Anti-Merlinus: OR A CONFUTATION of Mr. William Lilies Predictions for this year 1648. comprised in two Books:  
One of which he calls Merlinus Anglicus, or An Ephimeris: The other his Prognostication of the Occurences in England, clearly proveing his predictions in both Books to be groundless, absolutely void of Art, full of contradictions, Treason, falsehood, and such a ridiculous piece of foolery, as an Artist would blush to own, especially pretending (as he doth) to ground his predictions upon Cacodemologie, or conference with Devils, and lapsed Angels, as well as on Astrology, an Art lawful and laudable.  
As also the Authors own opinion, not only concerning what we may expect from the present Treaty, and the principal Occurences of the remaining part of this present year, but also his positive judgement touching the event and final determination of this Civil War, Succinctly set down, together with his reasons in Art therefore.  
By H. Johnsen Student in Astrology.  
Printed in the Year, 1648.   

To His Highness the PRINCE of WALES.  
Great Sir,  
THat I approach so fair a shrine, with so course an offering; accuse not my unworthiness, but your own worth which like the load-star, is pleased to attract even the coorsest mettle, to make known its power. And indeed to whom else, (save to your Highness) should I Dedicate this work of mine, sigh it was compiled for your dear Father's sake, my most Gracious Sovereign? the necessity of the times even requiring it of me, as a testimony of my unfeigned love unto my native Country, and to its only father, to whom 'tis turned Apostate yea a parricide. A task indeed not of much labour, yet of exceeding danger, in such times asthese; I doubt not but your Highness knows full well, that but to speak truth in England in these days, is now no less than capitale crimen. I would therefore most willingly, if I could, have declined this task, which I long forbore, expecting its performance, by some abler hand; but no man would ease me of that labour. I held it therefore my duty to my God, to my King, to my Country, to admonish all such, who through misguided zeal or otherwise, engaged against our Sovereign, either in this or the former War, to repent betimes, and to make their speedy atonement, both with the one, and the other: or else to let them know, that their destruction draweth nigh; that Astrology is now clear and positive therein; that Mr. William Lilly persuading them to the contrary, and encouraging them, with the assurance of success; is a false Prophet, all which I doubt not (God willing) but to prove so clearly by the rules of Art; and to confute him so manifestly, that any man (though but of indifferent capacity) shall be easily able to discern his predictions, to be mere forgeries, lies, and delusions, mine to be grounded upon Art, and nature. Sir Christopher Heiden, a famous Scholar of this Kingdom, in his defence of judicial Astrology, proves this Art to have been deduced from God to Adam, to Sheth, to Abraham, that in all Ages, Emperors, Kings, and men of the greatest rank, have not only been favourors thereof, but Students also therein. I am therefore the more encouraged to present your. Highness with a piece of this nature, not doubting but your Highness will easily believe, that the Stars have influence upon all sublunary bodies: doubtless omniscient God, never made any thing in vain, and consequently did not oreate, all those glorious lamps of heaven, to bespangle the firmament: the Scripture tells us, that they were made for signs, and for tokens, and for days, and years; nay it goes further, and plainly affirms, that the Stars in their course fought against Sisera; as I doubt not, but your Highness shall perceive them to do, against yours and the Kingdom's Enemies. I have strong, yet humble hopes, (let them not be accounted presumptions) that your Highness will be graciously pleased, to give these my labours, an acceptance, answerable to the ambition, wherewith he offers them, who is,  
Your Highness' most obsequious and ready servant.   

To the Reader.  
Reader,  
Astrology is an Art I love, and I may lawfully do so: Cacodemologie I extremely hate, for all men ought to abhor it. I list not mith Mr. Lily, to inquire into the name, nature, or potency of the guardian Angel of this, or any other Kingdom in the Universe, nor care I to know, whether he be active, or a sluggard. This is to taste of that forbidden fruit, wherewith our grand Parents teeth were set on edge: for my part, I had rather know nothing at all, then by unlawful Arts. Were there not a lawful Art, whereby a man might foresee future accidents, I should never desire an ability to predict any thing. That Astrology is an Art lawful enough, there is no man that is compos mentis, will I think deny; and the validity thereof, I dare maintain against all opponents, and yet that is a crabbed learning I will not deny. I am verily persuaded, and that not without cause, that the Devil himself, knnowes very little of future accidents, otherwise, or further, than he finds them legible, in the aspects, and configurations of that starry volume of heaven, why then should any man be so curious, nay so mad as to desire to know that by the Devil, which he himself may know without him, and lawfully from the same Art? I deny not, but the Devil is the subtlest Astrologian in the world; his angelical nature, and long experience must needs persuade us thereunto: but is be not withal the father of lies? the word of God affirms him so to be, and Mr. Lilies predictions for this year confirms it; for if it be possible they outdo the Devil himself for lying: such a ridiculous piece of folly, foolery, and contradictions, an artist would blush to own. It is his own axiom, and a very good one, that qui inter multa falsa, pauca miscet vera, non est ei in recitando dicta ejus, quicquam tribuendum: he that lies commonly, and speaks, or writes, but now and then, a truth, is neither to be trusted, nor to be believed. I shall easily assent to Mr. Lilly, calling such Malignant Prophets, with this axiom he lashes Mr. Wharton, for one only mistake, and that a small one too; I mean comparatively small, in regard of his own folio failings: for the substance of what Mr. Wharton predicted, was doubtless true; and Mr. Lilly will find it so to be, and to his cost I fear. Upon the Conjunction with Saturn and Mars, in the eighth house, near oculus tanri, he predicted the utter overthrow of the Parliament: thus far I am confident he was right enough, but the time of this their overthrow he assigned, to be about the end of June last; and in this he failed I must confess: nor had he reason to affirm it, for the Conjunction of those two Planets, was but then newly passed; did not yet begin to operate; their effects continue many months: and long before the effects of that Conjunction cease; the Moon comes to be Eclipsed, and in Gemini too, near the body of Saturn, in the seaventh and eighth houses of heaven; and if this do not totally overthrow them (provided that the King and they agree not before, by a Personal Treaty) I shall for ever after question the truth of that Art, which I so much love: the validity whereof, I never yet found cause to doubt of. At least I shall exceedingly question, my own judgement therein: the greatest fury & force, both of the Conjunction, & the Eclipse also, will be over by the end of June next; and therefore my hopes are strong, and my grounds in Art I am sure are good; that by that time, most of our troubles will be overblown; yet perhaps not fully ended, for some few months following. For this so small a mistake in Mr. Wharton, he calls him Malignant Prophet, the scorn of Art, changelings, etc. but qui alterum incusat probri ipsum se intueri oportet, he that is so busy to pick holes in the coats of others, had need have more than an or dinary care of his own words and actions. M. Lilies axiom could not reach Mr. Wharton; for he committed not many, but one; not a gross, but a small mistake; I say comparatively small, in respect of those grand falsehoods, those almost innumerable contradictions, those many Treasons, and forgeries, committed to the Press this year, by Merlinus Anglicus. I will here give you but a glimpse of his failings and feign this year, anon I shall set them rout in more lively colours; and marshal them together, and as near as I can, into rank and file. Did he not in divers places of his Ephimeris predict peace this year? and absolutely affirm, that this would be a year of joy, and merriment, not of Martial exploits, in this our Kingdom? Nay did he not basely, and maliciously, scandalise Mr. Wharton, for predicting War? whither spoke true? yet Mr. Lilly calls him manapian ginger; and this Utopian, and malignant Astrology. Did not Mr. Lilly affirm, yea confidently also, that the Scots would not assist the King this year against the Parliament? no nor any other Kingdom else? he saith, behold the Scots are honourable, and have no invasive design against us: nay, he sayeth farther, that they, who are of this opinion, that the Scots will invade us, have no eyes: I shall willingly leave it to the Readers judgement, who deserves most to ride blind bayard. He adds afterwards, that he can speak no evil of the Scottish Nation, sigh the heavens give him no information; but after he hard that they were come, contrary to his prediction, he could scarce invent any Oyster-whore language, bad enough to revile them with. Again he saith, that some think that the Parliament Soldiers, will some of them dissert the cause, and fight Round-head against Round-head, Citizen against Citizen; which yet he affirms will not come to pass: and yet we all know, this and more was true enough; Ergo, Mr. Lilly said false, and therefore is no son of Merlin's: Is not I pray the Fleet revolted to the Prince? have there been no knocks at all this year in London? is not this Round-head against Round-head, Citizen against Citizen? He saith of Ireland, that this year, there will be in that Kingdom, such notorious, and so great distractions; such fierce and cruel Wars, that of their sufferings, they, and their Children shall know no end. Lo, they are quiet in that Kingdom; no such thing at all hath happened. Very little Blood (if any at all) hath been shed in that place: behold, they are willing, yea, and ready also to assist His Majesty, our most gracious Sovereign. It seems this year, that his fancy was overburthened (as himself confesseth) with very intricate meditations; fine white and yellow meditations: doubtless the Parliament cash which he hath got, for a reward of his Treason and Treachery, has had strong influence upon his giddy crown, to fill it, with such strange Chimeras: and certainly it were madness in any, to belch out such horrid Treasons against his Sovereign: such encomiums to his enemies, the Independents, and their Army, who have not only robbed their gracious Sovereign of His native brithright, reviled His wife, and Children, with most foul and false aspersions; but have Imprisoned, and enslaved His person also; slain and robbed His Loyal Subjects, set all His Kingdoms on a flame; if he were not well rewarded by his great Masters, for so great Treason: It is now well known to all men, that have eyes to distinguish chalk from cheese, white from black, light from darkness, that their intentions, (not withstanding their fair pretences for the King's Honour, the subjects Liberty, and the reformation of Religion) have been solely to enslave their Sovereign, to reign themselves, and like Phenixes, to revive their bankrupt fortunes, out of the Kingdom's ruins: and how far they have accomplished these their aims, there is no discreet, and honest man in this whole Kingdom, but evidently now perceives: how have they pillaged, robbed, and plundered the whole Kingdom? to what vast sums, have they raised their own tottering fortunes? how have they preferred to places of highest trust, and greatest gain, such as have stoutly endeavoured to raise them to this height, either by sword or pen? this undeniable position being granted, as perforce it must; it will also follow, that Mr. William Lilly deserves the Van, in this list of Traitors, and consequently hath been therefore well rewarded. For doubtless Fairfax and Cromwell, could hardly have led the Kingdom by the nose thus long, had not Merlinus Anglicus, that Welchified, London, Incubus, entered the scene, and prevailed as much, upon the minds of giddyheaded men, with his screech-owls quill, as they upon their bodies, with all their Armies, Engines, Weapons, and subtle machinations. For people are, and were ever too to apt to be seduced by any, who but pretend to Astrology, Aecromancy, Chyromancy: especially if they tell them that the things they predict are from God, or revealed by some Angel, they will easily believe almost whatsoever such a one shall assert: for bring them but once to believe, that there is validity in the Art, and learning in the Artist, they come on of their own accords, to believe what such an Artist affirms to be true, and infallibly to happen: although 'tis certain, that the stars do but incline, cannot enforce. And most men loving preferment, and estate in this world, more than their God, or their King, the Lords Anointed, will easily make shipwreck of their duty to the one, of their Allegiance to the other; if once they believe they shall be loser's by either. They will argue thus: whatsoever God hath decreed, shall come to pass, cannot be avoided by any industry of man; nay it were madness in any to attempt it, and lost labour if he did, but Mr. Lilly hath affirmed, and with a sic est in fatis; that the Parliament shall overcome the King, and His adherents, and therefore it were madness in them, to cast away their dearest lives, and their estates to boot, in the King's quarrel, sigh all is but lost labour.  
