm is over (which as yet must last a little longer) thou shalt enjoy a long peace. SECT. 10. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1692. ALL the Directions that will be this Year, is only Mercury to the Quartile of his own place, but there is the second Opposition of Saturn and Jupiter, Saturn being 14.11. of Sagitarius, and Jupiter 14.11. of Gemini. There is also a very remarkable Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in 15 degrees of Sagitarius, very near the New Star, 1604. there is also no less than 5 Eclipses this Year; the first falls on the 23d. of January (an Eclipse of the Moon) at 2 of the Clock, in 14 degrees of Leo; the second is of the Sun, on the 6th. of February, about 5 of the Clock at Night, in 28 degrees of Aquarius, these two are not visible, the third will be an Eclipse of the Moon on the 18th. day of July, at 4 of the Clock in the Morning, in 6 degrees of Aquarius; the 4th. will be of the Sun August the 2d. day at 9 of the Clock in the Morning, in 20 degrees of Leo, and the last will be of the Sun on the 27th. day of December at 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon, in 17 degrees of Capricornus. Both these two of the Sun, and the last of the Moon are visible. Now comes the triple Conjunction 1682, to operate to the purpose: The Sun suffering an Eclipse upon the very degree of that Conjunction, and the Moon suffers an Eclipse upon the very degree of the Conjunction May 1683. Alas poor Italy, how art thou afflicted? Spain is also Partakers with thee, thou art threatened with scarcity of Grain, many of thy People will die for want of Bread, and those that are left will be Rebels against their Governors, it declares damage to Kings and great Persons, (viz.) their Death, or Banishment, a Pope if there be any about these times, will die: France and England are intoxicated with Tribulation, but in what nature, time will best declare: The Hungarians drink deep of the Cup of Affliction, a great Famine is threatened them, and all the East part of Germany: France is more concerned than England, nay she shall quake for fear: Alas, Bohemia thou art in a bad condition, and so is Sicily, the Tartars, and the Sweed, are much concerned this Year. SECT. 11. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1693. IN this Year 1693, Mercury in the great Conjunction, comes to the Quartile of the Conjunction itself. And in this Year (viz.) April the 22d. day, Saturn and Jupiter make the third and last Opposition, Saturn being in 21.16. of Sagitarius, and Jupiter 21.16. And there is also an Opposition of Saturn and Mars, in July following, Saturn 16-0 in Sagitarius, and Mars 16 in Gemini: There are also 4 Eclipses of the Luminaries this Year, 2 of the Sun, and 2 of the Moon; the first is of the Moon on January the 12th. day, at 4 of the Clock in the Morning in 1 degree of Leo visible, and a great one, the second will be of the Sun on the 23d. day of June near Noon, in 12 degrees of Cancer; this will be a very great Eclipse as has happened this 40 Years; the third will be of the Moon July the 7th. near 10 of the Clock in the Morning, in 25 degrees of Cancer; the last will be of the Sun on December the 16th. day at Midnight, it will be a great Eclipse, but not visible. The judgement of this year differs but little from the last. Bohemia is afflicted with a scarcity of Grain and other Provision fit for Food. The Comet that appeared in 1680, has lately passed the Quartile of Saturn, Saturn is in Cancer and the Comet in Aries: Hence are England and Scotland concerned, the last time that Saturn was in Opposition of Jupiter, was in the Year 1634, and then there was a great Plague in Rome, some such like Distemper will rage's there this Year, a great many of the great men will die of that place, whether Cardinals or Popes, let time declare, they have before now had 2 or 3 Popes in a Year, I also fear that a many Towns about in England, will have a Plague or some Distemper as bad. Spain, Hungary, and Dalmatia, are still in a distraction, what must Spain still be a loser? Those places under Cancer will be afflicted with Calamity, a Mortality will rage's within the Countries; Ceranado, Burgundy, and Holland, men shall be very much given to Knavery, many Diseases to Women, sudden and unexpected Deaths to the meaner sort of People. The City Gemini must expect to have share of this years Transactions, if some of thy Magistrates should be brought to Justice, then say I am a true Prophet, many Villainies will be acted in thee, some Plots will be discovered, and the Actors brought to Punishment. SECT. 12. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1694. IN this Year there is no direction of the great Conjunction 1603, nor of the New Star 1604, but we have a notable Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, December the 10th, in 6 degrees of Capricornus. Besides there is a visible Eclipse of the Sun, in Opposition to the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, on the 12th. day of June at 5 of the Clock at Night, The second Eclipse of the Sun is on December 6, at 5 of the Clock at Night, in 25 degrees of Sagitarius, the place of the Sun in the great Conjunction. The first Eclipse of the Moon is January the first day at Noon, in 22 degrees of Cancer, not visible. The second of the Moon falls on the 26th. of June at 12 of the Clock at Night in 15 degrees of Capricornus. From these foregoing Configuration, I draw these following Judgements. The Sweeds and Tartarians are up in Arms, and so are the Muscovites; the Tartar Invades Muscovy, and brings great Calamity upon that Country; the Dane or some other Country Invades Sweedland, there shall be a great destruction to a many Cities, and a great slaughter of their Inhabitants; the Hollander draws near to an end of that manner of way of Government, yet shall not Crowned head ever conquer it, the change will come by the People's consent. Scotland is much disquieted, and will go nigh to Rebel; Burgundy shall taste of the Cup, and Venice will go nigh to be taken by the Plaguerage; York will taste of the evil of this Year, neither shall Oxford be free, there is a bitter potion for that City to drink, which God in his Mercy divert; Brandenburg will feel the smart of War; Ireland thou must come in for a share of suffering: in short, such will be the subtlety of the Roman Clergy, that they by their insinuating shall draw most if not all the Princes of Europe to their destruction, all which shall but make way for their own, which will be completed in a few Years now. SECT. 13. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1695. IN this Year we have no Directions of the great Conjunction, nor of the New Star 1604, that are considerable; therefore we look to the other Configurations of the Planets and Eclipses. We have a famous Opposition of Saturn and Mars, Saturn being in 8 degrees of Capricornus, and Mars 8 degrees in Cancer, it falls on the 12th. of August. There are four Eclipses this Year. The first is of the Moon, which falls on May the 18th. day at 10 of the Clock in the Morning, in 7 degrees of Sagitarius, the place of the great Conjunction 1603, but not visible. The second will be of the Sun on the first of June at 5 of the Clock at Night, in 21 degrees of Gemini, the Ascendant of London, and visible. The third will be of the Moon on November the 10th. day at 8 of the Clock at Night, in 28 degrees of Taurus, near the Pleyades and visible. The last will be of the Sun on the 26th. day of November, in 15 degrees of Sagitarius, near the place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1663. From these Configurations, I find that the Sweed is still in Arm against a Potent Enemy the Tartar, both afflicts the Muscovite and the Polander, he doth great mischief to Christendom, (viz.) he will destroy a great many Towns in those Countries lying next him, and carry their People Captive. The Eclipse of the Sun in Sagitarius brings great affliction to Spain, with the destruction of their small and great , great Outrages, and Robberies, and Inhuman Murders committed in Hungaria, Dalmatia, yea, and in England too, if not in London; it declares the Death of a many of the Nobility in these places under Gemini, Mars is Lord of the Ascendant of the figure of the Eclipse, and is in Taurus in Opposition to it, from whence may be expected popular Insurrections in those places under Gemini; Ireland cannot as yet be free from trouble, nor Holland, Scotland, and Burgundy. In this Year Saturn and Jupiter makes their first Trine from Capricornus and Virgo, Saturn being in 8.8. of Capricornus, and Jupiter in 8.8. of Virgo, this Trine were it for the weakness of Jupiter might produce peace to the World, there will be great Meetings and Treaties for Peace, but the strength of Saturn and the Conjunctions of Saturn and Mars in Capricornus, hinders the good design of Saturn, and instead of Peace, flings Europe in worse Broils than before. SECT. 14. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1696. IN this Year, the Ascendant of the New Star comes by direction to the body of Mercury in Scorpio, and the Mid-heaven to the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, 1682. There is also a notable Conjunction of Saturn and Mars ou the 16th. day of December. There is also two remarkable Eclipses of the Moon, the first falls on May the 6th. at Midnight, in 27 degrees of Scorpio visible; and the second falls on October 30 about 4 of the Clock in the Morning, in 18 degrees of Taurus also visible. The Figurations of this Year make me to judge that the Turk is not as yet in Peace neither hath the Tartar returned into his own Country, the Muscovit is still very much disturbed, and will not rest in Peace for some years. The Hollander about this time recelves very much damage by Inundations, and their loss of their Ships abroad; Ireland cannot be free from the Male-volent-influence of the Stars, the poor English that inhabit there will suffer much; thou treacherous Irish forbear to do so much mischief, if thou doth attempt to Invade England, you must expect to return if you could, although at the first you may seem to get the better, yet it will be but a lightning before Death: Thou must not expect to be a free People, not this 20 Years thou art like to have but small Crops of Corn, whether it will be from the Barrenness of the Earth, or because the Corn was destroyed upon the ground by a rebellious sort of People, or both, time will best discover; a Person little less than a Queen