Thus have many a thousand in this Kingdom been hobgoblined into Rebellion, against their lawful Sovereign. If this will not prevail, he hath yet another bait for the devouter sort of men: he saith, that the Parliament and Army are Gods I nstruments, Ergo. saith he, (and they believe it to excellent logic, yea, and very good divinity too) you ought to adhere to the Parliament, and not affront them, as of late. A special concluding argument indeed; but good M. Lily, is not the Devil too God's Instrument? makes not God sometimes use of him, as we do of a Hangman to execute his pleasure? must we therefore adhere to the Devil? no certainly. I cannot sufficiently wonder at the madness of men, in suffering themselves to be so long deluded, by mere false shoods and forgeries; even such as are to be discerned by every eye, if they wink not on purpose; but this was always the fashion of the world, to believe falsehood easily; hardly to believe the truth.  
Tunc etiam fatis aperit Cassandra futuris  
Ora dei jussa, non unquam credita Teucris.  
But that the Kingdom may be no longer deluded by such a cheating sycophant: I am resolved to enter the Lists, against this demigorgon, this helsent fury, our junior Merlin: not doubting, but to confute his sophistry by reason; his Astrology, by Astrology, his Cacodemology, by the word of God; and by that time I have throughly uncased him, I doubt not, but he will appear to all the World, more ridiculous than the Apes of India, that mocked the Macedonian Army. I desire not to derogate any thing from M. Lilies ability in the art of Astrology; I am verily persuaded, that he is a good proficient therein; and understands rightly, a great part thereof: but he that wilfully, and purposely shuts his eyes, that he may not see, deserves to be lashed with many stripes. I protest ingenuously, I never had any intentions of showing myself in Print, upon this subject, till I saw M. Lilies Ephemeris for this year, which was not till June: and then I was in a manner compelled to this task, for either I must write a confutation, or some body else; or else the Kingdom must be still deluded, gulled, and cheated with forgeries and lies: and Astrology (an art which I extremely love) be condemned therefore. Before I had fully perfected my confutation of his Ephemeris, he puts forth his judgement upon the pareliis; and the conjunction of Saturn and Mars: which, as soon as I had perused, I found it so full of Contradictions, Treason, Falsehood, and such a ridiculous piece of foppery; as the eye of man, nor that greater of the world, scarce ever yet beheld, which made me conclude, that Master Lilly had now even sold himself to work wickedness, which put me on to write a Confutation of both his said Books, with all the speed I could. In the doing of which, it cannot be expected, but that he vaunting so much as he doth, of his own abilities; as to call those who contradict him, Manapian Astrologers, the scorn of Art, Changelings, etc. that when I find him tripping, I should by't him a little with my cynic tooth: when I find him feighning, or failing, if I lash him sound with my Satyrs whip. My Love to my Country, my Allegiance to my Sovereign, my Respect to Art, and my just detestation of all such vaunting and Machivilian Traitors, challenge of me, and must receive from me, no less, no lower satisfaction: I had no other sinister motives to induce me thereunto; as hatred, malice, envy, etc. and so he unfeignedly protesteth, who is  
Thine in his best endeavours, H. I.   

ALthough the dire influence, of that prodigious Comer, in 16.18 (so fatal to Germany, Spain, Ireland, England, and most Kingdoms in Europe) be now by the divine permission of Almighty God, transmitted, beyond our English Horizon, to go visit some remoter climates, yet we have still (saith Mr. Lilly) the distempered effects of the parelij or 3 Suns visible in Lancashire, April the 3d. 1647/8 forcibly operating and not determined. We are subject I am sure at present to the influence of the square of Saturn and jupiter imminent the 29 or March last, upon the 9 of March last, the sun entered Aries: Upon the 10th. of June last, the sun entered cancer, Upon the 28 of June, there happened a conjunction of Saturn and Mars: Upon the 12th. of September, the sun encred Libra: Upon the 20 of November there happeneth an Eclipse of the Moon, and upon the 11. of December, the Sun enters Capricorn. The 3. foremost. and only those Mr. Lily makes use of, in his Ephimeris for this year, but in his book called an astrologiall prediction, of the occurrences of England, he adds the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, from these as from his basis, he extracts his judg. meant for this year he considers not at all, the sun's ingress into Cancer, Libra and Capricorn notwithstanding the ascendant of the Sun's ingress into Aries, be a movable sign, yea, and the latter degrees thereof, and therefore cannot possibly signify the actions, of above one quarter of a year, as most, (and let him produce any good Author to the contrary, I will yield him the bucklers without further dispute) Nor yetdoth he consider, the eclipse of the Moon, I shall from the ail as for my basis, and ground work, extract my Judgement of thi● y●●r; And so Mr. Lily ought to have done, had he desired to have informed either himself, or his Reader right. Nay Mr. Lily himself imputes this as a fault to M. Wharton, upbraiding him, that he fetched his hotchpotch Oracles, with which he so deluded the people, merely from the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, whereas every one ought he saith to consider the sun's ingress, into the 4. Cardinal points, with all the remarkable conjunctions, and aspects of the year, the most material whereof, he himself omitteth, and so becomes guilty of that himself which he so much taxeth in others: I desire therefore, it may be put to the vote, whether he deservs not to be lashed with the self same whip, which he prepared for them.  
Binorum Paresio●um 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Feb. 28. 1647/ 48  
There is hardly any one thing amrmed, by any Author, de parelijs, which is not again contradicted, by some other author: it will be a matter therefore of great difficulty for me, or any man else, amongst so many different opinions to distinguish truth from falsehood, and consequently to give any certain judgmement, of these parelij or false Suns, seen in Lancashire as Mr. Lilly reporteth: I saw them not myself, but doubtless such mock. Suns do sometimes appear; though there are some that will hardly grant it, yea, do stoutly deny it, whither they proceed from a natural cause, or whether they be miraculous, I will not dispute: nor what the matter is, of which they are made; but it is a very material quaere, and worthy to be resolved, whether they proceed from natural causes, or be miraculously framed by Angels, as Mr. Lilly asserteth. For if they proceed from natural causes, 'tis then probable, that they signify nothing but weather, if other. wise, then doubtless their signisication is great, and of a much larger extent.  
I will not contend with Mr. Lily in this question, because 'tis disputable: It shall be my care, not to justle with him, till I be sure to foil him. These parelij, appear most in Northern climates, commonly in the morning, the Son being near the horizon; their motion is always with the Sun, and they ever keep the same distance from him: their continuance is very short, seldom a 'bove an hour and a quarter at most.  
Many Authors do grisly deny these parelij, to have any other signification, then upon weather: some contend stoutly that they have: Amongst so many different, and indeed contrary opinions, it will be dubious what to affirm: but doubt, less the best way will be, to imitate nature, in resolving such Riddles: I will therefore cull out, from Mr. Lilies collections, such aphorisms, as are likest to be true; and then from them all extract a judgement.  
1. Parelij sunt monitores de insidij, et consilije clandestinis, quae ineuntur adversus eos, qui in magno splendore dignitatis rerum potiuntur. Thus in English; parelij or mock Suns do admonish of treacheries, and Clandestine counsels against men of great dignity: had it said thus, I should have liked it better, and questionless it had been truer: they are Monitors of treacherous plots, and Clandestine counsels, against some King, or Prince, by such as would dethrone him, or make him away, for without doubt a true Sun, signifies a lawful King, a mock Sun, an usurper. and this will clearly appear by the second.  
2. Diversa parelia Regni eiusdem gubernatores fere diverses, aut viros fere Principes representant; circulus autem regni parts, aut civitates: verus ille Sol circuli medio, personan● regiam, apta similitudine monstrat Gem: Divers or many parelij, represent the Governors of the same Kingdom, to be many: or they personate men of almost princely rank, or like Princes: the true sun in the mid le of the circle, declares byan apt comparison, a regal person, of the same Kingdom: the Circle about the suns show the parts or Cities of ●●at Kingdom.  
3. Cum fictisoles, veluti satellites, verum solem cingunt, tunc in captivit atem cadunt summi Reges. When mock suns like Yeomen of the Guard, do encompass the true Sun, than greatest Princes, shall fall into captivity.  
4. Tres soles, triumvir at us esse signa, et suo tempore significasse imperia, Caroli quinti Caesaris, Henrici secundi Gallorum Regis, et Solimani Turcarum Sultani asserit Cardanus 3. Sun's Signify honour to be conferred on three, or many deserving men, and in his time did signify, the Emperor Charles the 5th. Henry the 2d. King of France, and of Soliman Sultan, or Emperor of Turkey. But I like very little of this Aphorism, nor is it likely to be true: for the mock. sun's cannot signify deserving men, nor shall such ever possess that Kingdom they expect, because they quickly vanish, and leave the true Sun in possession: though they besiege him, and imprison him for a time.  
Hi statum mundi sibi subiectum indicaus, non in futurum, sed de die present: indicant autens schismata, et similia, resque ad●●irandas, et rare sier● solitas: praecipue autens evidentia deliria ac indicantur, et conatus stulti superiorum, it aque sicut Duos soles existere superfluum est, it a superfluum est quod illi indicant.  
These parelij, intimate the state of the world, subject unto them, what shall presently, not long after succeed: they foreshow Schisms etc. wonderful matters, and such as are seldom used to be done, especially evident madness, and the foolish endeavours of great men: so that as there is no necessity of 3 Suns so there is no need of such things as they signify,  
6. Parelius aquas, aut ventos promittit, saith Paulus the Minerva a mock Sun signifies, rain or a tempest.  
The signisication of the Parelij, seems therefore to be this. A sun whither true or false signifies a King: a true Sun, a lawful King: a mock-sun, an usurper, or one that would be a King: here are two mock suns. there are therefore two that would be Kings, perhaps Fairfax, and Cromwell, false suns, admonish, of Treason, and treachery to be performed by the mock-suns against their lawful Sovereign, whom they would either dethrone, or make away, have already imprisoned, as appears by the mock suns encompassing the true. Certainly these mock. suns which environ the true sun, must signify the Parliament and army, or if you will the Presbyterian and the Independent: These mock suns, signify Treasons Treacheries. Schisms, Heresies, and clandestine counsels, then acting against the true Sun.  
But as it is a superfluous thing to have two or 3 suns: so is that which they go about, that is, playing King Catchers. Though they so much desire it, yet shall they never come to be Kings [to the Halter they may] for the mock Suns suddenly vanish, leaving the true sun shining in the firmament, & at last free from confinement, whence I gather, that his Majesty shall come at length out of prison, and that whosoever desires to wear his Diadem, shall go without it: for the mock suns quickly vanished, they shall never therefore obtain their aim.  
The Eclipse of the Moon, in November next in Gemini will soon after without all question, banish the Parelij, or mock suns into the land of darkness, What think you Mr Lily, is not this the natural explication of our parelij?  
But Mr. Lilly would have the true sun to signify the Parliament, and the mock suns their opposers, and his reason ['tis judicium sine judici●] is because these was at the time of the appearance or the pare●j, ●oe vi●●●● face of authority, but what was in them, what then? the authority is the Kings, de jure, though theirs the facto. The Parliament was not imprisoned, the true Son was environed by the mock suns, ergo the true sun signifies the King, a the Parliament is excellent 〈◊〉 and most significantly represented by the mock suns environing the true, for they keep him prisoner &c, that they might make use or his power, and Authority. Let any indifferent man judge between us, 
Here should have been inferred a Scheame for the time of the appearance of the Pare●lij  and let the Golden ball be give to him who hits the truth.  
This Scheme which was set at the the time of the appearance of the parelij, were it exactly done as I much doubt it was not: it were superfluous to judge it; but yet let Mr Lilly say what he will, this very Scheme is ten times more for the King then for the Parliament, nay Mr. Lily himself though at unawares confesseth as much in these, words: Yet this of necessity will follow, either an amendment, or a compliance, of the Members themselves, or a final revolt of the People from them. Testimonium tunm quod in aliena re leve est hoc contrate grave est. The Moon who signifies the people, opposeth both the Ascendant, and the Sun their significator, and after her separation from the opposition of Sol, snee applies forcibly to the trine of Saturn, Lord of the 11. in the 2. and this must needs signify, victory to the King, although the tail of the Dragon, be in the 10th. house: for that signifies only scandals, falls, and some danger by poison to the King, Jupiter Lord of the ascendant retrograde, hurts the Parliament more, than the King, for he oposes the ascendant, there are many therefore of the Parliament men, who will be for the King against the Parliament. The Moon in opposition to the sun, both well fortified in angles, argues a defection of most of the kingdom, from them, and their adherance to the King, in regard the Moon applies immediately after her separation, to Saturn our friend in the second.  
But Mr. Lilly affirmeth, that the King declined in honour, even since the appearance of the mock-suns in 1644. and doubtless he would have him decline worse still upon the appearance of these new mock-suns: but see how ridiculous he makes himselse: there is no Artist but knows that it was the Comet in 1618. and the great conjunction of Saturn and jupiter, and the Eclipse of the Sun in 1639. which brought his Majesty so low. And the conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Gemini, in the 8th. house, near Oculus Tauri, and the Moon Eclipsed in the 7th. and the 8th. houses, in Gemini, near the body of Saturn, will bring the Parliament lower.  
The figure of the Sun's ingress into Aries for the Meridian of London, 
Here are 3. Shemes' wanting the first; for the Sun's ingress into Aries 9 Martij, the second for the square of Saturn and Jupiter, 29 Martij, the third for the Conjunction of th' Sun and Sarne, 16. Maij.  hath 26. degrees and 50. minutes, of Libra ascending which sign in regard it is movable, causeth, that this Scheme, shall signify unto us, the actions but of one quarter of this year, especially there being so few degrees thereof in the Ascendent, and this is the unanimous opinion, of all the learned in this art, although Mr. Lily, thinking it fittest for his purpose, would needs persuade us to the contrary, and would have it serve for the whole year: but even reason itself would persuade us. (had the learned been silent herein) that the fag end of a movable sign ascending, there is no great heed or trust to be had to such a figure: and yet for this quarter, it must direct us. viz. Until the Sun enrers the sign Cancer.  
For as much as the ascending sign is movable, doubtless a great change, of humane affairs approacheth, concerning the Rites. Privileges, Laws, and Customs, of this Kingdom, si cutera concenserint, as here they do.  
Venus is Lady of the asccnding sign, but Saturn hath more dignities therein, viz. his exaltation, and triplicity, neither of them have much to do in the Ascendent, as the case stands; for in regard there are so sew degree, of Libra in the ascendent, they quickly leave their rule to Mars, and then the dominion of the succeeding part of the year, is in a manner wholly committed unto Mars; not so much because he governs the sign Scorpio, intercepted in the ascendent, at the time of the vernal-ingres, (as Mr. Lilly would have it) but because he is the principal Planet, in most of the lunations, and remarkable Aspects, happening this year. Clandestine practices shall therefore now fail, and deeds of Arms be very frequent, in many parts of this Kingdom. Mr. Lily cries peace; but to our costs we have, and shall find, that we shall not enjoy the settled conditon, he promiseth; this year will not produce it.  
Si Mars fuerit Dominus anni, directus et non aspexerit Ascendentem, fignificat plurimas combustiones et nocumentum ab ignibus, et agritudines, quae advenient hominibus causa sangninis et destructionem vegitabilium, causa valetudivis ventorum. If Mars be Lord of the year, direct, and behold not the ascendent, it signifies much burn, and hurts by fire, many diseases in men, caused by peccant blood: and destruction of vegetables, by the grcatnesse of winds.  
In the Plenilunium preventional he is in the 11th. house, in conjunction with Mer. in opposition to the Moon, this signifies great enmity amongst friends, Consumption of much treasure, his posation in the revelation in the fifth, denounceth much Fornication, Adultery, and Mortality in the Southrens parts.  
Saturn in the 8. house signifies much detriment, and loss to the place, which is subject to that sign he is in, tribulation, anguish, and many contentions.  
Saturn is in porigeo, as near the earth as he can be, and meets with Mars in Gemini, where there are many stars of contrary nature; this, but not only this, was the cause of the witness and coldness of the year. The Parelij also, did promise, and foreshow the same, for Parelius ventos aut pluvias promittit, there are also some other reasons in art therefore, as you shall hear anon.  
Luna in quartain signo infor tunato, erit populu● fortiter obsessus, et accident ei carceres, et anxietates graves, The Moon in the 4th. house, in an unfortunate sign, signifies that the people shall be strongly besieged, and divers shall be imprisoned, and great and heavy Calamities shall happen. She is in this Scheme in Aquary, the house of Saturn, in conjunction with Venus, lady of the eighth house; both of them aspected by the late full square of Saturn, in the eight, the greatest infortune, and in the worst of houses, but if we believe Mr. Lilly, be tells us, that the Moon is fortunate, because conjoined to Venus, but Venus herself here is Lady of th' house of Death, and consequently as bad as any Planet in the figure, except Saturn, who is locally in that house, howsowever, she could never take off the malicious in fluence of Saturn, who squares them both from the 8. for this is a rule which no Artist will deny: si times Saturnum, oppone jovem, si Martem oppone Uenerem. The truth of the former rule, though he denyeth not, yet he cruelly taxeth Mr. Wharton for his application of it, to the Moon in that figure, but the event has answered his prediction, count radicted Mr. Lillyes calumnies, and this, and his other, almost infinite, and gross mistakes this year, in point of Art, will chronicle him a dotard to all posterity.  
Especially this which follows which he stands so stiffly to maintain. Venus, saith he, is Lady of the Ascendant, Mars Lord also thereof, is in the house of Inpiter, and jupiter himself, in the 10. the Moon also who hath usually representation, of the common condition of mankind, being not unfortunate, but applying to the conjunction of venus, gives us great reason, saith he, to hope well, and to live in assurance, that the commonwealth of England, shall not this year be molested with war; That every man shall live at his own house. and in his own Vocation, and Calling, quietly and securely, Countrymen, What say you to this? Certainly 'tis a fair pro mice, but is it true? is he master of his word? no thing less. We all know 'tis absolutely false, yet every man is not sensible, for all this of the greatness and grossness of this mistake.  