should die this Year in some Country under Taurus. The Eclipses of the Moon in Scorpio, declares Seditions, Murders, and all manner of wretchedness: In this Year there is no less than two Trines of Saturn and Jupiter from Capricornus and Virgo, Saturn being in 23 degrees of Capricornus, and Jupiter 23 degrees of Virgo; strong will be the endeavours of the Princes of the Earth for Peace, and most People are in hopes of accomplishing that so much longed for thing, but behold, they have brought things as to every one's thinking, to a Conclusion; then comes the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Capricornus, and destroys all their hopes in a moment, and bloody Wars succeed. SECT. 15. Of the Astrological Judgement for the Year, 1697. IN this Year we have no directions of the great Conjunction, nor of the New Star 1604, but about August the 27th. day there is an Opposition of Saturn and Mars, Saturn being in 2 degrees of Aquarius, and in 2 degrees of Leo; and there are 3 Eclipses this year; the first is of the Sun, on the 11th. day of May, at one of the Clock in the morning, in 1 degree of Taurus; the second is the Moon, on May the 26th. day at 8 of the Clock in the morning, in 16 degrees of Scorpio; the last is of the Moon October the 19th. day at 8 of the Clock at Night, in 7 degrees of Taurus visible. There is also the first Square of Saturn and Jupiter this year, Saturn being in 1.3. of Aquarius, and Jupiter is in 1.3. of Scorpio. Hard is the fate of poor Holland, Scotland, and Ireland, for to endure so long a time of sorrow, yet thou art not alone, for Tartary, and Muscovia, shares with thee, for the Polander now beats the Tartar, and sends him home with a Flea in his Ear: Now doth the Turk gain ground upon Italy, now doth he feel the effects of the triple Conjunction to purpose: This first Quartile makes a beginning, which will continue now until almost all Italy is lost, which will be in 3 or 4 years after this; yet is poor Oxford afflicted, that City will find what it is to have a Comet appear in their Sign, but be thou patiented, when thou hast been tried, thou wilt appear like burnished Gold, it is in vain to contend with so Potent an Enemy as thou hast to deal with; this being all the hath to boast of, that her sufferings are not alone. There is a Family in Europe that had its rise to greatness about the Year 1344, that Family now will find a downfall for ever, the Name of percies had their Original about the year 1067, under a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Virgo, and the Conjunction in Pisces 1642/3, brought that Name and Family to nothing. SECT. 16. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1698. IN this year we have no Directions of the great Conjunction, only we have the Mid-heaven of the appearance of the New Star 1604, to this Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1682, we have also a famous Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in 18 degrees of Aquarius in Opposition to the Conjunction 1682 and 1683. There is also a famous Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars in 22 degree of Scorpio, August 29 we have also two Eclipses of the Sun, the one in Aries England's Sign, the other Libra. The first falls March the 31st. at 7 of the Clock at Night, in 21 degrees of Aries not visible. The second will be September the 24th. at 4 of the Clock in the morning, and therefore not visible, it falls in 11 degrees of Libra, there is all the second Quadrate of Saturn and Jupiter; this year Saturn is in 19.28. of Aquarius and Jupiter in 19.28. in Scorpio. This is like to be a year of much action, for now Saturn transites the Conjunction 1682, by an Opposition, and Jupiter by a Quadrate, great shall be the effect of this Quadrate, it threatens Italy with no less than Confusion and a total subversion of the triple Crown, although it may not be fully completed this year, yet this year sets a great say to it, the Sea shall swell with great Navies of Ships, and there shall be great Sea Fights; England thou shalt have a hand in it, thou shalt be victorious: Now France's Power is brought low, the late War hath destroyed thousands of his Subjects, few or none of them but hath suffered to purpose through the pride of an insulting King, and the envy of the Roman Clergy, the vallant Tartar received a great Thunder stroke; but if you will look for the Bolt, you must go to Ireland. The Eclipse of the Sun in Aries destroys the Sheep and Hogs, it denotes the Death of a Woman of great note, and also lamentable woe to most men, and in Libra denotes the Death of Kings and Nobles; it stirs up Sedition and Trouble about Customs and Privileges, it is the Forerunner of a Famine, and those places under Aries and Libra are most concerned. SECT. 17. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1699. THis year we have the great Conjunction 1603, comes by direction to the Opposition of Mercury, and the Sun to the Opposition of Mars, and Venus to the Opposition of Mars, and the Moon to the body of Mars also, and we have the New Star 1604, comes by direction to the Quartile both of the Sun and Venus, besides the effects of the last Conjunction of Saturn and Mars last year, and the Opposition of Saturn and Mars this year. Besides, we have no less than 4 Eclipses this Year. The first will be an Eclipse of the Moon, on March the 5th. day at 8 of the Clock at Night, in 26 degrees of Scorpio, visible. The second will be of the Sun on March the 21st. day about 8 of the Clock in the morning, in 11 degrees of Aries. The third will be an Eclipse of the Moon on August the 30th. near Noon, in 17 degrees of Pisces. The last will be an Eclipse of the Sun, on the 13th. day of September about 11 of the Clock in the Morning, in 1 degree of Libra, and much about the time of this Eclipse there happens the Opposition of Saturn and Mars, which will aggravate the effects thereof. Great will be the Action of this Year, those Villainies that have for many years been kept as a Secret, will now be made known to every one. All Nations will be troubled with Rumours of Wars, every Religion preparing Armies. Traffic prohibited both by Land and Sea, the Main Sea shall hugely swell with mighty Tempests, so that the Sea banks in many places shall overflow their accustomed bounds, Inundations universally every where, now Holland look to thyself, terrible Sea Fights will be this Year occasioning the water to look more red than the Red Sea, the water turned to Blood, War and Blood shed over all the Earth; one Nation shall send so many Men to the Wars, that it for a time shall seem to be desolate of Men; in the Eastern part of the World a whole Army shall be destroyed by Fire from Heaven, with their Wealth and Treasure: There shall also be a great drought and want of Water, and the Earth shall be so parched that there will be no food for Cartle: Great Plagues and War shall cover the whole face of the Earth, and so destroy Mankind, that there will not be sufficient Labourers to get in Harvest, and the Vermin shall so destroy the Fruit on Trees, that all be barren; a general Famine and Dearth of Corn will overspred most Nations of Europe, so that Thousands shall starve for want of Bread; yet at the last we have a Sextile of Saturn and Jupiter, each of them being in their own House: Now shall one appear suddenly, a great Conqueror, the World filled with the fame of this Man, who shall all of a sudden give Peace to all Europe. Oh! Happy time. SECT. 18. Of the Astrological Judgement of the Year, 1700. IN this year we have the Ascendant of the great Conjunction 1603 by direction to the body of the Moon and Opposition of the Sun and Venus. There is also a Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Pisces December 29th. day we have also two Eclipses of the Moon. The first will be on February the 26th. day about 6 of the Clock in the Morning, in 15 degrees of Virgo visible. The second will be on August the 18th. about two of the Clock in the Afternoon in 6 degrees of Pisces. This year will produce no great matter, only every Nation is endeavouring to settling itself; now is Rome destroyed, and the downfall of the Seat of Peter, the Conversion of Turks and Jews soon follows, Religion truly preached universally over all the World, a general Peace, no more Treason or Rebellion for a great many years, every Man now possesses his own Vineyard, our youths grow up to men's Estates, old Men live their full years; England thou shalt rejoice as well as other Nations in the many blessings God affords you annually. FINIS. ADVERTISEMENTS. Art's and Sciences Mathematically professed and taught by the Author John holwel Philomat. at his House on the east side of Spittle Fields, over against Dorcet street, next door to a Glaziers, (viz.) Arithmetic, Geometry, Gauging, Surveying of Land, Trigonometry, Navigation, Astronomy, dialing, Geography, Fortification and Gunnery, and Astrology in all its parts. He also Measureth Building, and Surveyeth Land for any one, having the most Experience in Serveying of any Man in England. He hath also ready for the Press, and will shortly be made public, a small piece of Dialling, called, Clavis Horologie, wherein shall be shown how to make all manner of Regular Dial's, and how to reduce all Irregular Dial's to Regular Forms, by means of a new Latitude and new Declination. And also a Table of Altitude of the Sun for every hour of the day in the beginning of each Sign from one degree of Latitude to ninety, and their Application for placing of the Furniture on all manner of Dial's however situated with the manner of making the Dial's that was in the King's Privy-Garden, with a many Varieties that were never before made public. A Sure Guide to the Practical Surveyor, in two Parts. The first showing how to Plot all manner of Grounds, whether small Enclosures, Champain-Ground, Wood-Lands, Mountains, and Dales, by the Semicircle, Plain Table, and Chain. As also, how to find the Area, or Content thereof, with the manner of Protracting, Reducing, and Dividing the same, and also how to Inclose a Manor lying in a common Field, with the drawing of a perfect Draught or Map thereof, and how to deck and beautify the same. And likewise how to convey Water from any Springhead, to any appointed place. The second showing how to take the Ground-Plot of any City or Corporation: As also the Mensuration of Roads, Highway, and Rivers, with the manner of making a Map of any County or Kingdom. The like never before extant. By John holwel, Philomath.