It must not be understood barely, as an assertion of Mr. Lillyes, but as a confutation of Mr. Wharton, who predicted war, as he had good reason to do, as God-willing. I shall show anon, but that I may go throughly, and sound to work with him, I will first confute his mistaken grounds.  
Verily saith he, this is no fiction of ours but the opinion of those reverend professors, who studied this science, long before us: From whom Origanus he saith draws this inference, fol. 5.22. In anni et quartarum revolutionibus, an't thematibus lunationum, si luna sive firma ct potens, sit in angulo velsuccedente dom●, in dignittiabus suis sive debilis, et cadens, extra dignitates, applicueri beneficeo alicui planetae, Jovi aut Veneri, significat status populi fortunatins, quo lucrd eidem accrescent, et abundnbunt necessaria; et si applicuerit Veneri, erit bilaritas, gaudiums, et frequentia connubiorum, which he thus translates In the revolution of a year, and the several schemes of lunations, if the Moon, whether she be strong and powerful, in an angle or a succedent house, in her own dignity, or admit she be weak and cadent, yet if she apply to any benevolent planet, as jupiter or Venus, the state or condition of the people, shall be signified successful and fortunate. in which year they shall increase their estates, and abound in all manner of necessary provisions; and if that fortune to whom the Moon shall apply be Venus, (as now) the common people shall much rejoice, be frolic, and very cheerful. That these words are in Origamus, I will not deny, nor that they be rightly rendered by him in English, but that he misunderstands, and misapplyes Origamns, is plain to a novice in this Art; for admit the moon to be so and so posited, yea and so and so applying also [which is more than the rule requires,] and some other planet or planets in the scheme contradicting, ORIGANUS will not then affirm, that she, so and so posited, so and so applying, shall take off the significations, of the other planets: for if this had been his meaning, that the Moon should rule all the Roast, in that business; the rules which Mr. Lily soon after tites out of Haly. had been to no purpose: and his very quoting of Haly against Mr. Wharton, makes for me, against himself. Again Origanus speaks, of jupiter and Venu's when they are fortunes, they are not always so, viz. when they are in the sixth, eighth, tenth or twelfth, houses. or are Lords of those houses: as here, Venus is Lady of the 8th. and the Moon herself, hath great dominion therein: and both Venus, and the Moon are disposed off by Saturn, who is locally in the 8th. in square to them both: an ill aspect, the worst of houses, and the greatest in fortune. He does but trifle therefore, and abuse Origanus, and i ancients, to affirm of them, which they never meant, nor did any man, that ever I saw, heard, or read of, ever understand him so he must therefore balk the authority of Orig.  
But Haly fits him to a hair, his authority shall carry it, if he puts his words, into true English He saith, Semper in revolutione, cave et respice Martem, quia si bonus fuerit, et in bono statu, melius succedit negotium, vassalorum regis, et exercituum. which he thus translates into English. In every revolution be well advised, in giving judgement: and have respect to the place of Mars, for if he be well posited, and in a good state, the business of the King's Subjects, and their Armies, shall the better succeed. No Sir, this the business of the King's Subjects, and his Armies, shall the better succeed. He hath produced Haly, absolutely against himself: yet he saith, that this is an assured testimony, that the Common wealth of England, shall nor this year, be molested with Warr, or much troubled, and offended with the Soldier. Good Mr. Lily, does exercitus in your Dictionary, signify peace? if it signifies an Army, as mine saith it does, why then it is quite against you, not for you; he saith the King's Armies shall thrive, and you say we shall have peace. Peace is the end of War indeed, but the Soldier is armed to fight. But he will be sure, to make it for his parpole, one way or other: of it does speak of War, it shall say, (or Mr. Lilly will make it) that the Parliament shall beat the King; but Latin Haly Saith, that exercitus regis shall thrive: not the people, and their Armies. If the King's Armies thrive, the Parliaments must sing Lacrymae: woe is me, well a day. But to be serious, Halyes meaning is, that when Mars is strong, he does the less mischief: (the word is melius not been) yet Mr. Lily and all men must grant, that Mars is semper in fortuna. Well Haly hath hitherto deceived him also: and yet he is resolved, to try him once again: produce him, let him speak, but know, that is you traduce him again, his action of scandal against you, will be doubtless, far more valid and vigorous. He quotes him, fol. 364. and tells us truly that be saith. Nota quod planeta, qui est demin●●, et significator anni, quando invenitur, in aliquo signorum, significat, secundum proprietatem ip fius planetae, et secundum ipsius proprietatem loci, in quo versatur, de domibus figurae: et secundum statum, et ejus fortunam, et infortunia: quia per fortunam, et bonuns statum fignificat benumb, et meliorem sucessum et gaudium, et si Mars fuerit, significat, quod homines vincent homines inimicos suos, &c Which he translates into English thus. Observe that planet, who is significator of the year, & in which of the 12. signs he is found; be assured, he shall signify, according to theproperty of the Plainer, Sign, & house, of Heaven, in which he is posited, and according to his state, for tune, or unfortunatnesse, for that planet well fortified, shall signify good success, joy, gladness, etc. And if Mars shall at any time be so qualified, in a revolution, it imports the come. monaity shall overcome their Enemies. That Haly speaks here manifestly for War, he himself confesseth: for so his own English renders him: but when he would insinuate, that the Parliament or their army, shall overcome the King, (which if you observe he does) he shows him. self a dotard, and no Scholar. It seems he would if it were possible, make Haly, as guilty of treason, as himself; but he saith, homines vincent homines: men shall overcome men: and I say, Haly was a loyal Subject, but Merlius Anglicus a Rebel.  
But Mr. Lilly himself confesseth, that Mars is the most consicerable plainer, not only in the vernallingresse, but also, in all other quarters and lunations of the year, and therefore he rightly judges, that some will object, (I myself am one of that number) that he might justly have been suspected, the forerunner of more Wart, and bloodshed. Nor can the potency of Mars, in the vernal ingress, hinder; for he is semper in fortuna. He is strong I confess in the vernal ingress, and at the time of the square aspect, of Saturn and Inpiter, but weak enough, all the year after. I hope Mr. Lilly will not brag of his potency, at the Sans entering Cancer: at the con, junction of Saturn and Mars: at the Eclipse of the Moon, nor in many other not able aspects, bappening this year. I wonder therefore, that, Mr. Lily should in such plain terms, assume (he useth to speak Riddles commonly so dark, ●requires an Oedipus to unfold them) that it is be. yond his knowledge, if the devouring Sword, harm us this years: but especially, that he should be so confident, as to affirm, that it is positive in Astrology, that there will be this year, no such notorious distractions, to engage the King, doom in blood, or the City of London to a fury. We all know, Merlivus Anglicus, to be a lying Phophet its this, and that art was plain for War, is manifest: not only from the reasons before set down, but also from the conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Gemini, the sign intercepted in the ascendent, of the profectionall revolution, of Saturn and lupiter: Which makes Mr. Lily to cry out, ab hinc lacbrymae nostra Anglicanae, non a revolntione hu, us anni, vel ab has tam dira, et formidabili conjunctione, infortunarum procedunt: this indeed signifies War, buy by Mr. Lilies favour, the former reasons, are far stronger for War, than this: and if this had been the only cause of our sufferings: there could not have been a blow struck till the latter end of june, for this happened not till then. I confess this conjunction happening in the sign intercepted in the Ascendent of the profectionall revolution, of Saturn and jupiter, and an Eclipse also, in that very sign both of them in the 8th house, and near Oculus Tauri, a most dismal fixed Star, will plague London, and Mr. Lillyes beloved Parliament, to purpose, and will bring so many, and so great calamities upon them, as would move even stones to pity, unless God, the maker and disposer of all things, be overcome by their penitence. to over rule the influence, of these heavenly bodies.  
These doubtless were the reasons, which moved Mr. Wharton and Mr. Booker, this year, to predict Warr. I wonder infinitely at Mr Lillyes brazen impudence, in abusing all such as descent from his opinion, with such ignominious epithits writing far truer than himself: but much more that he should brag, that he hath found out a new manner of Astrology, heretofore either not known to the Ancients, or else evillingly omitted in their writings, and would have us take it as a favour from him, for leaving us the Key of Astrology: poor simple animal, begot between a bitch wolf, and an Incubus, neither by Merlin nor Mercury. I am confident posterity will never express any gratitude, for such a key, as would lead them, if they follow it, into a maze, and labyrinth of endless errors. Me thinks that if this had slipped him, yet being premonished by Mr, Wharton, his old Antagonist, that this would be a year of martial exploits in this Kingdom e it should have made him pump hard, to have searched the very entrails of Astrology, and if that would not have done it, then to have called to counsel, (as his manner is,) the Angel protector, or the guardian Angel of this Kingdom: for, flectere si nequeat superos Acharonta movebit. What Mr Lily, could not they inform you better? We use to say praemonitns, praemunitus, he that is forewarned is forearmed; but it is not so with M. Lilly. he cannot plead ignorance, of what Mr. Wharton would have taught him, for 'tis certain that he saw his book, before his own was printed or else he could not, have called him fool therefore, or have christened him with so many contumelious epithets.  
Mars I confess as posited in our Revolution, doth nor, during the vernal quarter, premonstrate such Wars, slaughters, or such grand commotions, as our eyes have beheld, both before, and since, yet that he here signifies slaughters, burn, and mischiefs, by fire, iron, powder, and other things, subject to the influence of Mars is plain and the event confirms it, that Mars, as posited in the vernal ingress, threaten us with saddiscontents, backslidings in Religious matters, great disconsolation to the Clergy and high demands, or results, amongst the Schismatic all (take notice he calls the Army Schismatics) he himself confesseth as also that it sig nifies a strong endeavour, to settle the Just laws of the Land, proceed and customs of the people, and in regard that Mars was so potent, it engaged most of the principal Gentry, and greatest men in the Kingdom, to Deeds of Arms.  
His Majesty's significator in this Scheme, is very properly the Sun, posited in the 5 t. house: for he is over the natural significator of Kings. (nam Sol pro Magistratu, luna pro subditis) and here he is the accidental also; being Lord of the 10th.  
The Moon and Mars are for the Patliament: Mars and the Moon are both stronger, than the Sun, in this Scheme: this quarter therefore, the King shall rather lose, then get: jupiter retrograde, in the sign upon the 11th. house: signifies that the King's friends, for a time, shall lose themselves, for want of Counsel, and mature advice.  
Mercury is combust, the King's friends shall therefore be betrayed: and for a time grow weaker and weaker: not stronger.  
And yet notwithstanding this is an excellent Scheme, for his Majesty, if it be rightly judged: for the part of fortune is with jupiter, in the very cusp of the 11th. And Mercury their dispositor, applying to the friendly trine of jupiter: The King's friends shall therefore at last be able to procure his re-establishment, and that by deeds of Arms; for Mercury and the Sun too, are both in Aries, the house of Mars.  
jupiter is a slow ponderous planet, and besides that retrograde in this figure: which will retard the business, longer far than waa expected.  
If we consider the Parliaments significators in this Scheme: They are the Moon, Venus, Saturn, and Mars: the Moon is strong in the fourth house, in conjunction with Venus, Lady of the Ascendent: this makes Mr. Lily cry out oh happy Parliament, thou shalt stand for ever. and never be enforced, so much as to stoop. But who disposes of the Moon and Venus? Does not Saturn? What is he, almuten of the ascendent, one of the Parliaments significators, but the greatest infortune, where is he? in the 8. house most infortunate, for it is the house of Death: who disposes of him? The Moon and Venus, where are they? in the 4th. house: what is the signification of that house? The end of all things.  
Why then by Mr. Lilles' favour, this very Scheme, shall signify: that notwithstanding the Parliament, shall flourish yet a while, yet in the end, they shall be conquered, and brought low, yea many of them shall die a death, shameful, and ignominious: nor can the double mutual reception of Saturn and Venus by house, of Saturn and the Moon by triplicity hinder: for Satuone almuten of the Parliaments ascendent, Their house of life, is in the house of death, extremely, unfortunate, and beholds their other significators viz. both the Moon and Venus, with a hateful square, in the fourth house, the end of all things, What think you Mr. Lilly? does not this signify unto them death? or at left dishonour?  
If we consider, the square of Saturn and jupiter, the 29 of March soon following the sun's ingress into Aries, about 26 of Leo is in the cusp of the Ascendent, and jupiter retrograde very near the cusp; who yet comes to be direct, before he comes to the degree of the ascendent.  
Jupiter therefore & the Sun are in this scheme the Parliaments significators but principally jupiter, for plus valet plenota, corporali praesentia quam dominio absentriae.  
Jupiter is a very good planet (Mr. Lily) and to speak truth he is the best, and most benevolent of the seven: but is he not retrogade Mr Lily? that signifies, that though jupiter, will support the parliament for a time, yet they shall grow weaker and weaker, run backwards, lose, but not suddenly, in regard the Sun, is so strong in the very degree of his exaltation: and from thence beholding the Ascendent and jupiter with a friendly trine. But Good Mr Lily, let me ask you one question more, what houses are jubiter Lord of the 8. and the fourth? Death therefore and dishonour, shall be their guerdon at last, for as jupiter is Lord of the fourth, he sigfies the end, and as he is Lord of the 8. he signifies death, especially being in the ascendent, the house of life, as he is retrograde and 2 slow. Planet, so he signifies that they shall go by Degrees. Leo is a regal sign the sun also is in a nother, this intimates their ambition, That they would be Kings, but jupitor retrograde in leone, spoils their Majesty, dethrones them quite especially if you consider, that Saturn in the 10. sends his square to jupiter in the Ascendent. beleieve it Mr. Lily they must fall, and have a rousing knock. His majesty's Signisicators in this Scheme are Saturn, the Moon, and Mercury, Saturn is by nature an inforrune. yea the greatest of all, out what houses is he Lord of? the 8.9. and 10. from the 10 pray God there were not, nor yet be some treachery to take away his Majesty's life. I am much afraid that lurida terribiles miscent aconita noverca. But in regard that Venus his dispositrix is so strong, I hope providence will preserve him and will help him to evade their malice.  
Saturn as he is Lord of the 10 from the 10th. will restore him, though with much dissiculty for Saturn retards all ching, and gives what soever he gives, with labour & difficulty. Saturn in the 10. in square to the ascendent, and to jupiter retrograde therein, signify that the parliamentshall be forced, though unwillingly, to restore unto the King, his Rights and dignities, which Mercury lord of the second, in the cusp of the tenth plainly also denotes.  
Mercury is Lord of the Parliaments house of substance, and of the Kings too: now not fare from the cusp of the 10th. therefore his Majesty's estate is not fare from regaining.  
The Dragon's tail in the culpe of the 11th. signifies many false friends to his Majesty, who will not long from this time appear, pretending fair meaning hollowly; doubtless they will buy him, and fell him, once again, and slander him what they can it impedites also the actions of his truest friends, for his succour, but dabit Deus his quoque finem. The Prince will bring them on their knees, for Saturn is Lord of the 5 t. and the case will be much altered anon I doubt not.  
In May last, there happened a conjunction of the Royal Sun and Sullen Saturn, in the 10 house: which did much impedite his Majesty's Actions, a long time: and put his very life in dangers: but caput Draconis being there it could not hurt his life.  
Mercury is both for the King. and parliament but he disposeth of the Sun. and Saturn, and is conjoined to Mars, the King could not there. fore, as long as the fury of this conjunction lasted, thrive in Military affairs, nor the City of London rise to help him: it will do something one day: Oh London take heed, many remarkable Aspects have and shall happen this year in Gemini.  
Summer gins the 10th. of june, 
Here should been inserted 2. Schemes one for the Sun's ingress into cancer, the other for the Conjunction of Saturn & jupiter. The first hanning JYNE the 10. the other the 10 of JUNE  10. minutes past 11. a Clock at night: at which time, the glorious Sun, enters Cancer: The Moon, within 3. quarters of an hour, being in conjunction with him: obscuring his bright body, and causing a great and fearful Eclipse: but not visible to us: all the planets being at that time, subterranean, in this jupiter and the Moon are for the Parliament jupiter and the Sun for the King: for jupiter is Lord of the first, and tenth.  
The Moon is combust in the fourth House, which very thing would have absolutely destroyed the Parliament, at that time, or near it; had not the Dragon's head, been so near the Moon, and the Sun been Eclipsed; this therefore up holds for a while their drooping spirits, long it cannot. The Eclipse of the Sun, hurts not the King much, in regard it is not visiale, and consequently the effects of this Eclipse, will be obscure, to us: yet some mischief it doubtless did. The Dragon's tail in the roth. gives fear of poison, or of hurt by a Horse, or by riding, or else some mischeise, by fire or Iron. God bless his Majesty from danger of death, and from scandals, and slanders, raised against him, by black mouth d Villains.  
jupiter the other significator both of the King and Parliament, is in the 7th. house, opposing the ascendent, the Parl. therefore will oppose the Parliament: and great dissension will doubt. less be amongst themselves, enough to have caused their utter undoing, had not Mercury the dispositor of jupiter, beheld the ascendent, by a trine espect, this will make them piece again for a time, but Saturn and Mars in their second house, will signify great expense of Treasure, and much loss by fire, and War, at least to some of them.  
jupiter as he is Lord of the 10th. is in the 10th. from the 10th. and beholds it, with a sextile aspect, and Saturn Lord of the 11th. in the second, with a trine. This will doubtless signify ●e est 〈◊〉, to his Majesty and the recovery of his 〈◊〉, yea and his pristine honour.  
Not long after the Sun's entrance into Cancer viz. about the 28 of june, there happened a conjunction of Saturn and Mars the two malevosent and worst of planets, in Gemini, near oculus Tauri, in the 8th. house of Heaven: whose insluence will produce, wonderful alterations, but not without other concurrent causes, as Mr. Lilly well observeth, but there are other concurrent causes enough [〈◊〉 too many, if it pleased God] to cooperate, with this conjunction, both before & subsequent, especially the eclipse of the moon within three degrees of the very Place of the conjunction itself: and it hapens also in the 7 and 8. houses of heaven, very near unto oculas tauri, and the very body of Saturn, and this Mr. Lilly himself, coufesseth, saying that this conjunction is near oculus tauri, a most violent fixed star, if we believe either our own experience or that of the ancients, for there did never happen any Eclipse conjunction, or opposition of the Superiors near that Part of Gemini, but it produced admirable and wonderful effects: add to this that the first conjunction, of Saturn and jupiter, in the fiery trigon, was in the year 603. in opposition, almost to the very degree of this conjunction. We have sad cause [I am sure, his Majesty hath] too remember the effects of the Eclipse of the Sun in the tenth of Gemini anno● 1639. much more reason will the Parliament have to remember this conjunction, and the Eclipse of the Moon in that place.  
Yea Mr. Lily himself confesseth, this a very sad pofition of heaven for the Parliament, able utterly upon the first fight (yea and the second too) to puzzle a weak, (yea Mr. Lillyes strong) affection: for I doubt, he himself hath no more than humane principles; We have Mars saith he, their Significator (because Lord of the Ascendent in the 8th house, in conjunction with Saturn. near Oculus Tauri, a sad Planet, and more dismal fixed star: The house he also confesseth, to be the worst of houses, and that it signifies to the Parliament, a sad and distracted condition, yea he himself confesseth further, that it imports a parliament struggling and gasping for breath, and life and that London also is the most of any city in Europe concerned in this conjunction: as also that the least misehief, that thereupon can happen to that City, Will be sedition, uproars, famine, if not Gloudshed. And a little before, he is yet more ingenious, confessing positively, thas (God out of his infinite mercy not preventing) war, and bloodshed will succeed in this very City Page 39 and I fear they will find all this, and much more true enough, which I shall enough discover.  
Mutantur regna, et dominia, et fides, sectaeque et opiniones hominum, dum mutantur auges planetaru, de figno in signum, dico illarum gentium, quarum fignificator erit plaeneta, augi●s permntae: mutatioque; erit ad bonum, vel ad malum, secundum naturam significatorum superiorum conjunctionum illorum temporum, et secundum naturam signi permutationis. That is Kingdoms, and Governments, Leagues, Sects, and men's opinions, do change, and vary, when the anges of the planets move out of one signe into another: I say of these nations, whose significator, is the planet of the changed auges: And this alteration shall be for good or ill, according to the nature of the signisicators of the superior conjunctions of those times, and according to the nature of the sign of mutation. Mars is the general significator of England, whose abssis or Aphelium, is at present in four signs, twenty nine degrees, fifty two minutes, and one and twenty seconds. that is 29. deg. 52. min. 21. of Leo: and sin the year 1656. this absis will remove into Virgo about which year M Lylly saith we must expect a strange Catastrophe in this Common wealth, and Monarchy of England, for Mars cannot protect Aries and Uirgo, whom he beholds not: all this is Mr. Lilies, I will not own it, nay I shall willingly and ingeniously confess, that I understand not, why this should be so fatal to England, or to London, as he would make us believe: yet am I clear of his opinion, in that which follows, that a very sad disaster to the City is much to be feared, long before that time, Have a care London, thou art already strongly and strangely threatened, and wilt be suddenly more, have a care thou rebellest no longer against thy King, thou mayst put an end to these Wars when thou pleasest, and thou hadst a principal stroke in beginning them: do what thou meanest to do, quickly, 'twill be else too late: Remember the old prophecy, part of which thou knowest to be already fulfilled. Lincoln was London is, and York shall be, the greatest City of the three.  
Scorpio a fixed sign ascends, and I shall easily grant Mr. Lily that all the angles of the figure, are also fixed and in trine to Pisces, the sign ascending at the Parliaments first fitting, but that all or any of these, shall or can (rebus sic stanti●us) signify that the Parliament shall stand firm and not be dissipated I absolutely deny and affirm the contrary to be true, and evident in point of Art. And let him but produce good Authors to second his assertion, and I will willingly yield him the Bucklers in this case, I think any Artist will think him mad or worse to judge this a sufficient reason therefore the Lord of the Ascendent being with Saturn, and Oculus Tauri, he knows [or at least should know] signum ut corpus Planetaut anima, there is little promised by any sign of Heaven. which hath no planet in it, nor yet well aspecting it, he is almost ashamed I perceive of this reason by that which follows. for he confesseth that their unfaithful branches, and rotten boughs, must be lopped off, We desire no more, there are for all this (I hope) divers honest men amongst them, who grieve at the Kings, and Kingdoms sufferings, and would help it if they could.  
When Mr. Lilly affirmeth, that this conjunction signifieth good to the Parliament; quia ex duabus infortunis fit fortuna; he himself contradicts what he said before, and dotes most wickedly, most miserably. I deny not the Aphorism ('tis Ptolemies) but I deny this sense of it; ('tis Mr. Lilies) I doubt not indeed but it will produce much good, to the Kingdom; none to the Parliament, or the City of London. Nor can the North node of Venus or caput draconis, save and defend them, (as he would have it) their significator is too far distant from caput draconis; and too much afflicted, to be helped by him. I wonder he cries not out still, why cannot the Citizens thrive and be pleasant? a time is now approaching, which imports felicity unto them: this he said in Julyes' observations, but they will curse him for lying before the end of Febr. next.  
Saturn in the figure of the Sun's ingress into the vernal point Aries, in the eighth house, signifies a dearth of such creatures, as the sign represents wherein he is; the sign he is in at that time is Taurus; which signifies great cattle, oxen, horses, cows; but this Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in the eighth house, is in Gemini, which will not only cause many great, and grievous sicknesses, yea very deadly ones, but many violent, and untimely deaths this year, by the sword, even in cold blood: Lucas and Lisle are not forgotten yet: this signifies the plague also, or some pestilential disease, in the City of London; great discontent, great scarcity of grain, and corn, though it will not be believed as yet.  
Jupiter and Mercury in this scheme, are the King's friends; Jupiter is accidentally strong, Lord of the fifth, uponwhose cusp a watery sign is placed, the Prince therefore & the King's friends shall prevail at Sea. Soon after this conjunction happened, the Prince appeared with the Fleet, upon the Sea, and put forth a Declaration, that He was resolved to adventure His dearest life, to re-establish our Sovereign, His Royal Father: which He will undoubtedly do; for Jupiter lours upon Saturn and Mars, with a hateful Square. Never let Mr. Lilly say he cannot do it, in regard that Jupiter is not essentially dignified; but rather let him answer me this question: is not Jupiter much stronger, yea far more fortunate than Mars? is he not also posited in a better house? The Square between Jupiter, and the infortunes, will produce almost infinite disputes, about our Laws, Customs, and Privileges, Religion, Covenants, etc.  
Saturn better dignified than Mars, signifies scarcity of Provision for man. Mars more elevated, shows that the sword will prevail. Whose sword Mr. Lily? pray speak the truth, in plain English: why he confesseth, that it argues the Soldier must do strange things, or else we perish faith he; he means himself and the Army. Alas, alas, this is ill news indeed, who can help it? God send us never worse. Oh, but Mr. Lilly even in his very Agony, hath one trick left; ('tis Treason I fear) let us hear it; he exhorts the whole Kingdom, yea most earnestly, to take the Parliaments part: Why so? what against their Sovereign, thou Traitor? What then shall become of Jesus said Pilate? what shall become of our Sovereign then say I? the Jews said, Crucify him, crucify him; and Lily saith the like in effect, as you shall hear anon.  
Venus applies to a sextile of Jupiter; he in Virgo, she in Cancer, at the time of the aspect: His Majesty therefore may expect assistance, from His friends in France, because Jupiter is in Virgo, the ascendent of Paris: much from Scotland, because Venus is in Cancer; the royal Sun being at that time in Cancer, signifies that the Scots shall not regard their own profit so much, to neglect the restitution of His Majesty as M. Lilly would suggest, but without any grounds at all in art, for he gives this to be his reason, for this his prediction; the Moon, saith he, beholds Cancer, and not the Sun at all, by any aspect: which is absolutely false, for the Moon beholds not Cancer at all, either in the radix of the Conjunction, or at the time of the aspect, between Jupiter and Venus; for in the radix she is in Aquary at the time of the aspect in Gemini; neither of which signs, behold Cancer at all: besides the Sun is both in the radix, and also at the time of the aspect, in Cancer. which is far stronger; and much better, than any aspect to the Sun in this regard.  
But that any or all of the King's friends, shall ever be able to re-establish His Majesty, is negative in Astrology (if we believe Mr. Lilly when he lieth) why so I pray Sir? surely because it is so often, doubly, trebly, yea doubly and trebly affirmed. And I call heaven and earth to witness, I for my part, cannot see, (nor can I hear of from him) any sufficient reason in Art, to the contrary; I know there are many for it, and very strong ones too: Two negatives make an affirmative, but two hundred affirmatives, cannot make a negative. The best and most valid reason, that Mr. Lilly gives against it, is this; that when King James came to the Crown, Saturn and Jupiter were in Conjunction, in the eighth degree of Sagitarius, and this Conjunction is, faith he, almost in the very same degree, of the opposite sign: whereby he would feign insinuate, that this Conjunction imports destruction to His Majesty, and His family, but why so M. Lily? neither Saturn nor Mars are His Majesty's significators, and therefore have nothing to do with Him, or with His family; but Mars is Lord of the ascendent, and therefore imports destruction to the Parliament unavoidably, unless they in time compose the business.  
Another of M. Lilies reasons, but more wide than the former, is this: Pisces, saith he, ascended, when the Parliament began, and the twentieth degree of Sagitary culminated, and Mars saith he was in 10. degree of Sagitary, in Square dexter, to the place of this Conjunction; this still signifies destruction to them, not to him: for Mars has his triplicity in Pisces, & therefore signifies the Parliament, now he coming to the Conjunction of Saturn, in the eighth house, near oculus tauri, and in the same place, which he afflicted, with his own Square, at their first sitting: this must needs signify, at least their dissolution, with infamy, and dishonour; if not the block and gibbet, for some of them.  
To this give me leave to add, the prediction of the dying Independent Priest, (I mean M. Saltmarsh) who is confidently reported, to have had the apparition of, and discourse with an Angel; who if sent from God, (as it's verily believed) is an invincible argument, to warrant his prediction good. It seems he told Fairfax to his face, that God had sent him to him, to let him understand, that he persecuted his Saints, had done many things amiss, and therefore that he and his Army both, should come to utter ruive, and that with speed. Saltmarsh was well, when he delivered this message, and gave Fairfax a sign, for the truth of his prediction, that such a day and hour, he the messenger himself should die, and so he did at the time appointed. Most men in the Kingdom have heard of this, yea and many do verily believe it to be true; but very few ponder it as they ought: for my part, it sticks with me; and I'll assure M. Lilly, that I verily expect the accomplishment thereof.  
The Sun in this scheme is the King's significator, saith M. Lilly, who is locally in the ninth, which is the twelfth from the tenth, Ergo saith he, the King is Captived. True, He is so; but woe be to them that did it: pray Sir what think you of those, that side with them, who have laid violent hands upon the Lords Anointed? I'll answer for you, for this once, he is a Rebel, and the worst of Traitors.  
The motions of Saturn and Mars. are swift indeed, as M. Lilly observeth rightly. for they greatly exceed their mean motions; yet am I not of his opinion; that the actions, signified by the Conjunction of these two Planets, shall be carried on, and prosecuted, with so great speed, as he affirmeth, with great fury and violence they will; for Saturn is the flowest of all the Planets, he is 30 years going about the Zodiac; & therefore his effects, will not quicklycease; and yet much the sooner for his quick motion.  
Doubtless the Conjunction of these two malevolent Planets, with oculus tauri, in the eighth house, and in Gemini, where Mars made his square, at the Parliaments first sitting; will signify singular actions, and of very high concernment, especially to London, and the Parliament at Westminster.  
In Anno 1635. and 1636. Saturn transiting Sagitarius, London smarted with the Plague, how much more will he and Mars, afflict her now, they being conjoined in Gemini, in the eight house, near the Bull's eye? O London, let me tell thee plainly, and seriously, and truly, that (if thou makest not an early peace, I mean a sudden atonement, with thy angry God, and thy abused Sovereign, his Anointed, and Vicegerent here; against whom thou wert with the first, (nay the very first) that Rebelled, and leddest divers Countries, by thy example, to drink deep of the poisonous cup of Rebellion, Schism, Heresy, etc.) thou shalt soon match Jerusalem in accursedness; thou shalt see nothing, but frowning wrath in the clouds: but Lightning and Thunder, in the mouth of the four winds: the heavens shall be an artillery house of hailstones; No Planet shall revolve any thing, but vastation: Earthquakes shall dissolve thy joints: and all thy glorious buildings, shall but crush their owners, with their falls, affording them unasked tombs, and sepulchers: The damps of the earth, shall breed nothing but plagues; the clouds shall drop down leanness, on thy fields: the Sword, Famine, and Pestilence, (those dreadful messengers of God's vengeance) shall fall upon thee, till thou art quite consumed. Oh London, London, remember, remember, the man, who for a time, went night and day, crying about thy streets, Woe, Woe, Woe. I speak a thing well known to thousands, yet inhabiting within thy Walls; who then saw him, and heard him too; yet neither they, nor any man else, that ever I could hear of yet, could (though some of them much desired it) ever learn, what, who, or whence he was. Believe it, the day of thy visitation is almost come, and will shortly present itself, to thy amazed eyes, in a dreadful, crimson hue; unless with Nineveh thy sister City, thou dost suddenly wash away those crimson spots of innocent blood, which thou hast spilt, with thy penitent tears.  
Here two schemes or figures of heaven should have been placed, the first of the Sun's entrance into Libra, the other of the Eclipse of the Moon, the first happeneth the 12. of September, the Eclipse the 29. of November.  
Hercle restat regnum aliud piis, Coelo sub amplo, bestia cum cadot Dandum, potostatisque sumoe Jus, pede sub dominante Christi Stratis Tyrannum verticibus.  
These Verses M. Lily placed under the scheme of the Sun's ingress into Aries, but I have transfferred them hither, and much more properly, they are left by him un-Englished, I shall therefore paraphrase them thus:  

When Charles shall Reign again (as sure he shall  
And th' Westminsterian Hydra reel and fall,  
(That beast composed of all religions, Sects,  
Schisms, Heresies, which long this land have vexed  
Lost happiness will doubtless then appear  
To righteous men, the beast then falling, where  
Such tyranny and oppression shall give way  
To Christ's Vicegerent Charles his nobler sway.  
And milder regiment: Oh may, oh may  
That joyful day with speed itself present  
To crown our hopes, even drowned in discontent,  
The days at hand: hark, hark, methinks I hear,  
The bugle horn of watchful Chanticleer  
To ushered in, and summon all those brave  
Heroic Loyal souls, who shall and have  
Been true t' their King, and Sovereign, with joy  
To welcome re-establisht Charles: those quoy  
Disloyal Traitors, who thus long have kept  
Thrir Sovereign their slave, and so have heaped  
Vengeance on their own heads, to howl, lament,  
And curse the day they were a Parliament:  
Hark how the very ghosts of those who died  
Rebels to Charles, and him so oft belied;  
Hark how they skrike, they howl, they weep, they groan,  
Hark how they now lament, bewail and moan!  
Hark how they Lily junior Merlin curse  
For's lying Oracles; the very nurse  
Of their Rebellion! hark how they lower  
And even express their horror to this hour!  
But hark how th' nobler ghosts of those who died  
By deeds of arms on King and Country's side,  
Rejoice with lyric songs, hark how they sing  
And singing weep, because their Royal King,  
Being re-inthroned, his happy Government  
Enjoy they cunnot now, must rest content,  
Joyful at's re-establishment indeed  
But very pensive that through want of heed.  
And their ill fates, the date of their short lives  
So soon expired: and this singing drives  
Them eke to weep, who would not wish to be  
Again but for his future service, see  
Their piety, and seeing wonder,  
Rash fate so soon should cut their threads asunder.  
Hark how a choir of Angels in a ring,  
Do round about them blessed music sing.   
Harvest gins the 12 of September, 28 min: past two a clock, in the afternoon: at which time Capricorn ascends. Capricorn is the house of Saturn, whom I find in the fixth house, opposed by the Moon in the twelfth; both being the Parliaments significators; look to it Parliament, this is a nipping scheame, & will assuredly squeeze those sponges, which have sucked up His Majesties, and the Kingdom's rights, and revenues, especially sith the Moon is with the Dragon's tail in Sagitarius; the opposite sign to Gemini. Look to thyself London, Saturn is in Gemini, in the sixth house, in perfect opposition to the Moon: the King's significators, are now indifferent well posited, infinitely stronger than his adversaries, and in better houses, me thinks this should make M. Lilly, to shrug his shoulders; and the Parliament to gasp, both for breath, and life. I confess this is but a sickness yet, though very grievous, and not curable, by any other Physic, then by the Personal Treaty; which they will scarce take long enough to do them good; if they will not, I must tell them, that their critical day, of their great clymactericall year approacheth, and is hard at hand: I mean the Eclipse of the Moon, the 20 of November, and that will doubtless make impatient death press out their few remaining spirits.  
The Sun, 
The Eclipse of the Moon.  the Moon, and Mars, are for the Parlirment: mercury is the King's significator, the Moon is Eclipsed in Gemini, in the seventh and eighth houses of heaven; death therefore, ignominy, and reproach, are all falling upon the heads of some great ones, at Westmiuster. Farewell Command at Sea; the Ships must be some sank, some taken, some will revolt, none will remain: the Sun is in their ascendent with the Dragon's tail; beware a horses nightcap; scape it if you can, 'tis ill physic, what think you Mr. Lilly? will not this crop away the superfluous branches, you talk of? It will make the people revolt. You remember that the Eclise of the Sun in 1639. was a very great cause of the King's sorrow; how much greater sorrow will this cause to those, who have thus long said him, with the bred of bitterness, and water of affliction? for if you mark it, it happens in the same sign, house, and almost degree of the sign, that the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars did: and cooperates therewith. This indeed will work suddenly, will divide between the very bones, and marrow. His Majesty's significator Mercury, is singularly posited in the second house in Conjunction with Venus, who is in reception by house with Jupiter. What think you Sir, will this restore His Majesty or not? Take heed, if it does, as assuredly it will, you know who has Gemini ascending at his nativity, a halter stretch him. Let me tell you Sir, this will restore His Majesty, (unless He be made away by poison) and I hope between this and Febr: next; I beseech God protect Him, and my hopes are strong he will.  
This Eclipse also signifies death, at least great danger of death, to a Lady of very great fame and worth.  
Mr. Booker saith well, that it is much to be doubted, whether the air will be clear enough, to have the Eclipse visible; because of the nearness of the Eclipsed luminary, to the body of Saturn, and the opposition of the Sun, causing a very great apertio portarum; to rain, winds, and a great distemper in the air, much about that time; but certain I am, it will be felt, and so smartly, that divers will curse the very day of their births, and the womb that brought them forth. Look to't Mr. Lilly, you and all your friends.  
Eclipse Lunae in primis decem gradibus Geminorum, sacerdotibus, & in quovis ordine sacris initiatis; dissentionem, lights, & seditiones aggerit; odia infanda, legum cotemptum, & pietatis etiam neglectum concitat; & in cursiones, & rapinas hostium minatur. The Moon Eclipsed in the first ten degrees of Gemini, stirs up amongst and against the Clergy, dissensions, strifes, seditions; it signifies also hatred, contempt of the Laws, the neglect of piety, and the incursions, and rapines of enemies.  
Haly saith, that quando Luna Eclipsi obruit saturnum, & cooperit eum, morietur Rex Clarus, & magni nominis, in terra occidentis, but I see no reason for it: an Eclipse of the Sun would indeed have signified such a thing, and it is to be feared even in this scheame I confess, because the Sun is something near the Dragon's tail.  
Another saith, destructionem vini, & multas infirmitates in hominibus, & egritudines, & bubones significat: magnum caedem inter regem, & vulgus; & multum malum, multas angustias, ad venientes regibus, propter inobedentiam militum corum eyes. Thus in English it signifies an ill vintage, many diseases, and infirmities, and buboes; (that is, pestilential or venereal botches) it signifies a great slaughter between the King, and Commons, and many straits to Kings, by reason of the disobedience of their Soldiers; but M. Lilly himself acknowledgeth that the Moon signifies the Parliament; those Westminsterian or mock-sun Kings, not true Kings; those that would be Kings, but are not so, nor ever shall be.  
This Eclipse happeneth in the seventh and eighth houses of heaven; quarum significationes sunt multae interfectiones, & infirmitates, multa bella, & rumores; legum, institutionum, sectarumque mutationes, multa concupiscentia in mulieribus miptis, & impregnatio multa. It signifies many slaughters, and infirmities, much Wars, and rumours; the changing of Institutions, Laws, Sects, much concupiscence in married women, and many great bellies this year.  
This Eclipse indeed will spare none, from the King to the beggar, (especially of the Londoners, or the inhabitants of that City) who have the Sun, Moon, mid heaven, or part of fortune, in their nativities, or revolution thereof, or any direction of their principal significators, from 4. degrees to 13. of Gemini, Sagitarius, Virgo, or Pisces; for it will afflict them one way or other. Let London and Mr. Lilly beware, for as I am credibly informed, he hath Gemini ascending in his nativity.  
Mr. Lily would not have this Eclipse to operate till five months after it happeneth; but Origanus a very good author (one whom I had much rather confide in, then in M. Lilly) is of a quite contrary opinion: viz. that Eclipses operate presently, and M. Booker in his Almanac for this year, citys him to prove it: Consentaneum namque est Eclipses statim operari, saith he, from Origanus. If Origanus saith true (as I believe he doth) then am I confident, that before five months from the time of the Eclipse, be run about; Mr. Lily himself and most of that fraternity, must prove wandering Planets, some to the block, some to the gibbet, some beyond Sea; and then I hope, if not before, he will be so ingenuous as to confess, the present working of the influence, of that dire Eclipse. But suppose Mr. Lily to be right in this, that the Eclipse of the Moon works not till five months after the time of the Eclipse, as I know some very good authors are of that opinion; it gives them but a little more liberty to repent; it will surely fall upon them within nine months after the time of the Eclipse, viz. by the end of August next.  
I have finished my judgement of this year: but before I conclude, I must needs show you some more of Mr. Lilies feinings, and failings; that you may evidently see, his Oracles are not of equal authority, with Sibyls, or old Merlin's; whose son he would counterfeit himself; which I might (if I would carp at very thing he hath done amiss) justly reckon amongst his feighnings and sailings; but if he be Merlin's son, he is doubtless of a bastard brood.  
He feigneth that he is a perfct lover of Monarchy, and of His Majesty as his Sovereign; yea he saith that it will be a cordial to his conscience when he dies, that he loved Monarchy: he now expresseth himself to the quick: I hope you do not think that he useth to dissemble, at least not now: but why then doth he affirm, that if the King signs the Propositions, which went to Him about February last (as I remember) he is mortalium prudentissimus? I doubt not indeed but he will appear so, and that really to all the world: but how? in not granting them; for if He give away His Kingdom, over whom shall He Reign, over Cannibals or Crows? If he loves His Majesty as he pretendeth, why doth he so earnestly desire the whole Kingdom as one man, to engage against all that rise against the Parliament, during the Treaties continuance, yea and after? oh brave Subject! who would think indeed but that he loves His Majesty, sigh he is so zealous for His yet captivity? no man can serve two masters (Mr. Lily) commanding two contrary things; if the King therefore command the Kingdom, (His Kingdom 'tis not the Parliaments) to rise for His enlargement, and the restoring unto Him His Crown, and Dignity, which they violently, and unjustly detain; if you not only forbid them so to do, but encourage them to rise in their behalves, who have done all this and much more against Him, who do you then account your Sovereign? Surely the Parliament, or Army, one of those hopeful souls, whom you dub with the glorious names, of Senators, States, Cedars, etc. it cannot be King Charles you mean, and this will further yet appear: for speaking of the Treaty, he saith, that he hopes that His Majesty now wearied, with the sad conditions of life, attending Him, and His whole family; and well perceiving the fruitless success of Arms, intended for His enlargement, by His friends; will wave such strict Propositions, as in former Treaties He might have insisted upon; That is in plain English, that he will give away unto the Parliament, His Crown and Dignity, all but the Title, for His enlargement: Oh Traitor, how many ropes dost thou deserve? he hopes that His Sovereign, to whom but now he professed so great love, so much Allegiance, will un-King Himself, make His adversaries His Lords, and Sovereigns. This indeed might perhaps procure His enlargement, bring Him, His Queen and Progeny, to see each other; but how He, She, or They, should ever rejoice after such an Act, as would absolutely undoc them all; for my part I can by no means imagine. I am sure and certain, that His Majesty hath ever shown Himself most inclinable to Peace; yea, hath offered to buy it, and at a very dear rate: but should a man lay out all his estate upon one bargain, it had need have be a good pennyworth, or he is quite undone; small hopes of recovery being to be expected from a bankrupt fortune. If Mr. Lilly had loved His Majesty, (as he pretends) he would never have inserted into his Book this following wish; I pray God (saith he) that His Majesty stands not too much upon His punctoes of Honour, and that safe and sure Propositions may proceed from the Parliament, for the good of us all. His Majesty must not stand upon such punctoes of Honour, as to have His just rights; He must be surely bound, and is not fit to be trusted; for this is clearly the sense of his villainous wish. Hath not Mr. Lilly now shown himself, the most notorious feighner, and failer, that ever yet set pen to paper?  
He feigneth that the Army is composed of more civil and Religious men then ever any Army was: & dareth any man to contradict if they can, any thing said in their behalf; but he faileth in this also, for this is undoubtedly a good axiom, no Independent is, or can be an upright man: for therein they imitate the Devil, the first Independent that ever was; and consequently the father of that faction, for he would not depend upon Almighty God, & was therefore thrown down from heaven to hell, whither all his progeny must undoubtedly follow him, if they turn not and repent not in time. I fear Fairfax, and the rest of that crew, will hardly be one day able to plead his, or their uprightness before God, where (let them be assured) they must come to a strict account, to answer for their great and gross abuses of their Sovereign his Anointed, contrary to their Allegiance, yea his plighted faith. Oh England, if thou well bethink'st thyself, thou hast great cause to love these men: be sure if thou takest their part, thou must partake in their sufferings. Mr. Lily is so impudent, as to think that no man dares speak against them, though they have committed ('tis evident to every eye) the greatest villainies, the grossest impieties, that ever were set down in story: how many widows have they made? how many Orphans have they slain? how many Virgins have they deflowered? Oh Godly generation! they cannot err; else I should affirm, that if Mr. Lilly should rake hell, and scum the Devil seven years together, he could never find a more cursed crew: would they not have leveled the estates of all men? have they not been, and yet are the locusts and caterpillars that have eat up, and devoured the good things of this Land, and brought it almost to an utter desolation? Mr. Lily they that really are heretics, and schismatics, must look to be called so to their brazen faces, in spite of you copper nose. Do you think that God delivered Colchester to Fairfax, or subdued the Scots by Cromwell, for their uprightness? Away you sergeant, the Scots (fear nothing) will subdue Cromwell, Argile and their confederates, but if need be, the English and Irish too will help them.  
Another of his sailings is this which followeth: I did ever (saith he) honour those of the Scots, who stood for a pacification without bloodshed, who were willing to compose our differences without an Army: the others he calls despicable fellows: A brave time when true subjects are accounted despicable, and Traitor's reveren'st, and honoured as God's darlings. Mr. Lily did not account it an Invasion, when the Scots came against the King; now he saith concerning Scotland, had not a Divine providence overpowered the Stars, we had not been invaded: thus to excuse his own lying Oracles, he makes himself of God's counsel, and ransacks the very Cabinet of Divinity; Oh how he clawed the Scots, when they came for the Prrliament, now he wishes, that those who plead the Scottish civility, or call them Brethren to affront the Parliament; he wisheth Jockey, and Moggie, and all their beggarly brats quartering upon them; but wishes are but wind Mr. Lilly. 'tis money that buys Land: you could call them Brethren, and give them greater and nobler appellations, when they came of your side in affront to the King: they quartered then upon our etates, and I wish hearty, and 'tis but lex talionis, that they were now quartered upon your estate, and upon the estates of such as you are: Their good Angel hath not yet forsaken them I perceive, as Mr. Lilly feighneth, how came then Argile to be so beaten? I perceive Mr. Lily that you would, but cannot rob them of their good Angel; he refuseth to hear the voice of the charmer, charm he never so wisely.  
I wonder Mr. Lily in his Ephemeris, should highly commend our friends valiant Inchequin, and honourable jones (as he calls them) men infinitely deserving: but I am confident, that had he but misdoubted, that ever they would have declared for the King, he would have called them Traitors; Traitors to whom? to those Kingly Rebels, at Westminster.  
But will some say, is there not truth at all in neither of Mr. Lilies books? yes, one thing I remember he speaks very truly, for which I hope his great Masters at Westminster, will sound lash their Prophet, and that is this: the Countryman hath great cause (saith he) to repine and grumble, having a hard cruel Landlord, Wh●… grinds them to powder: but that you may set how loath he is to speak any one truth, except it be at unawares against his will; he in the same page contradicts it again: I say (saith he) we must adhere to the Parliament and not affront them us of late: what to such hard cruel Landlords, as grinds them to powder? yes, what though? they are Gods instruments; but let me tell you Mr. Lilly, it is an ill cause which hath nothing to maintain it, but lies, forgeries, and personal aspersions.  
There is another thing in his last book, which may be true, but I much fear it; I pray God that the Kingdom may see that verified, & then we are happy yet: it is that the Parliament will willingly condescend, to all such things as were formerly controverted, and thereby manifest to the people, their willingness to compose differences by a Treaty: Heavens grant him a true Prophet in this, but if he be I have lost my mark.  
Thus every judicious man perceives, how miserably Mr. Lily hath deluded the Kingdom, with his false Oracles, and lying predictions: and yet who brags so much? he boasts that the Parliament being in low condition, that he peeped out the very day of Nazeby fight, in his starry messenger, and promised the routing of His Majesty's Armies, and their fight into the West; he oraggs that he predicted, the integrity of the Scotch Nation, in words of length, when the whole Kingdom was much amazed, doubting their integrity: and saith, that to their everlasting honour, they verified his predictions: I believe, both these are but cracks, some of his old feighnings, and failings; but certain I am, that to his own everlasting infamy, & some of their immortal honours, they have falsified his predictions this year, although he would very gladly put it off, in his last book, for in that he saith, that he was very doubtful of them; but I am certain, that his book spoke this year as confidently for them, as any he wrote, or can possibly write: but however, if we grant him to have hit right in these predictions; yet qui inter multa falsa, pauca miscet vera, non est ei in recitando dicta ejus, quic quam tribuendum: He that amongst so many lies, tells but now and then a truth, is neither to be regarded, nor believed.  Astra regunt homines, sed regit astra Deus. 
FINIS.